I would, if confirmed, continue to deepen the roots of our longstanding friendship and people-to-people ties, position our alliance to face new challenges, expand U.S. trade and investment, promote respect for human rights, and support…

Yes. I take nothing more seriously than the health and security of the people who will work with me, should I be confirmed.

Countries neighboring Ukraine have demonstrated enormous generosity in their response to the refugee crisis stemming from Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.

I will continue the work our Embassy in Baghdad and our Consulate in Erbil is doing to encourage party leaders to expediently form a government that serves the needs of their constituents.

Everybody in this body should know that when you perpetuate such racist tropes, you contribute to a culture that gives people permission to treat Black Americans as suspicious and their lives as expendable.

I take nothing more seriously than the health and security of the people who will work with me.

The malicious poison of antisemitism must be confronted whenever it rears its ugly head.

I am honored to introduce to you today an exceptionally qualified nominee to serve as Special Envoy and take on global antisemitism head on no matter where it rears its ugly head.

no longer be in the unseemly position of providing taxpayer largesse--however small in the grand scheme of things

Inviting these three leaders, who have done nothing except destabilize the region and harm their own people, would be disastrous for a summit intended to promote democracy and prosperity in the hemisphere.

Reversing these policies was 'illogical' and that arguments for doing so demonstrated 'a domestic political issue completely devoid from a rational, objective analysis of what is in our national interest.'

I apologize for and deeply regret the poorly considered remarks on Cuban Americans and Jewish Americans I made 24 years ago.