Amerish Bera actually said...

"I think the first step is to reassure our allies in the region, the Republic of Korea and Japan, that our commitment to the region, our commitment to the defense of the region has not wavered."

"North Korea is not going to back down and become nonnuclear. They see this as their only negotiating leverage."

"Do we believe that we ought to consider this interference in our democracy, in our elections, a national security threat?"

"we don't believe Russia or Vladimir Putin has our best interests or democracy's best interests in mind in these attempts."