Paul, Rand
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Chair · Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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spoke · 1 of 1 transcribed hearings
8min
speaking time on the record
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Paul, Rand. The committee will come to order. Pursuant to the notice issued on September 22nd, 2026, the committee will proceed to consideration of the resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to apply for a court order immunizing from use in prosecution the testimony provided by the witness at proceedings...
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Business meeting to consider the request to direct Senate Legal Counsel to file an application seeking immunity.
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To receive a closed briefing on an update on Venezuela.
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Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, and Jessica Long, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, all of the Department of State.
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Oversight hearings to examine small business programs in review, focusing on the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Hearings to examine rogue AI, focusing on securing the homeland against AI agents.
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Heidi Overton, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
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Hearings to examine the nominations of William Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Mark Abreu, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Nicholas Checker, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, Natasha Franceschi, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, and John McIntyre, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi, all of the Department of State.
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● SPOKEHearings to examine to take sworn witness testimony.
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Hearings to examine small business, big impact, focusing on entrepreneurs at the heart of thriving communities for 250 years.