Well, I appreciate that and certainly those efforts are laudable and need to be doubled down because there is nothing more frustrating than trying to do the right thing and then seeing things wind up in the wrong hands.

I mean, we all want to do something about it, but somebody needs to tell us what the money is going to go for, what a path forward is there for, and you have described the situation as bleak.

Let us be clear. Congress will never appropriate its way out of this current global food security crisis.

When President Biden ordered an extraordinary draw down of the Emerson Trust in April of 2022 it took 12 months and $388 million to transport $282 million worth of food.

I rise today in respect to S.J. Res. 60, which, as I understand it, will be up for vote here fairly quickly. And I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 60. S.J. Res. 60, in essence, says that we would not keep the commitment that we have made…

first of all, I want the record to be absolutely clear. This is not a gift to Turkiye; this is a sale to Turkiye. They are going to pay for the munitions they are going to get, the aircraft they are going to get. As I stated when I started…

I ask unanimous consent to respond for up to 2 minutes, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

We never talked about it, and I am not going to get into the details here but one of the real things that we really need to focus on is not a drop of oil moves without it going into a ship, and that ship has to have insurance or the ship…

Iran is an enduring national security challenge and requires a serious policy that uses all instruments of national power.

It is clear the Iranian regime doubts Biden's will to impose serious costs. It is time to do things differently.

I think it is a smart approach to target Iran's illegal oil smuggling to China.

The Administration chose engagement and appeasement over containment and isolation.

Money is the sinews of war. Iran understands that. If you do not go after the money, it is just not a serious strategy.

When it comes to Iran, both sides of the aisle agree on more than they disagree.

Congress should unite to send a message to Tehran that its terrorism comes at a significant cost.

We must demonstrate American leadership.

First, yes, we have to enforce our sanctions, particularly on the energy sector, and I think there is going to be consensus in this committee to strengthen those tools, and China is going to clearly be a focus of our attention as to how we…

I cannot overstate how bad policy has allowed Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea to move from being transactional partners to strategic allies with each other.

We must enforce existing Iran sanctions to include stopping Chinese purchase of Iranian oil, and we must permanently freeze Iranian assets around the world.

We must adopt a policy of containment. Iran does not think like the West.

I rise in opposition. Israel is a long and close ally. And it remains the only democracy in the Middle East. This resolution is a blatant effort to undermine Israel's right to self defense. Let us not forget the facts. Israel has…

Thank you, Senator. I want to join my good friend from Wyoming in this really important issue. We are talking here today about enriched uranium, a commodity that is absolutely critical to America. Not only is it an energy security issue…

I rise in opposition to this resolution. First, this resolution obscures the facts and alleges that American troops are involved in hostilities in Syria. American troops have remained in Syria across multiple administrations to ensure the…

It is just--it is phenomenal that they can do that and, yet, people shrug their shoulders and walk away from it.

Most Americans are not familiar with the term transnational repression.