Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

It is an absolute shame, it is a disgrace that we even need to be here.

We will do everything within our power to continue the fight, and we don't want to hear from the second generation...

I have enormous respect for all of the people who have worked so hard to put in place the programs that exist.

The mechanisms were there, but it was never successful.

Justice, justice shall you pursue.

This, quite frankly, is unacceptable.

Time is truly running out for us to bring them some sort of justice, some kind of closure, so that they can live out the rest of their lives in dignity and comfort.

Today there are less than 1/2 million survivors of humanity's darkest period, with nearly half of all survivors worldwide living at or below the poverty level.

The toll the Holocaust has taken on survivors is unimaginable and it is unforgivable, but we cannot forget that it takes a tremendous toll on the second generation as well.

This is a hearing we never should have to hold. Yet, it is a topic that must be addressed as Holocaust survivors around the world continue to suffer injustices of the past and their needs and well-being go neglected.

A time may come when we may have to put boots on the ground to supplement the Kurds, the Iraqi forces.

How can we expect a few thousand Syrian rebels to fight against ISIL and Assad at the same time?

Does Assad still have hidden, undeclared poison gases and chemical weapons?

The President doesn't have the will to do all that is necessary in Iraq and Syria.

I have reservations about the President's plan to train and equip the so-called moderate Syrian rebels.

Libya is teetering on the brink of becoming a failed state.

Unfortunately, not only has the situation gotten worse, but Iraq is now facing real crisis as ISIL has become stronger, more sophisticated.

I know that he is deeply troubled by the human rights violations occurring against persecuted Christians in the region.

Their communities are being deliberately targeted, and it is important to remember that the Christian communities in Syria, as well as in Iraq, are both ancient communities that have long had their roots in the region.

Last September, Mr. Smith, I remember you remarked in your opening statement about how the Christians are not dying because they are in the war or as collateral damage.

The Communist regime in China has been engaged in a violent and targeted campaign against Falun Gong spiritual practitioners.

As part of the extension agreement, we have agreed to another $2.8 billion in sanctions relief for Iran.

How confident can we be that this regime, that has operated a covert nuclear program for decades, has declared all of its facilities?

We have to continue to stand by Israel in this moment.

I fully support Israel's right to defend her citizens, to do what is necessary to eliminate the threat of rockets and the threat of terror tunnels dug under the ground into Israeli territory.