Mike McCaul

The red line should be that North Korea should not have the ability to deliver a nuclear warhead to the United States.

The military option should be the last possible option that we would be using after everything else were to fail.

North Korea has proven that they are certainly willing to share nuclear technology with all manner of pariah regimes.

I want to know what our options are, not just one.

This President has taken a different point of view.

They understand one thing, that the West, the United States, can be bought off.

We have been played by the Kims for years.

We are not willing to live with a nuclear North Korea.

Your leadership on human rights matters has been--for quite a long time.

Shouldn't we demonstrate the seriousness with which we take the North Korean nuclear threat?

We cannot accept half measures on this.

Personally, I agree with Secretary of Defense Mattis that we are 'never out of diplomatic solutions when it comes from North Korea,' although, I am not sure President Trump shares that view.

Our objective has long been a denuclearized North Korea, and we cannot lose sight of that aim.

Time is clearly running out. Once the regime in Pyongyang possesses nuclear weapons that can strike the United States, it will immediately raise questions about the reliability of our security commitments to our alliance partners, Japan…

Sanctions are not the only way to apply pressure on the regime.

We can designate Chinese banks and companies unilaterally, giving them a choice between doing business with North Korea or the United States.

To be effective, these tools need to be implemented aggressively.

We passed a North Korea Sanctions bill last February, authored by myself and Mr. Eliot Engel, our ranking member.

I think there is a resource allocation problem that is potentially could be exposed here by our enemies.

As long as he remains in power, propped up by Russia and Iran, this civil war will continue to go on.

I am very proud of this administration's efforts now to crack down on this terrorist organization.

I had Secretary Kelly testify before my committee, stating it is one of the greatest threats facing the United States.

It was a very productive, civil, and respectful meeting on security, energy issues, and NAFTA.

I think we have long neglected this.

I just want to let you know that it was a very productive, civil, and respectful meeting on security, energy issues, and NAFTA.