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They have been attacking the Department of Justice for ‘lawfare’ and for partisan weaponization as preparation for implementing their own plans to do precisely that.

He's somebody who embodies the ethos of using the government as a partisan and political instrument for the will of the president.

The problem is that I've not heard of any agenda other than instrumentalizing the Department of Justice and the FBI for purposes of political retaliation and revenge.

The assault on the federal workforce and the professional civil service are likely to be headquartered in Oversight, but the attack on the Justice Department, the FBI and the rule of law is going to be centered in the Judiciary Committee.

Oh, I think it's going to be all over the place.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:37 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 9, 2024, at 3 p.m. ____________________

It seems to me we have a responsibility to make a statement.

We, the U.S. Senate, should hold that up until we get absolutely assurances from the UAE.

That common thread is: Resisted by the executive branch.

I wish the Biden administration had pursued that.

That common thread is: Resisted by the executive branch.

We, the U.S. Senate, should hold that up until we get absolutely assurances from the UAE.

It seems to me we have a responsibility to make a statement.

I wish the Biden administration had pursued that.

When we do not apply these standards in a uniform way our adversaries like China, like Russia, point out that we conveniently use human rights and these instruments only as a cudgel against our adversaries and that we do not mean them

If we are going to carry this as a value on the international stage, that the United States stands up for human rights and certain values and the rule of law, is it not important that we be willing to apply these sanctions to accomplish…

In closing, I urge passage of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

We lost Elijah far too early. His memory continues to guide us. His example is one to which all Members of this institution, all Members, all Americans, and all people ought to aspire. Attaching his name to this post office will serve as a…