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…

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…

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…

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…

We have thus far worked together against Russia's negative influence and must continue to do so despite President Putin's best attempts to divide us.

we find ourselves at an interesting point. Let me start by saying what a tremendous privilege it is to serve in this body. Every single day that I come to the building from where I live, I express that to myself--what a tremendous…

One of my criticisms of the JCPOA is that it would become our de facto Middle East policy, and Iran would expand their destabilizing activities.

Iran remains the foremost state sponsor of terrorism.

I have not seen it. And if anything, I have seen it demonstrably go the other way.

I reserve the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

There should be efforts to try to get Iran to recognize that there are consequences for violating the international order.

before I suggest the absence of a quorum, I would like to say that the Constitution calls for treaties to be enacted by this body, which is what we are doing today. Everybody understands what NATO is and has understood it since the late…

I work very close with my friend from Kentucky. There were some awfully strong things that were just said. I don't think they were directed necessarily at me. I think there has been a little bit of an evolution here. I know that the reason…

one of my chief responsibilities as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is to help protect the men, women, and institutions that keep America safe, including not only the State Department but the North Atlantic Treaty…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the…

With a new administration in place, we have an opportunity to develop a comprehensive strategy to deal with both Iran's regional activities and a longer term threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon.

The SEC, unfortunately, has functioned in a very partisan way.

In Nigeria, Africa's largest country by population, millions in the northeast face starvation as Boko Haram violence has prevented most humanitarian access.

In Yemen, a country with chronic natural resource and food shortfalls, the crisis is aggravated by conflicts that have created severe obstacles to humanitarian access.

In Somalia, al-Shabaab created insecurity, and lack of governing structures continue to threaten millions of Somalis.

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…

Humanitarian crises are expanding with famine now inflicting South Sudan and others threatening Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen.

In South Sudan, conduct by President Kiir and the failure of the region to effectively engage with the political leaders in South Sudan has led to famine and atrocities.

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 government actively represses dissent. A leading Venezuelan human rights group lists 117 people jailed for political reasons.