We supported the U.N. Security Council's resolution calling for adding them to the sanctions list.

I have seen the lack of U.S. presence. And I do know China is very active in the Caribbean.

Your work is so important in terms of the development of not only underdeveloped countries, but just in terms of the development of human beings so that they can live decent, healthy lives.

I think this really puts a lot of our staff and contractors at risk, i.e., Alan Gross.

It is important that both sides, Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Abbas, agree that a two-state solution is the ultimate outcome and achievable and what they are seeking, also.

But it has in the past. And I am just wondering how we can get the information, this committee, this subcommittee, on where we are operating in this manner and what we are doing.

We have also been very supportive of the regional--the so-called multinational task force.

But that is after the fact, Mr. Lenhardt. I am talking about up front.

I have legislation, actually, that I have introduced for several years now calling for Congress to go on record supporting a two-state solution and the peace process.

So often, the Caribbean has not been put in the proper place, in terms of our policy.

The contract--and we have talked about this--that Alan Gross was working on seemed to be perfectly reasonable.

reserving the right to object, the Land and Water Conservation Fund is used for a number of purposes, although the primary purpose involves the acquisition of new Federal land. Funding the acquisition of new Federal land at a time when…

Republicans in the Senate are ready to begin debating the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. But in order to do that, we must first vote to proceed to the bill, and Democrats have blocked us from doing that. They have done…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Hawaii…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Lee pertaining to the introduction of S. 356 are printed in today's Record under…

I wish to speak briefly in support of this resolution. First of all, I wish to thank my distinguished colleague, the senior Senator from Tennessee, for his leadership in introducing this legislation. The Senator from Tennessee has shown…

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tomorrow afternoon the Senate will vote to begin consideration of the bill called H.R. 240. This is a bill that authorizes funding for the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS. It would fund DHS through September of this year. This, of…

I believe that our service members and the support of the family members make our military great, and it is our responsibility to make sure that they are taken care of.

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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sasse). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 71

I stand to urge my colleagues to support this amendment. The purpose of this amendment is to expedite the process by which the Bureau of Land Management processes applications for a permit for drilling on Federal land. We all know that…

I stand today to encourage my colleagues to support my amendment No. 71. This amendment would solve a problem that has severely hamstrung oil and gas development on Federal lands, a problem that is particularly severe in the Western United…

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