Jon Kyl

We need more agents. That is what they tell us down there.

We need to get that plan implemented as well as up here.

First I would like to take a moment to wish Vice President Cheney well as he recovers from his big-time heart transplant surgery. My wife Caryll and I have him in our thoughts and prayers, and we send our best wishes to him and to his…

At least you ought to try to understand, when you have the best negotiating position, to demand those things that, after all, are simply matters of rule of law.

It is absolutely erroneous to say that there is no leverage for the United States with respect to Jackson-Vanik.

It is very difficult, after you have granted the status, to then get them to really fulfill the commitments that they have made.

Our leverage is, we will withhold action until that plan is forthcoming, and we can negotiate with the Russians.

It is essential that both parties operate in good faith. There is scant evidence that the Russian state operates in good faith.

I believe that the United States has leverage with Russia.

Just one second. Since Senator Kerry might have been out of the room when I put the letters in the record, the piece in the Wall Street Journal by Kasparov and Nemtsov specifically referred to the letter that you quoted.

We tried to anticipate all the things that we could hold China to.

I think PNTR is definitely a plus, not just for trade relations, but it imposes a degree of discipline in trade relations that is a positive step on the rule of law.

It is simply unreasonable to believe that PNTR can be extended to Russia without a more thorough examination of the issues.

When the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, suggests that there is no association between a country's respect for individual liberties and its business environment, he is simply denying reality.

Russia is moving further away from international norms and values.

I think that I understand the message this hearing is intended to convey: American businesses want access to Russian markets, so we should repeal Jackson-Vanik and grant Russia permanent normal trade relations without delay and without…

They need Jackson-Vanik repealed. They want it repealed desperately. That is beyond any argument.

This is not a government that can be trusted to uphold its international commitments or give a fair shake to American businesses.

Human rights cannot be divorced from the discussion of our economic relationship with Russia, particularly since some of the most egregious cases of abuse involve citizens exercising their economic and commercial rights.

I appreciate what the majority leader said. He is right about the importance of the legislation approved by majorities of both parties of the House of Representatives. I join him in hoping we can bring this to the floor as soon as possible…

Less than 1 percent of the population is shouldering 100 percent of the burden of maintaining our national security.

First let me commend my colleague from Alaska who is seeing this battle of the high price of gasoline firsthand in a State that could contribute greatly to the country's solution to the problem if the President and administration would but…

When someone is qualified and has the confidence of the President, unless there is some highly disqualifying factor brought to our attention, we should accede to the President's request for his nomination, and confirm the individual.

The President had a good statement in the State of the Union Address. He talked about an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.

If you are going to get off on Medicare and Medicaid, maybe you could help persuade some on the other side of the aisle that addressing those entitlements would be a good way for us to help reduce our budget deficit.