Sanctions alone cannot contain Russian power, but we know that they can act in concert with other measures.

President Trump should want to be in a position of strength and not weakness, and right now he is in a position of weakness.

The United States has every right to sanction those Russian individuals and firms who have carried out hacking attacks during our election campaign.

I think there is a growing consensus, at least in the Congress, that we need to not only codify the existing sanctions...

Sanctions are one of the most important instruments we have to contain Russian power and eventually--and this may take quite a long time--roll back Putin's territorial aggression.

President Trump's response to Russian interference in the elections, however, has been extremely disappointing.

The response by President Trump to Russia's actions has been extremely disappointing.

This is a blatant, unprecedented, and deadly serious attack on democracy, and that is why we need a vigorous bipartisan investigation by the Senate and House Intelligence Committees.

He has failed to criticize President Putin for this brazen attack on our democracy.

I support many of the goals of the proposed bipartisan Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017.

One of President Trump's fundamental responsibilities as President is to defend our country from foreign aggression.

That is why Congress must now act by undertaking a comprehensive, bipartisan investigation of Russia's actions.

We have to look at North Korea as if Kim Jong-un will do what he says.

I don't share your confidence that North Korea is not going to attack either South Korea or Japan or the United States.

I disagree that we lack a strategy on North Korea, sir. I believe we do have a strategy.

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