I was a fierce defender of it; I was someone who authored several provisions of it; and I have fought those who want to slay it.

I have heard from elected officials across my State of New Jersey... that access to the capital markets that they depend on... appears to be at risk due to unintended consequences of the SEC rule.

The fact of the matter is if investors leave these funds and there is less demand for municipal securities, the borrowing costs for State and local governments will go up.

With this significant jump in tax-exempt yields, how is this going to impact the ability of State and local governments to finance infrastructure and economic development projects?

The only way forward is to expend every effort to achieve a broad political solution and to resolve this conflict through negotiations that lead to a stable Syrian government representing all of its citizens.

The Russians cannot bomb their way to peace. The Iranians cannot prop up Assad forever.

What we have allowed to occur is this is going to be settled in the manner that Russia and Iran decide it is going to be settled.

Any party responsible for these crimes must be brought to justice for the abuses which defy international law.

This policy option is infeasible for the United States, from moral, political, and security standpoints.

I believe that, absent a change on the ground, diplomacy alone is unlikely to end the Syrian war.

The degree of carnage and butchery is unparalleled today, and it has bled over into Europe in a trail of death.

We need to be clear about what Iran is interested in in Syria, and that is, they want a government in Damascus that has good relations with Hezbollah and will give Hezbollah sustained strategic depth in its confrontation against Israel.