Mark Kirk: “I would assume that this scandal is a bit like the NSA scandal, that you have vacuumed up too much, that it gives you…”

I want to thank everyone for their volunteering today.

It is imperative for the Committee, in its oversight responsibilities, get to the bottom of exactly how much cash has been transferred.

I am dismayed that... not once did the Administration ever share that this was a pending item and/or that it was in the midst of a potential negotiation.

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.