I think they should have sent it earlier. I'm not that wild about the content of it.

We really need to pick a side.

We have to get back in it, and we have to rally our allies, and we have to have clear political and diplomatic objectives of what we're trying to achieve to counter the Iranian advance in the region.

What about Mr. Sopko's position that the restricted nature of their access to these documents is highly unusual within the IG's interaction with DOD departments?

I just want to put on the record that there is a little bit of a challenge for those of us who are exercising an oversight function...

There is a statement in Secretary McKeon's written testimony, not in his verbal testimony, I went back and checked, that as result of the release of these names via the FOIA, somebody at SIGAR was removed from a position for doing that.

I thank the Senator from Delaware for the opportunity to engage in a colloquy. It was a remarkable visit with eight Senators to Israel, Vienna, Turkey, as well as Saudi Arabia, to dig into two issues that I would like to address. The…

I want to speak today about the Omnibus appropriations and tax bill. First, I want to applaud my colleagues who have worked tirelessly towards this deal for over a year now. Our leadership and the leaders of our Appropriations, Finance…

It seems to me that virtually all of the issues we are talking about today... depend upon the National Unity Government being a national unity government.

I think it was a huge coup with your role, Secretary Kerry's role, and others, in trying to promote the formation of the unity government to get over the electoral impasse.

the President's decision to extend the troop presence through 2016 without a deadline is the first time in many years that there has been a degree of certainty

I think the committee needs to take that issue up with SOCOM.

The work that we do to create that civil space is an important part of the diplomatic mission.

If you look at the Arab Spring, the nation that has probably done the best... has been Tunisia.

One of the reasons I love this committee is I get a chance to educate myself on areas that I do not feel an expertise in.

I thought it was intriguing, the idea of an ambassadorial level sort of civilian deputy within the COCOMs.

I think we have come to a point where we cannot afford all the duplication we have without some clarification of roles in the Department.

I fault the President for not sending an authorization to Congress for, I mean, essentially 6 months after the beginning of the war.

I rise in support of the Every Student Succeeds Act. I know we have had one vote on this today already, and we will have another vote tomorrow. I will begin by applauding Senators Murray and Alexander and Congressmen Klein and Scott for…

The President started this war against ISIL on August 8, which was 16 months ago yesterday.

It is just my hope that we will do that, and it is my hope that it will not take a kind of cataclysm.

Well, price transparency is something that I am a big fan of across the entire system.

Colombia is also a peacekeeping participant in the multinational force and observers in the Sinai.

We sometimes wonder whether U.S. engagement on a diplomatic way can make a difference.

the public health justification for the expedited review, it is off-patent so we know what it is in it, so you do not need the full review that you would need for a first-time drug.