"The Balkan region in particular deserves additional U.S. attention and resources."
"ethnic reconciliation is a key element of the lasting regional peace in the Balkans"
"the Minsk Group process remains the best process and mechanism for reaching a solution on this issue"
"I am a believer that Montenegro is ready and could have been offered a plan for membership in Wales."
"If the message is sent forth that the doors are shut... then it rewards the kind of tactics that Russia is using."
"I believe it is critical in order for us to maintain the commitment of open doors that NATO historically has had."
"Senator Durbin, Cardin, and I recently sent a letter to President Aliyev expressing concerns."
"I specifically--working with Senator Rubio--looked at what was happening in Venezuela and said to ourselves: This is amazing; here in the Western Hemisphere you have a country that is violating its ci..."
"I believe we have. The challenge is that many of those costs will play out over time."
"We were rebuffed by the administration in pursuing sanctions against the Maduro regime."
"I would just argue for a historical realignment whereby diplomats are doing diplomacy, our warfighters are doing what they do best."
"Russia is employing a set of tools that is unprecedented."