Mr. President, I want to share with my colleagues a concern I have about a group of people who are legally in this country and have a similar problem as the DACA registrant Dreamers who we need to pay attention to. I am strongly in support…

I just need your commitment that you are going to be guided by the role of your position and exercise that independence.

the unclassified part is basically a cut and paste from the Forbes list, which to me sends a signal to Russia that we are not going to take public action against his corrupt regime and the use of oligarchs.

This past week, our intelligence committees held their annual briefing, and it was, I believe, the unanimous view of our intelligence agencies that Russia has not only continued its attacks on our country, but that they are even…

It is a really big deal around here when we get a vote of 517 to 5. That is unprecedented in these times to get that kind of vote.

How can you assure the institutions that work within distressed communities that with the elimination of the CDFI there still will be a focus by the Trump administration on strengthening these communities?

It is just hard to understand how no sanctions have been imposed under this bill passed by Congress, and it sends a clear message to Mr. Putin that he can continue his activities without fear.

It was for that reason that we passed the sanctions law, to make it clear to Russia that we will take action against them if they continue this type of conduct, if Mr. Putin continues it.

Clearly, we all have a responsibility to be very sensitive to small-business owners who do not have the same capacity as large companies to understand and comply with laws.

The bottom line is, we all have a responsibility to protect taxpayers' rights and to protect the taxpayers' dollars.

The administration will continue to press China to guarantee fair and reciprocal treatment for all U.S. companies, provide greater market access for U.S. exports and firms, and implement market-oriented reforms to reduce our trade deficit…

While we welcome China's November 2017 announcement that it will begin to remove ownership restrictions and provide national treatment for foreign firms in its financial services sector, we are concerned that China has not yet implemented…

Let me point out, in the last Administration, the person that held that position, at times, was very much against the Obama administration's regulatory policies, and we appreciated that independence and we expect that from this position.

I would hope to have the opportunity to meet with you and/or your staff to understand your viewpoint on this.

under Senator Shaheen's leadership, the Democratic members are very proud of the way that we were able to work with our Republican colleagues in the best interest of small business

We need someone in your position who is going to understand the sensitivity to small businesses, what happened in the 2010 disaster, but what could happen again if we do not protect the vulnerabilities of small businesses.

I would say first of all you have mentioned the importance of independence, and I agree that the Chief Counsel needs to be an independent position.

The reason why we have a Committee on Small Business is because of the importance of small business to our country.