"I want to thank you for co-introducing with me and for your continued tireless support of House Resolution 435, urging the Government of Iran to fulfill its promise to assist in the disappearance of my constituent, Robert Levinson."
"I would urge them to tell the Iranians that if they want to send a signal of good faith as to why we should hold out any hope of trust for them, this is how they can do it, help us bring Bob Levinson ..."
"We should be speaking out against these abuses. For one, it is our moral responsibility to show Iranians that we are concerned about what happens to them, as human beings."
"The U.S. must continue to speak out in support, as well as to implement policies that bolster education and outreach to Iranian society."
"It may be somewhere on the periphery, but far off the periphery it would seem to me."
"How do you trust a totalitarian regime on fissile material, on enrichment issues, whether or not they have a bomb or plan on making bombs--it is plural, not singular--when they so maltreat and torture..."
"I appreciate that."
"I appreciate it."
"I ask my colleagues to support this bipartisan resolution to help bring Bob Levinson back to his family."
"It is almost overwhelming. It is--the breadth of abuses in Iran is almost too difficult for us to get our arms around."
"to think about what it would be like to be persecuted, to be subject to death, frankly, because of your sexual orientation;"