I will not vote for a defense continuing resolution for the rest of fiscal year 2017. It would simply do too much harm.

The problem, to my mind, continues to be that the Baghdad government is not inclusive enough of the Sunni population.

Vladimir Putin's goal is to make the world safe for autocratic dictatorships and to undermine the values that we hold dear in this country, which is representative democracy.

I personally believe that we need to consider lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine.

More revenue is certainly an option, and I understand campaign promises, but all of the campaign promises... don't add up.

the world order that existed for, you know, a long time post World War II is stressed and requires some changes.

We need changes, we need a new strategy, we need a new idea of how to approach this.

All of the campaign promises that the administration made, they don't add up, so something has got to give.

It is perfectly okay to push our allies that they need to contribute more.

It is politically difficult for the administration given what they campaigned on; but I don't see any way around it.

I think it is, you know, without question true at this point that the world order that existed for, you know, a long time post World War II is stressed and requires some changes.

Credible deterrent is not just about how many nuclear weapons you have, but it is also about maintaining an open dialogue.