"When conflict mitigation occurs which stops a war from happening that could ultimately lead to the deaths of either the locals or, in some cases, the U.S. military, we have to go in and fix it, that i..."
"I think one of the unsung things that the State Department does is conflict mitigation."
"I have to actually agree with Sean Spicer, the president worked his tail off for this."
"If you can't get the numbers out of the Republicans, and this is on the House Freedom Caucus, are you ever willing to get to 'yes'?"
"You know, it's really confusing to me, my hope is it's just a president right now that is hoping to make some kind of big deal, a grand bargain."
"I think it is time that the table gets turned over a little bit."
"Money can and should be used as leverage to reform, when it is necessary."
"I think it makes good domestic politics in some areas but I think it is very bad international politics."
"I strongly believe that our country's protection and prosperity depends upon our willingness to engage each other in this room as colleagues who can work together, despite our philosophical difference..."
"Since I wasn't here, as I am going over the merits of this amendment--I wasn't here, obviously, the last years--I wanted to pose a question to the author, if I could."
"I think it is obvious that this is, in essence, a partisan play."
"Thank you for holding the hearing today on autonomous vehicles. Next week is Thanksgiving... vehicle accidents are claiming too many lives and, as of late, that rate is growing in the wrong direction."