The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact that the Russian government, at the highest level, deliberately interfered with our election in 2016, and according to all of our experts in the intelligence community, they are coming back with more force in 2018 and 2020.

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We know President Trump wants to take money from our national security accounts to pay for President Trump wall, and now we have a list of some of the projects and needed base repairs that could be derailed or put on the chopping block as a result.

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The Trump Administration and international community must capitalize on the progress that has been made during the Yemen peace talks in Sweden, it must be made clear to both the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis that there is no military solution to this conflict and the time has come to reach a sustainable negotiated settlement.

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This is good news for US taxpayers and underscores the need for strong oversight of the Department of Defense. The American people should not be forced to bear these costs and I am encouraged DOD is taking steps to get full reimbursement.

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Sgt. McKenna was an extraordinary young man with a big heart and a dedicated, distinguished soldier, ?We are forever indebted to Sgt. McKenna for his service and sacrifice.

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Someone at this institution needs to be directly accountable to Congress, This legislation is about holding the New York Fed accountable ... It's just too powerful to be left unchecked.

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The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today's marketplace.

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To disregard the obvious is not a good trait in a leader in any situation.

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Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.

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Having committed ourselves to Iraq, we must prevail, and to prevail, we must fund all of the requirements for our military. We must do it adequately and promptly, and the administration is doing neither.

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We are today, in this country, convulsed by the situation in Iraq. It is an extraordinary crisis. It is taxing our men and women in uniform, and it is certainly taxing our resolve.

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The administration is manufacturing a crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Security.

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Improving oversight of hedge funds and other private funds is vital to their sustainability and to our economy's stability.

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There is sometimes a tendency to assume that everyone in this great country has adequate housing. But when you go to certain places, certain neighborhoods, both urban and rural, you find out that's not the case, and I think we have to do much more.

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If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.

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The President has no real plan to address the fiscal challenges arising from the retirement of the baby boom generation, let alone a plan to fix Social Security.

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We can best honor the memories of those who were killed on September 11 and those who have been killed fighting the war on terrorism, by dedicating ourselves to building a free and peaceful world safe from the threat of terrorism.

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We're in danger of breaking our army and preventing our national leaders from having the flexibility to confront not just Iraq and Afghanistan, but crises around the globe.

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The best reduction, the most final reduction, is to destroy the warheads.

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I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.

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Having grown up as a young Army officer in the Vietnam era, I had an instinctual sort of notion that you have to look very carefully and weigh very carefully what anyone says.

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