The subcommittee will come to order.

We have called this markup to order today to consider four important measures that touch on pressing challenges.

The Russians offered to back out of the agreement with the Iranians... if we would work with them on developing the next generation of nuclear power.

If we want to have peace--I think free people should be for peace. Our major goal should be for peace because peace will override and destroy lives and destroy democracy every time.

Ronald Reagan brought peace between Russia and the United States. He eliminated the Soviet Union.

I have to believe that peace is in the interest of both of our countries, especially when you have got radical Islam that is killing a bunch of Russians just like they are killing Americans.

You equate ISIS with Hamas and Hezbollah, but we think this is wrong.

It is time that we as the United States showed the leadership in that.

Where he asked Mr. Downing some questions that were not appropriately to be asked of you and were not appropriately to be asked in this particular hearing.

I intend to have it written to where it, you know, I don't want to say make America great or put America first, but the only way you can do that is if you help your partners you are dealing with become very successful too.

I think we will stand real strong and we will get the rest of the countries to do that too.

I think China needs to partner with us and the rest of the free world.

No, we do not consider them to be terrorists at all.

If we don't do it now, it will be easier to do it now than to wait another 5 years.

The Chinese Ambassador said, I know you have, but we were weak then, we are strong now.

I was at a conference, I think it was a year ago when we were with a bunch of the generals, and they say we are going through a tectonic shift in world powers that we have not seen since World War II.

House Resolution 311 was one of our first initiatives and I am grateful that the chair and the ranking member are strong supporters of this effort.

I would like to express my support for all of today's initiatives, including the Taiwan Travel Act, which I believe can be, frankly, the cornerstone for a more what I will call a mature relationship with Taiwan that recognizes Taiwan's…