"One terrible message that the new policy has just sent to Latin America, and the rest of the world, is that taking American hostages can be very rewarding as it has been for Cuba."
"Well, and then you get somebody like Raul Castro, giving the demands when the sanctions can't--well, we will take the sanctions if you do this and this, and it just--it is ludicrous."
"I see the Venezuelan state as an extension of the Cuban state that has become stronger in their nature..."
"But what we have seen, Mr. Chairman, is just the opposite. Human rights under Rouhani have actually gotten worse."
"It is truly shameful to hear our own State Department talk about the importance of global human rights, talk about it when it does absolutely nothing and in fact is indirectly legitimizing the continu..."
"A legacy of weakening America."
"we need to reform it for those people that truly need it."
"we want people off the programs, but we can't take them off too early, because what happens is they are always under the thumb of a Federal program, and they can't get away from it."
"We actually--we don't want them in there, we would rather have everybody off of it and self-sufficient."
"We want the best program we can so that people get the best nutrition they can while they need that."
"I appreciate you having this timely meeting, and bringing this up."