Chris Smith

I think anybody who is not in the administration understands that they are stretching things a little bit to use this authorization after 9/11 to attack ISIS, which is a group that basically did not exist on 9/11.

I think we need a more intensive bombing campaign.

We need an integrated military and political strategy to destroy ISIS.

I don't think that the President is being honest about what our strategy against ISIS actually is.

But until you start sanctioning and having--as one of our colleagues said earlier, until you really start really saying we're not kidding, they will think these are mere words and admonishments rather than actions that have penalties and…

Frankly, I was concerned by a lack of commitment to using the tools other than saying we'll use all tools--everything is on the table.

Again, an extraordinarily eloquent statement, an expression of a father's love for his daughter, Erika.

I can assure you we are going to do everything we can to keep the pressure on.

Words are cheap in this town and, you know, I have been here 35 years now and I can tell you far too often people make these statements.

I can assure you that this subcommittee and Mark Meadows and other members of the committee are steadfast.

It took Congressman Smith traveling to Brazil with me.

Why isn't there a sanction--I mean a sanction--against Brazil? I don't understand it.

Delay is denial. Having--through contacts and long conversations with so many left-behind parents, frankly, started with David Goldman, the tears are--you know, flow every day.

I am hopeful that we are going to see returns to the United States under the Hague from Japan.

Child abduction is child abuse.

Cubans deserve no more, but certainly, they deserve no less.

With regard to Venezuela, we are seeing a social experiment on its last legs.

I call on the administration to adopt a policy that is not all carrot and no stick but rather a policy of accountability.

What I saw was a government that was essentially enslaving people, keeping them from achieving anything remotely resembling their potential.

It is clear to everyone who is going to be objective about this that the previous policies between the United States and Cuba simply didn't work.

I believe the U.S. Congress can do more to hold the Obama administration accountable for their actions on these issues and more.

The solution to the refugee crisis is peace in Syria, not to cancel Syria and move its population to Europe.

Just because the government in Baghdad was installed by us doesn't mean it is part of the solution; it is part of the problem.

Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman for calling this important hearing.

Let no one be under the delusion that Russia is focused on ISIS.