"I will work with the U.S. Department of Defense to ensure our posture is commensurate to the threats and challenges we face on NATO's eastern flank."
"In my mind, both countries have fully demonstrated their worthiness to join NATO and the value they each will bring to it."
"I am strongly supportive of accession and will work both with the ranking member through the committee and on the floor to get this ratified."
"Let us also be clear. Sweden and Finland in particular have been guarding NATO's High North for decades."
"Any country that meets the requirements like Sweden and Finland should be able to join if they want."
"We are all in on this and we want this to happen as rapidly as possible."
"Sweden and Finland both have strong democracies and capable militaries that will contribute immediately to NATO."
"We all want to work as quickly as possible."
"The United States continues to recognize the Interim Presidency of Juan Guaido and the 2015 democratically elected National Assembly."
"There is nothing in welcoming this man as a conquering hero that reflects America's values at all."
"I am interested in the principle of universal jurisdiction. I think we are at the very early stages of what that will be in the overall scheme of things."