I am inspired by this work. I just want to bring to the attention of the subcommittee it is not just Qatar that takes a blind eye. It is also the U.S. Government.

Qatar doesn't just allow its citizens to give money to terrorist groups. Government money is going to Hamas and other terrorist groups.

If you are just going to tell us that the decision was made by Secretary Kerry, you are not qualified to psychoanalyze him.

I tend to believe what Reuters reports. Pretty accurate service. More accurate than most.

And that is why it is the Secretary of State who ought to have the whatevers to come before Congress and defend this decision.

I would say he made them because he wants TPP to go forward and is willing to throw the Trafficking In Persons Report out the window.

In the future, those who say, 'Where's your strategy?' are really saying, 'Why can't you control the world at no cost?' And that is a silly question.

So, the question is, if Iran is giving the money to Assad, so he can give money to Russia, or if Iran is sending the money directly to Russia, would we know about it?

If it fails to protect Russian-speaking persons, Putin is gone.

The fact that they come to you in a political package called Dodd-Frank or they come in some other package is of great interest to politicians.

That implies that the United States is in control of events, that we own them, that the outcome is determined by what goes on here in Washington. That is a very dangerous viewpoint.

You have been put in a very difficult position. You have done as good a job as anyone could possibly due in justifying one of the worst decisions made by the Department this year.