John Cornyn: “I ask the distinguished chairman of the Armed Services Committee whether a period of transition from one administration…”

“I ask the distinguished chairman of the Armed Services Committee whether a period of transition from one administration to another is a time of particular vulnerability to the United States, at a time when we are transitioning not only to a new administration but also to a new national security Cabinet. Isn't this a time of particular vulnerability for the United States? Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be yielded an additional 2 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I would just like to say to my friend from Texas, our leader, that there is enormous controversy about our intelligence community overall. Questions have been raised going all the way back to weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, questions about what we know or don't know about Russian involvement in the last election. It seems to me that all of the things that the Senator from Texas just said argue for a rapid transition to a person we all trust. I would ask the Senator from Texas very quickly: Has he heard someone who objects to Congressman Pompeo assuming the role of Director of the CIA?”