I mean, it is very rare that we get 44 Members, in a bipartisan way, of the U.S. Senate to join together to send a message to the administration.

This is an incredibly important position that you have been nominated to, and I have three lines of questioning that I will pursue: one is on Taiwan; one is on Iran; and the other is intellectual property issues.

Hamas rejects peaceful efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and continues to call for the destruction of the State of Israel.

Uzbekistan has emerged as one of the most repressive countries in the former Soviet Union.

I believe from my conversations with you, not only as it relates to the Ecumenical Patriarch, but other concerns I have in the world, that you will be a strong advocate and not a shrinking violet in this respect.

I think it is incredibly important to get someone into this position as the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.

I want to ensure is that we do not relive what this country went through in 2008.

The proposal to take such a dramatic cut, I believe to go back to 2008 levels... a $41 million reduction would have a very significant impact on the SEC.

As someone who is an advocate for the robust budget that I think that you need to do the job that we want you to do on behalf of American investors, and ultimately about everyone in this economy so we do not relive some of the challenges…

There is a difference between a free market and a free-for-all market.

We need to have a strong cop on the beat to police Wall Street.