"We are alarmed at some of the cuts that were contained in it, which is understandable."
"Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services"
"I cannot imagine a more difficult set of challenges."
"We do not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon."
"I very much support Secretary Kerry's efforts to, once again, try to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis."
"The problem is it is a very difficult region."
"We have some credibility issues in that region."
"I think it is critical that we do, but stay involved in a way that is positive and helpful."
"I think one of the challenges of the Middle East is balancing our various interests there in terms of, you know, we certainly want stability, and we want to build relationships and have friends."
"If our position is we just can't know, no matter what we do, we can't know, you know I guess isn't the only policy choice at that point to just declare war and get it over with?"
"The sanctions were brought about to force Iran to the conclusion that building a nuclear weapon was not in their best interests."
"Our policy is to keep the crippling sanctions on them."