And I would remind the Palestinians that when that happened Israel accepted the partition and declared their state.

We are likely to experience more storms of Sandy's magnitude, and we are not ready--sadly, we are not ready.

We must provide much more recovery funding to the region.

And obviously what is happening at the U.N. today is just a shame because rather than enhancing peace I think it really sets it back.

And being a Jewish State doesn't mean that only Jewish people can live in that state. It means that it is the homeland of the Jewish people.

I think that trouble that we are facing is really underscored with this war with Hamas in Gaza.

Today is November 28, 2012, and it is exactly 100 years to the day of Albanian independence--when the people of Albania threw off the shackles of the Ottoman Empire. Now let's look at Albania today-- it's a thriving democracy and it's a…

I have enjoyed my visits to Argentina and continue to believe that it is a natural friend of the United States.

Let us cut off all aid to all of these countries right now. Let us just stop it, rid ourselves of this problem.

It is extremely important that the conflict in Gaza ended with the United States as supportive of Israel as when the conflict began.

I am for a two-state solution. The way they are going, to ever get peace in the Middle East is for both sides to sit down and negotiate across the table with no preconditions.

It is preposterous that the Palestinians make every kind of demand on Israel as a precondition for even sitting down and talking.

We must also bury power lines.

I particularly was galled at Prime Minister Erdogan's calling Israel a terrorist state given Turkey's need to respond to the PKK.

I think it is very unfortunate because in the Middle East, that distance is perceived as a source of Israeli weakness.

I now yield 4 minutes to my friend and colleague from the great State of New York, who is the lead Democratic sponsor of this bill, Mr. Higgins.

And I rise in strong support of this resolution honoring Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods, four patriotic Americans who lost their lives in a cowardly and despicable attack on the United States consulate…

The people running the Iranian regime are not scared.

The problem, in part, is that that military and intelligence cooperation is secret and invisible while the political distancing... are very visible.

I think that the administration believes that is the end of the story.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me say in conclusion I am glad that we have cooperation, as we generally do, in the Foreign Affairs Committee for working together on these issues. But I just want to say that I wish we had…

I commend the Obama administration and the Secretary of State for making this choice.

We ought never forget that the work of diplomacy has risks and that our Foreign Service officers... deserve our full support.

I don't think playing political games is what we should do.

I thank my friend for yielding to me, and I rise in strong support of this legislation. I am glad that the Senate and the House finally came together on this very, very important bill. {time} 1510 This bill has very, very strong support…