the single biggest geostrategic challenge the United States faces.

I have and will continue to stress that any lasting peace depends on accountability, including for those in positions of command.

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.

In December, Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID) wrote a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and yourself, calling for the use of sanctions against Lebanon's financial and political elite for obstructing the…

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.

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

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.

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

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.

I was pleased to see in the recent release of the annual human rights report that the department again pointed out these missions as a form of forced labor.

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to complete my remarks in full before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 316

Advancing equity for all through the delivery of health-care services is a priority for the title X family planning program.