"There has never been what has proven to be a bad time to raise it, if you think about it."
"I am fearful that in our haste to make a statement that provides understandable comfort to our constituents, we are going to rupture one of the most important bilateral relationships we have right now..."
"The consequences of the resolution as worded--words matter--I guarantee you will rupture the relationship with Turkey."
"I urge my colleagues. I am going to offer a resolution that I think is more balanced that recognizes the problem but also says they have made a lot of progress and let's move forward."
"I am, and I know many other members are pretty troubled by what this says about trends in Turkey."
"I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing this amendment."
"I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation."
"I would like to commend our committee colleague, Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey, as well as Representative Wolf for their leadership on international religious-freedom issues."
"Now is the time for Iran to make a good-faith effort to bring Robert Levinson home."
"This measure reaffirms our support for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Moldova."
"They want to look westward rather than eastward. They are frightened to death of Russia's aggression."