Cory Booker

I have seen a significant evolution--significant--on NATO, on Israel, on China, on numbers of issues.

The pursuit of our ideals in our foreign policy is one of the most realistic things we can do.

It is a mistake if it is not brought up.

The human rights issues have to be on the talking points because if they are not, then people do not understand that it is a basic aspect of our foreign policy.

I believe in a moral foreign policy.

How important is it for him to meet with opposition people or NGOs in order to show Mr. Putin that America stands by its values?

I am concerned how high of an elevation these issues will be in critical meetings that are going to be taking place shortly.

I think we need to be better at public diplomacy which explains what our position is, and the Secretary of State is the main person to do that.

In the face of this assault of our values, we cannot be silent.

Today we need to make sure that governance issues, anti-corruption, transparency, democracy, and civil society capacity building are not treated as secondary issues.

We need to renew and revitalize American power and leadership to advance U.S. leadership interests in the world.

Russia is a revisionist power that will cause further trouble across Europe and in the international order more generally.

There seems to be wide agreement on the need to modernize the FAA's air traffic control technologies.

If confirmed, I would hope to participate in the budget process going forward.

If confirmed, I would ensure that any existing FFGA's are managed consistent with current law and regulations.

If confirmed, I would hope to work with Secretary Chao to examine all aspects of the Department's budget.

If Congress says to do something, should you do it? The answer is yes.

I hope that that would spill over to the rules.

I think enforcement can be an important tool in trying to address these issues.

In 2015 alone, 4,067 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks

We're seeing about a 57 percent increase in people injured by crashes since 2009

Truck safety is a serious concern of mine because of what's happening right now on our highways

If we don't replace those tunnels before the end of their lifespan... it will cause a traffic 'Armageddon' in the region and hurt the American economy to the tune of about $100 million a day in lost productivity.

The infrastructure is severely damaged.

This is to me a life-or-death issue that I'm hoping that your commitment--is this is not an agency-driven initiative, this is something Congress has told the Department of Transportation to do.