We must remember that our policy with respect to these states is not to increase sanctions for sanctions sake.

The focus there needs to be on the enforcement, the surveillance, because the sanctions are in place.

Humanitarian exceptions are important, I would argue, for moral reasons as well as political and strategic reasons.

It is one thing with respect to Iran to go it alone, and we did, and we did it fairly successfully leading up to the nuclear deal.

As I said in my oral testimony, and my written testimony, in broad strokes, it is enforcement.

It is certainly true that Russia is making more money now from its exports than they were, but the reality is that Putin is not fighting the war he wants to be fighting because of our restrictions.

I don't think it makes much sense on a long-term basis, principally because of China, to sort of alienate Delhi in this way.

I am a big believer not just in the price cap itself, but in the price cap as a part of a broader suite of measures.

Maduro has proven amenable to some sort of quid pro quo of sanctions relief for some moves for democratization.

If you support Ukraine, you cannot support this rule. My overarching concern here is for Ukraine. I mean, let's start with the fact that there is a Ukrainian supplemental that is needed to continue our support that the House Republicans…

Our military is the best in the world. It is the best in the world today with those policies. Continuously undercutting and trashing our military as being weak and woke is hurting recruitment. I will grant you that. It is completely wrong…

Just a couple quick points. First of all, there is no legality issue here. This policy is clearly and unequivocally legal. As the quotes from the Hyde amendment said earlier, the Hyde amendment says that the government can't pay for an…