I have been there when they were put in body bags, and I am appalled at the fact that we did so little in the SOFA agreement.

A big part of our decision to hold today's hearing was to consider how the United States can assist the Dominican Republic and other countries in the Caribbean and Central America to mitigate their energy dependence on Venezuela and to…

I think it is this idea that the administration simply is paralyzed and doesn't know what to do.

The administration's decision to focus primarily on renewable energy as a practical solution is an expensive initiative.

That is like saying--if I could interrupt you. Because I remember Eliot Engel making the point 3 years ago about support for the Free Syrian Army...

I would much rather see a flawed Iraqi state in which we could then work a political solution than to see ISIS in a capitulated Iraqi state.

We had a legal requirement that SOFA would have to go through the entire Iraqi Parliament...

I understand that this request went all the way up in the administration and was turned down, and I am trying to get to the bottom of why.

To be clear, ISIS' takeover has been aided by Prime Minister Maliki's malfeasance and incompetence.

Iran is the one that rearmed them, and nearly 80 percent of Israel's citizens are fleeing to bomb shelters this week as a result.

This is a recipe for disaster for the region. It is a recipe for U.S. interests there.

Turkey's long term stability matters to the United States.