John Kerry

You have a lot of rich people--and those rich people make a lot of money out of their country, and yet the people of their country are mired in poverty.

This clean energy economy is going to be captured by other countries.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman and Senator Lugar, for your leadership on this legislation.

We have also achieved unprecedented unity in our response to North Korea's provocative actions.

We seek to build a long-term partnership with Pakistan based on common interests.

I've often said that Latin America isn't our backyard. Instead, we share a neighborhood, and as good neighbors know, our collective futures are tied to one another.

The political imperative for the United States to lead, to be seen as leading, to manage this incredibly complex, interconnected world I think is absolutely paramount.

Our request also includes a 59-percent increase in funding for Yemen, Senator Feingold, to help counter the extremist threat and build institutions and economic opportunity.

I want to reiterate my support for U.S. accession to the Convention on the Law of the Sea.

We have a long history in the United States of supporting groups around the world in groups who have lived under the iron fist or behind what was the Iron Curtain.

We have made it clear from President Obama's inauguration that we will reach out our hand if the other side unclenches its fist.

We are fighting two wars that call on the skill and sacrifice of our civilians, as well as our troops.

I want to applaud the chairman and the subcommittee chairwoman, Barbara Boxer, for putting this issue on the map of the Foreign Relations Committee.

We are moving closer by the day to a fresh nuclear agreement with Russia.

It is clear, at least to this Senator, that our foreign policy is somewhat out of balance.

The United States fully supports Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and recognizes no spheres of influence in the region.

I am really pleased to see that this budget includes a 38-percent increase in funding to address international climate change.

Our agenda is ambitious because our times demand it. America is called to lead.

The budget we are presenting today is designed to protect America and Americans and to advance our interests.

We have pursued a dual-track approach to Iran that has exposed its refusal to live up to its responsibilities.

What was accomplished has not received the attention that it deserves.

And I want to thank you again, Mr. Chairman and Senator Lugar, for your leadership.

This is a political issue, and this is an economic issue.

I think the ROZs, the reconstruction opportunity zones, that legislation has been pending in the Senate.

We are moving closer to a fresh nuclear agreement with Russia--one that advances our security.