Violence is unacceptable and has no part in a democratic process.

I come to the floor to speak about one of our greatest national security challenges, which is a nuclear-armed Iran. I have long thought of it as a bipartisan national security issue, not a partisan political issue. At the end of the day…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Iran

I know we are shortly going to be voting on, among other issues, the nomination of Senator Max Baucus to be the next U.S. Ambassador to China. I would expect that he would have a unanimous, if not nearly unanimous, vote in the Senate. I…

we cannot look at just the banks right now.

we probably need some uniform requirements on disclosure when breaches have actually taken place.

we need to think in terms of a consumer who uses a credit card.

we have seen reports in the press of regulated financial institutions purchasing credit protection.

I really do believe we need to create a standard that has a common thread across all of this universe to protect the consumer at the end of the day.

I believe it is important for us to continue to maintain the threat of stronger and more additional sanctions in order to send a clear message to Iran of the ramifications of noncompliance.

I am convinced that we should only relieve pressure on Iran in exchange for verifiable concessions that will fundamentally dismantle Iran's nuclear program.

Any deal the administration reaches with Iran must be verifiable, effective, and prevent Iran from ever developing even one nuclear weapon.