A foreign leader has insulted the head of state of the United States Government.

Make no mistake, the unfair effort by some to target all Federal employees as tax scoff offs has nothing to do with improving our Nation's tax compliance rate or lowering the deficit.

I would be interested in working with my colleagues to explore whether we can double down on those proven programs that, in fact, do work.

The Majority's longstanding obsession with advancing legislation that mandates firing Federal workers who have fallen behind in their taxes seems to me a classic example of the solution in search of a problem.

Even if you wanted to take corrective measures, you are not privy to that information, is that correct?

I certainly stand ready to hear the testimony today and hear the facts, but I must confess at the beginning, I wonder what the problem we are trying to solve is.

What do you think the purpose of that provision was?

There is absolutely no disagreement among members here on this dais... that all Americans should pay their fair taxes in full and on time.

I find that a little ironic when so many of my friends have bashed the IRS for mistakes, for incompetence and for getting it wrong.

Is it unusual for an independent agency such as yours to communicate with the executive branch?

I am deeply troubled at what is--looks like the politicization of the hiring process and cronyism.

A hollow force is an engraved invitation to Vladimir Putin to continue his aggressive ways.

Isn't part of the problem of Minsk that there isn't really much teeth?

Delay is denial. People are dying. Over 6,000 are dead. Many of those are children and women.

If that critique conceded, if that is true, then why would anybody have confidence in the argument, well, this time we got it right, trust us.

Why would you roll back--I swear I am not playing with the audience. This is a passion with me.

It is time to ask the hard question. Are we willing to stand up to Vladimir Putin's aggression before he kills more people?

Well, he is also the leader of the country. He is your President as well as mine.

The AFL-CIO has not taken a position for or against the TPP.

It is baffling. When you get two world leaders between September and yesterday publicly admonishing President Obama in joint sessions of Congress, it is time to wake up.

I was laughing when at that conference in Munich, Madam Secretary, you and I both attended, to hear the Russian Foreign Minister denying that Russian troops were in Ukraine, saying it was just Ukrainian rebels. Lies, lies and more lies.

I want to begin by also recognizing the tragic murder of Russian freedom fighter Boris Nemtsov who was brutally murdered in the streets of Moscow last weekend to of course urge our Government to do anything it can to ensure the…

One wonders when the United States Government at the State Department decides a policy is not working and rethinks it.

I think NATO made a grave mistake in 2008 when it refused to admit Ukraine and Georgia into NATO.

They need us. So they have to tread lightly and walk on eggshells.