"Congress still sits on the sidelines in terms of exercising this most important responsibility."
"It is a mix of hard and soft power in order to counter what has been called violent extremism."
"I do not think we remind the American people and the international community frequently enough that a genocide has occurred here."
"Would you agree the U.N. Security Council has failed with respect to the Assad regime and the catastrophe in Syria? Yes or no."
"I think it is because Russia consistently employed a veto. Russia vetoed at least six U.N. Security Council resolutions focusing on the Assad regime."
"I think you'll make a fine Secretary of Education."
"We are blessed beyond measure by educators who pour themselves into their students."
"We need to remove barriers to quality teaching and enable and equip these teachers to do their very best work."
"we need to apply evidence-based approaches to the education system"
"Defeating ISIS must be our foremost priority in the Middle East."
"Defeat will not occur on the battlefield alone. We must win the war of ideas."
"As a father of four young children, I take this especially seriously, as all Americans should."