Jack Reed

I was a bit disappointed, because, again, I would hoped he would have rose to the task and been much more faithful to his duties rather than appear to be coordinating with either implicitly or explicitly with the president.

It's a very highly charged word, spying. It has a negative connotation. And if you have any evidence of that, which he said he has none, well, then you might think about using it.

I seek the Republican response time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

First, let me commend the Senator from New Jersey for his very articulate, detailed, and factually specific discussion of Russian malign influence across the globe but, particularly, here in the United States.

I am because, first, you have the announcement of a policy in Syria that is going to be quite detrimental to our security interests, the stability in the region.

There was a significant vote on the War Powers Act with respect to Yemen.

Enormous amount of power. You know, we have done that in the past.

This was the straw that broke the camel's back.

There was a unanimous resolution condemning the killing of Khashoggi by the Saudis, particularly naming the crown prince.

Not only is it difficult to look at GM buy back significant stock and then lay off thousands of workers, but your whole approach has been for the long-term Main Street investor.

Investors have been clear that continued access to proxy advisory firms is critical.

That is good advice.

I think, frankly, we have to do better in finding out who actually owns these assets.

The Khashoggi murder was a violation of the basic norms of international behavior. And even the suspicion that the crown prince was involved or high level members of the Saudi government was involved raise a serious concerns about their…

Obviously we wanted her there, and it was not just one senator but a broad range, a bipartisan range wanted her opinion.

I chaired the trip with Senator Nelson to Afghanistan, and it was one of the many kindnesses and examples of leadership and friendship that he extended to me through a long time.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for your comments and for holding this very important hearing.

I again want to thank my colleague Senator Whitehouse for his very eloquent words about a great American, Claiborne Pell. Just a final comment. If you ever want to feel truly beloved, embraced by constituents, respected and admired, do…

This seems to be more of a political statement than a national security statement. And it is a political statement that the president is making just several days before the election.

There has been no indication that this is a direct national security threat to the United States. We have to protect our borders.

Words have consequences. And the president's either off the cuff or certainly uninformed -- it is very, very daunting and disturbing to have a president giving an address about his plans for the border using, effectively, misinformation.

Well, my initial reaction when I heard the president talking about using American forces to shoot at civilians who throw rocks, it was completely illegal, completely contrary to ethics and contrary to the instructions I know they received…

Therefore, how can you use a Section 232 sanction against Canada, which is based on national security, in fact, something adverse for our national security? It makes no sense.

When I go to Afghanistan, I have been there about 16 times, should I go up to one of those Canadian soldiers and say, 'Why are you not helping us because you are really impairing our national security?'

I do not think you have the legal standing to invoke a national security tariff on Canada.