Ron Wyden

I think you are going to give a fair shake to everybody.

The tax code in America, in my view, is really two tax codes.

I do come back to this basic proposition that people do not know much about the Tax Court.

Finally, I guess the last few days he said well, maybe I had some light conversations about those matters.

This is hugely important, because what we want to know is what Michael Flynn was talking to the Russians about before the president was sworn in.

I intend to follow up so we get the financials.

We have seen all of these individuals who have close relationships with Donald Trump, who have been involved with the Russians. And all of them either have lied or stonewalled or in some way were covering up.

To me, Roger Stone is taking the Fifth so he doesn't have to lie under oath in order to protect his longtime friend.

The fact that this has gone on so long and seems to be a key building block in the home stretch makes this particularly significant.

I thank the chairman for his willingness to work with me on this important matter. I know we believe that further oversight needs to be done; however, at this point, the Treasury Department has been sufficiently cooperative. Accordingly, I…

Suffice it to say, we have seen a pattern of other officials involved in this.

I believe you ought to recuse yourself if you are chosen for this position on matters that deal with the specifics of what got such a resoundingly negative response earlier.

I am comfortable with the data that was provided to support the proposition that SSA's core operating budget has shrunk by 10 percent since 2010 after adjusting for inflation.

For many years, I and other members of the Finance Committee have relied on accurate data from SSA to understand the agency's needs.

I understand that the chairman feels strongly about this issue, but, respectfully, I do not share his view.

Middle-class paychecks aren't keeping up with rising living expenses and health-care costs.

It's responsible for administering benefits to over 69 million seniors, people with disabilities, and other Americans.

I share your concerns regarding the disability program and customer service, and, if confirmed, I will devote my attention to these issues.

My top priorities will be addressing the key challenges mentioned above--improving the disability adjudication process, modernizing IT, and improving accountability--to ensure the agency provides accurate, efficient, and timely service to…

In my view, the Social Security Administration faces three key challenges: improving the disability adjudication process, including reducing wait times and appeals backlogs; modernizing the IT infrastructure; and increasing executive and…

I would just ask unanimous consent that the question that Senator Casey feels strongly about, which I do as well, also be something you respond to as well, Mr. Saul.

There have been regular meetings with those folks.

I assure you that you have my support, but I want the opportunity just to be able to see what has been done.

I take this very seriously.

I am really a privacy hawk as it relates to protecting people's personal data.