I rise to speak in opposition to S. 1881, the bill that will be coming before us this afternoon, and I have several quick points that I think need to be made. The first is that this bill has nothing to do with abortion. Ninety- seven…

I don't see it--how it's possible to argue that the sanctions will be stronger if this deal is rejected.

But, when Ronald Reagan was talking about arms control, he wasn't demanding that Russia--or the Soviet Union change its immigration policy or forswear expansionism or adventurism. He said, 'Let's control nuclear weapons.'

I'm finding this a very difficult issue.

the real question then becomes--is, What is the alternative?

The other aspect that makes me uncomfortable are the more immediate effects of empowering a state that should still be a renegade state.

I compliment you. You're the John Hancock of this agreement.

But, I take it that your union is still a union and still negotiates and still has differences and grievances.

I want to thank both of you for coming, because what you're doing is what we have to do.

If the Iranians begin to misbehave after the limitations in the current agreement expire, they're misbehaving from an incredibly higher baseline.

``Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate as in morning business for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nuclear Agreement With Iran

there has been a great deal of discussion this week, and there will be, I am sure, over the next few days, about Pope Francis's comments in his encyclical issued this morning on the issue of climate change and on the issue of the…

before beginning my remarks, I want to express my profound sorrow, sympathy, and condolences to the people of South Carolina and the people of Charleston for the tragedy that occurred last night. To my colleagues, Senators Scott and…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tree Street Youth

today I come to the Senate floor with some good news from my home State of Maine. World Refugee Day is this Saturday, and I would like to highlight an organization that sprung up spontaneously in one of our Maine cities that is really…

We are trying to develop new red and green emitting compounds, used very fundamental physics and computer models...

The historic record is absolutely clear that loan guarantees, research and support from the Department of Energy in the 60s and 70s was essential to the development of the hydro fracking technology.

To argue that somehow the Federal Government impeded this technology, when in fact, it facilitated it, is just not accurate in terms of the historic record.

If I were king, there are some things I would do legislatively that we have tried to do without a whole lot of success.

I think it is one of the great failures of the Federal Government for 60 years that we have not found a way to deal with this.

Approximately 600 million people in Africa have no electricity.

It strikes me that that is not fair to the taxpayers of the country who have to make up the difference.

I hope you would correct that. I will be following up.

I feel it is a treaty obligation and should not be treated as just another National Park that happens to be very far to our East.