But Secretary Carter said we are going to build 40. Is it because of budgets?

The reason we are not building 52 is because of money, not because demand.

I would like to address the body for just a moment. Senator McCain is on his way. We are talking about a problem we are trying to solve that is an important problem for our Nation as a whole and I think eventually for all of those who…

Today I rise to speak out against hate. Across our country, incidents of hate crimes and harassment are on the rise. Just this last week, the trend reared its ugly head in my hometown of Tallahassee. A community office was vandalized with…

It makes no sense to me to retire the A-10 because it actually works.

If I could add to what Senator McCain said, the language we are talking about putting back into the statute was originally there. Somebody took the discretionary function language out of the original bill. I guess a lot of them missed it…

The A-10 works today, but it is not going to work forever.

He said I got to do something because I just do not have enough money, so I am going to, like, go from 52 to 40.

If we do not modernize our force, we will pay a price.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Boozman). Without objection, it…

Today I rise with deep disappointment that the Rules Committee didn't make in order any of my amendments to improve the management and health of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers. Floridians are incredibly frustrated that…

I thank the Senator for his passion and caring for the people of Aleppo and Syria. History will judge Senator McCain well. I am proud to be by his side. But let's be honest with each other. It is not just the Obama administration that is…

Yes, I agree. We have over 5,000 troops on the ground in Iraq, and if we count the people who come and go, it is closer to 7,000. So from their point of view, I think that is a pretty offensive statement. We have lost one SEAL, and other…

You have been a fighter pilot in combat, flying for your Nation, and you know what it is like to risk your life. I would say this. If we had an American President who would tell the Russian President that we are going to train forces…

this institution, as Senator Lindsey Graham pointed out last week, is one of the greatest threats to American security.

I wish to speak for 10 minutes, and I request that the Presiding Officer let me know when that time expires. This body, the Senate, is going to have a vote in a couple of hours about whether we should approve an arms sale to our friends in…

My home State of Florida is well known for the best tasting orange juice that I am fortunate to have grown up drinking, and we sell that orange juice across our great country. But today, our citrus farmers and orange industry are…

Do you support the arms sale to Saudi Arabia that's being proposed?

I do support working--continuing to work with them, yes.

If there's not a change in strategy to create a ground component that not only can hold Raqqa and put military pressure on Assad, this war never ends.

Is there a Plan B, in terms of--if diplomacy fails, a Plan B for Syria that has a military component?

They're not doing their part.

Do you agree that Obama will leave office and Assad will still be in power, January 2017?

Today I stand in support of the bilateral military aid package agreed upon by our Nation and the State of Israel this week. Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East, faces threats from all sides: shells from Syria are landing in the…

I thank the gentlewoman for loaning me her lei and hosting this Special Order in honor of our colleague and friend, the late Congressman Mark Takai of Hawaii. I was fortunate to develop a very close friendship with Mark, as we were part of…