"This is a critical time in our country, and from my perspective we actually have an opportunity to learn from the last drug epidemic."
"I have been dismayed when I hear of children being used as suicide bombers."
"While we welcome the return of Riek Machar to Juba, we recognize that for all parties concerned, including the United States, much hard work must be done to address effectively the current situation o..."
"I am considering introducing legislation that might have our Government support some of them returning."
"The difference between this visit and the first visit could not have been more stark."
"I saw and met victims of physical attacks and the internally displaced all desperate for access to humanitarian assistance."
"Well, I was in South Sudan just a couple of months ago in November. I went there to see the peacekeeping because I had not seen that before."
"I always have difficulty with the idea of the U.S. withholding money, though, because to me it seems like that just increases the resentment of the U.S."
"There is a real need to reevaluate our engagement with Africa."
"I did want to make specific reference to H.R. 1409, the Export Promotion Reform Act, which I look forward to cosponsoring."
"The U.S. and Cuba have made historic diplomatic progress following President Obama's announcement to begin normalizing relations with Cuba in December 2014."