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I also firmly believe that we shouldn't be at war without a vote of Congress.

I believe the Russians did meddle in our election, and I think it is well beyond that.

When the President and those closest to him balk at the very idea of diplomacy and instead advocate unnecessary wars that will cost the blood of our children and the treasure of our coffers, will you go along with them?

I think my mission on these two committees is sort of two things: dramatically reduce the risk of unnecessary war; raise the probability that we decisively win any war that we need to be in.

It is under 2,000 sorties to destroy the Iranian nuclear capacity. This is not an insurmountable task for the coalition forces.

I am a hundred percent with you.

I think that actions that curtail humans rights and erode processes like due process and the rule of law by foreign governments actually fuels instability.

We need Mike Pompeo at the State Department, and we need him now.

Will you stand up to President Trump and advise him differently when he is wrong, or will you be a yes man?

If confirmed, I will urge the Honduran government to investigate these allegations in a timely and transparent manner.

It was the stated policy of the President's, and that statement, I thought, was very, very unfortunate because it raised expectations that were then dashed.

the State Department needs it desperately.

I was just struck by the specificity.

If we embrace the regime change in other nations, we can hardly say that this is something that only the U.S. gets to do.

Members of this committee expect every Secretary of State to champion the department and its mission.

North Korea poses a real and nuclear threat to the United States, our citizens, and our allies.

waging war requires a both a domestic and an international legal justification

It is just not tenable to say we are relying on an AUMF that goes back to 2001.

an authorization for the use of force against Syria, that, unfortunately, was not used and has changed the course of history.

The United States expects our NATO allies to be strong partners.

I think it is going be--have a detrimental effect on European energy security, and it would further reinforce Russia's influence on that region.

America and our soldiers and sailors, airmen and marines are better off if we have the entirety of the United States Government working together

Will you champion our values? When the President embraces dictators who quash the free press or suggests doing away with elections, will you stay silent?