Our ultimate goal is we want a strong economy. We want strong job markets.

The conflict and humanitarian crisis that it created has the potential to reshape the region literally for decades to come.

the United States faces a multitude of challenges in the Middle East.

I thank the witnesses and all of the members for being here today.

Iran continues to support Bashar al-Assad and carry out its destabilizing activities.

It shameful that politics gets involved in this, because it shouldn't.

U.S. leadership and engagement in the Middle East is essential.

The point that I want to get across is we are at full employment, pretty much, in this country.

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Look all these beautiful people, these beautiful Republican congressmen and women, but we have to be a little bit careful because I don't like the way the votes are being tallied. I don't like it and you don't like it either, you just…

You better watch those vote tallies. You know, I keep hearing about the election and the various counting measures that they have. There were a lot of close elections that were -- they seemed to every single one of them went Democrat. If…

Well, I think it's ridiculous. We went through two years of the Mueller investigation. So there's no collusion. The attorney general now and the deputy attorney general ruled no obstruction. They said no obstruction. And so there's no…

No, I wanted to delay it myself. I want to put it after the election because we don't have the House.

I don't like the way the votes are being tallied. I don't like it and you don't like it either.

What we have to do is Congress has to meet quickly and make a deal. I could do it in 45 minutes. We need to get rid of chain migration. We need to get rid of catch and release and visa lottery. And we have to do something about asylum. And…

I'll tell you what, I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck. Because the people of this country don't want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. So I will take the…

Because I think we're going to have a great health care package. I think the Republican Party will become the party of health care.

I am going to take care of everybody. I don't care if it costs me votes or not. Everybody is going to be taken care of, much better than they are taking care of now.