"This is the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism in the Soviet Union. Let me note, I spent my entire life trying to reach that day."
"I think this is the type of hearing we need to have where you have various points of view being expressed."
"The last time we gave permission for someone to go into military conflict, the Congress, it was 2001."
"I believe in sunsets but I also believe that once you have provided an authorization of force that the executive branch should be able to do their job and do it right."
"I would like to thank our chairman, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Engel for calling this hearing."
"A lot of the issues that we talk about in foreign policy... is more sometimes practical, but it has to be practical mixed with what is moral."
"I find myself in favor of sunsets."
"But the fact is that what you need to do if we are going to have peace is to stop going with that belligerent attitude and try to find solutions."
"Neither one of those countries is going to succeed as long as there is violence and force."
"I think that what we have here is, after the fall of communism in Russia, things for whatever happened, whatever reason, over the years, instead of trying to help Russia become part of Western Europe...."
"I think trying our hardest to bring peace between Ukraine and Russia, that type of approach is going to do much more in the long-term."