After the attack on our country by Russia, and our election system, there was a strong desire to hold hearings.

Let us get to the bottom of what Russia did in our election through a bipartisan commission.

We imposed sanctions. And we, of course, have supported Ukraine.

We have worked to isolate Russia. We kicked Russia out of the G8, returning that forum to the G7.

I was pleased to see Ambassador Haley's comments, supported by the White House, that the sanctions in Russia will remain.

We are the committee that authorizes force. We have a lot at stake as to how we can protect our country against the actions that Russia has taken.

There is no person in the United States Senate that is more protective of the role of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee than our chairman, Chairman Corker.

affordability is the key issue on our water.

The Appalachia Highway System program now... is absolutely vital for job creation in western Maryland.

To me, this is one of the most important subjects we have to deal with as an area where we can get Democrats and Republicans working with this Administration to get things done.

we need to be very gut-honest about how impoverished we have been in maintaining our infrastructure systems.

we really need a stronger commitment for the basic programs, the revolving funds, et cetera, so that we can modernize our water infrastructure.

We are not proud of the fact that we get a D on infrastructure.

We need to invest in ways to deal with this.

The simple answer, Senator, is yes, we do have a looming problem.

the public is not aware, sometimes, of the risks of ignorance that we have put ourselves in.

Thank you so much, Mr. Garamendi. Thank you for convening us to talk about the first month of the Trump administration. The attacks on our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and the rule of law are coming fast and furious, so it is hard to…

I do hope that all of us would be able to support Ms. Lofgren's amendment.