I do not really know how we can expect Europe to take a strong stand against Russian interference in U.S. elections if the message is so muddled coming out of the United States.

I believe that every Nation has a right to defend itself.

I really do hope--and I am proud to see that some of our colleagues are moving in that direction.

I do believe that we had an opportunity to give Ukraine a better capability to defend itself in the Donbass.

There is no person in the United States Senate that is more protective of the role of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee than our chairman, Chairman Corker.

I was pleased to see Ambassador Haley's comments, supported by the White House, that the sanctions in Russia will remain.

We are the committee that authorizes force. We have a lot at stake as to how we can protect our country against the actions that Russia has taken.

I remain committed to my original line of answer, and that is that everything Russia does is connected.

Do not do anything without consulting our European allies first.

We have the European Deterrence Initiative as an effort to show, from a military point of view, we are prepared to stand up to Russia.

I want to say just one word that concerned me, with President Trump trying to drive a moral equivalency between the murderous conduct by Mr. Putin and activities in our own country.

We imposed sanctions. And we, of course, have supported Ukraine.

We should proceed with caution and ensure that we are doing everything to protect our relationship with our European allies.

I certainly agree with that assessment, that this committee can play a major role.

Put the onus on Russia. Do not give away anything for free.

NATO, which is indisputably the greatest military alliance in modern history

NATO is not an act of charity. NATO is an act of self-interest and self-defense.

a results-oriented, but tough-minded and principled policy toward the Russian Federation

We have worked to isolate Russia. We kicked Russia out of the G8, returning that forum to the G7.

the public is not aware, sometimes, of the risks of ignorance that we have put ourselves in.

We need to invest in ways to deal with this.

To me, this is one of the most important subjects we have to deal with as an area where we can get Democrats and Republicans working with this Administration to get things done.

The Appalachia Highway System program now... is absolutely vital for job creation in western Maryland.

The simple answer, Senator, is yes, we do have a looming problem.

We are not proud of the fact that we get a D on infrastructure.