"We need Russia to be an ally, but it cannot be if the government is constantly continuing this pattern of scaring off or locking up political opponents."
"The Russians are acutely looking to see which of those we are funding."
"One particularly egregious example of the Russian Government's overreach has been its recent treatment of NGOs."
"What we are witnessing today in Russia, as President Putin cracks down on political dissent and shutters much of civil society, is not yet 'The Great Purge,' but this hearing will draw light on the da..."
"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 ..."
"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."
"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."
"The Netherlands can potentially be an important ally in our effort to pass a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU."