"Talking each other down is no way out of any of the challenges that we have."
"Sequester, which is what we did when there was no budget deal, has been hurting the military and hurting veterans."
"I continue to believe that with respect to Ukraine and other nations in Europe, one of the best things we can do for them is to help them obtain other sources of energy."
"to go to the extreme point of shooting down planes creates all types of risks."
"I lived in Honduras, in el Progreso, in the Yoro province, in 1980 and 1981, and I worked with Jesuits there who are responsible for a lot of good work in that province and around the country."
"If the country has one of the highest murder rates in the world because of a drug trade that, at the end of the day, is ending up in the United States, that ought to call us to do some things, too."
"We have a very strong partnership--I am glad to hear you talk about that in some detail--with Algeria."
"We have an obligation, here, because the violence that folks are suffering under in Honduras is something that is directly connected to domestic activities here in the United States."
"A society cannot function effectively without--a democratic society--without freedom of the press."
"we ought to be proactive and not wait til the problem just gets to our door."
"I am personally appalled by the staggering numbers of minors, sometimes as young as 5 and 6 years old, who are left by their personal circumstances with no other choice than to try to cross the desert..."