"Serbia and the Western Balkans are one of the places where Russia still has a fair amount of influence and has the potential to disrupt stability and make things more difficult."
"We have to be able to marry our political agenda, our policy goals with economics."
"I know Ukraine, and for all that I really admire what they are doing, from an energy perspective, they have been most--one of the most energy inefficient countries in Europe."
"It is another reason why we need to ensure that the Lebanese Armed Forces continues to function."
"I could not give you the assurance that they are going to."
"So what can we do to help address that and are you confident that the Lebanese Armed Forces can help control that trade that is coming across the border with Lebanon?"
"Well, Mr. Chairman, clearly, I think we need to pass legislation. If we are going to--if we are really going to see something done in this area and be serious about it, then we have to have somebody w..."
"I don't believe that was the intent of the committee when we passed that, and it has created real concerns for the community."
"I think that the transparency piece is really important also, to reassure communities that are affected so that they don't lose trust in their military partners on those bases."
"Unfortunately, over that last year, the Administration has made three last minute extensions of the current payment moratorium."
"So can you tell me what process is in place to try and determine when this moratorium will end?"