"Hopefully, this common-sense, no-cost bipartisan amendment will pass----"
"Thank you very much, Senator Udall."
"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 am deeply concerned, as are other members of the committee, about Yemen, given the presence of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and recent political upheaval and other sources of instability."
"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 think we ought to have a very firm timetable for addressing it, because otherwise it just lingers as a source of conflict."
"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."
"While we all celebrate the establishment of South Sudan as the 54th nation in Africa, I remain concerned... about the path forward."
"I'm concerned about coordination, sustainability, the quality of the troops in some of the peacekeeping missions."
"I join my colleagues in thanking Ambassador Lyman and all the dedicated people who have worked so hard to make South Sudan achieve independence."
"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."