before coming to Washington today, I went to Annapolis. The Maryland General Assembly is in session. I had a chance to meet with several of our regional delegations in the Maryland General Assembly, our senators and members of the house…

the Dreamers are part of this country. They are America's future. They are helping to build this great Nation, and they need our attention now. The Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. One of their principal…

I will take this time to go over with my colleagues the reasons why I unequivocally oppose the Trump administration's decision to allow oil and gas drilling along our Atlantic coast. There are many reasons why I oppose this policy. One is…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

I think it is critically important to create a very high standard in the NAFTA negotiations.

Well, General, I very much appreciate your leadership on these types of projects.

I just urge you that in the OMB-type bureaucracies, these types of programs are not well understood, and unless we have an advocate, it can be delayed.

today I wish to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday the Nation celebrated yesterday. Dr. King once said: ``The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience…

I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to Laura Carey, who is a fellow on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff, on loan from the State Department, during today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I take this time to share with my colleagues a report I released yesterday, which is the product of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The report is called ``Putin's Asymmetric Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe: Implications…

It looks like they are setting him up to be immune from being held accountable for his war crimes.

I only hope there will be more, because I think the situation in southwest Syria... is not just untenable, it is unacceptable.

the Trump administration appears to view Syria through a military lens, making decisions on troop levels and military missions in a policy vacuum.

It is beyond reasonable expectations that Syria would have traditionally free and fair elections in the near future.

We need to know what the military mission is. We need to know what the diplomatic mission is.

I think it is just the reverse with Mr. Putin. I think he likes having a proxy of Iran in Syria.

I like the way that you emphasized the importance of Mr. Assad leaving.

I do not see a seamless handoff--if anything, the opposite--when it comes to refugee policy and support for refugees and for democracy and governance.

I am concerned by some of the things we have discussed today that there are clear signals that this administration intends to declare victory against ISIS and remove itself from the Syrian conflict.

I hope to gain insight into this issue during the hearing today, because our young men and women in uniform and their families deserve to be fully informed as to what they are fighting for and when the fight will be over.

Mr. Assad must be held accountable for his activities, and that cannot be compromised in a final political settlement.

I am deeply disappointed, and I share the chairman's concern, that the Department of Defense declined this committee's invitation to testify.

I think it is important that we continue to make clear to the world community that we intend to hold accountable Assad and his regime for their horrific crimes against humanity.

today, with sadness in my heart, I wish to pay tribute to a very special person, Anne Michele Irby, a member of my staff for over 25 years and a dear friend who died on December 18, 2017. Anne was born in Baltimore and raised in Parkville…

I have called on CMS to fix this problem in my legislation, the Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act (S. 1890) as well.