Iran continues to be the leading state sponsor of terrorism, providing support to Hamas and Hezbollah.

We remain confident that 4 months from now our sanctions will continue to bite and Iran's economy will remain under great stress.

We can't afford a bad deal that will threaten our allies and our interests, and we must be prepared to walk away, if necessary.

The ongoing violence in Eastern Ukraine, however, can be traced right back to the violence and extralegal nondemocratic maneuvers of those who brought down that elected President.

Restoring peace to Ukraine would be a good start in deterring a potential new Cold War and establishing perhaps some stability and peace in the world.

Igniting a new Cold War would be a tragedy for not only the people of the United States and Russia, but for the people of the world.

I would argue, Mr. Chairman, that sanctions would be certainly appropriate, the ones that we passed out of the House.

I have always had some fundamental concerns about the premise, in general, and that is that we could ever negotiate with the Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah, in good faith to give up his nuclear weapons program.

The overwhelming majority of our sanctions remain in place.

The Congress feels very, very strongly that sanctions should be right there so that Iran will understand what it faces if it doesn't negotiate in good faith.

There is no path that leads to peace and a Palestinian state living side by side with the Jewish State of Israel that includes Hamas.