"And I assure you there are many of us up here who will be behind you and side by side in trying to make that happen."
"It just strikes me as something not worthy of the Congress, when we actually continue to fall into a false narrative, to try to make partisan political points when we are trying to do foreign policy."
"Why can't we come together to try to support a cohesive policy to effectuate the goal, which is to lessen and dismantle Boko Haram and to release safely these young women to their families?"
"It may play well on certain networks with certain pundits, but it is not worthy of a great country and it is not worthy of this Congress."
"We very much want a positive and constructive relationship with China."
"I applaud the administration for doing it and I hope we do more of it."
"China does not have an element in its government that seems to know the cost of everything and value of almost nothing."
"We have to have rules of engagement and setting down some markers with respect to those rules is long overdue."
"It is very heartening to have an administration to finally crack down and show some seriousness of intent."
"I am also troubled by the political impasse in Cambodia and the fact we are seeing very little return for the amount of aid provided there."
"Allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to run in the 2015 election used to be a key benchmark, but now the fact that Burma can't manage chairing ASEAN and continue making reforms is enough for the administration t..."