The question isn't who is going to be left holding the bag, but whose bag you would prefer holding.

A lousy $75 million or $150 million is not going to pull them out of the doldrums that they have been experiencing.

If you have got a runaway, you can't fix it unless you help drive.

I disagree very strongly very often with some of the things the U.N. says and does and often doesn't do. But I remain even more concerned that we not withdraw into a cocoon, bury our heads in the sand and become an isolationist nation of…

They are raising their own flags proudly, without trampling or burning ours. They are holding up signs--signs that are in English.

My attitude is, if the American taxpayers that are putting that money out there, if people don't want American aid, if they don't want USAID and our programs to be there helping them, then we won't be there, but if they are going to take…

Madam Secretary, it seems like just yesterday that a faceless, frustrated fruit vendor devoid of a future set himself afire and now tomorrow ain't what it used to be.

I am opposed to this bill for one simple reason: It's not a smart thing to do. It recklessly jeopardizes the security and safety of the people of New York City, and it does so for no reason. This is a national security issue. It will…

We must continue to support and sustain the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and keep faith with all of the Lebanese people who want justice for their murdered countrymen and their former Prime Minister.

In Egypt I fear we are snatching failure from the jaws of success.

We need to stop presenting ourselves with the choice that Mubarak gave us and understand that there are people in the middle.

The United States must continue to advocate for Lebanon's sovereignty and for the restoration of a legitimate government.

In terms of the Muslim Brotherhood, I think we should recognize and be vigilant about the danger, not exaggerate the danger.

We are not going to have a second chance to make a great impression on the people in the street.

If you over-pesticide your garden, only the weeds are going to survive.

How do you form a government and welcome in as an element of it a party that would destroy the government itself and expect stability?

Until there is clear evidence that Beirut has made these choices, I believe we have no other alternative but to suspend all of our assistance programs to Lebanon.

Consistency is important, especially in foreign policy.

I rise in strong opposition to repealing the Patients' Bill of Rights. Today, the House will vote to take away new health-care freedoms from my constituents and give that power right back to the big health-insurance companies. Repeal of…

They are dealing with a nuclear power and a nuclear wannabe.

It was a better policy to try to engage the Chinese rather than to continue with China bashing.

The Chinese have always been bad actors.

I rise yet again in the strongest possible support of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, H.R. 847. Today, we must show the American people that their representatives can put away their differences and work together to pass this bill…

This resolution is absolutely vital. It should be called the Peace Process Preservation Act because that is exactly what it is all about. I understand that to many Israelis and many Palestinians, there is enormous frustration and…

So you are for the bill, but you won't vote for it. Nonsense. Nine years ago, your country was attacked, and you're here quibbling about politics. You're here talking about permanent entitlements. Oh, how easy it is to come down here to…