I thank my colleague from Texas for speaking with me on this issue. We have been working on it together. Exhibit 1 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, March 12, 2012. Hon. Leon R. Panetta, Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC. Dear Secretary…

I would say to the Senator from Texas--and I am sure he has studied this, as I have--it is hard to parse out the elements in the Middle East and decide who is fighting for which team. But when it comes to Syria, they have consistently…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on March 15, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to…

Mr. President, it is my honor to join my colleague and friend, the Senator from Texas. We are on opposite sides of the aisle, but we are on the same side of this issue. Listen to what America has said about what is happening in Syria…

I say to the Senator from Texas, a point the Senator said earlier, and I think bears repeating at this moment in our dialogue, is that Rosoboronexport is a Russian state-controlled arms export firm. This is no so-called private company…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012…

I will tell my colleagues, read this article, read it and understand that there is a changing ethos and a changing standard at some of these major corporations; that the pursuit of profit has led this man who was one of the stars on the…