I do object to, though, is something that has happened for years since I have been a member of this Committee, and that is somehow to list political contributions and suggest that somehow they make an individual suspect or not qualified.
Wicker criticizes the practice of questioning qualifications based on political contributions.
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This decision … sends the wrong signal to Russia at the very moment President Trump is applying pressure to force Vladimir Putin to come to the table to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine.
I also oppose the U.S. lifting any sanctions on Iran, or unfreezing Iranian funds, in exchange for Iran’s mere agreement to negotiate for another 60 days.
There’ll be some questions about that, and this issue, I expect, will be vetted by the time a decision needs to be made.
This legislation facilitates the modernization of an American arsenal that will define the next generation of warfare.
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