"I want to remind my colleagues that tomorrow is the second anniversary of the brutal murder and dismemberment of my constituent, Jamal Khashoggi."
"Two years ago tomorrow, my constituent and lawful U.S. resident, a journalist, mild critic of the Saudi regime--he wanted to see reform, not revolution--Jamal Khashoggi, was lured into a Saudi consula..."
"When does Congress assert itself? When do we say, that goes so far we are not going to put up with it; you will pay a heavy price?"
"There has to be an aggressive recruitment. There has be an aggressive commitment to making the Foreign Service so that it looks like America."
"One of the sort of dirty little secrets in the Nation's capital is how little diversity there actually has been historically in our Foreign Service ranks."
"That is an illegal annexation and we are not going to recognize it."
"I also had the privilege of meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama... and was really struck with the spirit of peaceful reconciliation."
"I particularly want to commend the H.R. 1012, Ami Bera's bill, on recognizing the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War."
"I want to thank Mr. Meeks for his leadership on making sure that Russia is not invited to any G7 meeting until we see Russia's behavior significantly improve."
"I also want to commend Mr. Yoho for H.Res.697 on Tibet."
"losing, like winning, is a passing phenomenon in politics, so be comforted."