Congress has enacted laws that mandate that the United States should recognize Jerusalem as the eternal and undivided capital of Israel.

I think that all states ought to have the right to make those decisions. That is what the Constitution actually contemplates.

It is an issue that is near and dear to people in my home State of Tennessee.

The legislation ensures that songwriters are paid a fair market value for their work.

I want to thank all of our witnesses too. I appreciate your being here.

on August 7, I came to the Senate floor to oppose the expedited passage of what is known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill. I did that for several reasons, including because it was obviously going to be taken hostage and used by…

This designation must remain, and Treasury must be cautious when considering any loosening of the sanctions regime that we already have in place.

We cannot support a Government or an economy that is inseparable from a terrorist organization.

I think Sri Lanka is a prime candidate for what you described and I appreciate your attention to that.

this needs to change and it needs to change now.

It is very clear that the Biden administration needs to work to ensure that the world does not recognize the Taliban as the legitimate Government of Afghanistan.

The U.S.-Japan relationship is the cornerstone for peace and prosperity in the entire Indo-Pacific region.

Representing one's own country is one of the greatest honors in the world.

Our embassy has a responsibility to protect U.S. citizens, to protect Mr. Kelly from this injustice.

This is a terrible message to send to the rest of the world.

I am committed to fixing this enduring problem at the State Department in addition to a number of other structural issues.

a strategic failure.

I am going to treat this as would a former congressman approach when a constituent is in trouble.

We need to maintain it. We need to strengthen it.

I can confidently say this, that anything we do in an environment like we have right now where the threat is escalating, anything that we might do that would limit our options would weaken the United States. It would embolden our…

no one yet in this administration has been held accountable for the 2021 withdrawal that resulted in deaths and mayhem and embarrassment to the United States.

I want to see these nations make thorough progress. But I want to note the fact that China obliterates all the progress that developing nations make with their addition of coal-fired plants every year.

I have come to the floor of the Senate today on behalf of myself and the senior Senator from Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn, to honor the life and legacy of a heroic Tennessean, U.S. Army SSG Ryan Knauss, who was killed in a terrorist attack…

For President Biden to call this an extraordinary success is beyond the pale when we leave Americans, when we leave our allies, when we leave those that have helped us behind.

We have a very significant failure that is taking place here, a failure of global proportion.