I was really glad to see President Obama commit to 8,400 troops going forward.

Top U.S. policymakers should appreciate that the inadequate cooperation we have from Pakistan today is probably better than none at all.

I believe we should but also that our next President should take another long, hard look at our Pakistan strategy across the board.

We have expended about $33 billion of U.S. taxpayer dollars towards Pakistan since the early 2000s.

I certainly have not been involved in those briefings, and I, again, I -- you're putting me in a sort of a personality referee position which is not a position that I should be in or want to be in, and really I'm more of a public policy…

I think, you know, one has to be careful to let flattery influence how you feel about someone. We obviously have tremendous differences in our two countries' national interest. There are things that we should be aligned with them on like…

I think given the likely costs and benefits, I expect we are more likely to reduce and restructure assistance to Pakistan than to end it altogether.

Our relationship with Pakistan has been very complicated.

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

I want to thank Senator Cardin for agreeing to have this hearing, and for changing the time.

Support for the constitutional division of powers and the U.S. ability to make decisions about our own best interests in carrying out foreign policy demands a rethinking of any effort to pass a resolution and issue political statements in…

I write to express my strong opposition to efforts by your administration to circumvent the U.S. Congress and the Senate's constitutional role by promoting ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) at the United Nations.