I am shocked at your actions superseding military advice, leading to the surrender in Afghanistan to be a safe haven for murderous terrorists.

The American dream has turned to join nightmare under President Biden and the radical Democrats. We will fight them to the gates of hell to protect the liberty and livelihood of every South Carolinian.

Thank you, sir.

This is going to go south.

Too often when the economy gets tight and inflation goes up, our seniors are trying to figure out what they can ration.

Certainly. I know I've been vaccinated and looking forward to the booster, whenever it comes out there.

We'll now enter into the question and answer part of this hearing for the next 15, 20 minutes, hopefully.

Prevention is a powerful tool, and it's very cost effective.

The Taliban are not reformed. They`re not new. They`re going to give safe haven to al Qaeda.

The importance of purpose cannot be denied, and resiliency and purpose seem to be first cousins or synonyms, so to speak.

Prevention is more important than intervention in some regards.

As a member of the senate, I hate compound questions. I really do. I'm going to ask one anyway.

The importance of your role and the site that you've mentioned, I want you to mention it one more time, please, is incredibly important to folks on a fixed income.

While we certainly live in the most prosperous country on earth, there's no doubt that there are too many folks who are still trying to make it paycheck to paycheck or Social Security check to Social Security check.

Social engagement and companionship, it's a matter of life or death for them.

I'm going to stop on that point right there. There's no better place to stop than at 102, in this discussion.

We're doing one thing that is 100 percent guaranteed. The other one we're not doing enough of.

I even figured out how to use Zoom. It's really easy. If I can figure it out, anybody can figure it out, so just know that.