Kit Bond: “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. First, I commend the Secretary and the chairman for your great work.”

I am humbled by the honorable mission President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary Blinken have asked me to take on as Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.

If confirmed as the next Inspector General, you'll have the weighty responsibility of ensuring the Director and Congressional Intelligence Committees are fully informed of any violations of the law or deficiencies in CIA programs.

I would humbly suggest that you put more, not less, in the force structure for the Guard, which is a bargain for our military defense.

I regret to say that this bill should be called the Big Oil Gulf Monopoly Bill, because that is what it is.