I ask my colleague from Arizona if he will yield for a question. Mr. McCAIN. That is why, directly following the conclusion of today's hearing, the Senate Armed Services Committee reported this legislation to the Senate with a vote of 24…

Less than 10 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I am asking for a ruling on the unanimous consent request I just made. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I add to…

we have a longstanding tradition in our country of civilian control of government and civilian control of the military. This was first symbolized by George Washington through his act of resigning as Commander in Chief for all of the…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The majority leader. Request for Committees to Meet Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have four requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval…

I agreed---- Mr. McCAIN addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Has time expired according to the previous UC?

Because repeal and run will hurt hundreds of thousands of Oregonians-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Debate is not allowed during a vote. The Senate will be in order.

To me, I am somewhat disturbed because we are Nation founded on religious freedom.

Do you share his vision that NAFTA and WTO China access and the TPP are big mistakes in terms of creating living-wage American jobs?

One of the things that you mentioned was, it was impressive that so many countries came together in Paris as a part of a global effort to take this on.

I want moral clarity to be a foundation for U.S. policy.

Should America put down a line in terms of them testing very long range missiles?

the net effect of which was transferring a lot of wealth to a president for life, someone who has no interest in democratic principles.

You have mentioned that royalties and taxes should go to the government, but in this case Exxon paid--made the payments to a private account controlled by the president. Do you see anything wrong with that?

One of the things that is noted is how the changing climate in the Middle East concentrated Syrian villages into the towns and sparked the civil war that has now produced something like 4 million and counting refugees, having profound…

I do think this is a little bit of an example that my colleague from Massachusetts was pointing to, because we have often been reluctant to put as much pressure on states that we are dependent upon for oil than in situations with states…

To me there is a moral dimension to that.

If you were Secretary of State and you were working to enforce U.S. sanctions and another CEO had a subsidiary set up and utilized to bypass American sanctions, would you call up that CEO or weigh in and say this is not a good idea, this…

the extent of the false news stories, the hacking, the cyber warfare, the use of botnets to amplify false news stories, the hiring of trolls, all of which really attack the fundamentals of our democracy.

It certainly raises a moral question about how one engages a country and increases the power of leaders who are doing nothing to elevate the quality of life of their citizens.

We saw, in the sanctions on Iran, it was America that led and then we brought the rest of the world to the table.

the Hippocratic Oath that guides health care practitioners begins with these powerful words: ``First, do no harm.'' This is certainly good guidance for our doctors and other health care practitioners, but isn't it good guidance also for…

Yes. Vietnam should unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience.

Would it not make sense to keep empowering the UNFPA?

I fully support looking at the treaty in a holistic fashion.

The bedrock principle is still direct negotiations between the parties.