Mark Kirk: “I agree with Senator Kirk that the money that was associated with those payments was ransom, but we do not have to get…”

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Congratulating the Chicago Cubs on Winning the World Series

I wish to remind my colleague, who is also the chairman of the Appropriations Energy Subcommittee that controls the exascale funding, one of the most complicated things we can face in our world is biological systems when we look at the new…

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.

it is imperative for the Committee, in its oversight responsibilities, get to the bottom of exactly how much cash has been transferred.