"In my view, the United States has to maintain the resources and flexibility needed to respond to other emerging security threats such as those in Iran and Somalia and specifically Yemen."
"I just want to thank you for your recognition that addiction affects every family, every community across this country, and we need to have a balanced approach, balancing law enforcement with treatmen..."
"I join my colleagues in thanking Ambassador Lyman and all the dedicated people who have worked so hard to make South Sudan achieve independence."
"While we all celebrate the establishment of South Sudan as the 54th nation in Africa, I remain concerned... about the path forward."
"That's why Senators Isakson, Durbin, Wicker, and I will soon introduce a resolution welcoming independence and congratulating the people of South Sudan."
"The recent violence in Abyei and Southern Kordofan, and the displacement of many, many people, remind us of the very real human toll of conflict."
"That's why both the international community and the United States, in my view, must continue their sustained efforts to urge peaceful resolution."
"I think we ought to have a very firm timetable for addressing it, because otherwise it just lingers as a source of conflict."
"I'm concerned about coordination, sustainability, the quality of the troops in some of the peacekeeping missions."
"I would be interested in whether you can elaborate on where you see the interests of the United States and China overlapping with regards to Sudan and South Sudan."
"Imagine how much worse off Mexico would be today, facing the challenges it faces, if it didn't have this democratic institution."
"But they won an election. So the challenge there for us... is how do we separate those two."