The presumption that the decades' long technological superiority enjoyed by the United States and our allies will continue into the future may no longer be valid.

I come to the floor today to voice my support for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. This is a credible compromise that accomplishes three key objectives: it prevents an economically catastrophic default, establishes 2 years of rational…

I wish to comment briefly on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act that the Senate is considering. Let me first commend the sponsors, Senator Burr and Senator Feinstein, for their extraordinary work. This bill will help ensure greater…

I ask unanimous consent that Jeremy Kuester, a fellow in my office, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

It seems to me that we are at a very critical point.

Thank you very much, Madam Chairman.

I am very glad that you are holding this hearing because the UAS (unmanned aircraft systems), or as most Americans know them, drones, have become an incredible phenomenon in our society.

The hearing is adjourned.

the account that's bearing the bulk of the differences, both budgetary and political, is the overseas contingency account

I must also apologize.

that neglect will be exacerbated by sequestration, and they will not--these agencies don't have a way to provide at least short-term funding

I am disappointed the Administration has let the position go unfilled for six and a half years, but I am also committed to ensuring that the individual that we confirm is fully independent, with good judgment in difficult situations and a…

Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, Senator Cantwell, members of the Committee. I am delighted to be able to introduce Kris Sarri, the President's nominee to the Department of the Interior as Assistant Secretary of Policy, Management and…

I think there are ways in which, with United States leadership, particularly with Europe, that we can continue to help our friends and allies wean themselves off of their dependence on Russian energy.

We must revisit the question what it'll take to deter the conflict and aggression while confronting a revisionist Russia.

today I am pleased to reintroduce the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act along with Senators Whitehouse, Klobuchar, Warren, and Franken. This bill, which I have introduced every Congress since 1999, seeks to provide a path to…

I know Senator McCain has been extraordinarily eloquent about the issues involving legal authorities and they can use--when we can use them, how do they constrain us, how do they enable us.

today I am pleased to reintroduce the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act along with Senators Whitehouse, Klobuchar, Warren, and Franken. This bill, which I have introduced every Congress since 1999, seeks to provide a path to…

I rise once again to speak about the fiscal year's national defense authorization conference report. Yesterday I spoke at length about the OCO funding issue, and that, to me, is the most critical issue in the bill and one that has caused…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the time until 1:30 p.m. will be controlled by the Democratic manager or his…

I think that, in many cases, the debates--assumes that these are policy issues alone, that they can be done by decision immediately.

The United States still does not have a strategic energy policy.

Russia represents the greatest threat to the United States faces.

Nothing we are doing appears to be deterring Russian aggression.

I rise to discuss the conference report of the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, which we will be voting on in the next hour. This conference report is the product of months of negotiation and compromise between the…