On the recordFebruary 16, 2022
I would love for us to have a full, ordinary process here on the floor and to have all of us on both sides of the aisle support that process. I come to the floor to ask for this unanimous consent because that process has been frustrated, and we now have been without a leader for this entire administration. My colleague made a point about Afghanistan, and he said we need to know how many Americans are in Afghanistan. If you want better action on the issue of Americans as refugees abroad or stranded abroad, then you want to have a responsible leader, an accountable leader, heading up the Bureau of Population, Migration, and Refugees. So let's do our job here in this Chamber because when we fail to enable such a critical organization, responsible for billions of dollars around the world being provided to millions of people, responsible for the vetting of people coming into our country, when we fail to do our job to put somebody in charge, we are only wounding ourselves. This is exactly the type of partisan paralysis and destruction that is damaging our Nation. We need to get this confirmation completed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.
