Tom Udall

For over 50 years, the United States has followed a failed policy in Cuba, a policy that has done nothing to lift up the lives of ordinary Cubans.

Let me say to my cousin, my heart goes out to you, and my condolences on what you have talked about here today. I really appreciate you coming down and talking so sincerely about that.

I think it is very important that Congress does not torpedo them and disrupt them.

It is holding the coalition together that is tremendously important.

Tackling the digital divide is critical for promoting economic opportunity, healthcare access, and education.

Unfortunately, my home state of New Mexico ranks 47th among states when it comes to the availability of download speeds greater than 3 megabits per second.

Yet the Nation that invented the Internet lags behind other countries when it comes to broadband speeds.

I want to thank Chairman Thune for calling this hearing today.

What makes us think going alone, we can get a better deal than this?

I think the critical issue here is with the parties that were involved.

I personally believe we are going to have this agreement. We are going to move forward.

A Congress that sought greater unity with President Obama would help to strengthen our country for the struggles that are inevitably ahead with Iran.

There have been concerns about what happens at year 10, year 15, year 20, under the deal.

So it sounds to me like Iran could break the rules of this agreement, but they cannot break the rules of physics.

Iran cannot create a facility or enrich uranium or plutonium out of the thin air.

I very much appreciate the negotiators and the team, and especially give a shout out to Wendy Sherman.

One of the biggest questions with all wars is how do you pay for them, and up until Iraq and Afghanistan, the generation that fought a war paid for the war.

That should be in the resolution. It should be strong. And if you want to have boots on the ground, you should come back to the Congress in order to continue with a war with American troops on the ground.

I think there should be geographic limitation. I do not think we should allow the administration to go into Libya or a number of other countries surrounding this area.

I think we should have a briefing by our committee specifically on what has gone on in that area from our intelligence people.

I would also agree with, and I appreciate your offer to work with us on an authorization of force.

I think it's now time for the Arab leaders to really, truly step up.

It is very clear that ISIL presents a very serious threat to U.S. interests and allies in the Middle East, and the group's actions have left no doubt that it's going to take both brains and brawn to defeat them. We have to hit them hard…

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The Crow Nation is extremely fortunate that our settlement included mandatory funding, thanks to you and Senator Baucus for seeing the need there for mandatory funding.