I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. The result was announced--yeas 100, nays 0…

I thank all those involved in the message that is being sent. I support the amendment, and I urge a ``yes'' vote. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on agreeing to amendment No. 240, offered by the Senator from…

I will be very brief, and we will split our time. I want to say that, to me, today the U.S. Senate is functioning in the way our Founders intended for it to function. It has been my goal, since the beginning of my leadership on the Foreign…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reaffirm the strategic importance of Article 5 of the North…

I rise today to speak about the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017, which passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month by a vote of 18 to 3. I would like to thank the members of our committee and the…

I call up amendment No. 240. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Corker], for Mr. Graham, proposes an amendment numbered 240.

I thank my friend for his comments. Again, I wish to reiterate that the Banking staff, Senator Crapo and his staff, and Senator Brown and his staff did an outstanding job of focusing on sanctions that would work in the appropriate way, as…

I am glad to be down here with our ranking member, Senator Ben Cardin from Maryland. I want to thank him and his staff for working until 10:20 last night to complete negotiations on a Russia amendment. I want to thank Senator Crapo and his…

I respect my friend from Kentucky. We work together on the Foreign Relations Committee. I could not disagree more on this issue, and I will give a brief outline. The Houthis are an Iran-backed entity that overthrew a Western-backed…

Now is not the time to retreat.

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

the perfect is the enemy of the good

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

I would just like to say, again, there has been a lot of work, Senator Warner and myself, many of the people here at the Committee, have spent a great deal of time on this issue.

for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

This White House is, 'In a downward spiral right now and they have to figure out a way to come to grips with all that's happening.'

The White House has got to do something soon to bring itself under control and in order. It's got to happen. Obviously they're in a downward spiral right now and they've got to figure out a way to come to grips with all that's happening.

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

It is one of the most baseless arguments I have ever heard.

Well, why don't you go ahead and draw $10 billion on it right now and see? I am telling you, it is going to have no effect.

for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

The reality is that the United States spends only 1 percent of our federal budget on diplomacy and foreign assistance.

I strongly believe we can strike an appropriate balance that recognizes the critical role of diplomacy and aid.