Saturday will mark the 1-year anniversary of the start of the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military against the Rohingya.

There is lots of opportunity to grow commerce, to grow counterterrorism efforts.

Regional instability in Central America adversely affects countries beyond the region's borders.

I am glad we are able to have this hearing and expedite the process for so many individuals in key positions.

Countries' support for U.S. priorities is one indicator to consider, but there are other important factors to consider as well, including our national security and economic interests.

Thank you, Senators, for the opportunity to come today.

You need to have fighting corruption. You need to have the government with the regional states working closely together to ensure that there is economic development, stability, fighting corruption, and working together.

I just feel compelled to note that on that particular case, it was not just that you were the head of the company.

This month, Senator Young and I sent the Senate and House Appropriations committees a letter detailing severe food shortages worldwide and requested increased funding for the World Food Program.

General Selva's comments appear to reinforce the administration's approach to finding a diplomatic solution to Russia's violation, and preserving the INF Treaty.

The Trump administration has cut funding to the United Nations Population Fund which provides critical maternal and family planning support to women and children in vulnerable situations.

If confirmed, I will support U.S. assistance to strengthen law enforcement in Honduras.

If confirmed, maintaining allied cohesion and responding in concert will be a critical element of U.S. diplomatic pressure to bring Russia back into compliance.

There is no higher priority for the Peace Corps than the safety and security of our volunteers as the agency continues to advance its mission.

back in 2007 and 2008, a group of us who had never run for Congress or for the Senate jumped into campaigns against incumbent Members of this body, hoping to fight for a vision of government of, by, and for the people. Al Franken was one…

one thing is for sure, this is not the people's business. This is the business of the powerful and privileged. Well, this is really a bank heist. How big is this bank heist? Well, it is about $3 trillion being delivered to the very richest…

I appreciate the chance to sit in on the conversation. The first Senate that I saw in operation was in 1976 when I was here dropping out of college for a year to intern and volunteer for groups and watch how Congress worked.

I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Alisha Bi, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I thank my colleague from Minnesota for being such a champion on this issue, and many others, where it is a question of whether we have government of and by the powerful or government by and for the people of the United States of America…

I really hope the administration understands that it needs to consult before starting such a hostility.

this administration is absolutely allergic to consultation or transparency when it comes to these issues.

I am really concerned that the boundary of the clarity of law is so routinely violated now...

If the President were going to actually take a use of force against North Korea... then it seems reasonably clear that under Article I that the Declare War Clause requires Congress to authorize that...

I think it would be very good to have that. The Republicans will not do that. But perhaps we can hold a shadow hearing in which all these women can have the attention of the country and have a fair chance to share their story.

The president has grabbed women's butts, he has grabbed their breasts, he has grabbed them on their genitals. He has bragged about doing so, he has pushed them up against walls.