I take this time to speak about the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, better known as JASTA. I am going to support the veto override, but it is not without concern for the potential unintended consequences. I have come to the…

I share Senator Markey's concerns that in practice we do not see the ethnic reprisals that we have seen happen so often when territory has been reclaimed from ISIS's grips.

We do risk a lost generation of children from these conflicts if they are not able to go to school.

I think it is going to be a fascinating walk through what I believe to be a failed presidency as it relates to foreign policy.

I think history does teach us a lot. I think basing your foreign policy on not doing what the last person did leads us to a place that is very negative for U.S. national interests.

I would hope that we would see some aggressive U.S. leadership to make it clear that that conduct does not get a free pass because of the JCPOA.

China has worked hard to put loopholes... and exemptions to many of the North Korea sanctions.

But do you not agree that China could very easily put the type of pressure on North Korea that would change the equation here?

But when you have the livelihood exemption being interpreted in a way that China is interpreting it, it is a loophole that effectively takes China out of the equation when it comes to putting pressure on North Korea.

I thank my friend from Vermont for his raising this important issue and appreciate the opportunity to join him today. The relationship between the United States and the Philippines is tremendously important for both our nations and both of…

Are they not helping us, they are helping North Korea. Are they not?

Clearly, North Korea presents one of our greatest challenges.

I thank my colleague for his thoughtful response. I, too, am greatly concerned that, unless we are able to see a more constructive approach on these issues from the government of President Duterte--an approach that is just as serious about…

Indeed, as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two countries, we should underscore that our alliance is needed now more than ever. With a more assertive China in the maritime domain, a changing global…

We all know--we certainly agree that a change in China's behavior is a prerequisite for getting a change in North Korea's behavior.

The current policy is not deterring North Korea's activities in acquiring greater nuclear weapon capacity.

American historian and author Wallace Stegner called our national parks ``the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.'' The National Park Service turned 100 on…

But it has not worked. It has not worked. North Korea continues to accumulate enriched materials.

Our knowledge of climate change and the impact of climate change has changed so dramatically in the last 35 years.

we need a transparent process and a predictable conclusion so that a developer or government knows what to expect

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing on the update of the mitigation policies of the Fish and Wildlife.

I want to applaud Senate passage of H.R. 1475, the Korean War Veterans Memorial Act, which is the House companion to the bill I introduced with Senator Boozman, S. 1982. This legislation honors Americans who died during the Korean war by…

We know that diversity of species is critically important to our environment and to our future.

I want to make sure they still have a place to live.

If my math is correct, the amount of developed acres in the lower 48 States since 1981 has increased by about 70 percent since that time.