I think we are opening the door to an influence that is not going to serve us well.

I mean, that is kind of where we are. And we know that. And so we would like something a little more clear coming from the administration.

We condemn the violence against both Israelis and Palestinians in the strongest possible terms.

At the end of the day, if your interests ultimately do not end up in the same goals, how does the endgame end up being the one that you want to see?

So before they were on the ground, when Russia now got engaged--and by the way, you said that Iran is going to need all this money for domestic purposes, but Iran has upped its participation in Syria even in the midst of the economic…

I think what the vast majority of people on the committee want to know is: knowing that we know the outcome before it starts, that there will not be sanctions, there will not be penalties put against Iran because Russia will block them, we…

Our most urgent priority is to combat ISIL, which is preying on weak states to terrorize citizens and to create a massive humanitarian disaster.

We will continue to press for expanding freedoms for the Egyptian people.

A national unity government will give us the counterterrorism partner we need to stabilize Libya.

We have stopped ISIL's territorial expansion and are helping stabilize areas liberated from ISIL.

Well, the purpose of leverage is to come to the ultimate goal that you have.

I rise today to speak out against a bill that is misguided, stands against everything that America represents, and suggests that it will protect Americans when, in fact, it will protect Americans less. From our founding, our principles…