Ed Markey

We have to look at it from the perspective of the North Koreans as well, which is why going to direct negotiations with a much tougher sanctions program surrounding its economy, in cooperation with the Chinese, is from my perspective the…

So you are saying North Korea has to make some concessions before we will begin negotiations. Is that the position of the Trump administration?

So what are you telling the Chinese are the conditions under which we are willing to engage in direct talks with the North Koreans?

What are you saying to the Chinese government about the intention of the United States to tighten, in a vise-like grip, sanctions?

We now know that time is running out.

Well, Senator Gardner and I and other members of this committee, we clearly want to intensify the level of pressure on North Korea.

Have you asked for negotiations to commence with the North Koreans, in conjunction with the Chinese or the Japanese?

Have you asked for negotiations with the North Koreans?

So what the administration is saying, then, is that you believe in a negotiated settlement of this issue of the development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles by North Korea, but thus far the administration has been…

President Trump has spoken of the chances of 'a major, major conflict with North Korea,' but has also said he would be honored to meet with Kim Jong Un.

We believe that the United States needs to make it crystal clear that our country will impose unprecedented economic pressure on North Korea and its enablers.

It is clear that there is no military solution to this problem, and pressure without direct diplomatic engagement will bring only continued drift.

I believe that continued diplomatic drift only increases the risk of unintended war, with potentially grave consequences.

Kim Jong Un's reckless brutality leaves no doubt that he is homicidal, but at the same time his calculated survival strategy shows that he is not suicidal.

We and our allies must remain resolute and united to deter this threat.

North Korea continues to develop its nuclear and missile programs without constraint.

We should continue to let Beijing know in no uncertain terms that the United States will not negotiate with Pyongyang at the expense of U.S. national security and that of our allies.

The United States should not be afraid of a diplomatic confrontation with Beijing for simply enforcing existing U.S. law.

This legislation was the first standalone legislation in Congress regarding North Korea to impose mandatory sanctions on the regime's proliferation activities, human rights violations, and malicious cyber behavior.

The administration is right to pursue a policy of maximum pressure toward North Korea, and we have a robust toolbox that is already available to ramp up the sanctions track.

So at that next hearing, you know, all of these things will be called much more closely into account so that we're sure we're on schedule.

Hurry up, you know. That's usually a good way of getting things that are in a pile.

Maybe you walk over to those people and just say, 'I made a promise that we get it done.'

These enhanced location services are potentially lifesaving, and we must ensure they are in the hands of our first responders as soon as possible.

This coordination is, without question, central to the ability to be able to ensure that in a dense, urban area, simply knowing a first responder's longitude and latitude coordinates may not be enough.