"I think he has the package needed, at this time, for our country."
"I'm going to confess to you that I'm not objective when it comes to John Porcari--he's a friend."
"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."
"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.'"
"President Obama has been very clear about this, and I think he will continue to focus on this."
"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."
"I think that the fact that this Foreign Relations Committee is addressing this is extremely important."
"It's going to create construction jobs. Building the transit systems--it's going to create job growth for America."
"It's top on our list."