"Sadly, we have seen the Government of Vietnam crack down--and I use the word crack down--on human rights, religious freedoms by arresting not only American citizens but Vietnamese citizens as well."
"If America stands for anything we stand for human rights, religious freedom, our first amendment freedom of speech, and that there may be consequences for doing this."
"I think all of us have been touched by this scourge in our society."
"How do we as a Federal Government help you at the local level generate educate our kids so they just say no?"
"substantial evidence corroborating Comey's account over the President's."
"I think what we have here is your agency--and you recognize the importance of free flow of commerce, trade, entrepreneurship..."
"I would almost ask Mr. Chairman here and I will ask him, can we come up with our own perspective on what powers you need to be an effective enforcer to protect U.S. free commerce within an open free m..."
"I just want to thank you, Commissioner, for being here and look forward to working with you to protect American ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and job growth in this country."
"So looking back at the eighties, nineties, we've had a refugee challenge in this country for a number of years from Central America. What is it that's different this time?"
"Again, you talk about the volume, but I know that in the past, we've had time periods when the volumes have been comparable, yet the circumstances that we see here are not comparable."
"And, again, as you do your deep dive, I hope that your agency--and I think you have done some good work, but I hope you continue to do it."
"I think it is very important that these kinds of breaches be reported immediately to Congress."