"We need to press again and again, as I have said for 15 years, to take the maximum possible actions to sanction Tehran for its sponsorship of terrorism."
"I think members understand that stepping back from Taiwan would not result in China taking a firmer line on North Korea, which is a concern to us, or on Iran's nuclear programs."
"Bad ideas need to be challenged before they take grip."
"Let's face it, as much as we trade with China over the next century and probably beyond that, they're going to be our principal rival on this planet."
"I think that is a necessary credible deterrent. I think we have certain responsibilities here that need to be fulfilled."
"In the administration's reluctance to engage and follow through on those sales, I think that is a necessary credible deterrent."
"I made several phone calls to people in more than one government."
"I believe strategy should include using the tools we have to fight terrorists to also bring down the drug cartels."
"I appreciate very much you coming down and testifying today, Mr. Maltz. First let me congratulate the DEA on its operation against the 'Merchant of Death,' as he was known in Africa, Viktor Bout, the ..."
"This hearing will come to order. The title of this hearing is 'Narcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement,' and today we continue our look at that subject."
"Nothing better illustrates this threat than the Iranian-directed plot to assassinate a foreign ambassador on U.S. soil, detailed by the Justice Department last month."