Given the aggressive posture that China is showing on a number of areas, including maritime disputes, what is the concern level about potential tensions

I think that, despite the fact that we had this very uncomfortable and unfortunate situation that we had to work through, at the end of the day I think we have developed closer ties and closer communications with our two systems as a…

Modi made it clear he wants to produce 15 million jobs a year and he knows, and his government knows, you cannot get there without foreign involvement, foreign investment, foreign technology, and without American involvement.

The strategic rationale behind the partnership is only growing more important every day.

I think that when you have a government coming in with the mandate that this government has and with an outright majority and a very pro-business mind-set in terms of how to grow the economy, I think that we will see hopefully that some of…

I really urge the administration to do that.

we kind of have to recognize that we have a big opportunity and if they set aside some precedent and do not feel bound by it then we should also approach it in a new way and not just based on past expectations.

India is truly important to the United States.

I rise today to introduce the Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2014. This is a bipartisan bill with Senator Portman, who will follow me on the floor today. Senator Portman and I are working together as cochairs of the Senate Career…

I support S. 2363, the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014. I am pleased to join 45 of my colleagues--23 Republicans and 23 Democrats in total--as a cosponsor of this legislation. This package of bills supports a variety of important…

I rise to discuss the current crisis in Iraq. In particular, I wish to discuss an important question: Would Congress need to approve any U.S. military combat action in Iraq? Last week, the President summoned congressional leadership to the…

I rise to talk about an American memory and the absence of a memory, and the lesson I draw both from the memory and the absence compels me to submit a resolution. First, the memory. I would submit that the most known photograph in the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Kaine pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 479 are located in today's Record under…

I yield the floor, and I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

There is no evidence that any of the five were engaged in an activity or planning against the United States.

I have some concerns about the Bergdahl situation, largely about the notice to Congress.

I rise today to talk about an important topic, the topic of embassy security. The safety of American embassies abroad and especially our capital ``A'' Ambassadors and our small ``a'' ambassadors, who go to work every day in communities…

We wanted him back because we bring our people home.

As prisoners of war, when the war is over, international law suggests that these individuals would have to be released.

We want them to be more reassured about us.

We could have conversations with them, identify categories of different kinds of violations of the agreement.

We should be talking to the Israelis about identifying where they could break out, where the Iranians could break out or creep out if there is an agreement.

The return to regular budgetary order is something that I am passionate about.

I would applaud the work that has been done on the Bipartisan Budget Act.

I think it sends a message about seriousness of purpose.