Just a rough calculation, for the cost of one jet aircraft, the Russians can hire 4,000 hackers. I mean, what the Russians did in our elections was warfare on the cheap.

I think the United States must take the leadership here if for no other reason than the dominance of the United States in the technology and as much of the world's infrastructure that originates here or passes through this country.

I want you to, because there is going to be a moment when you're going to have to say: I don't need this job, because I'm being asked to do something that I shouldn't do.

To put a point on this, the three most serious foreign policy mistakes in my lifetime are the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, and the invasion of Iraq.

You shouldn't be welcome at these meetings; you should be part of these meetings.

I understand that President Bush forbade Karl Rove from even going to National Security Council meetings, let alone being on it.

I rise today in one sense as a former Governor. In looking at nominations of Cabinet members by the Executive, I start with a position of deference to the Executive because I think he or she should be able to choose the people who surround…

Should we not also be talking about a much more vigorous, strong, focused information war with this Islamic terrorist faction that is so dangerous?

But war does not always necessarily--when you use the term 'war,' you are not necessarily, at least in this day and age, talking about nation states.

All of you have testified in one way or another about one of the important features of a new strategy is the dispersement of assets, a distribution somewhat across the country.

You cannot kill an idea with a gun.

today I wish to recognize and congratulate Kevin Concannon on his retirement and distinguished career. The fact that Kevin Concannon retired is not news--he has done that several times before, and each time, he moved onto more exciting and…

I am a former Governor, and as such, I have an inclination to support the Executive's nominees for their Cabinet-- for their Secretaries or Commissioners in my case, in Maine. I think that is an important principle, and it is how I start…

Parliamentary inquiry. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will state his inquiry.

I yield the remainder of my post closure debate time to Senator Feinstein from California. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Here is what transpired. Senator Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was…

In the opinion of the Chair, would one Senator calling another Senator a liar during debate on the floor of the Senate be a violation of rule XIX? The PRESIDING OFFICER. In the opinion of the Chair, it would.

today I wish to recognize and congratulate RADM Craig Faller on his outstanding service to our Nation as the Navy's chief of legislative affairs from June 2014 through January 2017. During that time, he was the Navy's lead advocate on…

We are, as you know, paying about twice per capita for health care as any other developed country in the world.

I think it should be clear.

If you cut the State Department budget, you are going to have to buy me more ammunition.

I would like your recommendation as to how we might further--not in detailed implementation, but is there some structural way that we can get at the problem of lack of implementation of your very good suggestions?

So is it your testimony that these changes in the rate of reimbursement for Medicaid will have no effect on elderly, children, disabled people who are now beneficiaries?

Well, not to mention the fact that processing an electronic return is about a tenth as expensive as a paper return.

Maybe we have to talk about where revenues are.