I wrote the TVPA to allow flexibility and discernment in rewarding a country for making progress over their record from the year before.

I would be very careful in trusting them. But I will tell you, based on the Boston bombing experience, I learned that we have a common enemy, and that is the Jihadists.

I think if you could reach a political reconciliation, and perhaps even partition the Alawite from the rest of the country, that is a possibility.

I sent a letter to the President of the United States requesting that the IRGC be placed on the foreign terrorist organization list because they are the terror arm of Iran.

Nothing, and I say again, nothing in China's deplorable record in 2014 warrants anything but a Tier 3 ranking.

We asked the question, 'Who is in charge?' when Ebola was breaking out, and the answer was, 'We don't really know.'

I want to again raise how important it is for Congress to fix this. It is the only recommendation not fulfilled, as you know, by the 9/11 Commission recommendations.

At our recent world-wide threats hearing, FBI Director James Comey indicated that the potential smuggling of a weapon of mass destruction into the Western Hemisphere is, in his opinion, a 'very serious threat.'

The threat from weapons of mass destruction may have faded from public view since 9/11, but the dangers have not diminished.

We know that terrorists are still dead-set on obtaining WMD devices to use in their attacks.

we are going to be able to do a lot more if we are coordinating with other nations.