Secretary Moniz, some have suggested that the 24 day clock begins with the initial request for clarification, notwithstanding the language of the agreement. If this is the Administration position, has Iran agreed to this?

I have talked to IAEA inspection experts who both have told me that the amount of information required under the JCPOA for access to an undeclared site appears to be greater than under the Additional Protocol.

Secretary Carter, some analysts believe that if Iran is allowed to continue to enrich nuclear materials, even for allegedly peaceful purposes, that other countries in the region will follow suit and begin their own nuclear programs. What…

I would like your office to prepare a budget and actually give us an estimate for how much it costs

There is an enormous need here and, frankly, we do not have the resources we need to do everything we can on invasive species.

I do not want to hear the excuse, we do not have resources, because we have to meet these challenges.

New York is home to the Finger Lakes National Forest, nearly three million acres of forest preserved in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.

What is FHWA doing to address the safety concerns at highway rail crossings? Will you work with States and localities to improve them?

Congress needs to pass a long-term reauthorization bill that is adequately funded and allows for State and local governments to plan for the future and obviously put people back to work.

This country is actually facing a pollinator crisis.

I rise to urge my colleagues to support my amendment No. 1578, the Military Justice Improvement Act, to ensure that survivors of military sexual assault have access to an unbiased, trained, military judicial system. Last year, despite the…

I ask unanimous consent to continue the debate for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to urge my colleagues to vote yes on this strongly bipartisan amendment. The central question is simple--whether this Congress is doing everything we can to protect members of our military. The metric of success is not how many…

this statement that somehow commanders are removed from responsibility and that we are not keeping commanders responsible, that couldn't be further from the truth. Today, commanders are the only ones responsible for good order and…

I wish to respond to the last point and the first point that my colleague made that somehow this reform makes commanders less responsible. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is advised that all time for debate has expired.

I want to speak on my amendment but not call it up at this moment. It is amendment No. 1578. The purpose of the amendment is to create an unbiased military justice system. I believe the Senate needs to vote on this amendment. Over the last…

I rise today to speak on my amendment No. 1578, the Military Justice Improvement Act, to ensure that survivors of military sexual assault have access to an unbiased and professionalized military justice system. Last year, despite earning…

I ask unanimous consent that my national security fellow, Robert Palladino, be given floor privileges through the end of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The cost of inaction is immense, increased number of hospital visits, increased health care costs, even premature death.

I applaud the EPA for heeding the science and proposing to strengthen the ozone standard to be more protective of public health.

I am also concerned about extended exposure. Can you describe why children, in particular, are among the most vulnerable to elevated ozone levels and are health impacts for children exposed to this type of pollution long lasting?

There are few, if any issues, more important than the health of our children and the air they breathe every day.

The CDC reports 1 in 11 children and 1 in 12 adults have asthma. This costs the United States economy about $56 billion a year.

having ground troops go into Syria is what ISIL wants.

Agent Orange was dangerous. It was toxic. It was poisonous. It filled the air and poisoned the water and severely damaged the health of the people who were exposed to it.