my Republican colleagues are hell bent on killing this agency.

I rise to take a stand against Russia's attempts to tamper with the American Presidential electoral process and to create chaos in our elections and, at the end of the day, to undermine the integrity of the results of our election to serve…

I ask unanimous consent for one additional minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Any praise of Putin for any reason, a Cold War warrior who continues to upend international stability and order, seeking to expand his rule and control, holds false Duma elections in Crimea, stages war games on Crimea's shores--simulating…

I do not know what the political will here in the United States will be to continue to support the Afghans.

I authored legislation that the Senate passed in April to address many of these concerns.

today I wish to recognize the remarkable accomplishments of the U.S. Chess Olympiad team. Widely considered to be the pinnacle of international chess, Chess Olympiad is a biennial competition organized by the World Chess Federation where…

The sooner they accelerate their actual actions... then the better the political will will be here.

I do appreciate FEMA's acknowledging it made critical mistakes and attempting to remedy them.

the handling of Sandy flood insurance claims by FEMA and its contractors was an utter disaster, resulting in untold thousands of survivors being lowballed and unable to rebuild.

As Secretary Ash Carter stated on September 9th, 2016 to his Republic of Korea's counterpart, the United States and the Department of Defense are standing guard 24/7 to deter and defend against the North Korean threat.

I rise to voice my concern as an American and my outrage as a grandfather-to-be about the lack of action to fund our response to the Zika epidemic. Zika has come to Miami, FL, and Congress needs to step up and provide the necessary funds…