I made the decision with the President's consent to do the drawdown in Yemen because we were not able to do diplomacy.

You know this better than anybody in the Senate, Senator Markey.

We will continue to consult closely with you as our efforts progress.

We talked about the need for enforcement frankly for their help to close borders, to prevent people from moving.

Our highest priority in the State Department is protecting our people.

Now, 'enduring' in our mind means no long-term offensive combat of a large scale.

Not just in deserts in other parts of the world, we have had record levels of storm damage, of fires, the hottest year.

I think trying to get a deal here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As we go forward, the resolve of the United States will remain firm, as will our commitment to our friends and allies--particularly Israel and our gulf allies, who have good reason to be skeptical about Iran's intentions.

The normalization process is effectively announced and now needs to be implemented.

There is a strong sense of a lack of commitment, of a not willing to hold the line.

We are still behind the curve of where we need to be in terms of meeting our obligation to deal with climate change.

Iran's destabilizing activities in the region are a top concern of the administration.

We are the largest single donor in the world and we should be proud of that.

I think Senator Menendez as chair is the one who produced this concept from your deliberations.

We want to make sure there is a civil society component to the discussion there and human rights, and we pushed that.

President Abbas remains committed to a nonviolent, peaceful approach to a two-state solution and he remains committed to the two-state solution.

There should not be any, and the President ought set limits.