"Reports also stated that Ambassador Stevens had requested increased security on more than one occasion, correct?"
"I agree with the Congressmen on my left, or to the left over here, Engel, Meeks, and Connolly, that we should focus on making our Embassy and personnel safer around the world."
"This is a moment in time, in history, where we, America, can lead in a new direction."
"I cannot, I will not, nor shall not support intervention in this conflict."
"I implore you guys and the administration to find a diplomatic solution."
"We can win this, and it can be done and won with diplomacy and not with guns and bombs."
"I and the people I represent said not just 'no' but something like 'heck, no,' don't get involved in this."
"Our action would be one of attacking a sovereign nation, a nation that did not attack us, an act of war."
"What I see as our foreign policy is a circle. It is like a tiger chasing its tail for the last 25 to 30 years."
"The fact that we still have not brought to justice those who attacked us is a travesty."
"My goal today is to find out why Abu Dhabi was chosen, the criteria that went into the decision and if there are better uses with our resources."