Some of the points Mr. Connolly made were just right on target.

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1410 offered by the Honorable Dana Rohrabacher, a Representative in Congress from the State of California.

We ran a record $295 billion trade deficit in goods with China last year at a time when the U.S. economy was trying to struggle from a recession and we had high unemployment. This bill would be a small step in the right direction; but we…

President Obama has said that further reductions will continue 'at a steady pace' until the end of 2014 when Afghan forces will assume full responsibility for the security of their country.

the United States should use its position in several regional organizations, including the East Asia Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum, and the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus, to facilitate initiatives and confidence-building measures…

I suspect that if in fact it ultimately takes effect, we're going to have to do the same thing, sure.

I think that this is something that does have to be fully investigated, and it has to be very clear that this is intolerable if we're going to try to protect the defense of this country.

I happen to believe it, that mistakes were made on both sides.

I will just tell you that I tend to be very strong on our relationship with NATO, notwithstanding the Senator's concerns about the investment.

I think that they are improving.

I think we can try to set up a pilot program.

Establishing a National Heritage Area in the Delta would help combat these issues and preserve its vibrant community and fragile resources.

The Department of Defense (DOD) estimates it needs $88.5 billion in FY13 OCO funding of which $85.6B is to conduct military operations for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan.

This bill would establish a National Heritage Area in the Delta in order to protect the largest estuary on the West Coast.

I support assistance to Pakistan that is targeted at achieving our core interests and sustaining our engagement.

Do you believe that the Afghan military will be fully ready to take over come 2014?

I think mistakes were made on their side as well as I've looked into this.

the national security of this Nation is best served if we can develop a positive relationship with Pakistan.