Chris Coons

We must also forcefully reject the false equivalency between the work that the U.S. government and the Russian government are doing in other countries.

Easing punitive measures on the Russian government when they haven't changed their behavior will only embolden Russia.

If confirmed, I will use the microphone of the U.N. ambassador to state publicly and often that the United States supports and is committed to free speech and expression all over the world.

Should I be confirmed, I will work with Congress and the President to ensure that our foreign policy priorities align with our domestic needs and fulfil our legal obligations.

I think it is better to do that with negotiations than I think with just slash and burn.

I think it is a very clear-eyed assessment of just how persistent a threat Russia has been to our core values.

I think we are seeing terrible things that happen.

Leadership sometimes takes action and then getting others to join you in a coalition.

I think we will have a productive conversation about how we keep those in the right balance going forward.

U.S. leadership is essential in the world and that you look forward to being a strong voice for both American principles and American interests at the U.N.

The archetypal fragile state in this area has been Afghanistan, which was a refuge for the terrorist organization, Al Qaeda, that attacked us largely because it really was not a coherent or effective state.

I have real concerns about fragile states.

I would recommend that to you for your reading.

I have real trouble with his idea that in any way we should trust Vladimir Putin and his Russia at an equal level as Angela Merkel and Germany.

You do not believe that we should be threatening to pull funds based on outcomes in the General Assembly that we do not agree with.

Vladimir Putin wishes it were, but it is not.

We need to be reassuring our allies, not threatening to abandon them.

America's Ambassador to the U.N. is essential to that effort.

We cannot look the other way at allies who do not meet their obligations.

If confirmed, I will press Cuba to meet its pledge to become more democratic and consider placing conditions on trade or travel policies to motivate the release of political prisoners.

If confirmed, I will engage with Cuba but continue to press for reform of its oppressive regime.

We must continue to denounce the Maduro government's undemocratic practices, call for the release of political prisoners, and enforce sanctions against Venezuelan human rights violators and narcotics traffickers.

I believe that LGBTQ rights are human rights, that gay rights are human rights.

Women have no rights in that country

The attacks on Aleppo were conducted by Russia