I certainly intend to support your confirmation, and I hope the entire Senate does as well.

I very much appreciate both of your attention to getting the appointment of an inspector general for the Department of State.

As the American taxpayers' eyes and ears inside Federal agencies, that inspectors general provide really important oversight.

He has really put an enormous amount of his personal prestige behind this.

I am very troubled that we are here with the special immigrant visa program for Iraqis due to expire at the end of this month.

I think Ms. Kennedy's recognition that she should not weigh in to the Law of the Sea Treaty debate is a good indication about what a good diplomat she is going to be.

I am going to begin with you and ask about Georgia.

I hope that we will continue to support the very positive progress that has been made between Serbia and Kosovo on settling their disagreements there.

Our policy...is I think very much reflective of the views of people here in this body as well, which is verify, then trust, deeds not words.

What Erdogan is doing is certainly not to the extent of what we have seen in Russia with Mr. Putin, but troubling nonetheless.

American families do not get to choose which bills to pay and which ones not to pay, and the United States Congress cannot either.

If the President is presented with legislation that would result in the Congress choosing to default on the full faith and credit of the United States, he would veto it.

The United States and the Republic of Korea are as united as ever.

The Syrian regime's actions and policies... continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

This bill would threaten the full faith and credit of the United States.

If what North Korea has been doing has not resulted in a strong, prosperous nation, then now is a good time for Kim Jong Un to evaluate that history and take a different path.

I have no tolerance for this.

The United States condemns the Asad regime's use of brutal violence and human rights abuses and calls on the Asad regime to stop its violent war.