"It remains my view that addressing Iran's meddling across the Middle East won't get easier to manage without a deal."
"To me, Congress can't continue to be AWOL from the discussion of the authorization of use of military force--an AUMF."
"I wish there was more attention on this hearing because I do believe Congress has a role."
"this morning's testimony you'd see, generally speaking, bipartisan agreement that pulling out is the wrong approach"
"Right now in Russia Putin has had a pretty good week with his ceremony being reinstalled as their leader."
"This division with the West is exactly what Russia has been gearing toward and continues to undercut a coalition."
"Putin must be having a pretty good laugh about this happening right now, don't you think?"
"They transitioned from being an illegal outlaw nuclear rogue state to being a legal nuclear power."
"this budget does not reflect that commitment to preparedness at all in terms of those responders."
"So if you could, tell us how cutting this kind of funding helps America be safer?"
"Those things that I mentioned have all saved lives."
"American jobs are being hurt by this because by not hiring a full complement of workers, they are closing down for weeks."