This threat I believe demands a whole-of-government response, and that response needs to start with leadership at the top.

I think this open hearing comes at an extraordinarily important time.

We all know it's been over a year since the Russian intervention in our 2016 elections.

Despite all this, the President, inconveniently, continues to deny the threat posed by Russia.

This campaign of innuendo and misinformation should alarm all of us, regardless of our partisan affiliation.

today I wish to recognize the dedicated career and service to the Congress and the intelligence community of Kerry Sutten, who is retiring at the end of this month after more than 20 years of service in both the executive and legislative…

I concur with the approach you have taken in terms of the ICOs, and I think there has been some very bad behavior.

I think we may be on top of something that is transformational.

If we had the same rate of increase the next 2 years that we have had the last couple years... we would be north of $20 trillion caught up in this area by 2020.

I would argue that--while I commend the Treasury Secretary for putting a working group together, I would argue this is the reason we created FSOC in the first place.

I have appreciated GAO's continued vigilance.

I want to echo a number of the comments my friend, the chairman, the Senator from North Carolina made. Ten days ago, we asked for reauthorization of section 702, and I came to this floor and advocated that this was a critically important…

I rise very briefly to thank my friend, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee. One more time, I urge all of our colleagues to vote for S. 139, which will be coming up for a vote in a few moments. This is a critical tool that our…

Let the record show that this is the second of one of these hearings.

I thank my friend, the chairman of our committee, the Senator from North Carolina, for his work on this important piece of legislation. I obviously rise today in support of passage of S. 139, the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of…

We will ask difficult and probing questions of you, and your staff, and we expect honest, complete responses.

How do we get that right with also making sure that there are appropriate financial products for the underbanked?

How do we get that balance right between being able to see patterns but still protect consumers' information?

I trust that you will lead the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community's Office with integrity.

I trust that you will provide sound legal counsel and judgment and will speak truth to power.

Can you commit to ensuring that this Committee will be provided with all information requested pursuant to our ongoing Russia investigation?

I look forward to supporting your nominations and ensuring their consideration without delay.

let me join my friend and colleague Senator Kaine. We and some of the folks who are in the Gallery today were not sure if this day would ever come. Even in the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate, occasionally we get things right. And, boy…

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 984) was passed.

I further ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…