Pat Roberts: “To be perfectly blunt, the rule as proposed looked like a trial lawyer's full employment act.”

It is an honor to be here today in support of my Kansas friend and colleague Mike Pompeo as the President's nominee for Secretary of State.

Instead of going bilateral, bilateral, bilateral, bilateral times 11, to get back into TPP would really send a message to China.

These very important missions will be even better served with the necessary key leadership in place.

Well, let me just close by saying that I agree with the President, I agree with everybody who has said, all of the witnesses, that long-term--and it is going to have to be a long-term policy with regards to China--you are going to have to…