Maintaining ready forces is of highest priority, especially in a world of ever changing challenges and threats.

The world needs to establish a new global consensus on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation.

I believe that the Taiwan Relations Act has contributed to peace and stability in the region for over 30 years.

I think it is necessary for the Department to examine its infrastructure and eliminate excess.

I support a two-state solution, with two states living side-by-side in peace and security: the Jewish State of Israel and an independent Palestinian State.

Continuing to maintain the international community's unified stance to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon--to include further sanctions if necessary--is more effective than implementing unilateral sanctions.

I support the President's policy on Iran of prevention, not containment.

As the world's largest nuclear power, the United States has a responsibility to lead in this effort.

I intend to continue to strengthen our bilateral defense relationship in a number of ways.

I do not believe we need a permission slip from the United Nations before we can engage in military operations.

I completely support one of the primary objectives of the Ploughshares Fund: preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

I support President Obama's Cuba policy which is focused on supporting the Cuban people's desire to freely determine their future.

I think we have to be really careful with inferences that would leave the impression that this man would somehow purposely evade or purposely mislead this committee.

a nuclear war cannot be won, and it must not be fought.

I will always do my best for our Nation and for the men and women and their families.

America must engage in the world, not retreat from the world, but engage with the world.

This includes focusing on the mental health of our fighting force, because no one who volunteers to fight and die for this country should ever feel like that they have nowhere to turn.

Is our policy worthy of our troops and their families and the sacrifices that we ask them to make?