Chris Murphy

I think it hurts U.S. influence and our ability to get results.

The system has made it that everyone is so scared of having a bad project.

The United States could not provide any foreign aid to any nation that voted against the United States at the United Nations more than 50 percent of the time.

As the Arab Spring turns into the Arab summer and fall and winter, and as we continue our withdrawal from Afghanistan and transition our role in Iraq, we are going to be in a position in which we are providing more and more economic aid…

It has been our government's assessment that Iran has not made a decision yet to develop a nuclear weapon.

I think we are deeply naive if we believe that the Iranians are going to walk away after Assad's fall.

There has been a lot of legitimate questions raised as to what the future of NATO is.

Thank you to both of our witnesses.

The heinous attack in recent days that we witnessed in Nairobi, Kenya serves as a stark reminder of the challenges that the United States and our allies face.

The Netherlands can potentially be an important ally in our effort to pass a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU.

Our strategic relationship with these partners is of vital importance to promoting global security and prosperity.

If confirmed, you are going to be called upon to serve and advance the interests of the American people in your respective missions.

It was really major consensus in the U.N. General Assembly on this.

I think we are going to have a lot of work to do to try to debunk this mythology about the treaty.

Yesterday, the United States--Secretary Kerry--took a really important step toward controlling the flow of these weapons into civil wars to be used in mass atrocities by signing the Arms Trade Treaty.

I guess I just ask you to pay attention to one phenomenon.

I just hope that while you are there that you will watch very carefully both the development of that organization as it rebounds from the death of its founder.

I am a big supporter of this one because I think it has not only enormous economic potential but has large geopolitical consequences if we get it right.

I hope that you would report back to us as well on those challenges.

Our most important, long-lasting, and unbreakable alliance is with Europe.

Almost without exception when the United States faces a crisis, we turn to Europe first.

When the United States does not stand up at the United Nations to Russia, then that is a signal to them.

The juxtaposition between the United States and Russia can effectively cripple deliberations of the United Nations.

Thank you very much for answering all of our questions. You have all acquitted yourselves very well.

We have to, despite the environment, continue to do what we can to work with those Russians who are willing to work with us.