So if one State won't abide by the rules, we have a race to the bottom, not a race to the finish line.

Latin America, and the Western Hemisphere generally, is seen as a staging area, an area of opportunity for the acquisition of funding for illicit activity that provide revenue to the Iranian regime.

Why are such major changes being proposed without advance consultation with the local governments and first responders charged with preventing and responding to incidents?

A further reduction in funding would not only prohibit us from expanding upon those capabilities, but would also require the region to reduce those capabilities through the elimination of critical programs.

It is vital to the protection of the most fundamental thing we have, which is our Constitutional rights as American citizens to privacy.

I am asking you to continue to use your diligence and most assuredly to assure that there isn't inappropriate interference politically.

I do not believe this hearing should telegraph a desire for the United States' engagement in another international theater.

We must learn more about Boko Haram so that we do not underestimate the threat they may pose.

We need to send a clear message to Iran, and we need to respond effectively to Iran.

We need more aggressive designations. We need the expulsion of Iranian and Hezbollah operatives in this country.

Finally, we need to support this resistance of movement within Iran, this youthful secular movement to finally overthrow the Ayatollah Khomeini.

This is a game changer and represents crossing of the red line by Iran.

Do our leaders completely understand the gravity of threat? That is the essence of what we are trying to ask today.

We need to seize their financial assets. We need an offensive cyber campaign against them.

We need a significant covert action against Iran.

It will send a clear message to those who seek to harm us that you won't hide, and you won't escape justice.

The world is a safer place now that Awlaki is no longer a part of it.

Hezbollah makes al-Qaeda look like a minor league team.

Hezbollah is one of the most sophisticated global terrorist organizations in the world.

We must remember that before September 11, Hezbollah--not al-Qaeda--was responsible for more American deaths than any other terrorist organization.

Before September 11, Hezbollah, not al-Qaeda, was responsible for more American deaths than any other terrorist organization.

This is a critical blow to al-Qaeda and the ideology of militant Islam. It is a victory for the United States and our allies around the world.

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