I rise because I am deeply and profoundly disappointed in this year's ``Trafficking in Persons Report'' that was released today. By upgrading Malaysia and Cuba, which were at tier 3--the worst tier at which any country could be…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coats). Without objection, it is so ordered. Trafficking in Persons Report

we would rather fund our highways and bridges with aviation security fees, with taxes on mortgages, with a fire sale on Strategic Petroleum Reserves

But that oil is not going to stay here in the United States to help American consumers.

I was unavoidably detained for rollcall vote No. 252 on the motion to proceed to H.R. 22. Had I been present, I would have voted nay. ____________________

Bahrain's main opposition party has refused to participate in the national dialogue process to protest authorities prosecuting some of its senior members for exercising their right to free speech.

the Obama administration needs a fresh approach that leans more in the direction of strategic pressure instead of strategic patience

My amendment prohibits fast track for Tier 3 human trafficking countries, signed into law by President Obama as part of the Trade Promotion Authority.

It would be a mistake in my view for the Fed to shift its focus away from jobs at this critical time.

Malaysia is a very problematic case with intermingled issues of corruption and lack of protections for marginalized and migrant populations.

would it not have the consequence of undermining the veracity of the TIP report in a way that other countries would say, 'Well, if it is--if I am important enough to the United States for trade or for some other reason, then I do not have…

We have got to break that idea, because, if, globally, the message we send is that, in order to meet the government officials of a country, that we cannot meet with human rights activists, political dissidents, independent journalists...