Your involvement here in trying to bring in more international support for nation-building is a positive step.

I am extremely concerned about the whole of issue of nuclear weapons in the region.

I think it's incredibly destabilizing now, as well as in the future.

I appreciate your commitment on the EDA program and trying to have it reauthorized in the right way.

It seems like the change in 2005 made it more difficult for all communities, including distressed communities.

Several of us were in Syria, in Damascus, and we visited the refugee centers and met with the Iraqi refugees that are in Syria.

I just urge this administration to try to get a conclusion to these war crimes and get these individuals who are indicted over to The Hague.

We're very proud of the work that you have done on behalf of our country.

I think it's very important.

I appreciate it. I just would observe that their cooperation has been inconsistent over the years.

I want to compliment the President on all three of the nominees that he has sent forward that are being considered today by this Committee.

I think he has the package needed, at this time, for our country.

We now need to make sure that there's accountability.

I'm going to confess to you that I'm not objective when it comes to John Porcari--he's a friend.

I concur with Senator Mikulski--this is a contribution being made by the people of Maryland.

There's opportunity for new starts. And there seems to be more international support for moving forward with a process consistent with the roadmap than we've seen of late.

I think you've given the right definition of what is meant by 'normalization of relations.'

It's going to create construction jobs. Building the transit systems--it's going to create job growth for America.

A lot of groups are very interested in what's happening with trade.

It seems to me that if we do this right, we're going to create a lot of jobs.

It's top on our list.

President Obama has been very clear about this, and I think he will continue to focus on this.

I think that the fact that this Foreign Relations Committee is addressing this is extremely important.

The only way you can get it passed is to have it all together in one bill...

There's a lot of interest groups that want to make sure that we take care of our national security and we use our military only when we have to.