"It disturbs me that... we have the Secretary of State doing the courtesy of sitting there and defending that budget."
"We need a budget that reflects who we are, not just soft power, but the moral power of who we are as the United States."
"Let's make sure we don't make that same mistake."
"I believe the rest of the world would prefer a world led by American values, as opposed to the other ideologies."
"But the problem with this budget is it is not a budget that shows American leadership."
"So that is also a negotiating leverage, that China needs to understand that if North Korea continues on its current path, then it may have more nuclear-armed nations in its neighborhood."
"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."
"If America is not standing up for democracy and pushing back, you know, the rest of the world is watching."