As a Nation we need to get out in front of this problem and stop building new problems.

We have set you with the task of updating flood maps, but that is a constant challenge, and it also requires resources.

we worked with Senator Sullivan on this instruction. It is consistent, as the Senator has indicated, with the President's proposal with respect to force structure in Afghanistan and with our European Reassurance Initiative, where we are…

if these large technological players or, you know, civilian potential partners refuse to cooperate, then that is very--could be detrimental in our security.

This is a third committee hearing focused on the encryption issue, which underscores the importance of this issue and its impact on national security.

I find it not a solution for industry to fold its arms and say we are not going to provide any way forward for this debate.

Russia is using cyber to undermine American national interest, and now it appears our democracy could be the next target.

These experts argue that cyber vulnerabilities are the greatest threat to the public and national security.

I think it's incumbent upon us to approach it not as we've done in the past, you know, a nation-state, to countering their technology, but with a much more, you know, innovative approach.

today, along with my colleague Senator Heller, I am introducing the Storage Technology for Operational Readiness and Generating Energy Act, or STORAGE Act. I thank Senator Heller for his work with me on this bipartisan bill. The advent of…

today I join many of my colleagues here in encouraging the Senate to continue working on solutions to protect our planet from the growing threats of climate change. First, I would like to thank Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for his leadership…

I think we have to do it. We can--I think we--with a productive dialogue with everyone--and you're--have been particularly productive.

FDIC-insured institutions have earned a new record, about $164 billion last year, and almost two-thirds of institutions reported higher earnings.

First, let me commend the Senator for this extraordinary and principled discussion that the Senator has led, along with Senators Blumenthal and Booker. I do have a question, and it stems from some of the comments I have received from the…

The Senator continually references military-style assault weapons. Frankly, I had the privilege of commanding paratroopers, and we were armed with M-16s, which is an AR-15 military variance. It was clear to us--and this was 30 years…

The Senator also commented, and I want to reconfirm it, that one of the characteristics of these weapons is that even in semiautomatic mode, there is a high rate of fire, and the velocity of the rounds are such that they inflict extreme…

Essentially, what our adversaries are doing is exploiting loopholes in our law, and they are doing it very deliberately, very consciously. To date, we are standing by and letting them do that. They know where the weak points are. The weak…

I have one final question for the Senator. It would seem to me that this would essentially deny our fiercest adversaries, the Islamist jihadists who are using the Internet to radicalize people--not only to radicalize them but, without…

let me commend and thank the chairman on his leadership. He began this process with great deliberation months ago by bringing together experts on defense organization--experts on military and strategic policy. Through a series of many…

I withdraw amendment No. 4603. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment is withdrawn. The Senator from Florida. Amendment No. 4670 to Amendment No. 4607

I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I wish to underscore what the chairman has said. We worked very closely with Senator Moran, Senator Shaheen, and many others, including Senator Gillibrand and Senator Murray, to come up with a package. As the chairman announced previously…

I simply want to underscore the importance of these amendments that Senator Murray and Senator Gillibrand are putting forward. There can be disagreement on the substance, but the merits, the importance, and the criticality should be…

to continue briefly, we are again spending a great deal of time on an important issue, and we have more important issues that will emerge. But I think it is long overdue to cite what we have done in just a small part under the leadership…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: At the end, add the following: This Act shall be in effect 1 day after…