"Turkey's President Erdogan has made no secret of his desire to expand Turkish control over a section of northern Syria."
"It would just be the wrong thing to do morally. It would be the wrong thing to do in so many ways."
"It is just really, really important that we look out for the well-being of the Kurdish people in that region."
"America is important in the world. People look up to us."
"I am a strong supporter of continuing U.S. assistance to the Northern Triangle."
"I have seen firsthand in my trips to the region that our programs have been effective in reducing violence and poverty in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala."
"I would strongly encourage this committee to bring that bill up for markup."
"Child marriage is a violation of human rights and a form of violence against women."
"Girls and women deserve to be educated, to be economically independent, to be the deciders of their own fates."
"I view the crisis in Syria as one of the greatest tragedies of our time."
"It breaks my heart. And it is a failure of leadership in this country as well as around the world."
"I remain particularly baffled by the precipitous withdrawal that President Trump announced late last year."