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Those empower value. especially presidents on their first two days in office. theyre reminded of the responsibility they face. and simply the power of >> absolutely. i remember walking into the oval office the first day when president george hw bush became president, he kind of pulled me aside, and he said, boy, i understand abraham lincoln. he said he spent more time on his knees after he became president than he ever has before in his life. nixon -- sorry abraham lincoln has been rather fill s...

Importance of the nato alliance and talking about the consequences coming from the uks "brexit" decision earlier this year. those are going to be the two big issues for her. i say supporting nato and trying to get president trump on board with the importance of nato because now that the uk will not be part of the eu any longer that will be the primary vehicle for the security alliance. bill: are you suggesting there is a shift to mr. trumps approach to nato already? >> i think certainly, certain...

Proceeds such as a penalties assessed for undisclosed foreign bank accounts. two questions, and ill state them both. should you be confirmed, can i count on you to be supportive of the whistle blower program and work to ensure its success? and additionally, would you be willing to review the irss administration of the program including its very narrow interpretation of the words "collected proceeds"? >> absolutely, senator. you have my assurance. and let me further go on to say that the majority...

That the world is so much bigger than this moment and the united states is embroiled in so many high-level conflicts that the rest of the world depends on and the men that will lead us through the difficult and trying times ahead with the best of america and the world at heart have just come there to have this striking moment before the world. jennifer griffin is one who has covered the pentagon and been a foreign correspondent in israel and beyond. its a scene that weve seen played out time and...

>> i do want to put in the record that michael levitt had two rounds. >> he was never education secretary. >> rod page under bush had ten-minute rounds. there is other precedent. thats why my members are asking -- >> i appreciate that, senator murray, and i appreciate that. im trying to be fair by treating mrs. devos in the same way we treated both president obamas education nominees. well go next to senator cassidy. >> mrs. devos pap thanks. good to see you again. im really struck. the kind of ...

Won the electoral college, and he will be sworn it as our president, but he made certain promises on that campaign trail. he said he promised to protect social security and medicare. he promised to help the working poor and the working class in this country, and there are millions of people who are depending on him to do just that. he can get it done. he must resist not doing those things, and if he does not do what he promised he has to be held accountable, but i am holding out some hope that h...

Colleague here. let me emphasize by saying, is it fair to say then that regardless of what your position may have been as a legislator, your approach as attorney general will be to enforce the law, regardless of policy differences? >> absolutely, mr. chairman. thats -- i dont think i have any hesitation or any lack of an ability to separate the roles that i have had to go from the executive -- legislative branch to the executive branch is a transfer of not only position but of the way you approa...

And everything. however, you know, maybe its time to lay the politics aside, and are you willing to work with mr. trump to see that this happens? a >> absolutely, and theres an area, and youre right, trump and i talked about many of the same issues, and heres what the issue is. the issue is under the last 30 years under democratic and republican administrations we have had trade policies like nafta and cafta and permanent normal trade relations with china, where i written essentially by large mu...

Colleague here, let me emif a seize but that regardless your position as a legislator, your approach as attorney general will be to enforce the law regardless of policy differences? >> absolutely, mr. chairman. i dont think i have any hesitation or any lack of an ability to separate the roles that i have had, to go from the legislative branch to the executive bran is a transfer of not only position but the way you approach issues. i would be an executive function, an enforcement function of the ...

Request to appear and testify before any dually constituted committee of congress? >> i do. >> thank you. >> senator mccain. >> general, as you know, we passed legislation on the defense bill prohibiting torture, including waterboarding, do you intend to follow that law? >> absolutely, senator. >> and what is your personal view of waterboarding and other forms of torture? >> senator, i dont think we should ever come close to crossing the line that is beyond with we as americans would expect to f...