That was a very serious breach of our security, and it put a lot of individuals at risk.

We understand the importance of that region to us economically, from a security point of view, and from an environmental point of view.

What we saw with China's engagement with the P5+1 on the Iranian negotiations was a positive step.

We want a peaceful solution and we want it done based upon rule of law not based upon unilateral action of any one country.

We should be able to figure out a way to engage China more effectively in the safety of the Korean Peninsula.

We need to do more to restrict terrorist financing, whether it is financing it has obtained through taxes imposes on the population of occupied territories or through the sale of contraband such as trafficking in antiquities looted in Iraq…

We definitely think it is critical that the State Department does evaluate these programs.

Between December 17 and December 31, 2014, the Coast Guard interdicted 419 Cubans, a 423-percent increase.

Thank you, Senator Lankford. Good questions.

I am introducing Christopher's law, a simple and commonsense bill that will require student loan providers to clearly communicate to borrowers and their co-signers what their obligations will be in the instance of death or disability.

I thank the chairman for yielding. It's coincidental that here we are talking about the environmental concerns that have been overexaggerated about the Keystone XL pipeline. I stand in strong support of H.R. 3. The President himself has…

When you find somebody that is fraudulently trying to take money from the system, how fast does the money stop?

We believe the limit on high-capacity magazines even for handguns is necessary. No more than 10.

The best way to stop a bad guy from getting a gun in the first place is a good background check.

God only knows what they would have done with those weapons had it not been for that particular law.

It is absolutely insane.

Twelve years ago, I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. I am here today to urge my colleagues to uphold our Second Amendment right to bear arms. Congress has to put aside partisan differences and act to uphold a…

Your hard work on these complicated rulemakings is appreciated, especially as we all work to make our financial system more stable.

After the financial crisis, Congress passed Wall Street Reform into law, and asked our regulators to strengthen the financial sector by enhancing capital standards and prudential supervision.

On rollcall No. 597, I was off the floor and inadvertantly missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``present.'' Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Markey The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded…

On Thursday, September 20, 2012 I had a delay on my American Airlines flight 1342 from Chicago to Washington, D.C. due to mechanical difficulties. I missed procedural votes on ordering the Previous Question and the Adoption of the rule for…

On Tuesday, July 10, 2012, my scheduled flight from Champaign, Illinois, to Washington was delayed well over an hour. As a result, I left immediately for another flight out of Indianapolis to Washington, As a result, I was unable to cast…

On Monday, July 9, 2012 I had a meeting regarding environmental matters in Champaign, Illinois. Had I been in Washington, I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 4155 the Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H.R. 4367 to amend the Electronic Fund…

On Tuesday June 26, 2012 I had obligations that necessitated my attention in Philo, Illinois and missed votes on Ordering the Previous Question, H. Res. 697 the Rule providing for Consideration of H.R. 5972 and H.R. 5973, Representative…

I had obligations that necessitated my attention in Champaign, Illinois and missed suspension votes on S. 684, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah and S. 404, a bill to modify a land…