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I am proud to support Governor Branstad's nomination to serve our country as the next U.S. Ambassador to China.

A sister state relationship going way back to 1983 has grown into a successful trade partnership that has benefited Iowa farmers and businesses.

I would not only be willing to welcome people of all backgrounds to the embassy, but also to travel to other parts of the country to meet with them as well.

It is a privilege for me to be here to introduce the Governor of Iowa, the next ambassador to China.

Without reservations, I support this nomination.

I believe that is part of the responsibility of the ambassador is to be there on the ground in China and to be an advocate for our interests.

Human rights is very important. It is a bedrock of America's value system.

We need their cooperation. We need their assistance in peacefully dealing with this and changing this dangerous direction of North Korea at this time.

We have to have honest brokers, and we have to have people that will be held accountable.

I have worked, therefore, with my colleagues in the Senate, including Senator John McCain, who is the sponsor of the Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015.

It's not the Federal workers that are the problem. It's the people at the very top typically or the contractors.

We need accountability. Either the contractors made a mistake and we shouldn't pay them, which would happen in the private sector, or the government officials who signed off in the agency made a mistake and they should be terminated.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. __. EXPEDITED COMPLETION OF AUTHORIZED PROJECT FOR FLOOD…

I think he did, is my understanding.

Hillary Clinton claimed over and over that none of the emails that she sent contained classified information. Was she truthful when she said that?

But a majority of the American people have come to the conclusion that Hillary Clinton is not honest and cannot be trusted.

If we have clear jurisdiction, which we can demonstrate, it, I think, obligates you to comply with the subpoena.

But that wasn't true either. Was it?