Well, let me conclude by saying that I think that this should be continued to be pressed and is a real priority.

I hope the administration will be there every step of the way.

The incentive, I think, for the people of Kosovo is that they deserved their independence and that they can be a country.

I would hope that this agreement would be a small step in moving the Balkans into the 21st century.

I have long felt that Belgrade was lacking in leadership of people with vision who would take their people into the future.

This is yet another affirmation of the fact that the Republic of Kosovo is independent, sovereign, free and permanent.

The incentive for the Serbs to try to make this happen is that they know that they cannot become an EU member unless they normalize, to an extent, their relations with Kosovo.

I think we have to try, and I think that again while there's no magic wand and obviously people are born and raised in their families talking about previous wars 100 and 200 years ago, 500 years ago, and whatever, that is ingrained in…

I hope that this committee as well as the U.S. Congress comes firmly down against the use of any force against anybody in the region in any future scenario.

In the face of significant cuts year after year, it adds another layer of certainty to a rapidly evolving and challenging health care system for our hospitals.

You have done an outstanding job, and your testimony here today just continues it, so thank you very much for the job you are doing.

I was very pleased with this Administration's efforts to develop and implement a national HIV/AIDS strategy.

Last night I received a phone call from our former colleague and my good friend, Jean Schmidt of Ohio. As you know, Jean is an avid runner, and she has participated in many, many marathons. She was at the Boston Marathon yesterday; and 13…

I don't believe that this civil war can be won with only humanitarian assistance and diplomacy.

It is clear to me that Iran is buying time as their nuclear program advances.

The Israelis have repeatedly said that they are willing to negotiate with the Palestinians face-to-face, across a table, with no preconditions.

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida. Let me say, as the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I really want everyone to know what a valued member of our committee the gentlewoman from Florida is. She is a new Member of…

Then what would be the benefit to the taxpayers who are taking this kind of risk if in fact, we are getting more oil but we are then exporting more oil as well?

I would like to know that if we are taking the risk we get the benefit and that the oil isn't simply going to come down the pipeline, be refined in Texas, and get exported to China.

I have a lot of environmental concerns but I also have concerns about energy independence.

If my constituents knew, for instance, that by having this pipeline they would get a reduction a year down the line or 2 years down the line, of a dollar a gallon in their gasoline, people would see something tangible.

I am glad that the ACA included rate review requirements for those companies looking to raise their rates by more than 10 percent.

Den denying children with pre-existing conditions health insurance policies, canceling coverage for people once they became ill, applying lifetime limits to care, these practices were commonplace in the individual insurance marketplace…

The North Korean regime would do better to help its own people and give them the things that they need.

The recent nuclear test conducted by the North was a dangerous provocation that raised tensions in Northeast Asia.