Orrin Hatch: “I believe you are a fine nominee and I feel confident that you are qualified to complete all the tasks that lie ahead.”

I want to thank my dear colleague from Iowa. He is one of the greatest Senators I have served with. He is just a wonderful friend and a wonderful Senator. He has worked his tail off the whole time he has been here. I am grateful for his…

I stand by everything I said during my questioning of Mr. Saul, including concerns about budget summary data.

Those backlogs at the Social Security Administration are unacceptable to many, if not most, of us here in the Senate.

It is disappointing the ranking member feels a need to question a statement that I made during the hearing.