For that reason, I am working on legislation to end North Korea's access to interbank financial transfers to prevent further abuses and reduce funding to North Korea's nuclear program.

I would point out that in an emergency situation, Congress could meet and authorize a payment as quickly as we could vote.

I think that if we wait until post-election, where we can sit in calm fashion and talk to our State Department and diplomats, et cetera, then we will be in a climate where we can resolve this issue in a manner that is bipartisan, that is…

The purpose of sanctions is to force the regime to change its policy by creating regime-threatening sanctions, and China does not want this regime threatened.

We need to approach this problem with both a clenched fist and an open hand.

But now let's look at the policy. Is it good policy to designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism?

We should be willing to tax Chinese exports to the United States.

This is a highly political issue right now.

It never hurts to reiterate our policy against paying ransom.

We can no longer just view North Korea as an annoying, petulant child. It is clear that North Korea is testing missiles and bombs for the purpose of developing warheads and ICBMs that can be put together and can reach our allies and…

Millions of very poor North Koreans move north as refugees. And then you might see a unification under the South Korean Government.

Well, if we are going to achieve our political objectives for the foreign policy establishment, et cetera, here in this country, we need to do two things: First, don't make compromises, and don't admit how weak our position is.