There are clearly too many jobs in the Federal government that require a security clearance.

I am all-in for Senator Cardin's program.

Deamonte Driver was a 12-year-old who lived in Prince George's County, MD, about 7 miles from here.

I do not want to make this a bouquet-tossing contest, but the fact is Senator Cardin has been after these issues for years and years, before they became popular, before they were debated on the floor of the Senate and the House.

Senator Stabenow has been one of the great leaders on health care in the U.S. Senate.

Disparities in our health-care system are well documented, and the impact they have in regard to vulnerable communities.

I asked Director Haines about a matter that I'm especially concerned about and that's the National Security Council's rewrite of the Executive Order that governs classification and declassification.

There are clearly too many jobs in the Federal government that require a security clearance.

One of the reasons is that there are too many secrets of matters that do not need to be secret.

Thrilled, terrific. But what about this other stuff?

I think your answer is spot-on, and I would be interested in any information you have or could supply.

this is more reason for the Congress and this Committee to step in and do this job and do it in a bipartisan way.

Senator Moynihan always stood for the proposition that a big part of the job in intelligence is striking the balance between transparency and protecting sources and methods.

Congress and the public need a chance to vet trade agreements before they are signed.

In my view, it's long past time to say enough is enough and escalate this into a real dispute settlement case.

The Biden administration, from the get-go, had a difficult job to do with respect to trade.

We need to make sure that there are detailed negotiating objectives before negotiations start.

Now the United States needs to kick into a higher gear with smarter, more innovative approaches to trade.

China continues to put up barriers to American products and American values, while ripping off jobs using forced labor.

The Biden administration, from the get-go, had a difficult job to do with respect to trade.

We need to make sure that there are detailed negotiating objectives before negotiations start.

Mexico is flouting its USMCA obligations by shutting out our renewable energy providers.

In my view, it's long past time to say enough is enough and escalate this into a real dispute settlement case.

The United States of America has got to play offense on international trade.

China continues to put up barriers to American products and American values, while ripping off jobs using forced labor.