I would urge you to get an outside review also.

let me thank Senator Udall for his kind remarks and his great leadership. I rise today to add my voice to his voice and to that of so many of my colleagues in calling attention to the growing threat of climate change, and to encourage the…

when we passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, we did so in response to a financial crisis that shook the foundations of our economy and devastated so many of our hard-working constituents. For example, the Dow Jones…

I think this has to be enforced aggressively.

I come to the floor to give the first of several speeches on Russia's hybrid warfare operations against the West. Today, I want to highlight one aspect of this ongoing destabilization effort: the Kremlin's malign financial influence. It is…

If they move there, which some people indicate they might, would that be another sort of pressure point in terms of not only Jordanian but Israeli counter-reaction?

I am concerned that DOD is not providing sufficient transparency for its current and FYDP budget request for spending on service contracts.

We cannot dig ourselves out of the current readiness crisis in just 2 years.

Fortunately, we find ourselves in a moment of budget stability, having passed an agreement in February.

That's something that would--is something we should do immediately, because--the nature of the threat.

I firmly believe that if we preemptively attack North Korea, we will forfeit any ability to prevail in our long-term competition with China.

Russia engaged in a sophisticated influence campaign during the 2016 election cycle.

Is that impairing your ability to get the job done?

If we were not to do that, I think their pace would put us certainly challenged in almost every domain, in a military perspective, by, say, 2025.

IMET is absolutely critical.

I just do not think we have one, to be blunt.

Russia is aggressively confronting the United States and its allies, seeking to destabilize the international order.

China has been engaged in information operations against their own citizens in order to control their access to information and their behavior.

I do not think we will sit back and wait 'til they threaten to use a nuclear device.

I think it is important for us to negotiate in a powerful way, but recognizing that the alternative of who they are going to be doing business with is of great concern to me.

I think you already know that if such a deal was proposed where the Saudis would not be liable to and required to adhere to this standard, I would oppose it and I think many others would too.

countering these threats requires not only the Defense Department to integrate all the components of information warfare.

It's legal, and it can be done.

Russia poses a serious threat to United States national security, and that our allies and partners are also threatened.

Is that your estimate?