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Their constitution is very clear that his term ends in December, and they must have an election.

I think we have to work with governments to fight terrorism, but we also have to continue to work with these governments to address human rights deficiencies in their countries.

The more we can uplift the African people, the better fight we can have against terrorism.

We do. I was in China about 4 weeks ago for our annual consultation with the Chinese.

They have come to that very strong realization that they have to partner with their neighbors.

We could use more resources in that area.

If I were an appropriator, I would be giving more money to democracy and governance.

We are having a human rights dialogue being led by our Assistant Secretary for Human Rights, Tom Malinowski.

We cannot draw a line and say we are not going to work with you on terrorism because of human rights violations.

We condemn human rights abuses. We regularly condemn those abuses by security forces and by governments.

Countering violent extremism is, 'A fight that over time will be won in the classrooms and houses of worship, on social media, in community centers, at sites of cultural heritage, on the sports fields, and within the homes of the people in…

We are. Swaziland is still not a part of AGOA.

In reclaiming my time, there was no difference, and yet improving academic performance was a stated reason for the voucher program. I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano).

In reclaiming my time, I think they would be because they have families behind them, and they are being compared with students who often do not. I yield to the gentleman.

In reclaiming my time, the gentleman has brought up a very important point. By the way, some of the students who accept this voucher are already in the private schools, so they already could obviously afford the program. They are already…

Public schools in the United States and big cities are improving, and it should be noted that the D.C. Public Schools district continues to be the fastest improving urban school district in the United States, according to data released…

I want the gentleman from Minnesota to know that there are waiting lines in the District of Columbia to get into many D.C. public schools and, of course, into many charter schools. We also know nothing about the schools that tell us 90…

If the gentleman is so concerned about the millions of parents who can't afford to send their children to private schools, his caucus had the perfect opportunity this year, because they have such a strong majority, to, in fact, pass…