I appreciate that because it has not been a comfortable or easy time for them.
I hope they will have individual assistance for the hardest hit communities.
He asked us to join together in extending Director Mueller's leadership for the sake of our Nation's safety and security.
2 years is as far as I will go. Director Mueller has done a fine job, but he is not indispensable.
I'm pleased that in a law enforcement matter like this, we've kept out of any kind of partisanship.
There is no one that I have ever met who is better suited to the responsible use of power than Bob Mueller.
It is up to us, also, to change it and that is why Senator Leahy and Senator Schumer and I and others have legislation pending.
This is not a 9:00 to 5:00 job, I would assume. I suspect you probably get a few calls in the middle of the night.
The 10-year limit has achieved its intended purpose.
I join in co-sponsoring S. 1103, a bill that would extend the term of the current FBI Director for 2 years.
I think there are bad, and even potentially dangerous, times to change an FBI Director, and I think that this is one of them.