I was too ready to believe the Bush administration's warning of an imminent and terrible threat.

Much worse than the decision to go to war was the tragic, unforgivable ineptitude of both the occupation and the initial counter insurgency effort.

A strange narrative has taken root in some circles regarding Iraq.

Hezbollah has a presence in 15 American cities, including four major cities in Canada.

These people have been gypped, they have been robbed, they have been made double victims.

Enactment of H.R. 757 is a crucial step in restoring sanity to the SIPA process.

I think it is a wise step in the direction of monitoring the activity of Hezbollah and other groups.

the victims have been victimized twice: once by Bernie Madoff; and now by Irving Picard.

I want to salute you in the personal sense of pursuing justice that we all want to see done to all of the victims of the Holocaust.

Let me first commend you for your passion and for your pursuit of the legislation that you have introduced, the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act.

We are seeing this in Russia with Vladimir Putin playing the anti-American card as he leads up to the March 4 election there.

We have given so much money to the military, but the military is seen as the Mubarak regime that has been the oppressor.

I am angry that some parts of the Egyptian Government have behaved so shamelessly and with such blatant disregard for their country's own long-term interests.

What has happened since then is you rightly pointed out that the assistance we provided did not go to the people of Egypt.

Let our people go, and do it soon.

I am dismayed that the U.S.-Egypt relationship, which has served both countries so well for more than three decades, is being used as a political football.

I am deeply concerned that the cynical demagoguery that has set this legal farce in motion has already done severe damage to our bilateral relationship.

both the Bush administration and the Obama administration have acknowledged that the policy pursued by the United States for decades in the Middle East... actually wound up hurting us.

I am angry, dismayed, and deeply concerned.

I hope our witnesses here today can help us understand the current trajectory in Egypt and help guide U.S. policy.

So Egypt is moving in a worrying direction, and I think it is important to really make a statement now about what kind of behavior we will want to tolerate.

The original aid package to both Egypt and Jordan was predicated in strong measure because of their willingness to be peaceful countries within the region.

We need to set clear red lines as to what kind of behavior we are willing to tolerate.

As a general rule when it comes to foreign assistance to nations, I tend to rely on the political wisdom of my favorite philosopher, my mother.

We need them to do, and that is to cooperate with us on the international war on terrorism and not to join on the other side.