"This is a humanitarian crisis."
"Libya, unlike many of its Arab Spring neighbors, doesn't need U.S. dollars. It needs U.S. expertise."
"How do these programs help address the rationale that we have to be in Libya to begin with?"
"What civil society programs are ongoing where we are taking the lead and where have we had positive impact?"
"If we can train a political party, train people how to participate, it will help build Libyan institutions."
"Astounding. Thankfully, Secretary Kerry, when he heard that, did reverse course at the State Department."
"Human rights cannot take a back seat in negotiations with Iran."
"I urge my colleagues to support this measure."
"We demand his immediate unconditional return. There should be no kowtowing, no equivocation."
"Now we are sitting across the table from Iran. We have the opportunity to raise Bob's case, to press Bob's case in every single meeting."
"The administration can no longer ignore the plight of those suffering in Iran and it must act now."