So you think the United States--that we could step forward and offer both of these countries a--to play a mediation role or an arbitration role?

the United States may act as a convener in some place distant from their two countries.

Well, thank you very much to all three of you for your testimony.

I think that we have got to be very sensitive to that--to make sure that that outcome does not happen.

Let me just note for the record that being a member--the vice chairman of the Science Committee that is only your opinion and the opinion of others.

Yes, well, let me--somebody is making money on it there.

And who is paying--who is buying the bonds?

I laud you for what you are doing. And I think the best impact we can have is at the State level to make sure that our constituencies understand the significance that when those rates go up--not because of an insurance commissioner, but…

I think that is important. And I think that is what I am getting at is that we have to be together, we have to deal from a position of strength here.

I just don't want us to have the luck of the Chicago Cubs when it comes to having our role at the international table.

I think the lack of transparency there as to what designates a SIFI for the insurance companies is obviously an obstacle.

I doubt any of my colleagues, including myself, campaigned on Basel III or Solvency II or IAIS.

The best sanctions didn't come from our committee. The best sanctions came from lowering the price of oil from $140 down to below $75.

I think it has been a terrible mistake.

We are going to need additional sanctions on Iran unless we get a good agreement and we are not going to get a good agreement if we don't have the prospect of much tougher sanctions, regime-threatening sanctions.

Madam Speaker, the call of the wild from mammoth African elephants and rhinos has grown meek and blissfully silent. The culprit: outlaw terrorists who are tracking and hunting down these massive creatures to fund their filthy, lucre…

I think that we were naive going into this entire process. I believed that the sanctions were working.

How can that possibly be the case?