"Far from cooperating with the United States, Russia seems to take every opportunity to counter our interests working directly with the Taliban, bolstering Assad, arming Iran, tampering in U.S. and European elections."
"The proposed budget cuts would be far reaching and catastrophic."
"Would you share with us the administration's position on imposing new sanctions, and does the administration have a coordinated international strategy on imposing sanctions against Russia?"
"Sadly, the administration's budget makes clear the President thinks putting America first means taking a major step back from the international stage."
"It has been reported that the White House is seriously considering unilaterally rescinding sanctions against Russia. Is this true?"
"Specifically, during recent news reports, that the White House has instructed the executive departments and agencies to ignore or not to respond to official requests from ranking members of subcommitt..."
"But the President's fiscal year 2018 budget would undermine our influence by slashing contributions through international financial institutions by 35 percent."
"On April 18, you wrote to the Congress to certify that the conditions of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 were met as of that date."
"Should sanctions be lifted without, first, requiring the Russians to withdraw their annexation of Crimea?"
"I am dumbfounded when I watch the news and continue to see the President appeasing Mr. Putin."
"Mr. Secretary, we have sought incentives to bring Russia in step with the world community, but Russia's foreign policy goals remain elusive."