Mark Kirk: “Well, I think we definitely had a cultural problem in region 9. Probably tied to a leadership problem.”

I want to thank everyone for their volunteering today.

I want to take an opportunity to reiterate my concern for Robert Levinson, an American citizen who mysteriously disappeared in Iran almost 10 years ago.

I am always concerned about what our policy is in the world as it relates to how we deal with achieving the release of hostages.

I would urge the State Department... to continue to press the Government of Iran to fully cooperate in our efforts to find Robert and bring him home.