Ultimately I would hope that the Indian community would see the economic relationship as a strategic asset.

My hope is as more Indian entrepreneurs develop their own intellectual property, there will be a greater interest in the protections of it.

In the wake of what happened in New York yesterday, that tragedy once again, we realize that people are being radicalized even in this country.

I do believe they are trying to destabilize democratic countries not just ours but around the world.

Ben Cardin and I got legislation passed.

You could have no better advocate than Joe Lieberman, and he does have enormous respect on both sides of the aisle.

I think the Ambassador to Israel will have to be someone who is a spokesperson for the U.S. point of view on this.

I told you my concern about State Department not seeking the funding to be able to effectively push back against authoritarian regimes.

I appreciate you having the hearing today, because it is a critical time.

I think that is important for this Committee to hear, because, again, I do not know if it is 1.5 percent or 2 percent that you are actually able to stop, but it is a very small number.

I could not agree more with Senator Carper and others who spoke who said we need to do this on a bipartisan basis.