first of all, let me congratulate my colleague from Florida on the most recent historic launch. There is no one who has been a greater advocate for America's space program than Senator Nelson. I appreciate his leadership as well on this…

I have been actively following both Venezuela's and Russia's interest in developing virtual currencies for the purposes of evading U.S. sanctions.

my sense of cryptocurrency is largely driven to evade U.S. sanctions and to undermine sovereign currencies.

Would you agree that the Taliban are able to build marginal support for some key constituents is largely due to their disillusionment and distrust of the central government in Kabul?

Can you commit yourself, after seven months, to give me the briefing you said you would give me?

It has been nearly a year and a half since the committee has held a hearing on the United States' longest war.

I was pleased that the Senate passed the Afghanistan Accountability Act, which laid out a framework for the United States to work collaboratively with Afghan and international partners.

the President remains obsessed with a campaign slogan that implies the United States is happy to go it alone, questioning longstanding treaties and positions of international leadership.

I think it affects our soft-power abilities to enter into agreements and negotiations with countries that have such a low view of the United States.

it does not seem in the interests of the United States, for example, for our leader to routinely denigrate entire countries and their citizens.

How is that possible that it is right when the legislative text is as clear as day?

The system is abusing them. They paid it in 2017. They should be able to deduct it in 2017.