Rob Portman actually said...

"we have big challenges with North Korea, and over the period of the last couple of decades, a few different administrations, we have tried different things which have not worked."

"the removal from the list in 2008 was closely linked to negotiating limitations on the program and changes in international behavior by the regime, and it never happened."

"I hope we will redouble our efforts to work on that, because the alternative is frightening."

"We need to broaden the base, we need to lower the rate, we need a simpler system, we need a fair system."