if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned after the resumption of legislative session, following the disposition of the Etim nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Senator Cardin and I both will attend that, okay?

Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

the United States is not seeking an agreement in which the parties take on legally binding emissions targets

The United States can, and must, present the other side of the story, and that requires reorganizing the BBG to be a more effective voice.

Voice of America and Radio Free Europe were critical during the cold war, and BBG continues that legacy by informing global audiences about U.S. foreign policy and broadcasting objective news into countries with no free press.

BBG's work is as critical as ever when authoritarian regimes around the world deprive their citizens of credible news and use sensational misinformation to undermine the credibility of democratic values and institutions.

I think about a media conglomerate much the same way I would have thought about Scripps Networks.

I would just submit, Senator Corker, that the funding is not the issue.

operating a complex business with eight or nine appointed governors who are part-time and meet four or five times a year is a recipe for--to call it dysfunction would be to assume that could somehow be functional.

I rise to share my voice with Lamar Alexander's at the loss of a great Tennessean and a great American. I appreciate so much Senator Alexander's chronologically going through much of the great Senator Thompson's life and talking about the…

We are continuing to work on our partnership with Egypt, particularly in strengthening its security and economic reforms.

We continue to support Israel's security and urge the resumption of negotiations toward a two-State solution that will bring a lasting peace to the Middle East.

This is America's role. This is what is expected by our partners in the region and beyond.

I think we could help if we confirmed that position for you to give you the full complement at the State Department.

I look forward to how we can work together to strengthen Ukraine's ability to become a strong, independent state.

We can never accept Russia's land grabs through frozen conflicts and outright annexation.

Fighting corruption. And I know the commitment of the President to fight corruption, but it is still a huge problem.

The Association Agreement with the EU is certainly a positive step forward.

We and our allies will be judged on what we do now and over the next decade to support Ukraine.

the most effective strategy is to provide military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in the long term.

Ukraine should be free to choose its future.

the assumption that post-Communist Russia has become a responsible member of the international community... has proven to be unfounded.

We must act upon this request. We must also extend and expand economic sanctions which will impose a heightened cost for Russia's aggressive actions.

Humanitarian assistance is problematic in the territories that are not controlled by the government.