I believe there are a lot of people on both sides of the aisle that have political courage to do the right thing.

I want to express my deep disappointment in the votes that were just taken by the House. We should be fully funding Homeland Security in this country. In light of what went on in Paris, in light of September 11, in light of the fact that…

We can have an impact on commercial banks in China.

this rogue regime has no interest in being a responsible state

It is something that we need to continue to talk to the Chinese about.

The recalcitrance, cruelty, and unpredictability of the Kim regime makes North Korea one of the toughest challenges we face on the global stage.

The bottom line is that there needs to be an impact on the family that runs the county, the Kim family.

the way Mr. Engel and myself and the members here on the committee have been able to advance the idea that we work on a consensus and then move that forward with one voice overseas

This is not an issue just for the United States. This is an issue for the whole region.

the United Nations has found no parallel in the contemporary world for the treatment of people in North Korea

the way in which a country treats its own people will sometimes tell us how they will treat others

It is very important for us, whenever possible, to have one voice in international affairs.

Thank you for calling this briefing on the threat that North Korea's nuclear missile and cyber capabilities pose to our national security and that of our friends and allies in the Asia Pacific region.

Reserving the right to object, although I don't intend to object, this is a very important measure. We need to send this measure to the President's desk, and we need to do so tonight. I am delighted that we are doing so. It is clear that…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I care about the environment. We want to make sure that we can continue to export and increase the export, but I think it is a balance.

I think there is a balance. But I do think that this is something that we should look at very seriously.

I like the idea of countering Mr. Putin. European countries are reluctant to stand up to him, because they need his oil.

I have to confess to you, listening to you makes one, you know, feel that one is in a scene in the Wizard of Oz where we are being counseled to pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

I don't know anyone who seriously thinks that you can train effectively, even with successful vetting, 5,000 insurgents who are moderate and maybe secular, and they are going to be reintroduced to Syria and turn the tide.

Assad is a brutal dictator responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Syrians.

There is no future for Assad in Syria and seeing Assad go remains a top priority.

I just think--I just think--and then I will yield back--that we need to be very wary of Iran. It is not simply the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The conflict in Syria and Iraq will never end as long as he remains in power.

How do we measure progress in an efficacious way, not a feel-good way, not a check-the-box way?