"I am delighted that the three subcommittees are working together on Iran in the Western Hemisphere."
"I hope that Senator DeMint rethinks his position and lifts these holds so we can more effectively engage our partners on the dangers of Iran."
"I think now is the time. It is always the right time to speak out against anti-Semitism."
"Expanding ties to Ahmadinejad who denies the Holocaust and calls for the destruction of another nation's state, Israel, is not the way to get there."
"The relationship between a conservative, theocratic government, like Iran, and a number of secular leftist governments in Latin America seems rather unnatural to me."
"We need to remind our friends in Latin America that the United States has provided trillions in trade, billions in aid; whereas, Iran promises but, aside from making investments that are in its own in..."
"This committee... sent a very strongly worded letter to President Chavez signed by 11 Democrats and nine Republicans."
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"I think the Obama administration is today effectively reengaging in Latin America and hopefully will be able to describe our approach in a way that the region will more readily hear."
"I want to thank all of our excellent witnesses. I want to thank Mr. Mack, as always, and I want to thank the chairs and the ranking members of the other subcommittees."
"What's really pathetic is that Anderson Cooper apparently doesn't share my enthusiasm for participating in such a historic and wonderful celebration of democracy. I'm sorry he is so jaded."