Rex Tillerson: “We want to ensure at all times, if confirmed, that the Secretary of State and the State Department is fully transparent…”

America First, as we said, does not mean America alone. We will continue our strong alliances and partnerships.

Where religious freedom is not protected, we know that instability, human rights abuses, and violent extremism have a greater opportunity to take root.

I know the Senate's desire to understand the United States' legal basis for military action is grounded in your constitutional role related to foreign policy and national security matters.

If our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or we as people become accepting of alternative realities that are no longer grounded in facts, then we as American citizens are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedom.