we also see this democratic backsliding particularly in the Sahel, and that is where we have had these recent coups

We have managed to move to a better trajectory politically to get back to a clearly mandated democratic government.

First of all, no one has done more to defend Israel than Joe Biden.

In the Middle East, we are standing with Israel and its efforts to ensure that what happened on October 7 never happens again as we do everything we can to bring an end to the terrible human suffering in Gaza and prevent the conflict from…

I think there are other possibilities that we are driving toward including looking at ways to collateralize the principal.

That is, again, totally misleading and wrong.

I think, from our perspective, going back and lifting sanctions that were previously implemented the intent, the purpose, was to find the best way to protect our service members who served in Afghanistan.

there is a very positive affirmative agenda for the kinds of things that we can do and are doing to try to shore up democratic governance

There is no question that countries around the world prefer to work with us.

As you read it, no. To the contrary, we are providing everything we possibly can to Israel to help them find----

We have done and we will continue to do everything we can to, if we can do it, develop the information and share the information.

That statement is incorrect.

The United States had no part to play in that crash, and so - and that's a fact plain and simple.

My pro-Israel efforts began long before my 28 years on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and I believe that my pro- Israel record is as long and as strong as any Member of this House. I rise to oppose this pseudo pro-Israel bill. It purports…

I thank my good friend for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this radical, undemocratic, and paternalistic bill, as do the three top local, elected District of Columbia officials: Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council Chair Phil…

The Revolutionary War was fought to give consent to the governed and to end taxation without representation, yet D.C. residents cannot consent to any action taken by Congress and pay full Federal taxes. Indeed, D.C. pays more Federal taxes…

Before I discuss the substance of this bill, I want to discuss democracy and the lack of it in the District of Columbia. D.C. residents, who have all the obligations of American citizenship, have no voting representation in Congress, and…

We don't have double standards. We treat Israel, one of our closest allies and partners, just as we would treat any other country.