"Though we may not agree on everything, after meeting with Representative Chavez-DeRemer and listening to her testimony during her confirmation hearing, I believe that she is qualified to serve as the ..."
"The whole hearing right now feels kind of surreal to me. It’s almost like we’re being subjected to a very elegant gaslighting."
"When you continue to sow doubt about settled science, it makes it impossible for us to move forward."
"The whole hearing right now feels very surreal to me. It’s almost like we’re being subjected to a very elegant gaslighting."
"I continue to call on the FAR Council... to provide better guidance to agencies on how to handle conflicts of interest."
"I joined the bill, along with Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, to ensure contracting firms are using taxpayer funds responsibly."
"Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I want to thank you and Ranking Member Paul for holding this hearing."
"I expect when somebody contracts with the Federal Government that they will put the people of the United States interests first."
"I want that balance to be in a more conservative direction."
"Once the Department of Defense fully implements this law it will provide additional safeguards against conflicts of interest that compromise our national security."
"I am concerned about the possibility that if the legislation were written in such a way, or if contracting guidelines were scoped in such a way that companies could find loopholes, then that would be ..."
"It is outrageous that these companies...are putting profiting off of their deals with the Saudis over protecting the national security interests of the United States."