I want to bring to the attention of this subcommittee something I have mentioned, I think, in the full committee and that is the State Department refuses to hire a single Islamic expert, not a single person who is really qualified to quote…

At a minimum, this subcommittee ought to be involved in naming and shaming.

We have universal agreement on the goal: Prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons.

To the extent that we can do anything with hard power, but also with soft power to embolden moderating forces and modernizing forces in Iran, it is certainly in our interest and certainly seems there can be far more to do than what we have…

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 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.

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.

I have trust and confidence in their conclusions.

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.

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.

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

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...