John McCain

He is an excellent choice, superbly well-qualified for the position, and a person of the highest integrity.

Finally, the morale of our Border Patrol is not real good, and I think you know from your leadership experiences that if the morale of your force is not good, then it is hard to get the mission accomplished.

Do you intend to follow that law?

He understands that his job has been and will be to serve, not be served.

John Kelly says what he believes to be the truth, always, no matter the inconvenience it might cause him.

Should he be confirmed, as he deserves to be and I am confident he will be, he will be entitled to the appellation 'The Honorable.'

If anyone has earned a peaceful retirement from public duty, it is General Kelly.

He understands the importance of working cooperatively with the Congress.

The American people are fortunate that a man of his caliber is again willing to serve them in an important office.

There has been a great deal of conversation about building a wall, and it has been my experience that we need to have barriers.

He looks at adversity and sees opportunity.

We have to, all of us, not just this Committee but all 100 of us, do everything in our power to put an end to human sex trafficking.

I was gratified to learn of Backpage's announcement last night that it will shut down its adult site.

Senator Kaine, I appreciate very much your advocacy on this whole issue, that you have been, sometimes, a voice in the wilderness, but you've also been absolutely correct.

There is a law against torture. No Secretary of Defense or officeholder should violate the law.

The oath that is taken is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, not to obey the orders of the President of the United States.

We have got to develop that strategy even if it encompasses the Internet and social media.

He has, in the interests of ostensibly openness and transparency exposed in his prior exposures, put people at risk by his doing that.

It seems that every attack is handled on a case-by-case basis, and that is not a strategy.

I believe that unless we have specific instructions to these wonderful men and women who are doing all this work, then we are going to be bystanders and observers.

I have not seen a policy. In other words, I do not think any of our intelligence people know what to do if there is an attack besides report it.

These are difficult issues, but they are of vital importance to our Nation, our security, and our democracy.

I also want to applaud President Obama's initial steps publicized last week to respond to Russia's hostile actions.

I believe the most appropriate means to conduct an inquiry is the creation of a special select committee in the Senate.

Our electoral process is the bedrock of our system of government.