Mr. Pisesident, I have fought for years to protect our Nation's seniors from abuse and exploitation, initially, as former Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, former Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and more recently, as…

I do not oppose FDI, when people outside the United States invest here and create jobs, I generally think that is a very good thing.

In 2006, I was successful in enacting legislation to enhance the IRS whistleblower program.

Pro-growth tax reform will be a top priority for you.

Proposals to, for example, impose unilateral import tariffs as a key tool of international economic policy need to be carefully evaluated to ensure they do not hurt us at home.

I believe the President-elect has selected a nominee who will provide a clear channel of communication and be willing to work with Congress on these all-important efforts.

I expect you to engage in much better consultations with the committee regarding U.S. trade policies then we have had under President Obama.

I have been a strong proponent of the IRS private debt collection program, as has Senator Schumer.

Many of us are looking at modernizing the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment or CFIUS to give it more defined powers to review and potentially block investment by SOEs.

Objectively speaking, I don't believe anyone can reasonably argue that Mr. Mnuchin is unqualified for the position.

for too long, American families, farmers, and job creators have suffered under President Obama's regulatory onslaught. His administration threw caution to wind, pumping out regulation after regulation and further entangling the government…

I think it is a dangerous trend we must reverse and reverse soon.

He is a man of honor and integrity, dedicated to the faithful and fair enforcement of the law.

He is always a gentleman. He is straightforward and fair.

I welcome brand-new Senator Kennedy, not only to this Committee but to the Senate as well.

We know him to be a leader who has served the people of Alabama--and all Americans--with integrity, with dedication, and with courage.

I look forward to hearing from him about this vision and plans for the Department.

Thank you, Senator Sessions, for your service in the Senate but more importantly, for taking on this responsibility you have been nominated for.

Senator Sessions is 'wonderful to work with.'

Based on our collective and extensive experience, we also know him to be a person of unwavering dedication to the mission of the department to assure that our country is governed by a fair and evenhanded rule of law.

We have no doubt that Senator Sessions can do the job well, bringing to this critically important office his own unique and extraordinary strengths of courage, humility, experience, and an inviolable promise to treat all people equally…

He tells us so with his usual thoughtfulness, humility, and, more importantly, respect.

I want everybody to get over here that wants to ask questions, and I am not going to take up anybody's time until everybody else is done

Do you agree that independence is the hallmark of an Inspector General's integrity and effectiveness?

I want everyone to be able to watch the hearing without obstruction.