Clarity is very, very important in this regard.

The Clean Water Act has been responsible for improving the public health of the people of this country.

And that was stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our colleagues at EPA in support of the merits of the final rule and the process used to develop it.

I also hope it is not being disputed that the reason why the Obama administration initiated a rule is because of two Supreme Court decisions that confused the definitions of what are regulatory waters of the U.S.

We need to ensure that not only does the United States continue its commitment, but that we get a larger collection of countries to help shoulder that burden.

The United States must be a leader.

The United States is the only country that is going to lead on this.

We will not have as constructive a relationship with China as we should if they do not take steps in a positive direction to deal with their human rights problems.

It is absolutely accurate.

Our humanitarian engagement is a moral and political necessity.

Meanwhile, people are in prison, and meanwhile people cannot practice their religion.

The rebalance to Asia is critically important to the United States.

I find historically our relationships with large countries where we have many, many issues such as China, that human rights concerns are always a struggle to get on the agenda.

So when they get upset like Tiananmen Square, we see violence and we see rights taken away.

Well, there is no question that these individuals who are vulnerable, that we cannot reach, or hard to reach are going to add to the numbers.

If we do not lead, the rest of the world will not.

I want it actively engaged around the world, but we have got to stand up for what we believe in.

We recognize that Syria is an immediate concern, it is a humanitarian crisis, and there is a conflict there that needs a solution.

It cries out for congressional action. We have done that. We have initiated human rights actions against major countries, and it has been pretty effective.

The United Nations estimates that there are over 400,000 people inside Syria who are besieged and who we cannot be reached with humanitarian assistance.

We have got to develop a different strategy. This is not just about feeding people for a few weeks.

Should we sit back and do nothing? What should we do?

U.S. leadership is so desperately needed in multiple strategies.

We continue to treat the problem as if the refugees will go home when, in fact, there is a 17-year average duration of displacement.

We need to be better in our economic relationships with China to understand that there is going to be a level playing field.