It is ultra vires. It raises serious separation-of-powers issues.

We need to all buckle up and get ready for the long haul here.

We, as the United States, need a policy that is very clear that we will do everything we can to cut off the sources of Assad's finances and also the flow of weapons and to do everything we can to isolate this regime.

I think it is in the interest of every American and, indeed, the interest of the civilized world to isolate this regime as much as possible.

I rise today to recognize the valor and accomplishments of the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. The 389th--better known as the T-Bolts--is part of the 366th Fighter Wing based at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. At Mountain…

no good cause for women happens without the good men

unless women are part of the political process, unless they are fully engaged in the economics of their country, the countries are not going to be better off.

A stable Middle East means a safer United States.

Tawakul Karman, chairwoman of the Women Journalists Without Chains, mother of three, and now a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, led protests across Yemen.

The United States will also benefit, as we have already heard our early witnesses talk about.

I thank my colleague, Chairwoman Boxer, for her longstanding leadership and commitment to these issues.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, all pending nominations other than the nomination of Henry Floyd are confirmed…