"If Iran has nuclear weapons, Americans shouldn't feel that they are safe even if missile defense worked."
"It is peculiar that this agreement is not disclosed."
"I would point out that if we lose this game, it is not because of who was calling the plays in the final quarter. We didn't field a team for the first three quarters."
"From 1996 to 2010, although this committee did everything possible to pass new sanctions, they were stopped by three successive administrations."
"I am wondering a bit why the Volcker Rule applies to debt instruments such as bonds at all."
"What about the 'Hotel California' rule, that if you are covered by the Volcker Rule, and then you are no longer a commercial bank or own a commercial bank, you are still covered by it?"
"In determining whether China is playing fairly, one is tempted to just look at the scoreboard, the balance of trade."
"Is there anything in China that reminds us of that system?"
"The fact is when we asked whether China plays by the rules, most of the field is hidden."
"the imbalanced trade relationship between China and the United States continues to grow, to the point where our bilateral trade deficit with China is more than two-thirds of our non-oil goods deficit ..."
"I think that this Commission's proposal that human rights and rule of law be integral to all trade and economic discussions is important."
"2014 is the year that the U.S. Government needs to take action. Congress should take action, and the Administration should take action."