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I was one of the ones--indeed, I led the effort--to not ratify the New START not because I do not believe we should deal with the Russians.

Let me begin by thanking our witnesses for agreeing to testify this afternoon, and to help the Committee gain a better understanding on what might motivate the Russian Federation's President Vladimir Putin to change his present dangerous…

The same spirit of unity that marked our response in the weeks and months after 9/11 should also infuse our response to Russian attacks.

Isolation is a poor foreign or national security policy--then or now.

Our Government must speak with one voice.

I think think tanks should be part of that conversation, just like the 9/11 Commission.

What will it take to actually deter Putin, by sharply increasing the price he must pay for them?

Congress crafted these tough Russia sanctions, enacted last August with only two dissenting votes in the Senate.

Our Government needs to speak with one voice.

If you continue cyberattacks against us, you and your Government will pay a heavy economic, diplomatic, and political price.

I rise today in support of Elad Roisman, who has been nominated to serve on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On June 1, 2018, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Elad to be the Commissioner of the Securities and…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Elad Roisman

And what does that mean, legally able to do that?

One of the things this committee wrestles with frequently when it comes to privacy issues and those kinds of things is the difference between a U.S. citizen and a non-U.S. citizen.

One of the concerns that I have--and I appreciate that explanation--but what we've seen on this committee...

My view is they are moving away from us as opposed to us moving away from them.

I think that all of you have underestimated the difficulty that this Turkey situation is causing us and going to cause us with NATO.

We immediately and thoroughly investigated every witness that has been identified to us.