I am concerned about Turkey, its presence in the exclusive economic zone in Cyprus, which I think is a belligerent move, unnecessary, and to the detriment of both Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

I sent a letter to President Karimov in May to express concern about the imprisonment of Dilmurod Saidov, Salijon Abdurakhmanov, Akzam Turganov, Bobmurod Razzokov, and Muhammad Bekjanov.

I appreciate Kazakhstan's aspiration to become one of the top economies in the world and support U.S. efforts to that end, including for Kazakhstan's bid to join the WTO.

We engage regularly with Qatar and our other gulf partners on the issue of terror financing, but there is no doubt that more needs to be done.

I join my colleague from Hawaii in her remarks and her opposition to the Ayotte amendment. I wish to start off by simply saying that when we are talking about extending unemployment insurance benefits to Americans who have played by the…

Their safety and security during that period of time is not delegable to anyone else.

The United States can play I think a major role in helping to ensure that the current process that is unfolding in Addis does not repeat the mistakes of past mediation efforts in Sudan and South Sudan.

a cease-fire, a continuing cease-fire, a political solution and reconciliation, is critical for U.S. long-term assistance

I thank the ranking member for his comments and work on this legislation. The reforms being made by the Global Fund are important and we both share the view that the reporting requirements for the Global Fund on import duties and taxes…

I ask unanimous consent that Krishna Patel, a detailee on Senator Johnson's banking committee staff, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I come to the floor to call attention to a critical provision in the Tax Extenders Act, which I wish had received consent because it is important for creating prosperity and economic opportunity in our country and giving certainty to…

I thank the Senator from Washington for her response, and I appreciate the tremendous work she has done to arrive at a budget agreement. Due to the importance of this issue, I want to seek additional confirmation of this point. The…