Mazie K. Hirono: “I think the pecuniary interest is really the most objective way that you can define a conflict.”

Your refusal to be forthcoming or provide any substantive information about activities that appear to be politically motivated raises serious concerns about the process that’s being applied.

It is clear to me your leadership will be a continuation of what we have seen so far at the Trump Department of Justice. You are more likely to be called the Department of Retribution and Corruption,

This leaves the United States unacceptably vulnerable to aggression from near-peer adversaries like China.

We are very concerned that missing from the list of considerations are factors such as current benefits of research services provided to surrounding communities, what research services would be lost with facility closures, estimate of…