no one--no one--in this body supports forced abortions. No one. However, the United Nations has no authority to control the acts of any individual nation. Instead of punishing the country that is carrying out the bad policy, this amendment…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To call for a comprehensive approach for wage index reform) At the…

Reserving the right to object, does the Senator have foreign affairs amendments there?

I call up amendment No. 651. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New Jersey [Mr. Menendez], for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cowan, proposes an…

that money the Senator referred to was money that was already existing and it was at a critical time. The United States and Egypt have a longstanding security relationship that is vital to the stability of the Middle East and the security…

The threat that remains is now decentralized.

We know the core of al-Qaeda has been significantly degraded.

Yesterday, Syria's opposition elected Ghassan Hitto as the first Prime Minister of the interim government.

How much confidence do we have that the international assistance that we contribute to is being distributed in the most efficient way?

There was a frustration that the United States has not been decisive in providing direction.

It is my understanding that negotiations on the pharmaceutical intellectual property text are still ongoing.

Theft of U.S. trade secrets is an increasingly urgent problem.