John Kerry

In extreme cases, it may be that pulling the signal is a broadcaster's only choice, but I think good faith negotiations--there ought to be a way to set up a process for a negotiation to be exhausted and consumers still ought to be able to…

I think most people would agree that it kind of brought us what we wanted, which was pretty broad-based competition.

Senators are permitted to speak on the previously agreed- upon time? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is no time.

What is the parliamentary situation? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is considering the motion to proceed to S. 3369, the DISCLOSE Act.

This criminal enterprise--and that is what it is, a criminal enterprise--has inhumanely commercialized large swaths of humanity.

It is really slavery, modern-day slavery.

Trafficking in persons is really a blight on world communities.

Capitol Hill is filled with a little bit of anticipation about the Supreme Court decision shortly.

I do think this will help--passage of this--and help in many ways, not just in American jobs.

Given the litany of aggressive acts that Russia has taken against the United States and the United States' interests, would giving them permanent normal trade relations status and WTO accession not be a 1-sided bargain?

They believe that they can advance their causes, human rights groups can advance their causes much better and more quickly with the passage of PNTR.

It certainly seems like it has been a 1-sided affair, evidence of the fact that we cannot trust Russia because of its increasingly hostile attitude toward the United States and United States' interests.

If we withhold PNTR, we obviously disadvantage American companies and the potential to create many more American jobs.

The new START treaty might be one place to talk about, given the fact that new START reductions represented unilateral U.S. reductions but did nothing to address Russia's massive numerical superiority and tactical nuclear weapons.

Of course, there is Russia's continuing support for Iran's nuclear missile programs.

I do not believe withholding PNTR adds to our leverage on any of the very real differences that we just talked about.

Then we see Russian support for despicable regimes like Syria, in the face of mass atrocities that President Assad has committed against his own people.

What more would Russia have to do to the United States before the United States would say Russia has demonstrated itself such an adversary of the United States on so many different fronts that it is unworthy of PNTR and WTO accession?

As a result of the court case referenced by Senator Kerry, FAA will be issuing new determinations for the Cape Wind project in accordance with our statutes and regulations while factoring in the Court's decision issued last October.

I would ask I be notified when I have consumed about 25 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator will be notified. Global Climate Change

There are many people--there are some people who raise questions about the treaty inevitably as they have about any treaty that we have ever passed.

I cannot think of any time, certainly not since I have been here and I doubt even before that, that we have had so many top military leaders come before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at one time.

But this treaty particularly has two components that those of us who support it believe are important for the country.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

There is nothing, nothing in the Law of the Sea Treaty, nothing, that will wind up dealing with global climate change or emissions.