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.

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…

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…

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

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…

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 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…