This issue that we are highlighting today, modern slavery and human trafficking, ... touches young people like this issue.

There is a significant effort underway to make sure that the millions of people that do not have electricity even in their homes are able to do that in Africa.

It is a travesty that we are not serving the millions of people that could be served by reforming this program.

I think there has been--as you know, there have been criticisms about whether there really is a rule-based system that people understand so that it is not like the Fed is the Wizard of Oz and no one really knows what is going to happen.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the committee- reported amendment is agreed…

obviously I appreciate the comments of the distinguished ranking member. Our former chairman, Senator Menendez, is here; Senator Gardner, the two of them. We are way ahead in the Senate in many ways in addressing this issue prior to these…

I think Senator Capito is next to speak, but I do want to just mention that I appreciate the way that Senator Klobuchar has worked on the issue of the Ambassadors to Norway and Sweden, and I do think we are on the cusp in the next 24 hours…

I think Senator Capito is on her way down and is the next speaker. While we have a moment, I want to thank Senator Gardner in his presence. And on an issue that is important to not just our security but the world's security, I thank…

I want to take one moment to thank Senator Feinstein, who knows so much about the intelligence around this and has spent a great deal of her Senate career making sure she does, and she understands China probably as much as any Senator…

I know we have a little shift taking place, but I thank Senator Inhofe for his staunch national security support and certainly support of this legislation. I appreciate his comments, and I think we are going to have a successful day today…

while we are waiting on Senator Peters to be here, I wanted to go through some of the history relative to the North Korean program. I think sometimes there has been so much focus on other countries' programs--I know Senator Gardner alluded…

I think it is good that the Senator from Colorado brings up the fact that when we began putting these sanctions in place, there was a lot of push back because, in essence, for these things to work properly or make the biggest difference in…