Richard Blumenthal

The PIF's refusal to co-operate is an affront to our authority and to our institutions.

The families of 9/11 victims need and deserve accountability, and they are entitled to answers.

Saudi Arabia's use of sovereign wealth fund resources to attempt to gain influence in the United States should trouble us all.

Congress has a Constitutional responsibility to regulate American commerce, and an inquiry into PIF's investment in the United States is well within this Subcommittee's mandate.

The Saudi government must take responsibility for its role, and our own government must be transparent about what actually happened.

This inquiry is about much more than the game of golf. It is about more than sports.

Under Crown Prince bin Salman, Saudi Arabia remains a brutal regime, utterly resistant to criticism.

We need to make sure that the cloud providers are not used to circumvent our export controls or sanctions.

We need to train those workers. We need to provide education.

I think that that answer is very insightful and raises other questions.

There is a moral imperative here.

A lie travels halfway around the world before the truth gets out of bed.

They're not entitled to the protection of our Bill of Rights when they are seeking to destroy those rights.

When we lose our moral compass, we lose our way.

We cannot make those mistakes again.

We need to make sure that these protections are framed and targeted in a way that apply to the risks involved.

Chairman Durbin whose support has been invaluable in encouraging us to go forward here.

I have been grateful, especially to my partner in this effort, Senator Hawley, the Ranking Member.

We impose sanctions. We have limits and rules around selling and sharing certain chokepoint technologies related to nuclear enrichment.

I'm very focused on election interference because elections are upon us.

I think listening to both Senator Hawley and myself, you have a sense of boldness and initiative.

Just because we have rules that prohibit discrimination in the workplace doesn't mean that we don't need rules that prohibit discrimination in voting.

I think anything to aid in our education and enlightenment--'our,' being Senators--is a good thing.

Thank you for yours, Senator Klobuchar.

I take very much to heart your imploring us against half measures.