And, Mr. Chairman, my time has expired but if I could ask one additional question.

I commend the Senator from Alabama and the Senator from Wyoming for their leadership on this important issue. The crisis in Ukraine has riveted our attention for the last 4 months as we have seen brave men and women standing in freezing…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent…

should the Army cancel those $7 billion in renewable energy projects and try to recoup some of those savings for Army BCTs?

First, sustain and strengthen the alliance.

I rise to commend the words of my esteemed colleague, the junior Senator from Florida, who has just spoken powerfully about the threats facing our Nation. On Monday evening he spoke powerfully on the Senate floor about the brutal human…

Against this real threat, our Nation is committed to the security of South Korea and to our national interests.

I am very troubled by these cuts, diminishing our ability to defend our national security.

Would you agree that, right now, the risk is unacceptably high, in terms of the impact of an EMP attack?

Readiness is my top overarching priority.

DOD continues to spend billions of dollars on alternative energy research in programs at DOD that I think are far less essential than maintaining our readiness and ability to defend our national security interest.

The Kim Jong-un regime is dangerous and has the capability, especially with an ever-increasing asymmetric threat, to attack South Korea with little or no warning.