Assad continues to slaughter his people and destroy their cities.

What started as peaceful protests in March 2011, is now an international conflict.

U.S. policy toward Syria is difficult for everyone to address.

It is not at all a myth. You need only have an off-the-record conversation with any one of the members of the ambassadorial corps and other officials, whether it's NATO or the European Union.

One of the most encouraging developments that I've seen in Iran is what is happening on the street--these remarkably brave ordinary Iranians who are protesting their own regime.

I just want to echo 100 percent what Congressman McCaul said--the last part anyway--as it regards to the dramatic investment China is making in Africa and the fact that we are asleep at the switch.

I think that it is vital that this committee assert itself on a bipartisan basis to speak out with one voice that we support NATO.

As I mentioned, 32 Members of Congress have written on this issue.

I thank the chair and the ranking member for calling up my bipartisan bill, H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act.

I think I have been pestering them every month or so since then because at the time I thought there was a much higher possibility of a vote for Brexit than was commonly thought in the mainstream media either in the U.K. or the U.S.

One of the reasons why I was so concerned about Brexit was the impact, obviously, on the U.S.-U.K. relationship, a very important relationship.