It would be damaging and not do it.

All the problems that we have, however important, will be dwarfed by this messianistic, apocalyptic, extreme regime that would have an atomic bomb.

It would be a very important gamechanger, absolutely.

I completely concur with the idea that American troops should not be left behind in Iraq without legal protections.

If neighboring countries see that Iraq is weak and incapable of protecting its border and internal security, then definitely there will be interference.

What signal would that be sending to our troops and to our enemies? What kind of national security impact would it be in the times in which we live if there was no agreement to fund the Government?

You do not think there are any politics going on on our side?

It would lead to what I believe would be a fractured state, a larger safe haven for al Qaeda types, and over time would be a disaster.

If I were the Iranians, I would send a thank you note to Congress for grounding more Air Force planes than they could on their own.

From Israel's standpoint, one of the worst nightmares for them, short of an Iranian nuclear weapon, would be Hezbollah getting advanced weapons sold to Assad by Russia.

This is one of the most important hearings we've had in, probably, a very long time.

If it were up to the Kurds, there would be 50,000 American troops in Kurdistan.

Iraq would just begin to fall apart at a faster rate--do you agree with that--because it is destabilizing the country?

He told me he did not think he would be here in another year because there will be a million Syrian refugees and it is destabilizing Jordan.

The question is: Am I a reasonable American if I oppose this bill?

I do know and I do believe in the bottom of my heart I am not an unreasonable person for saying that in some circumstances the 15-round magazine makes perfect sense and in some circumstances the AR-15 makes perfect sense.

I have an AR-15 at home, and I have not hurt anybody, and I do not intend to do it.

I think I am speaking for a lot of people when they say we are heartbroken when a family member is taken through an act of gun violence, whether it be a child or anyone else, but particularly children.