I am very supportive of the independence of Kosovo, very supportive of the U.S. alliance with Kosovo.

It has just been very frustrating, and I am sure you can understand, the stonewalling we have been getting for over a year now.

this budget request was dead the moment it arrived on Capitol Hill.

I am very worried about President Trump's statement that we are going to pull out of Syria.

The 2020 Census is a serious constitutional obligation that must be adequately funded and free of partisan interference.

Congress and this committee should work together with the Census Bureau to protect our most vulnerable communities.

we depend--we give more money to Washington than we get from Washington, we need the money.

this Administration's decision to include the citizenship question is, frankly, highly offensive and, as multiple Federal courts have held, unconstitutional.

I was delighted to hear that.

I would rather put a burden on those who are doing the investigation than the potential shooter.

You have no directive to do that?

the Administration made essentially the same request to do just that. Again, it was rejected.

All we want to know is what we are entitled to know.

The socialist policies of Nicolas Maduro have turned the once rich country into a failed mafia State.

I do hope you can accommodate Members of Congress who feel it is our responsibility to see the complete report.

I must say, it is extraordinary to evaluate hundreds of pages of evidence, legal documents, and findings based on a 22-month long inquiry and make definitive legal conclusions in less than 48 hours.

It would strike a serious blow to our system and, yes, to our democracy if that report is not fully seen.

I applaud last week's sanctions that target Iranian weapons of mass destruction proliferators.