I have supported a more aggressive approach than the administration on the defensive side.

Ukrainians are wondering if the West will walk away.

There is a strong case to be made that almost every decision this administration has made concerning the Middle East over the last few years has been considered with pursuit of the Iran nuclear agreement in mind.

I think it is unclear at present what the outcome of that has been.

It is vitally important--vitally important--that we close the daylight between us and our GCC allies.

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…

South Korea is one of our closest allies in the Asia-Pacific region, and our strong tradition of nuclear cooperation and collaboration remains an important element of our partnership.

Today we are here to review our second civil nuclear cooperation agreement this year, the fourth in the Asia-Pacific region in the past 2 years.

there is not agreement among the Security Council members. For a number of years, there was a bit of a charade where there was not even full belief by all the Security Council members that we had a humanitarian crisis going on inside of…

The number one priority that we would present to the committee is to turn or help turn the words of U.N. resolutions into actions.

It just takes all of us vigilantly fighting to make sure that we deal with this most abhorrent thing, and that is trafficking in persons but also the whole issue of slavery in general.

The issue of trafficking in persons and slavery is something that is not a Democrat issue. It is not a Republican issue. It is not an independent issue. It is just a moral issue.

if I could respond through the Chair, I think what people understand is that 42 Senators are causing a filibuster to take place and that we are not ever going to be able to get to that vote of conscience all of us have wanted to make. And…

I think I understand the frustration expressed by the ranking member. The ranking member knows I worked with him to ensure that when we had this debate, we stayed away from those issues that divide us. He knows I took multiple tough votes…

today we have a series of votes that I know may be difficult for the American people, who may be looking on, to understand. In the Senate we have a procedure called cloture, which signifies whether Members are ready to end debate and move…

If I could, and I very much appreciate--first of all, I could not work with a more thoughtful, diligent Member of the U.S. Senate than the ranking member. I think what the Senator's side needs to understand--and I have tried to articulate…

the Administration squandered those efforts, and instead of ending Iran's nuclear program, we basically are allowing the industrialization of that program.

the fact is, the President said he was going to end their nuclear program, and we did not do that.

I wish you would quit reciting the company line in that manner.

It leads me to believe that the Administration would oppose that, and that is very disappointing.

I think it is always good to have certainty.

I rise today to speak about the agreement before us. I find in this line of work that repetition is sometimes useful. I know my friend from Illinois mentioned how we ought to be focused on something else, but I think all of us understand…

We see Iranian-backed militias kidnapping Turkish hostages.

It is my understanding that we are equally dividing the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time is equally divided, but quorum calls are not equally divided unless requested.

I want to thank the Senator from Indiana, who served as Ambassador to Germany, who has been so diligent in the pursuit of truth and knowledge relative to this agreement and obviously is very concerned about its implications. He has been a…