Dick Durbin: “I'd like your thoughts... about whether the current penalty structure is in fact at a level consistent with creating a…”

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.

You can’t survive in politics unless you’re optimistic. You’ve got to believe that even though you face a setback or you don’t have all the laws you need, that tomorrow will be better.

These authorities require you to apply economic pressure on Russia and the chief enablers of its war, in particular China, and thereby enhance your negotiating position to bring a swift end to this ruinous conflict.

These changes threaten to undermine the work of the FBI and pose a grave risk to the Bureau’s integrity.