we are in a challenging environment right now with an administration that, while we agree with much of what he says, in terms of trade philosophy, I think most of us would disagree with some of the tactics.

there are a lot of folks that talked about the LGM program, which, of course, is this very restrictive limit on crop insurance

fundamentally this is probably a question about the money, and I know that is an issue that you all struggle with mightily

I do think it is really important that, to your base question, we have a safety net that really works.

One of the reasons it is difficult is because we are talking tens, hundreds of billions of dollars.

We do this work not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it is in the interest of the American people and promotes global stability.

I think we are getting to a place where we are going to have a very effective piece of legislation.

we would cut off, period, without any waiver.

I do not understand why Israel has not taken action.

I fully intend to vote for your confirmation. I think you are two quality candidates.

Thank you, Senator Daines.

From my standpoint, the best way to deter wrongdoing or any kind of corruption is to let people realize we will hold them accountable.

I can assure you the Russians were probing our systems in 2016.

I am happy to work with you. In fact, we have three Executive Orders on this.

I think they have been very careful in their verbal testimony to distinguish between Muslims who are practicing their faith peacefully and spiritually as opposed to political Islam.

The U.S. Constitution does not have to be a suicide pact. We have to recognize that.

We do ban things like child pornography. It is illegal to incite violence.

We do understand in Congress here how important our relationship with Europe is.

I certainly want to assure the region that they do have a great deal of support in Congress.

we should not be penny wise and pound foolish.

I appreciate you being so supportive of us holding this hearing

We are a Nation of immigrants. We have welcomed them. They have made this Nation great.

I think probably the best way to counter violent extremism in any of its forms is through economic opportunity.

I completely agree with you. The first step is you have to make a country an attractive place for investing their risk capital.

It is actually kind of depressing, and it does, to a certain extent, point to the lure of what Russia's propaganda is all about.