WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the president’s nominee for Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback:
“We also made important headway in another vital area—the personnel business. We confirmed three of President Trump’s highly-qualified nominees for important posts. We have a new Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Mr. Powell. We have a new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mr. Azar.
“And we have a new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom – our former colleague Sam Brownback. Here in the Senate, Mr. Brownback championed legislation to combat human trafficking and worked to facilitate international cooperation on issues facing vulnerable children. As the voices of religious minorities are being suppressed around the world, I’m glad they will have Ambassador Brownback to speak up for them.”