I am concerned that the current administration's approach to these dilemmas appears to not strike the appropriate balance and runs the risk of ceding the region to other malevolent powers.

Israel is America's most vital ally in a very turbulent region.

The nominee has made some deeply troubling public statements related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict including on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.

I appreciate your commitment to work on getting that open as quickly as we can.

The average processing time, obviously and clearly, is 50 days less, and the numbers do not lie.

The nominee also told my staff, surprisingly, that she feels both the current and prior administrations' airstrikes against Iranian proxy targets were illegal.

If confirmed, I will work to reach an agreement to lower the U.S. assessment rate as close to 25 percent as possible.

Should the United States engage in highly risky public health research--such as gain-of-function research--in cooperation with countries that do not have adequate biosecurity standards?

I think this is something that really deserves our continued attention and I am, certainly, going to be tough on this 'pay for slay' program.

this deterioration of the relationship between Turkey and the United States is--is just heartbreaking really for us.

I would be a responsible steward of the taxpayer dollars that make PRM's work possible.

It will come probably as no surprise to many that the nominee for Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the nominee is going to be a very difficult and a heavy lift for me to support.

You will have no shortage of challenges, especially the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.

Water is the new oil.

It is impossible to govern if you do not have your team in place.

I am worried by the disregard we showed our NATO allies in our hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.

I commit to you to continue to work as best I can, again, realizing that there is always stress on these.

I believe all countries should pay their fair share of the peacekeeping budget.

If confirmed, I would have three overarching goals as PRM Assistant Secretary.

I have never known a more decent, capable person in my life.

Turkey has been a long-time ally of the United States and of our European partners.

This is really disconcerting, and the good news is, is I think that one of the things, I think, might have pushed it over the edge is the fact that I do not think that they thought we would take away those 900 parts that they were…

I share the ranking member's optimism that our new ambassador from Turkey will take a new approach.

Those F-35s will not be delivered to Turkey so long as there are S-400 missiles on Turkish soil.

Dealing with them on military purchases like this is just simply unacceptable.