It also helps reduce our reliance on China, by making it more cost-effective to import from low- and middle-income countries.

If we are going to address the enormous scale of the global challenges we face in the 21st century, we need a well-resourced State Department with the most appropriate personnel and tools to promote American foreign policy.

In December, Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID) wrote a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen...

This is outrageous, that companies are exploiting 12-year-olds. In order to make a quick buck, they are taking advantage of these kids.

the single biggest geostrategic challenge the United States faces.

I am concerned that the proposed advance notice Medicare Advantage rate announcement will create further health disparities for the 640,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Puerto Rico.

the single biggest geostrategic challenge the United States faces.

We also conveyed our grave concerns over the significant institutional damage the precedent of early termination would cause.

Finally, last month The New York Times published a disturbing report on the illegal use of migrant child labor by several major companies.

So I am worried that while we are talking broadly, the effect in Puerto Rico for the 3.5 million United States citizens is disproportionate.

We have a moral, as well as an economic imperative to end Alzheimer's in our time.

Well, I appreciate it, and you know that you have partners here who want to create a great system for all passengers across this country, no matter where they are originating or where they are landing.