should the commander of NORTHCOM be asked to provide input as to where NGCD funding is allocated?

What risks would the United States face if Taiwan cannot protect itself?

I hope our colleagues will support this amendment that Senator Leahy and I have worked on. This is an expansion of our Public Corruption and Prosecution Improvements Act which passed the Judiciary Committee last year. Mr. President, I am…

your prepared testimony highlights the importance of the Air-Sea Battle Concept, which seeks to improve integration of air, land, maritime, space, and cyberspace forces to combat growing A2/AD threats.

I ask whether the Senator from Illinois would agree that following his comments I be recognized for 10 minutes, and then go back and forth.

I join my colleague from Illinois in expressing our concerns about the junior Senator from Illinois, Senator Kirk, who, unfortunately, suffered a medical incident, has had surgery, and is now recovering in Chicago. We know once again we…

I wish to observe that tomorrow night the President of the United States will make his annual State of the Union Address to Congress. This signals, of course, the beginning of the annual budget and appropriations process. But what has not…

reserving the right to object, can I kindly ask the assistant leader something, and this is a matter of accommodation. We have two speakers on the Republican side and two on the Democratic side. Would he be amenable to entering into an…

In Iraq, how great is the risk that the Iranian regime will obtain a significant and destabilizing influence following the planned withdrawal of the last U.S. troops by December 2011?

In light of these obstacles, will the Iraqis be able to adequately prevent terrorist organizations from taking root and growing in Iraq?

How concerned are you about al-Qaeda returning to Iraq following the departure of U.S. Armed Forces?

I would like to address the Senate on the subject of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which has been reported to be part of the proposed package that would contain the extension of the payroll tax holiday and the expiring unemployment insurance…