Remember George W. Bush had a proposal they called Clear Skies, and Lamar Alexander and I worked on legislation.

It was Peabody Coal that made that decision.

It just wasn't fair because we would have to clean up our emissions more and more and more all the time, and at the same time the States we competed with for jobs would end up with cheap energy.

We will participate within the OSCE on the monitoring, and we will make sure that we report accurately what happens in Russia.

It does seem like Russia is investing an awful lot in territorial claims in the Arctic.

I am going to be respectful of the Chairman's 5-minute clock, but I am going to be asking other questions for the record.

I totally agree with the points that you raised and the challenges we have in regards to our relationship with Russia.

if Russia does not take action against the abusers, we are not going to give them the benefits of our country.

To defend ourselves from Russia's behavior and aggression, it would be nice to know why they are doing what they are doing.

What are we doing to respond to Russia's militarization of the Arctic?

it is so important to put faces on issues.

Let me say it is not safe to be in the political opposition these days in Russia.

we will, in fact, have a global Magnitsky law so that we can take the--our experience from Russia and use it in other countries.

the commitments to basic human rights are not an internal matter for a country, but are legitimate interests of all the members of the OSCE.

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I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Zika Virus