The U.S. could never support a two-state solution if it did not require full recognition of Israel as the Jewish state.

Israel is one of our strongest allies, and I think we owe it no less.

I think everybody on this committee is very familiar with arguments about this sector is crowding out my sector.

I know what other nations are doing around the world in terms of trying to build relationships, invest, find allies, find trade.

$300 million. $2.3 billion has generated for the federal budget in the last 6 years.

I want to ask you a couple of questions in the embassy security space.

If you remove organizations and institutions that help you do that, we are really just--it is like eating our seed corn.

I want to emphasize the importance of OPIC in Virginia.

It is really a shining example for what government could be.

The U.S.-Portugal relationship is a very important one.

I think it is very important.

We cannot be involved in dictating any decision about internal politics of another country.

Polling in the Czech Republic has shown pretty low approval for the EU, even though the Czech Republic economy is deeply integrated in the EU.

It sends a signal that Medicaid and Medicare was not that important.

Our approach to Afghanistan must be centered around a bold renewed effort to forge a negotiated political settlement, working with the Afghan and regional actors.

I diverge from the President on his proposed troop increase. I think that this is a singular focus on killing terrorists, ignores the complexity of the situation in Afghanistan and United States interests there.

We are going to really need candor from you.

You are going to have a lot of instability if you do not treat 70 percent of your population well.