"Should we then have a U.S. ambassador in Uzbekistan if they have thousands of political prisoners?"
"Thank you all very much for joining us today and trying to give us some direction on what type of policies will achieve the positive goals that we all have."
"So there are 200 or 250 people you'd consider political prisoners and that is in Tajikistan?"
"If it becomes a radical Islamic situation... it will be a disaster for the things that we believe in the United States."
"There are--in Uzbekistan there are thousands of political prisoners now."
"We can't stress that too strongly. This is a rare moment. We've got to seize it."
"Well, I would hope that we do not, which is unfortunate, many times when people are trying to come to grips with an authoritarian government that is involved with some type of repressive system, look,..."
"When we look at this part of the world, this is a huge chunk... I believe that's the center of the world."
"When you have--you're right, it's not just the Saudis--but you have had this major investment of billions of dollars in madrassas schools, for example, where they're teaching kids how that they're--ho..."
"The subcommittee is now not adjourned--we now are in session."
"I am just trying to get a sense about it."