the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is not as old an office as some others in the President's Cabinet, but it is no less important. The Director's job is to provide the critical information on which the President's national…

Do you believe, acting under the legal approval of the Attorney General, that you or any other CIA officer should have gone to jail?

What message does overwhelming Democratic opposition to your nomination send?

What message would we be sending if we didn't confirm you to the CIA to the men and women of the CIA?

These programs were, to the best of your understanding, approved by the Commander in Chief, legally approved by the Attorney General, and supported by the Director of the CIA?

an opioid epidemic is sweeping the country. More than 60,000 Americans are dying from opioid overdoses every year--more than the number of Americans who died in all 20 years of the Vietnam war. What a staggering fact that is, but behind…

Thus, broker-dealers can use their banking arm to evade the requirement, which can create an unfair and uneven playing field.

I suspect the Trump administration would have a slightly different approach to this matter.

It is also important to ensure that U.S. sovereignty prevails in the regulation of our financial institutions.

I would say that certainly as a general principle, a level playing field is important.

Can I get your commitment to take a review of it and to ensure that it does not create an unequal playing field between smaller broker-dealers and larger bank-affiliated firms?

There is no question that the ability to surveil and strike any target on earth is vital to our national security.