You noted in your testimony the importance of the work done in the Treasury Department to identify and disrupt terrorist activities specifically by targeting their financial networks.

After the recent revelation that President Trump shared highly classified information with the Russian foreign minister, reportedly information given to him by an ally but shared without its knowledge, do you have concerns about the…

I think that could be helpful.

I concur entirely. I thank you again for hosting this hearing.

Like any business, the enterprises need some kind of buffer to shield against short-term operating losses.

I ask unanimous consent to use 10 minutes of the Republicans' allotted time because my side has used all of our time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to discuss the nomination of Dr. Heather Wilson to be Secretary of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force is an important and influential position within our national security structure. As the head of the military…

today I pay tribute to a great Rhode Islander and patriot, BG Amedeo ``Armie'' C. Merolla, Rhode Island Army National Guard, RIARNG, retired, who passed away last week at the age of 88. Mr. Merolla was born in Providence and graduated from…

I rise in opposition to the nomination of Jay Clayton to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. Mr. Clayton has achieved great personal success as a corporate attorney, where for years he represented some of our…

We really applaud the administration saying we need to add more money to defense.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses on whether they believe China can and will exert sufficient pressure on the regime to denuclearize the peninsula.

We have also heard concern from our allies and partners in the region that the administration has not yet articulated a comprehensive Asia-Pacific strategy.

This hearing could not come at a more critical time as the North Korea regime has engaged in an aggressive schedule of tests for its nuclear and missile programs.

last Thursday I had the honor of joining my friends from the Armenian National Committee of Rhode Island in my hometown of Cranston, RI, to raise the flag of Armenia in remembrance of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Over a…

I know when the first females were integrated into submarines, it was consciously done so that there would be four to six enlisted plus four officers, not onesies and twosies.

We are in a situation today where we are seeing actually the rate of sexual assault at the academy rising.

Addressing this problem is challenging, particularly when key personnel positions...are vacant, delayed by President Trump's, I believe, counterproductive hiring ban.

I associate myself entirely with your comments. I think you discuss this issue with great eloquence, great clarity, and great emphasis, because it is critically important.

Are you using that aggressively to counter what is usually kind of informal and sometimes even nonverbal sort of conduct or communication that leads to this type of ostracism or retaliation?

But you consciously do not--put individuals on a ship?

One avenue they do not have is legal counsel.

the Senate has decided on a purely partisan basis to resolve the impasse of Judge Gorsuch's nomination by invoking the so-called ``nuclear option.'' For the first time in our history, nominees to the Supreme Court of the United States may…

there are few moments in the life of a nation when the people are presented with a single choice that directly affects what equality before the law will mean for the next generation. The opportunity to grant a lifetime appointment to the…

As Senator Collins noted, it is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Shouldn't they have that option?