Dick Lugar

We have continued to work with Russia to follow through on the vision of Senator Lugar and former Senator Nunn to enhance the physical security at Russia's chemical, biological, and nuclear research, production and storage facilities.

the Muslim Brotherhood, which is apparently better organized than most other political movements, might play a dominant role.

We support calls by the Syrian opposition to unite around the principle of a representative, inclusive, and pluralistic government.

Turkey's vote against a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in the U.N. Security Council raises concerns that the United States and Turkey do not share the same threat assessment with respect to Iran's nuclear weapons program.

The Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the House of Representatives recently passed a budget for the State Department for fiscal year 2012 in the amount of $39 billion.

The regime's shocking brutality over the past 5 months and opposition figures' outreach to these communities is eroding that support.

Concern is particularly acute in Guatemala, and it appears that the burgeoning presence of Mexican drug traffickers is adding another layer of violence to a country already burdened by crime and corruption.

I was very proud of my service in Iraq. Before Saddam Hussein went down, I worked with the Iraqi opposition.

The administration has been actively supporting Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization.

Historically, few great powers have enjoyed the type of sustained regional stability that we have experienced.

in 2007, Russia suspended implementation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty and has not provided any CFE data since that time.

We remain committed to denuclearization as our ultimate goal.

I just wanted to conclude by saying that I appreciate the service that both of you have given to our country.

I want to know, first of all, are you aware of the dilemma, and do you pledge to try to work tirelessly to resolve these situations so that this will benefit Guatemalan children as well as our relationship with Guatemala?

I think sometimes we think, well, this is no longer an issue: we need to move on to third countries and other issues. It is not.

the election that is now scheduled for September should be delayed.

There is still a lot of work to be done, and the vast majority of these weapons of mass destruction are in our two countries.

With a little bit more assistance from us, it could be that Cape Verde could move its economy toward an economy that is not donor-driven solely but that is based on private sector revenues.

Members of the interagency Nuclear Trafficking Response Group (NTRG), which is chaired by the Department of State, have been working closely with the Government of Moldova in recent months to break up nuclear trafficking networks.

I rise to support the StartUp Visa Act of 2011, as the leading Republican cosponsor, because I believe this legislation will increase the possibility that companies such as Google, Intel, Yahoo and Proctor & Gamble--which were all started…

the unfortunate fact is that Chinese exports to Brazil have increased significantly, and thus, China has overtaken the United States as Brazil's leading trading partner.

I look forward to your report back to us on steps we might take to work with the administration in strengthening this relationship after the President returns.

We must never forget to invest in our future.

As a part of the financial reform bill, a very small amendment was included, called the Cardin-Lugar amendment.

I received a call, unexpectedly, from the President of Colombia, 2 weeks ago.