Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I think that is one of the obstacles that we would have to getting back in. First is getting our domestic house in order and building political will here."

"one of the most pivotal decisions that has affected in recent time our relations throughout this region was the, to me, catastrophic decision to renounce our own negotiated trade agreement, the TPP"

"I think it was a sad message that we sent to our friends, allies, and partners... to pull out when we did did not send a good message at all, strategically."

"the Afghan Government was, in fact, excluded from the negotiating table in Doha by the Trump administration."