John Barrasso: “the world is seeing that President Trump's Cabinet picks are strong and that Republicans are confirming them and doing…”

“the world is seeing that President Trump's Cabinet picks are strong and that Republicans are confirming them and doing it very quickly. By the end of today, we will have confirmed 18 of President Trump's nominees. They are bold, and they are well-qualified. Now, this is more nominees than President Obama had confirmed by this time in 2009, and it is more than President Biden did in 2021--more than twice as many than Joe Biden did. Americans voted for a bold, new direction. They wanted to see that here in Washington and across the country, and Senate Republicans are delivering. Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Howard Lutnick to be the Secretary of Commerce. He is going to kick-start the golden age of American manufacturing. We are also on track to confirm Kelly Loeffler today to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. She is a former colleague of ours in the Senate, and she is a voice for Main Street America. The Senate will soon vote, as well, to confirm Kash Patel. He is the nominee to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The United States is seeing increasing threats from terrorism. The previous FBI Director told the Senate a year ago ``I see blinking lights everywhere.'' On New Year's Day, 14 Americans were killed in a terrorist attack in New Orleans. That is why the Senate must act quickly to confirm Mr. Patel. We need to continue to act with speed and urgency. Once confirmed, Mr.…”