"This bill recognizes the 25th anniversary of that democracy."
"I have always voted for every Iran sanctions bill--big ones and small ones, those that were the product of great drafting, those that were the product of mediocre drafting--and I asked only why we cou..."
"The only thing we agreed on was one thing, and that is sanctions worked."
"What would it take to get Pakistan to be a status quo power?"
"That idea may have come from Congress."
"I would also like you to explore with USAID the idea that a good chunk of our aid should go there in the form of providing free textbooks."
"I do hope that you will confer to the Pakistanis, though, that if there ever was a vote on the floor of the House to say not one penny can be disbursed until Dr. Afridi and his family are safe here, i..."
"Winning over the people of Pakistan is one of the most important things we can do."
"Unless they think that you are willing under some circumstances to recommend zero to the United States Congress, you will not achieve our objectives."
"Zero-based budgeting, most people I represent feel that the roughly $2 billion we give Pakistan could be better spent in the San Fernando Valley."
"You reach people in the language they want to listen in."