the threat is real, it is continuous.

It is the unanimous determination of the entire U.S. intelligence community.

We're here because a foreign adversary attacked us right here at home, plain and simple.

I think again this speaks volumes.

We must determine the necessary steps to take to protect our democracy and ensure they can't do it again.

there are still a lot of unanswered questions and we're going to get to the bottom of this.

I've never had any reason to question your integrity, your expertise, or your intelligence.

Numerous Trump associates had undisclosed contacts with Russians before and after the election.

This whole investigation is not about relitigating the election. It's not about who won or lost.

If any of this is true, it would be an appalling and improper use of our intelligence professionals. An act, if true, that could erode the public's trust in our intelligence institutions.

Because that is what the questions are being asked about, reports that nobody has laid to rest here, that the President of the United States has intervened directly in an ongoing FBI investigation.

Our constitutional obligation is to keep America and our citizens safe.

I think it will be essential, Mr. Chairman, that that other individual, who has served our country as well with great distinction, has a chance to relay his version of those facts.

The President himself say that he was thinking about the Russia investigation when he fired Director Comey.

If the President is asking you to intervene or downplay--you may not have felt pressure, but if he is even asking, to me that is a very relevant piece of information.

It's so jarring to hear recent reports of White House officials... attempting to interfere.

the American public deserves to get the answers to these questions.

Well, I thought you also said at SASC, if brought before the investigative committee, you would, quote, 'certainly provide them with what I know and what I don't know.' We are before that investigative committee.

I think, frankly--and I understand your commitment to the Administration--but that Senator King, Senator Heinrich and my questions deserve answers, and at some point the American public deserves full answers.

The President is not above the law.

There is a lot of smoke. We have no smoking gun at this point, but there's a lot of smoke.

I would argue you balloon the debt and whatever benefit you get from the tax cut is going to be erased by the additional deficit payments.

the administration's policy is to make tax reform revenue-neutral, and that is the administration's proposal.

I have spent a couple years looking through these numbers pretty closely.

today I wish to pay tribute and offer my deep appreciation to Randy Bookout for his many years of dedicated service as a professional staff member on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, SSCI. Randy joined the committee staff in…