Mr. Hatch mr. President . The presiding officer president pro tempore, the senator from utah. Mr. Hatch the senate is not in a quorum, right . The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call, senator. Mr. Hatch mr. President , i represent a generation of lawmakers brought up on the principles of bipartisanship and compromise. And i believe that these very virtues of the key to my success as a legislator. By putting these principles in practice as chairman of the finance committee, i was able to pass more than 40 bills sent to law during the last congress. And by working with my friends across the aisle over many decades of Public Service, ive been able to pass more legislation than anyone alive today. Mr. President , i draw from these personal experiences to illustrate a simple point. In an era of endless gridlock and increasing polarization, there is no alternative to civility and healthy debate. We would do well to remember this in light of the frustrations we have all felt
Christopher wray, and im proud to support him, as i was during the Judiciary Committee voting for hirm, as did for him, as did every other member of the Judiciary Committee. The reason is, quite simply, he is a professional as nonpolitically associated as anyone can be going into this position. And like the f. B. I. Itself, known for his independence and integrity. There are two qualities needed today in the f. B. I. And its director, and that is aindz integrity. And integrity. The f. B. I. Is one of the worlds most important Law Enforcement agencies, and certainly one of the most important in this country. The f. B. I. Director doesnt serve at the pleasure of the president alone. He has a tenyear term, and the f. B. I. Director does not serve the president alone. He serves the constitution and the people of the United States. He must be independent of political interference and his integrity, or hers, must be unquestioned. The f. B. I. Deserves a leader with the integrity and strength
Christopher wray, and im proud to support him, as i was during the Judiciary Committee voting for hirm, as did for him, as did every other member of the Judiciary Committee. The reason is, quite simply, he is a professional as nonpolitically associated as anyone can be going into this position. And like the f. B. I. Itself, known for his independence and integrity. There are two qualities needed today in the f. B. I. And its director, and that is aindz integrity. And integrity. The f. B. I. Is one of the worlds most important Law Enforcement agencies, and certainly one of the most important in this country. The f. B. I. Director doesnt serve at the pleasure of the president alone. He has a tenyear term, and the f. B. I. Director does not serve the president alone. He serves the constitution and the people of the United States. He must be independent of political interference and his integrity, or hers, must be unquestioned. The f. B. I. Deserves a leader with the integrity and strength
The cia must continue to be at the forefront of this issue. As the president elect has made clear, what of my Top Priorities if confirmed is to assist in the defeat of isis. We must maintain an aggressive counterterrorism posture and also addressed address manifesf this great threat beyond isis and alqaeda. With respect to iran, we must be rigorously objective in assessing the progress made under the joint, hence a plan of action prayed while i opposed the iran deal as a member of congress, if confirmed my role will change. I will leave the agency to aggressively pursue collection operations and ensure analysts have the time, political space, and resources to make objective and sound judgments. Similarly, if the policy decision with respect to how we will deal with russia, but it will be a unessential thing that the agencies provide accurate, timely, robust and clear intelligence and analysis of russian activities to the greatest extent feasible. As a member of the House Intelligence C
a tactic jim jordan, the oversight committee, used previously with alvin bragg in the d.a. s office and the stormy daniels case. this is an intervention on behalf of donald trump. and i think that it is clear, and i would like josh to address it, that we really are seeing, as they talk about the weapon sizing of the justice department with no evidence, they re weaponiing congress in areas that they really have no business even being in. and if you allow that to continue, you would have congress people decide to do their politics by committee summons or subpoenas or by committee inquiries, which really undermines the whole process of law at a state or federal level, josh. right, exactly. basically what this is, it s taking what is really a routine state prosecution and, you know,