In taking up a nomination, the Senate is carrying out its constitutional responsibilities.

Would that be difficult to be able to prove that you would suffer from that?

When we look at the reform that took place in 2011, that has been brought up a couple of time here, did any of those changes result in any meaningful change at the pace we are doing nominations currently in the Senate?

We appreciate your testimony and your perspective.

Our farmers would be undermined by taking away Title I, bottom line?

Me too. Thank you, Secretary.

I know there was a situation in the past on a director for a new museum--and I hope this new process, or a more complete process can be followed in the future.

This is especially important as countries like China and Russia seek to spread their malign influence globally.

Since its inception in 2000, the AGOA Program has been the cornerstone of U.S. trade and economic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa.

Today's hearing is an important opportunity to discuss the set of trade preferences programs scheduled to expire in 2025.

These programs are designed to foster economic growth in some of the least developed countries and economies in the world while strengthening U.S. leadership and influence abroad.

I am proud to have authored the READINESS Act and look forward to working with everyone in this building and getting this to the President's desk.

Congress should be doing everything in our power to retain these military and foreign service spouses in our Federal workforce.

I want to thank Ranking Member Raskin, not just for co-sponsoring the bill, but all the work that his amazing team has done with ours on this ANS.

I think that is the way that universities should be handling this.

This is not a daycare. You know the rules. Follow the rules.

We should give them the funding that they need.

I want all of our students to feel safe. But more important than the subjective feeling, I want our students to be safe.