Bill Lee

I stand to urge a ``no'' vote on the motion to table. We are involved as cobelligerents in hostilities in someone else's war--in a civil war in Yemen. It is very difficult to dispute the contention that there is no decision made by a…

Senator Sanders mentioned some previous wars and how this may or may not relate to those previous wars. One of the other questions we get from time to time is also a related question: How does this impact or influence operations somewhere…

some of our colleagues from time to time may ask us how we would define the term ``hostilities'' and what the United States might be doing that triggers that definition. I welcome that discussion. It is important to note that the U.S. Code…

the issue we are confronting today is one that deals with the separation of powers outlined in the U.S. Constitution. Our system of government was set up in such a way as to protect the people from the dangers associated with the excessive…

I would certainly agree that the answer is yes in response to that question. It is Congress that gets to decide whether we go to war; it is not the executive branch. For that very same reason, when we have brought up this resolution…

Let me thank the gentlewoman for those kind remarks, and also let me thank Congresswoman Lawrence for her tremendous leadership and all she has done not only through this Special Order, but through all of their work with the Congressional…

I wanna see if there are any outstanding issues that I need to know about that or that our people in the city need to know about.

Are there ever any penalties associated with these huge cost overruns with contractors?

I have a very keen interest in what is taking place at Fort Bliss.

How do we correct for that in the future?

I don't vote for the defense budget. I vote for our budget generally here because this is more about our troops and quality of life.

I am really pleased to know that we have a Secretary dedicated to ensuring that veterans receive quality healthcare.

I thank the Senator from Vermont. I appreciate his remarks and his leadership on this, and I appreciate the remarks that Senator Durbin and Senator Murphy have added to this discussion. I want to close by pointing out that in addition to…

I ask unanimous consent to display an oversized visual display. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Johnson). Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank Senator Sanders for his leadership on this issue. It is an honor to be here with my friend and colleague, the Senator from Vermont, to talk about our joint resolution to force a vote on U.S. military involvement in a civil war that…

I am not sure what constitutes oversized, but I have it on good authority that the ordinary Senate rules don't allow for a picture this big without unanimous consent. So, therefore, I sought it. The picture itself paints an image and…

I want to share a passage from the unity statement that was developed. This was an ecumenical group of over 100 religious denominations: ``Racism is more than individual behavior, language, and overt hostility toward particular people…

You can't do more with less; you do less with less.

Walmart shuttered their doors of 63 Sam's Clubs, cutting 10,000 jobs.

It is not just unemployment, Mr. Secretary. Black full-time workers earn less than 60 percent of what white workers earn every year.

Cuts to the NIH or even level funding is not an option.

The President seems to think healthcare is a game. He is toying with the lives of Americans.

But you are cutting it by $43,000,000.

The tax law incentivizes outsourcing. It encourages companies to export jobs by creating a lower rate for multinational corporations to invest abroad.

Madam Secretary, you just don't care much about civil rights of black and brown children. This is horrible.