Iran seeks to increase its stature by countering U.S. influence and expanding ties with regional actors in Latin America.

I have had senior citizens tell me that they are not going back into their homes again.

One of my concerns I mentioned in the opening statement is that places like Venezuela and Bolivia require no visa from Iran.

As I talked about in my opening statement, the threat has changed significantly since 9/11 because terrorists have modified their tactics based on security measures we have put in place.

What I would like to ask you, I know the President has asked you all to come up with proposals to cut your budget by a certain number next year or maybe the year after...

That's why we definitely need to be engaged.

Iran is seizing headlines around the world as its leadership pursues a singular agenda, to achieve nuclear weapons capacity.

Several of you mentioned uranium exploration. This is something that we have sought to address in the Iran sanctions bill...

Our concern here is obviously substantive and we think that it is important to review all of the views that exist, to understand the depth of Iran's intentions and clarify their participation.

I assume if that's the case you wouldn't have accepted our invitation; is that correct?

I am just telling Dr. Biscet how honored it is for me to speak with him today, and express mine and the appreciation of all freedom-loving people for the great sacrifices that he has suffered in Cuba on behalf of the cause of a free and…

This reality of a lack of human rights and civil liberties inside Cuba started in 1959 where Cuba's record of throwing people into prison, just because they are prisoners of conscience, began when thousands and thousands of political…

These men died fighting for basic human rights, the kind of rights that so many of us take for granted in this country.

This administration needs to step up the focus and the effort to condemn Cuba, condemn the Castro dictatorship.

It is wholly justified, and hopefully more people throughout the United States and throughout the world will be listening.

Somehow over the years there has been this romanticism with this revolution. You know, this revolution brought dictators--dictators for over 50 years.

The hearing is not about reproductive rights and contraception.

We need to have multilateral condemnations from the United Nations, the United Nations Human Rights Commission.