"I urge our witnesses today to examine these policies unflinchingly and to assess how gravely they endanger our values, our economy, and even our national security."
"In sum, President Trump's refugee policies don't just leave tens of thousands of refugees in limbo and danger. They don't just violate core American values. They weaken our national security, damage o..."
"By slashing refugee admissions, President Trump damages, to me, key alliances in the ongoing fight against terrorism and strengthens ISIS recruitment."
"It makes it very confusing to the American public, to Members of Congress, to you on the panel, to world leaders, to understand what our strategy is, what our policy is."
"And moreover, it totally undercuts the credibility of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson."
"I am pleased to see there is bipartisan recognition that Russia is not our ally and Vladimir Putin is not our friend."
"What is the official policy of the Trump administration on the Iran deal? Do they want to get in or stay in or do they want to get out?"
"So, let me tell you why strategic confusion, or as I call it, total utter dysfunction, is harmful to the United States."
"To keep them from doing this in the future, we would need to occupy the country or have South Korea or one of our allies occupy the country."
"In order to denuclearize North Korea through a military option, we would need a ground invasion to find those weapons and destroy them. Isn't that correct?"
"Thank you to the witnesses for your public service."