President Biden’s Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee — kicking off two days of questioning as he vies to become the nation’s top law enforcement officer.

“If I am confirmed, serving as Attorney General will be the culmination of a career I have dedicated to ensuring that the laws of our country are fairly and faithfully enforced, and that the rights of all Americans are protected,” the DC circuit court judge is telling the committee Monday morning in his opening. statement.

Garland also revealed his plans to launch an investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

“If confirmed, I will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the Capitol on January 6 — a heinous attack that sought to disrupt a cornerstone of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power to a newly elected government​,” Garland says.

Garland went on to take note of what he viewed as the Justice Department’s scope of responsibilities, from protecting and advancing civil rights to protecting Americans “from environmental degradation and the abuse of market power, from fraud and corruption, from violent crime and cybercrime and from drug trafficking and child exploitation.”

“And it must do all of that without ever taking its eye off the risk of another devastating attack by foreign terrorists. The Attorney General takes an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies — foreign and domestic,” he continued.

Garland did not address the nursing home scandal embroiling New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo or concerns about Biden’s son Hunter and his dealings with foreign entities and officials in his opening remarks, though he will undoubtedly face questions on the issues from Republican lawmakers on the panel.

In opening remarks from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) both men praised Garland, with the latter calling him “a good pick for the job”

“No one doubts that Judge Garland is qualified,” Grassley added.

“Judge Garland, should you be confirmed — and I have every confidence that you will be — you will oversee a Justice Department in an existential moment,” Durbin said, citing what he called the “four tumultuous years of intrigue, controversy, and brute political forces” that occupied the agency.