In contrast, Russia fulfilled none of its commitments--none, zero.

We should also be sharing intelligence so that the Ukrainians pushing back against Putin's aggression literally have a fighting chance.

Senator Cornyn and I have today introduced a bill, the Servicemember Compensation Empowerment Act, that directs them...

We have a lot of authorities ourselves too. And I think the President made quite clear that should the elections be disrupted, that we are prepared to impose quite significant costs on the Russian economy.

Overall, the West has been far too reactive to events on the ground and letting Putin set the agenda.

I ask unanimous consent that all remaining debate time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Stanley Allen Bastian, of…

The elections are an Afghan moment.

We have to support, train, and advise a mission beyond 2014, as do many Afghan political leaders.

I think that is exactly the kind of thing that we hoped to see and are glad to be seeing in the politics of Afghanistan.

I think one thing that we have been very careful about is to remind not just the current administration but all of the candidates... that this is the set of expectations that we have agreed to.

the thing that is ultimately going to be the best guardian of success is that demand of the public that things be different, the demand of the Afghan public that things be different.

Life expectancy has increased by two decades. That is a statistic that continually makes me kind of step back and gasp.

We believe this political transition provides a significant opportunity to shift and talk now about the future of the country.

We rejoice in the turnout and that democratic demand evidenced by high turnout.

I think it is very clear that the Afghan people are demanding an improvement in governance and a reduction in corruption.

As recently as February, there were efforts by certain elements in the Afghan political system to weaken laws on the books protecting the rights of women and girls.

If ultimately brought to fruition, this project would be a game changer for the Indian subcontinent.

My hope is that the new President in Kabul will reach out to his counterpart in Islamabad and deal with the issues of security and the people-to-people dynamics.

School enrollment for girls is at an unprecedented level. We do not want that to go backward. We want it to go forward.

I rise today to speak on behalf of S. 1074, the Thomasina Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2013. This is a bill granting Federal recognition to six Indian tribes. The bill has recently been reported out of the…

The combined message that we seem to be sending... is that Latin America is not really a place of importance to us.

I echo Senator Menendez's concern about the Latin America budget.

We do not want to find ourselves in the situation where we are breeding additional overconfidence on the part of the Russians.

There are not complicated feelings about humanitarian assistance.

What happened in Crimea will have lasting implications for transatlantic security and for the region as a whole.