I'm leading a letter to the Pakistani government to try and have them reconsider their actions they're taking because fundamentally they're at the crux of this particular crisis.

I would have voted yes on Castro Amendment No. 75.

equating Hamas with the Palestinians is wrong for several reasons.

discrimination against one is discrimination against all, an important lesson that we should remember today.

I would have voted yes on H. Res. 559.

I would have voted yes to report H.R. 2973.

Perhaps this is a good time. I sat here and thought back at the early lessons of my life.

The United States stands behind Israel in the face of these barbaric attacks and condemns Hamas in the harshest possible terms.

I just want to thank these, our fellow Americans, who really stepped up and helped save lives there in Afghanistan.

It is important to note, however, that these burdens taken up by this narrow assortment of Americans did not end when the final C-17 lifted off of Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Thank you, Secretary Kerry, for being here.