Keith Self: “May I inquire as to the time remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 3 minutes remaining.”

Repealing the 17th Amendment will restore that constitutional balance and make the Senate more accountable to the people of Texas and every other state in the union.

The surveillance state is real ... from the FISA issue ... to the Flock cameras.

I think we ought to put every leverage that the Democrats have for a shutdown, and put it into [reconciliation] 3, and take all of that leverage away from them.

If you support this bill, then clearly you are not interested in peace, because the consequences would tie the hands of this president and could lead to future hostilities that would bleed over into Europe.