This is a very important hearing, and I think we are all in agreement on the diagnosis and we are looking for the prescription.

What would the effect have been in your estimation if the vote in Cancun had followed this referendum, 7.2 million Venezuelans turning out in the referendum and overwhelmingly rejecting the prospect of a dramatic rewrite by the Maduro…

We're not going to get the gain out of that if there's a lot of budgetary gamesmanship.

We are the first line of offense and defense against extremism and terrorism on the field...

on behalf of myself and the senior Senator from Virginia, Mark Warner, we want to commemorate an important, early step in our Nation's emergence as a world leader in flight, space exploration, and atmospheric science. One hundred years ago…

I think the industrial base can respond to this, but I think we have a lot of challenging strategic decisions to make.

I'm starting to worry about even the authorizers.

For every 1 percent increase in hunger, there is a 2 percent increase in migration.

This was a time during your buildup when this was supported in both parties.

If the United States, for example, wants to spend another half trillion dollars on military operations, cut the World Food Programme.

This year's State authorization contains numerous important provisions that build upon last year's bill in exercising oversight of the State Department bureaucracy and government programs that spend billions of dollars in taxpayer money.

I believe this authorization is a tool that will assist the administration in its work, while also serving as a mechanism by which Congress can assist in improving how the department functions.

Restoring this annual practice was a top priority of mine when I became chairman, and I am proud of the significant progress we made last year when the first authorization bill in 14 years became law.

For the record, seven appellate courts have upheld decisions that apply to the Specialty Healthcare decision, and there have been none that have reversed decisions.

I think it is very important that we continue to, as the Senate Armed Services Committee, raise the concerns about what is happening in the Balkans and Russia's intent in going after Western democracies.

If confirmed, I will apply the language of the National Labor Relations Act and its amendments to matters that come before the Board.

President Trump's recent meeting with President Putin at the G20 was another missed opportunity to deliver a clear message to the Kremlin that its attacks on our democracy are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

from my own Senator, Tim Kaine, the vice presidential candidate in that race to be throwing words around like treason, he's a lawyer, he should know better. Treason is when you help the enemy, not when other people help you and that…

Any additional comments to that, Mr. Sullivan, on Latin America?

I know this is kind of a hard question to answer generally, but as you are looking at Latin America generally, do you think the arch is going in the right way, the wrong way, kind of staying the same? Or is it spotty, depending on the…

The average size of the bargaining unit was 26. Do you know what the average bargaining unit size was last year?

Spending money better on job training--what a great idea, but cutting job training by 40 percent--what a bad idea.

Congratulations on your nominations.

I think that is absolutely the wrong signal to be sending at the worst possible time.

I believe it is critical that all Americans understand what happened in Montenegro and its implications for our security.