I support all the efforts of the gentlemen here and of the ranking member and the chairman to try to turn the spigot down a little bit, but I don't think we can turn it off.

We ought to reflect that this was a unique attack. It wasn't just an attack on a company, it was an attack against freedom of speech in the United States.

I have trust and confidence in their conclusions.

I can't think of anything we can do for $8 million that would better express our dedication to the First Amendment and to posing difficulties for the North Korean regime.

ISIS is evil and they found ways to convince Americans that they are more evil than other forces in the Middle East.

No one should doubt that the Iranians, the Syrian Government, and Hezbollah have a capacity to get their agents into Western countries and the United States.

Look, I don't care if you are just peeling potatoes in the mess, if you are part of the ISIS Army, you belong in prison until this war against Islamic extremism is over.

We have to urge Turkey to seal its borders and to prevent fighters from joining ISIS...

In destroying ISIS, not only is it impossible without huge American casualties--impossible in the present decade--but begs the question, what will flourish in the territory...

As to al-Qaeda, their capacity to carry out attacks in the West was demonstrated on September 11th.

The State Department has thousands of experts in American law, you don't particularly need more.

I have been pushing on the State Department for, I think the better part of a year, to hire an expert in Islamic law.