Right now, with President Trump's permission, Turkey is slaughtering our Kurdish allies, the only people who stand between us and ISIS, men and women who have died by the thousands to protect Americans from terrorism, the families of our…

I think it is worth just pointing out that as you say, it was not big enough. It was the Republican Congress that cut that stimulus short, and I think we could have had a much stronger recovery if we had not done that.

The transportation infrastructure investment has historically been a bipartisan priority, and it must be going forward.

Let's invest in both and give the market a level playing field.

We need to start making infrastructure investment decisions based on facts, on real numbers, and truly understanding the long-term costs and benefits.

Neither would exist without government investment, and it is the lack of government investment that has gotten us to the embarrassing state of America's infrastructure we know well today.

America is founded upon the idea of equal opportunity. It is our nation's guiding principle.

My colleagues across the aisle seem to think that opportunity in America is just as equal as it needs to be.

If we do not start with equal opportunity, we cannot live up to our fundamental values and principles as a nation.

This agreement is a good step forward; not a great step, but a good step. As vice chairman of the Budget Committee, and a veteran who serves on the Armed Services Committee, I want to speak for a moment about its impact on our national…

I want to point out that I agree with my colleague that this treaty is outdated, that Russia and China are developing weapons that exceed what is included here, but that is all the more reason why we need the time afforded by extending…

Colleagues, this vote is about several things. It is about war with Iran. The President and John Bolton have manufactured a crisis by withdrawing America from the Iran nuclear deal with no alternative, and Iran has a strategic advantage…