I think that this points out that we have three options in a world that is globally dangerous.

I think most of my constituents would say, why in God's name are we engaging in some joint security operation with Bulgaria?

What you are suggesting and advocating for--and I agree with--is a strategy of making alliances and partnerships.

In part, Mr. Van Hollen, who is the senior Democrat on the budget committee has a proposal that would defer the sequester for a year and replace it with a combination of cuts and revenue increases.

I don't think there is any merit to taking a 9-day vacation when there is 750,000 layoffs looming.

We have heard some very diverging views about what various policies should be of the National Labor Relations Board.

I believe the right way to resolve this is to put these two nominations up for a vote in the Senate.

And let us get the board functioning again by insisting that the Senate take a vote, an up/down vote on the people who were nominated.

I think if the purpose of a pro forma session is to avoid presidential appointments that is an invalid exercise of that clause.

We have not marked up one bill or advanced one bill to the floor since the new majority took over that would accomplish that goal.

We have three branches of government for a reason. And that reason is so that no one branch has too much power.