Secretaries Tillerson and Mattis have stated before this committee and the Armed Services committee that Iran is complying with the JCPOA and that the deal is in America's national security interest.

Fewer inspections are bad. Would you agree with me on that?

All political actors--especially the Government of Nicaragua--should do their utmost to avoid an escalation of violence.

The best solution for Nicaragua is a peaceful one.

We are going to continue to protect our people overseas no matter how difficult that makes other aspects of the relationship.

should you be confirmed, I would love you to commit to working with my office to encourage this kind of smart interagency action

My top immediate policy objective, if confirmed, will be advancing credible elections and a peaceful democratic transfer of power.

Do you think it should still be U.S. policy now to promote, under the right circumstances...?

The Medina Government has hosted preliminary talks between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition.

Do you think a peace deal between Israel and Palestine, two states for two people living in peace, is still a possibility?

Should you be confirmed, I hope you will prioritize getting that task force to meet.

I also rise to advocate the passage of a clean Dream Act now. I had a youngster say to me--and I am going to tell the stories of a few of the youngsters--at an event in November, a Dreamer in Northern Virginia: ``You may say I'm a dreamer…

I thank my colleague, the Senator from Oklahoma. I rise to talk about the tax debate that the Senate is currently having. I wish to highlight some of the reasons why I think this bill is bad and, frankly, focus on the missed opportunity…

I could not understand why a nonbinding compact would raise sovereignty concerns.

To date, I still have not received a response.

the use of mental health courts, which are significant.

I very much look forward to reading it.

Because if it is unlimited, would you not agree with me it would wipe out war powers that Congress was granted specifically in Article I.

Is consistency the same as legality?

I believe the President was right to seek an approval. And while I am disappointed that our body as a whole did not ultimately act, that authorization, which the President took to the G20 summit at that time in Russia, gave him a credible…

As Democrats have made clear, when it comes to combating the opioid crisis improving policy isn't enough.

I find each of these treaties unobjectionable and look forward to supporting them, unless I end up with an odd question or two.

They feel that these people should not even be in jail, but if they are not treated, they are going to do something to harm themselves or others, they will end up in jail.

I strongly believe that Congress has to take a much more active role in asserting our constitutionally mandated authority of declaring war and providing the authorizations for our military to engage in sustained combat operations to…

My understanding is the New York Compact was a nonbinding agreement done in the U.N. General Assembly in September 2016 that essentially acknowledged the increasing severity of the global migrant and refugee crisis.