"the Obama administration's flippant willingness to fundamentally abrogate America's priceless religious freedom in the name of leftist social engineering is of grave concern to me and should be to all of us."
"Religious freedom is very fundamental and it's protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights."
"This administration seems to casually ignore the historical fact that religious liberty involves much more than freedom of worship alone."
"All of these things in the Constitution, they're wonderful, but they're evolving, and we learn as things change."
"This announcement puts at risk, I am afraid, the sacrifice that our men and women in uniform have made in that country."
"Announcing a departure date no matter what the conditions on the ground just tells the Taliban how long they have to wait for us to leave."
"I think we are at something like 7 percent approval now. And, to say Congress actually did something right, we don't hear that much around here."
"Supporting LNG exports to Asia--the region with the greatest future energy demand--should be a crucial component of this administration's strategic rebalance toward Asia."
"when there is a power vacuum when the U.S. is less engaged around the world bad actors have a tendency to fill in there"
"There is a perception... that we are pro-Muslim Brotherhood."
"Our alliance with the Gulf States has been very instrumental in us promoting peace and security across the region..."