We need you desperately. However, this is a fight that is the region's fight.

The one--you know, for every one reported case, there are 44 that go unreported. That is a pretty sobering statistic.

Peace is not the product of terror fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.

We will always stand for our principles, talk about, and promote and seek to advance human rights.

This is the only one of the 600 bilateral relationships in the Americas that does not involve a normal diplomatic relationship.

if that negotiation works out positively, and we have the ability to be two continents, all Americans, without war, without civil war, without war between nations, that would be pretty unusual in the history of these two continents, would…

We had an opportunity to raise a very important human rights issue.

Diplomatic relationships--they are not a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.

I rise today because I wish to speak about the importance of this DHS funding bill that is going to be before the body in the coming days. In particular, I wish to emphasize what I think is the important imperative that we pass what we are…

This has changed the history of United States-Latin American relations.

There has been a move in the last 30 years from governments that have been autocratic or military toward democracy--again, not that there are not challenges, not that there are not problem children.

I think he was one of the towering figures in human rights in the 20th century.

Thanks to all of you for your service. This is an incredibly important topic, a very difficult one, and maybe even a thankless one.

I just want to see some women at the table. That's my editorial comment.

The sequester was voted in by Congress in August of 2011, and I think as some of your testimony indicates and as we all know, when it was voted in, everyone wanted it not to happen.

We owe you thanks, but we ought to also listen to you.

Indeed, I am a big supporter of the INFORM Act.

Not having confirmed leadership always is weaker than having confirmed leadership.

We had a philosophy about how to manage debt.

What is your opinion of the best thing Congress has done statutorily to push a culture of improvement in performance?

today the United States ranks 12th in the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds achieving post-high school degrees. We need to make changes that help keep students engaged in their futures while also ensuring our educational programs…

We need the breathing space. The breathing space is worth something to us.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, we went to a reactive, case-by-case. After 9/11, we had a strategy again, which was the war on terror.

The President last night said Congress should do an authorization and weigh in and vote about whether this mission is in fact in the National interest.

I think all agree that it will likely last for some period of time.