We have had emergency conditions in both the Southern District and the Middle District.

I spoke to Senator Marco Rubio last night on the program who actually was in favor of much of what the Obama White House has done thus far.

It is critical. We're a free society. We will have this debate for years to come.

It's important at moments like this we avoid the harsh rhetoric that perhaps could be counterproductive.

There's got to be a consequence for this action. This can be the new international norm that you can move troops in to a neighboring country when you don't like the way things turn out and in order to successfully be able to do that, we…

First is allowing or helping the government in Kiev to become stable. We want to keep this from getting worse and that includes allowing it to spread into the eastern parts of Ukraine and transitioning to the normalcy they seek.

I have certainly been a critic of the Obama foreign policy in general. I continue to be.

I think it was important that Secretary Kerry go there today. I saw his press conference earlier on CNN. Listened to it on the radio actually on Sirius XM and found it to be encouraging in terms of his language.

You have great champions in both of your Senators in regard to these issues and every other issue that affects the North Pacific.

I appreciate this opportunity to address a number of matters of great concern. There might be, but I don't know of any State that has a greater presence of veterans within it than Florida, certainly per capita. We have a huge military…

I would like to inquire as to the pending business before the Senate. Is it the veterans bill, the motion to proceed? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is indeed the motion to proceed to S. 1982.

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for up to 12 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________