It is such a breath of fresh air to have somebody with your clarity and somebody who is willing to speak out and once again put the United States on the right side of history.

it is difficult to take somebody seriously if they don't take themselves seriously.

If anybody has any question about the importance of what one person can do with clarity and leadership, they just have to look your way.

I have always thought that if China ever got serious about curtailing North Korea's nuclear ambitions or their rogue attitude, that could have a lot more influence.

I think those are very, very important steps, and I thank the administration and you for doing that.

In May, the administration imposed targeted sanctions against eight members of the so-called supreme--Court of Justice of Venezuela.

The Maduro regime continues to oppress its people. There are over 60 dead, peaceful demonstrators, have been killed.

And, again, it is important to know who your allies are and treat them as allies and who your adversaries and enemies are and confront them like that.

I just hope that we keep the pressure on because I do think that China plays the long ball, a long game, and sometimes I think that they are playing with us.

I am exceedingly pleased by the sanctions that this administration... has imposed on some, frankly, problematic folks.

Would it be fair to say that the United States is now going to be leading from the front, not from the rear?

I am encouraged by President Trump's commitment to improving infrastructure.

I believe we should probably not be treating folks whose utilities are not paid in HUD programs differently.

your budget represents a 15 percent reduction from fiscal year 2017, the enacted level

These are hard realities that we in Congress, the Republican majority--this is why I believe Donald Trump was elected, because people are sick and tired of the debt, of the deficit, of the inaction, the refusal of the Congress and the…

We do not have a lot of time, so what I would like to do then, Mr. Price, is I am going to be very brief.

I appreciate you taking a hard look at these programs, Mr. Secretary.

I have drawn a very bright line to really my opposition to transferring air traffic control systems to what in essence is a corporate monopoly.