"the announcement yesterday of the unbelievably bold plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador here in Washington at a crowded restaurant that could involve hundreds of people, innocent people, is reall..."
"it really is a sobering reality that I hope, as you suggest, Mr. Chairman, has the policy community refocusing on this issue."
"what is happening south of our border in the northern part of Mexico, large swaths of which look more and more, frankly, like a failed state that ought to be equally sobering for all Americans."
"What I find so interesting and appalling in the details that we know of that have been made public yesterday, rarely has a sovereign state sunk this low in attempting..."
"I think the United States must hold the Iranian Government fully responsible until and unless they're able to isolate a rogue element."
"This plot was planned for this capital, this city. It is unacceptable."
"What is the value of the total procurement in that time period?"
"It strikes me, based on our analysis in terms of per billion dollars of contract dollars, you have a much higher debarment and suspension rate than does DOD."
"I think we need to really be careful as we move this bill forward so that we do not compromise the objectives..."
"I commend my colleagues, Mr. Smith of New Jersey and the ranking member, Mr. Berman of California, for introducing H.R. 2830."
"UNFPA does not promote abortion as a method of family planning period."
"the State Department in the last administration... found, 'no evidence, no evidence that UNFPA has knowingly supported or participated in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntar..."