I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho.

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Well, I--my sense before your answers are--is that we--from what I just read, is that we don't really know what we need to do in order to counter the threats that you have just mentioned.

But I am not sure how the fact that you give folks a choice between being separated from their children or being detained, and then asking them to waive the 20-day period where they children cannot stay in detention, how that is going to…

You will be where the buck stops for ensuring that national security and public safety come first.

I want to start by thanking the nominees for their willingness to serve and for their lifetimes of public service as well.

How long is too long for a child to be separated from their family?

So do you support the proposal for a binary choice policy? What are your thoughts on it?

But in many cases that did not happen, and it certainly appears that there was not any planning done on how to reunite families as we went through that.

But it was clear that families would be separated at that point.

If confirmed, you will not only lead ICE but you will have to make some very tough decisions every day that prioritize ICE resources.

I certainly am a strong believer that anyone holding positions of responsibility need to lead by example.

We have a responsibility to ask hard questions and to ensure that each Federal agency is acting in accordance with the law.

I think we all agree that we want to expedite any of the hearings that folks have.

I believe this is three consecutive years in a row we have seen hate crimes increase in this country.

So you will commit to this Committee that you are not going to use that type of language going forward?

the topic of healthcare affordability should unite us as a common cause. We all need healthcare, whether young or old or male or female, rich or poor. Not one of us will go through life without experiencing a major health concern. Even if…

Give greater public expression, including at the highest levels of the U.S. Government, to the issue of press freedom in China.

The Administration should consider restarting an interagency process to determine if new technologies should be added to the United States Munitions List.

Expand Mandate of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

Protect Civil Society From Political Influence Operations.