Cory Booker

I was very happy that in the final draft of the bill, there was a reference to someone looking forward and doing forward-looking things.

Clearly, that's a nation that faces terrorist threats at our level or worse.

I appreciate that, and that goes to the point you were making, Mr. Alterman, which I found interesting.

I often worry that when it comes to our security issues at airports, we're often chasing after the last breach.

I'm very grateful for you all being here, and it's often that we are reactive to crises as opposed to proactive.

We are complicit in some of the most horrific things that are going on on the planet earth right now.

I have growing frustrations. This is absolutely unacceptable for our role in accordance with the Constitution.

We requested a briefing as well about the sale to help understand how this determination was made.

It is disturbing what we are seeing.

The White House itself stated that Chad is--and I quote--an important, valuable counterterrorism partner of the United States.

We asked in our letter that the State Department reconsider the decision to sell A-29's to Nigeria until some kind of reforms are put in place.

I opposed the sale of semi-automatic pistols to the Erdogan bodyguard force, the same force that viciously beat peaceful protesters in Washington, D.C.

I have a lot of frustration when I hear responses that we will get back to you.

The Chad Government continues to prioritize counterterrorism efforts at the highest level.

I believe this is sanctionable under the new Russia sanctions act, and I have asked the Secretary of State to review this.

I'm really trying to get to the details now. What specifically would you want to see changed when it comes to the knowledge standard?

We do absolutely share the goals of this Committee and of the Senate that we should work together to seek to put an end to sex trafficking online.

You know, we call this sex trafficking, but clearly this is modern-day slavery, and it is at a scale that most don't understand.

We have to erase this scourge of slavery from our country that exists in every state and every type of community.

But I hear a lot of, obviously, other arguments about not wanting to undermine good actors and what they're doing.

Out of respect for my colleagues, I need to stop.

We have a responsibility to safeguard our natural resources.

From our perspective on a job creation and a clean power perspective, it works up there.

I am going to reintroduce in this Congress a Superfund Polluters Pay Act

This is an incredible crisis, and I don't think we really understand the gravity of it all and the urgency of it all.