Russia's aggression against Ukraine has challenged the post-Cold War vision of a Europe whole, free, and at peace.

today I introduce the Family Engagement in Education Act with my colleagues Senator Coons and Senator Whitehouse. I thank Representatives Thompson and DeSaulnier for introducing the House companion of this bipartisan bill. Research…

Sequestration is the law, but Congress makes the laws.

The consensus from the panel is that we face some very serious challenges, especially in light of China's increasing military budget and destabilizing activities in the region.

the threat of sequestration is, as you said, 'a national security crisis of the first order.'

We have conducted recently some very small military demonstrations in the Baltics.

I think, on the heels of the seizure of Crimea and the establishment of some sort of an arrangement in eastern Ukraine...

I think it became a strategic plan when Yanukovych upped and left very suddenly last--almost a year ago, 22nd of February.

I am reintroducing legislation that would require the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. In 2010, I worked to include a provision with similar language in the Senate…

At this point do you anticipate that there will be needs to improve? I mean, that is what seems to strike most people when you look at some of the incidents that have taken place over the last several years, that some change has to happen.

The Federal Reserve has significant responsibilities in many areas.

I commend the chairman for his very clear and thoughtful conduct of these hearings with respect to Dr. Carter. The reason we are here today on the verge of a very strong vote for Dr. Carter to be the next Secretary of Defense is due to the…

I ask unanimous consent that Mark Baba, a detailee on the Finance Committee, be allowed on the Senate floor for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

today I am reintroducing bipartisan legislation to provide support for environmental education in our Nation's classrooms. I thank Senators Kirk, Durbin, Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Bennet for joining as original cosponsors of the No Child…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the underlying bill, the America Gives More Act of 2015. In particular, Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about a bill that is near and dear to me, and that is the…

It strikes me there's three factors, here in Afghanistan, that were not present in Iraq.

The world walked away from Afghanistan once before, and it descended into chaos that contributed to the worst terrorist attack ever against our homeland.

I strongly believe that the United States force posture in Afghanistan going forward should be shaped and resourced to enable you, General, to achieve your missions' objectives based on conditions on the ground.

So this has been a long struggle, and every community in this country has seen the effects.

The emergence of a National Unity Government under President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah has had an immediate impact on security in Afghanistan.

The United States has devoted significant resources to the Afghanistan campaign.

I simply want to express the same feeling of appreciation for your efforts not just today, but for many, many years.

today I am reintroducing, along with Senator Grassley, the Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act. This bill aims to end the subsidization of illegal corporate behavior by taxpayers by closing a loophole that allows corporations…

This confusion must end. Our Armed Forces deserve a comprehensive detention strategy that allows them to fight this metastasizing, global, and brutal enemy without their eyes closed.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 1, insert ``private property owners,'' after ``small businesses,''. Page 10, line 24, strike…