This practice of transnational repression constitutes a wholesale assault on the rule of law internationally.

This hearing will come to order. Welcome on behalf of the Helsinki Commission to this hearing on 'Tools of Transnational Repression: How Autocrats Punish Dissent Overseas.'

I, for one, am determined to be part of a solution to getting to the bottom of this and reversing that.

Well, thank you very much to all four of you for your excellent testimony.

The law I sponsored bearing Magnitsky's name was passed in 2012, and its global counterpart was enacted in 2016.

Accountability and deterrence are our most potent tools in resisting the spread of authoritarian lawlessness across borders.

Well, try to get that to us.

It seems that we come down to the real problem here and that is that there are a large number of members of INTERPOL, including some of our allies, who are frankly international scofflaws.

I congratulate the junior Senator from Mississippi, Mrs. Hyde-Smith. I thank her for her leadership. She took the lead on this legislation, and I am delighted and honored to join her in this regard. If Americans could take a moment, a few…

in a few moments, at 12 noon, the Senate will vote on a cloture motion for the nomination of Stephen M. Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. I rise in strong support of that motion. I think it will pass…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Stephen M. Dickson

I thank my friend from North Dakota, and I thank all of the people who have arranged for this special recognition.

it is really hard to believe that the first Moon landing was 50 years ago, but, in fact, 50 years ago today, three Americans were on their way to the Moon--Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. I had the honor of actually…

if the Senator from North Dakota was here to speak about Apollo 11 and got here a moment or two before me, I am happy to yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota.

I ask unanimous consent to proceed as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I call to the Senators' attention today a disturbing article in the June 29, 2019, issue of The Economist, on pages 36 and 37. It is about the military buildup in China and the way it affects the United States. It says: Xi Jinping wants…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The clerk called the roll.

I hope we will vote later on today to advance the NDAA, the National Defense Authorization Act. Members who have been around here a long time realize what a bipartisan tradition this has been for the Senate. Those listening to us should…

I don't think the answer to the question is going to be a surprise to my friend from Massachusetts. I will only say this, and I will try to do it briefly. I have been amazed, over the last 1\1/2\ years and even longer, at the intense…

reserving the right to object-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.

in a few moments, the Senate will vote on the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act. The shorthand name for that is the TRACED Act. I rise in strong and optimistic support of this legislation at this time. I…

I can tell you, Mr. Chairman, when you ask the generals who have jurisdiction in Europe what they think of OSCE, they say it's a valuable tool, not only to get the parliaments together, but also to provide information, sometimes that we're…

Countering the Russian Federation's clear, gross, and uncorrected violations of all 10 core OSCE principles should be among the highest priorities of any OSCE chairmanship.

Peace and prosperity in the OSCE region rests on respect for human rights and the preservation of fundamental freedoms, democratic principles, and economic liberty.

I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…