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I agree, and we need a humane, a fair, and an orderly system. That is imperative.

One of the goals that the president-elect has set for us is to try to convene a summit of democracies within the first year of his administration.

If I have the honor of serving as Secretary of State, that is the vision I will pursue.

I had the privilege of serving as staff director of this committee for six years--working alongside a distinguished group of Senators.

We must show that senators and all other leaders in this country have a duty to stand up for democracy, for the Constitution, for the rule of law.

A revanchist Russia continues to threaten the United States and our allies including to the recent SolarWinds cyber-attack.

It is, truly, the honor of a lifetime to appear before this committee as President-elect Biden's nominee to be secretary of state.

The world is on fire. Rebuilding alliances, restoring American leadership at international institutions, tackling problems that define our times and defy borders like climate change, migration, and COVID-19.

We can out-compete China and remind the world that a government of the people, for the people can deliver for its people.

Turkey continues to be destabilizing by supporting Azerbaijan's aggression in Nagorno-Karabakh.

We have to redouble our efforts at home to secure a more perfect union for all Americans.

This is a major concern and my sense is consistent with what you have just said.

The President-elect has just about done that.

I think space is an absolutely critical issue that we need to focus on.

I agree that the DNI must transmit credible whistleblower complaints on matters of urgent concern to the Congress, and I commit that I would do so.

I would seek to try to publicize essentially a framework that helps people understand the circumstances under which we do that.

Yes, Senator. I agree with the 2013 recommendation that the Central Intelligence Agency indicated.

I do, Sir. I believe that it was wrong that the Intelligence Community had access to SSCI staff emails.