"A lot of us are not feeling like this is a good time to be rewarding Russia for anything. The recent elections make a mockery of democracy."
"Unless we are in it together and in common cause together, and agree on the goals and the methods to achieve those goals, then I don't know that as a fiduciary to the U.S. taxpayer, as well as our nat..."
"Selective engagement makes me think about selective assistance. I don't buy into selective engagement because, then it's about picking and choosing as you think your interests."
"When you leave and you care about something as much as I do about Latin America and our relationship..."
"The situation is unacceptable, not just to us, but to all in the region, in my view."
"I returned from Cuba just a few weeks ago, stunned to see that the country is finally making some of the critical changes in its own society."
"This is not a case of the United States versus Venezuela, but rather Venezuela versus democracy."
"the tsunami coming."
"I do not quite see it the way you see it. I do not think many Members see it the way you see it in terms of what our goals are and what the accomplishments are."
"I mentioned in my opening statement that 17 of my colleagues joined with me in a letter to the Secretary, and it is our concern about HAMP."
"Well, if you speak to the Madoff victims, they don't particularly have that view, and I would like to elicit from you a commitment that if you are confirmed by the Senate, that you will meet with a gr..."