I hope to work with my colleagues here in Congress to confirm you as quickly as possible, given the urgency of this pandemic and its impact on our students.

Our students and our schools are in crisis, and every day without an experienced leader at the Department of Education is a day we are losing precious ground.

I believe that the decision will be driven by the best science available.

Senator Portman, who is also a member of this committee, and I recently introduced legislation to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies to detect an interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.

We have one of--have had one of the highest overdose death rates in the country, and so I share the concerns that have been expressed on both sides of the aisle about how we respond to this and I appreciated your comments.

we ought to look at what China is doing in terms of their increase in investments and diplomacy

I would urge you to look at ways in which we can unclassify information that is not going to be harmful so that people really understand what is going on.

Thank you for being willing to consider being nominated to this important post at this critical time.

I will commit to be transparent with us about what is going on with those attacks

President Biden pledged to recommit the U.S. to lead on humanitarian issues including to pursue political solutions, protect vulnerable Syrians and facilitate the work of NGOs.

I think you are both the perfect choices for this difficult time, based on your understanding of both the executive branch and Congress.

As we continue to assist struggling businesses to keep their employees on payroll, we also need to strengthen support for the risk-takers and innovators who create new jobs and help us grow the economy.

I have expressed disappointment in the President's decision to set the September deadline in Afghanistan to remove all of our troops.

Having someone with your expertise at the Treasury is going to be pivotal to helping struggling families and businesses as we work to contain the virus, protect and create jobs, and rebuild the economy.

Unfortunately, according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, many small businesses remain unaware that they can receive up-front payments of the Employee Retention Credit.

We passed legislation in the last Defense Authorization Act to try and better level the playing field for those people who were affected.

The bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act passed earlier this month included a provision led by Senator Warner that established an advisory group with Treasury to counter new ways that terrorists use emerging financial technology.

I think many are used, at least in the transactions sense, mainly for illicit finance.