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He promised that as soon as he is confirmed, he will reexamine this initiative that was implemented prior to his confirmation.

I oppose the poorly conceived directive imposing an arbitrary cap on the indirect costs that are part of NIH grants and negotiated between the grant recipient and NIH.

I think all of us who have served with JD have had conversations with him.

I’ve talked with him, for example, about the difference between our relationships with Canada, which is very important to my state, versus our relationship with Mexico and China.

Do we need to eat avocados?

My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire.

My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire.

As one of the principal authors of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that established this coordinating position, I understand the critical role the DNI plays in the intelligence community.

I made it clear that I thought it was too sweeping, that it was causing a lot of confusion and consternation in my state, particularly for nonprofit organizations and I am glad that its apparently been rescinded.

I do not make a decision on nominees until after the hearing is concluded.

They commit larger and more heinous crimes, and that is exactly what happened here in the Laken Riley murder. Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to get this passed today. Let's get this done. I will leave you with one other…

The framers of our Constitution set up a Senate confirmation process as a check on the executive branch to make sure that all parts of government are working by the people and for the people.

The candidate needs to be experienced and capable, and not have a stance that is hostile to the department or bureau they would be leading.

Today, I rise to recognize the retirement of Morgan County Sheriff Robert Markley. From the beginning of his career as a beat cop patrolling the streets to keep our community safe to serving as Morgan County's law enforcement officer…

I don’t think there was anything that we did not cover.

I pressed him on both his position on military issues as well as the allegations against him.

I rise to provide a brief statement on the rollcall votes on December 2, 2024. I was unable to attend the votes, but had I been here on Monday, December 2, 2024, I would have voted yea on vote No. 304, on the nomination of Anne Hwang, of…

Democracy in that sense, worked with the people, spoke out and said, no. You'll work with a system democracy, it can be messy but dictatorships are a menace.