"I want to thank you, Chairman Rohrabacher. Thank you very much for, first of all, for holding this hearing..."
"I cannot stress enough the importance of the countries that are not in the spotlight in today's news cycle."
"I am convinced that our reactions should be a deepening of our ties regionally and multilaterally."
"We must have regressed in Central and South America."
"When we act out of fear our nation has made monumental mistakes."
"We ought to be concerned about all of those lives, not just in one area."
"I'm concerned about how we make sure that Africans, Colombians and indigenous are included in the $450 million that's there."
"If we do not vote here in the United States to support the administration's negotiations, what setbacks if any will it have for us in the region?"
"New York manufacturers sell almost $70 billion worth of goods overseas, and 94 percent of these exporting firms are small businesses."
"What my mantra is that when it comes to small business, there is no Republican or Democratic approach."
"Strengthening this sector is vital to our country's overall economic health, and to job growth for working families and the middle class."