I do not think that is a responsible use of taxpayer dollars, but at least Speaker Boehner and I agree on one thing: if Republicans disagree with President Obama over the legality of this policy, they can sue him and let the courts decide.

Will you commit to following court decisions and legal process?

If we cannot confirm Loretta Lynch, then I do not believe we can confirm anyone.

It is my great privilege to introduce Loretta Lynch, a proud New Yorker and the nominee to be the next Attorney General of the United States.

A significant factor leading to this budget imbalance is the unnecessary creation of more and more mandatory minimum sentences.

I hope we all remember that she is the nominee for Attorney General, and that is why I am focusing on her.

Let me be clear: Attempts to politicize this nomination, to turn this exceptional nominee into a political point-scoring exercise, are a disservice to the qualified candidate we have before us today.

I oppose mandatory minimums. I hope we can find a way to face this mass incarceration problem.

Her nomination is historic. When she is confirmed as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States, she will be the first African-American woman to lead the Department of Justice.

I believe Loretta Lynch will be a strong and effective Attorney General.

We do a lot of oversight work here. We do a lot of asking of studies by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and others.

But our leadership in technology is challenged by the growing investments of other countries in education and research; investments that are now projected to quickly outpace our own investments here at home.

I realize you could help us buildup to that list and be real partners in this.

High performance computing, or supercomputing, is one area we have led in for decades, and the U.S. currently hosts more than 45% of the 500 fastest supercomputers in the world.

America has historically been a leader in advancing new energy technologies, as well as the fundamental sciences of physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, and computational science that support energy innovation.

As we say in Delaware, bienvenido.

This is a timely, important topic. Let us see what we can learn from all of you.

Last year, when we were in the 113th Congress, we legislated in three or four different Bills with respect to cybersecurity.