I rise in opposition to the bill mandating approval of the Keystone Pipeline. I oppose the project because I believe accelerating the development of tar sands oil is contrary to our national interests, economic interests, national security…

If Congress allows the President to begin this campaign against ISIL and as he said go on offense against ISIL without Congress authorizing it, we will have created a horrible President.

school districts across the nation are facing serious shortages in high-quality career and technical education, CTE, teachers. When CTE teachers have real-world experience in a related industry before entering the classroom, students not…

I am introducing a resolution to provide President Obama with authority in the multinational mission to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, which is meant to reinforce the President's strategy, as well as set key…

Some interpret what happened last year as the President stepped away from a redline. No, there was a redline.

I think it is something that we ought to just contemplate as we are thinking about U.S. power, that there was a diplomatic breakthrough that led to the destruction of one of the largest chemical weapons stockpiles in the world.

the people who congregated in Afghanistan, has absolutely nothing to do with this.

the President ran, and it was one of the large reasons the public went for the President initially, is he said no President should unilaterally go to war without the authority of Congress.

The diplomatic breakthrough, a factor in that was the willingness to use military force.

had we bombed Assad last year, ISIL would be in Damascus.

If we're going to ask them to risk that, then we should do our job to bless the mission and say that it's worth it.

I think the mission, as described, is reasonable. But, I think Congress is necessary.

The administration testified, in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in May, that the 2002 AUMF was obsolete and should be repealed.

ISIL is the immediate threat and, therefore, should be addressed first.

It is my hope that this body will grapple with this four-point plan, will ask tough questions, will refine it...

the key to America's continued success lies in improving our Nation's educational system to meet the demands of the 21st century job market. Today, many students enter high school and college with little knowledge of the careers available…

1 month ago the President initiated an air campaign against ISIL in Iraq. ISIL is a dangerous terrorist organization committing atrocities against thousands of people, including American hostages, and a strong American response, to include…

I rise in honor of a birthday. Forty-nine years ago, Medicare was signed into law. Every year, the trustees prepare a report about the fiscal health of Medicare and Social Security, and that report was issued earlier this week. On this…

I have got a deal for you: Let's create American jobs, let's help American businesses find customers abroad, and let's do it at no cost to the American taxpayer. I rise to speak about exactly the point Chairwoman Cantwell just spoke about…

I also rise on the floor together with my colleagues from New Mexico and Florida to talk about the refugee crisis at our Nation's border. I appreciate Senator Heinrich's leadership on this issue and his comments, and I am looking forward…

The Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom post has been vacant since October 2013.

We have had testimony in these hearings before about some kinds of financing that I think can be talked about publicly.

I am deeply disappointed that... they deserted the communities they were responsible for protecting.

We should feel deeply about the persecution of any religious minority.

The Iraqis again, they want the United States to be the backbone of their military force.