Lindsey Graham

This committee--the chairman has decided, I think, to mark up the 640 versus 603.

I agree with you 1,000 percent.

We are trying to deter them from hurting us. We are not sending a bunch of people over there to invade their country without provocation.

All of this military force going that way is to deter them from being able to hit us and protect our allies.

If North Korea is listening, none of us want to invade your country.

Is it also fair to say that we do not have any intentions of invading North Korea at all?

The best way to avoid a military conflict with North Korea over their missile program is for China to wake up North Korea to the reality of what threat that presents to North Korea and China.

It should be the policy of the United States to never allow North Korea to develop an ICBM with a warhead that could hit America.

Do you believe it should be the policy of the United States never to let that happen?

Is it fair to say that is what they want to do in the western part of the United States?

What kind of threat does that present to us?

Is it fair to say that unless something changes, North Korea is likely to have an ICBM with a nuclear warhead that can reach America by 2020?

Is it fair to say that in 5 years, this threat, if not unchecked, is going to get worse and more lethal?

Do we need to up our game when it comes to dealing with potential drone attacks on the country?

I worry about North Korea, as we were just discussing, from a ballistic missile defense perspective.

Today we have exactly what we need to defend the United States of America against North Korea.

Do you believe it is just a matter of time until they achieve that capability, unless something changes?

A CR would be hurtful.

If we went back into sequestration next year, would that be disastrous?

It is not in our national interest to let that happen. Is it?

I want the committee to understand that any budget we pass that guts the State Department's budget, you will never win this war.

Is it fair to say that most people in the faith reject this hateful ideology?

If the Trump administration is listening, how you take Raqqa will determine how successful we are in neutralizing Iranian influence and Russian influence.

Is it fair to say it is in our national security interests for Damascus not to be handed over to Assad, a proxy for Iran, in any final settlement, that you cannot have Iran dominating Damascus?

Is it fair to say that most Syrians want two things: to get rid of ISIL but also to get rid of Assad because he slaughtered their families?