Mark Kirk: “We want to make sure that just as the C919 hits the market in 2018, as we expect, we have an Export-Import Bank to…”

I am disappointed that we do not have a representative from the Administration here today.

I am always concerned about what our policy is in the world as it relates to how we deal with achieving the release of hostages.

I want to take an opportunity to reiterate my concern for Robert Levinson, an American citizen who mysteriously disappeared in Iran almost 10 years ago.

I would urge the State Department... to continue to press the Government of Iran to fully cooperate in our efforts to find Robert and bring him home.