I think what--the purpose of this--these hearings are to get Amtrak to understand that we do not have an unending pot of gold here to help you remain operational.

You can't continue to monetize our debt and not see the fiscal cliff before us.

My concern is understanding China is a long-term thinker, and so it will create a strategy in the region so that it can overtake it at a time when the rest of the world is least prepared to act.

I think we need to have a real honest explanation of what happened. First off, could this have been prevented, and secondly, how can we ensure that those that are in harm's way will never have this happen to them again.

I am concerned about what happened on September 11th, not for political reasons but for security reasons.

I think it is incumbent on all of us to find ways to use those precious dollars in a very wise and judicious manner.

First off, my heart goes out to the families of those who lost their loved ones, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Foreign Officer Sean Smith, U.S. Security Officers Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.

I want to make sure that Amtrak is profitable in the future so that when I want to use it, it is there for me to use.

We have to pick up the pennies off the floor. We can't overlook them anymore.

This is inexcusable. We are here to help you make that happen.

It is in my opinion imperative that the United States reach out and engage those nations comprising Central Asia.

It is in the United States' short-term and long-term interests to develop and implement a well-crafted plan for strategic involvement in the countries of Central Asia.

With Russia becoming more antagonistic and exerting more influence on its neighbors in Central Asia and China, aggressively expanding its economic footprint in the region, it is absolutely necessary that we, too, become more engaged in the…

It is certainly in our economic and security interests to help those countries of this region develop their own energy resources.

What we have missed on this agenda--intentionally, I think, it is off the agenda--is the issue of NATO's expansion.

I encourage my colleagues to support H. Res. 526, in order to strengthen U.S. engagement with the Republic of Georgia.

I believe it is important to send a strong message to the nations aspiring to have NATO membership that the United States remains committed toward that end.

I think Turkey's actions in cozying up to the worst elements are abhorrent.

Democracy is always something that is a continuing event. We are still working on our democracy, here in the United States.

I am increasingly concerned about this administration's approach with China...

Eurasia is becoming an emerging market that the United States must pay attention to.

I was in Cuba in 2002, I think it was, on a trip from Ohio, a legal trip. And I saw firsthand the abusive nature of the Cuban regime.

It is common knowledge that the Cuban Government has made strategic alliances with Venezuela, with other countries, in order to be dangerous toward the American public.

Cuba has developed biological and chemical weapons.