Jack Reed

They have to make it clear that their foe is Hamas, not the Palestinian people.

Not only do they not fund Ukraine, which I think your testimonies indicate as a vital imperative to the United States, they also want to offset the funding by taking money from the IRS.

We have also a necessity to get many American citizens out of Gaza, and can you assure us that you are doing all you can to achieve that objective?

I think not only do we need to increase it, but also in terms of the strategy, of the perception of the world with respect to Israel, is that they have to make it clear that their foe is Hamas, not the Palestinian people.

Not only do they not fund Ukraine, which I think your testimonies indicate as a vital imperative to the United States, they also want to offset the funding by taking money from the IRS.

If we do not send the resources, does that increase the probability that someday we will have to send young Americans into the European Theater?

First, I want to commend my colleague from Rhode Island. No one has been more accurate and more farseeing about climate change than Sheldon Whitehouse. When he first came to the Senate, it was a technical issue that scientists debated. Now…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, as a further mark of respect to the late James L. Buckley, former Senator from New York, the…

I have one request for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:52 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 10 a.m…

So it suggests State action as well as Federal action.

So it suggests State action as well as Federal action.

I think your approach is one that will meet this extreme demand in a shorter period of time than going out and building from scratch.

Right. I just have a sense from my experience in Rhode Island is that there is kind of this built-in resistance because there is a--we do not want to change the character of the community, et cetera, et cetera.

Well, what more can we do? Because many times it is a capacity issue, technical-skilled personnel to redo your zoning code so that, one, you allow affordable housing, but two, you do maintain, in many respects, the character of the…

So it suggests State action as well as Federal action.

But I thank the witnesses, and again I thank the Chairwoman.

I just have a sense from my experience in Rhode Island is that there is kind of this built-in resistance.

Well, what more can we do?

I am concerned from a national security standpoint. You know the old saying, we are shooting ourselves in the foot. In fact, both feet.

I think there are profound national security implications.

I have called for the Department to finalize the rule, including a letter I sent in March of 2022.

Private markets are notoriously opaque. Unlike other financial institutions, private equity funds and hedge funds are exempt from requirements to maintain anti-money laundering programs.

I am concerned from a national security standpoint. You know the old saying, we are shooting ourselves in the foot. In fact, both feet.

I have called for the Department to finalize the rule, including a letter I sent in March of 2022.