the private carriers, the airports, everybody has a stake in making sure the system is as safe as possible.

in just 10 days, funding for the government will expire. So we have just 10 days for the Senate and the House to come together and figure out a way to keep the government doors open. We have been here before. In 2013--and I remember all…

I would hope that we would reevaluate our position and become a signatory with most of the rest of the world of the Law of the Sea Convention.

if we are serious about building a third-way alternative force that is aimed at pushing back against ISIS and perhaps creating the space for the long-term political settlement, then where is that plan?

I think we need to reassess our whole strategy across the Middle East.

I certainly hope we will take that opportunity.

I think it is important to point that out.

I think our efforts in Syria have been a tragic failure.

if we are going to try to at least say...that this, in part, will not only aim to defeat ISIS, but then also perhaps set the stage for a negotiated political solution, we need to do a better job on building those forces.

I ask unanimous consent that Andrew MacDonald, a State Department fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

as do virtually all of the Members of this body, I believe we must prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Because of that, I support the international agreement that the Senate is debating this week because I am convinced it is the…

here we go again. Once again, Planned Parenthood is under attack. A bill is before the Senate that would once again attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. And once again, we are seeing the Republican majority putting their partisan agenda…