Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I urge his confirmation by this committee and by the Senate.”

I rise to talk about the looming financial crisis that all of us here are trying to solve. We are here because we know that in 4 days something that will affect every American family in not a very good way is going to happen. We are…

It is one of NATO's prime focuses, the aggression of Russia in Ukraine, of course, Georgia as well.

Absolutely. The President has come to see that NATO is important.

I thank the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations Committee as well as the ranking member because as soon as our leaders get back from the White House I certainly want us to be able to go forward and vote. To finish my remarks, we…