The clearest example of why our foreign policy has been such a failure was this weekend.

I think we had a lot of missed opportunities when this committee passed not unanimously but a strong bipartisan vote to train and to assist the vetted Syrian rebels.

We will not reward bad behavior and we will use all the instruments of national power to defend our homeland and our allies against threats from North Korea.

War and chaos are in my mind equally the same to some degree.

So if that is the case, then the onus is on the administration, not on Congress, to provide you additional authorities that you obviously do not need based upon your answer.

I rise today to talk about one of the most important responsibilities we have, which is the responsibility to help every community in a time of crisis. When Sandy struck back in my home State of New Jersey, more than 100 people lost their…

It seems to me that we are reticent to pursue the type of financial transactions because they would largely lead to Chinese banks.

You have sanctioned no Chinese banks at the end of the day, and they are probably the major financial institutions for North Korea.

Well, I would like to know whether you have all the authorities you need to go after Chinese banks that are engaged in dealing with the financial transactions that North Korea would ultimately need because it seems to me that if we are…

Our strategy has ensured that Kim Jong-un has nothing to show for his intransigence.

I appreciate that that is one of the vehicles that we are using to try to push back against North Korea's not only promotion of its nuclear weaponry but also my concern of proliferation as well.

If so, we are determined to show him that denuclearization is the only viable option available.