I am concerned about the reduction in the budget for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the extraordinary Mr. Vaclav Havel who died in 2011 at the age of 75. Mr. Havel will forever be remembered as a defender of democracy and human rights in the former Soviet Union, having fought…

I just have one question, one topic, and that has to do with Afghanistan. And watching the elections with millions turning out, that is really a testament to what has been done.

In Ukraine, the situation continues with no resolution in sight in spite of your personal engagement to try to bring this crisis to an end.

In Afghanistan, even after intense negotiations, the government refuses to sign a bilateral security agreement with the United States, putting our troop presence and diplomatic footprint in doubt and increasing the risk that extremists…

In Africa, new conflicts have broken out, deepening human suffering in areas that have struggled for so many years.

global leadership is not a favor we do for other countries, it is a strategic imperative for the United States of America.

Today's hearing is very important--given the significant funding that has been provided and the challenges facing the continent.

The needs have never been greater. New and troubling conflicts have broken out in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

You know, Mrs. Lowey and I have talked about this before and certainly with our staff and said, 'You know, I would hate to think, as I served in Congress, that I watched those wonderful herds of elephants and rhinos disappear from…

$6.9 billion of the fiscal year 2015 budget request for State and USAID is for Sub-Saharan Africa.

I serve as a co-chair of the human trafficking caucus and started before I ever came on this subcommittee.

At the end of the day, the trafficking report doesn't just shine a light on what countries are doing.

Mr. Speaker, hundreds of men and women are in Washington, D.C., this week representing America's transit agencies, millions of transit users, with the highest ridership in over a half century: 10.7 billion rides. Tomorrow, they will be…

But I would hope after 4 years that you could revisit the rule or that you support our bipartisan legislation so we can solve this.

I don't believe every single cable subscriber should be mandated by the Federal Government to buy what anyone else might be selling.

Congress hasn't gone and revised and updated those laws since this was the device, long past time that we do it.

Policymakers have a serious responsibility to ensure student loans increase opportunity, not limit future success.