"There is bipartisan agreement that the Congress is outraged relative to the treatment of the NGOs by the Egyptian Government."
"I would respectfully suggest it is premature to pass judgment on events that are unfolding in Egypt."
"Iraq, which had looked surprisingly stable, is embroiled in a political crisis which, if not checked, has the potential to sink the entire country back into widespread sectarian conflict."
"A year ago, I was cautiously optimistic that the so-called Arab Spring might usher democracy and human rights into a region where both have been exceptions rather than the rule."
"The regime in Tehran has all but quashed all popular opposition and continues to advance in its quest for a nuclear weapons capability."
"Now 1 year later, the picture looks very different."
"You have had much more progress toward democratic rule in Egypt in the past 1.5 years than you had in 60 years."
"the Iranian Government is up to in that most reprehensible government that now governs Iran."
"I think this committee wants to keep very up on what is happening there and I think they have real concerns again in a bipartisan manner."
"a lot of our colleagues reject this entitlement mentality that some other countries around the world have"
"the Egyptian Government seems to be under the impression that they can do all these things and continue to get significant amounts of American aid"