Will it be a democratic Syria? Will it be, as we would hope it would be--and I know the aspirations of the people are consistent with that.

Can you please share with the committee what material efforts have been undertaken by our government to ensure the timely and effective delivery of humanitarian and other relief supplies to all at-risk populations in Syria, including…

I actually have called for stronger measures, but that is not in our legislation.

A negotiated political transition is the best solution to the crisis in Syria.

We are preparing for a Syria without Assad by helping the opposition lay the foundation for a democratic transition.

The regime of Bashar al-Assad must and will go. The sooner he steps aside, the better for all Syrians.

Our objective is to make sure that Syria does not become a safe haven for terrorist organizations.

I think we all could be doing more at least in the sense of focusing on a strategy.

We want the Assad regime to end. We want Mr. Assad at The Hague to be held accountable for his war crimes.

I believe the time has come to consider providing in some form military aid to the opposition

I hope our witnesses can pay particular attention to the implications of this massive humanitarian tragedy and shed more light on the options that we have, if any, for a more active, assertive American leadership role.

We must increase support for the Syrian Opposition Coalition and other groups inside Syria.