Congressional leadership in both parties have strongly called for a no-fly zone and other actions and nothing has happened.

The President should send them to the Congress immediately and they should be passed.

Madam Chair, my amendments are very simple. They say that 90 days after enactment of this bill, we will commence a Government Accountability study to determine the impact of Neighborhood Stabilization rounds 1, 2, and 3 on communities all…

Madam Chair, I have en bloc amendments at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the en bloc amendments. The text of the en bloc amendments is as follows: amendment no. 9 At the end of the bill, add the following new section…

I thank my colleague very much for agreeing to accept my amendments. My point on comparing neighborhood stabilization to the Wall Street bailout was just to point out--and I know both sides of the aisle were involved in the Wall Street…

Where is the good faith negotiation? It is just--it just seems like a complete lack of good faith.

If we do not get this done, in my opinion, in the next three or four months, you end up in the political season after the summer.

If you are not going to do it, tell me you are not going to do it, and we will give the business to China.

I want to talk briefly about our partnership with Russia in space which is critical now in the aftermath of the shuttle program.

I think that's critical in terms of--as we move forward in our first objective, which is having democratic institutions that function.

We intend to continue to do so.

I know my time is about to expire, but concerned, in particular I am personally, about reports of flights between Tehran and Caracas.

The issues that concern the people of Latin America are the same issues that concern the people of the United States--organized crime, including trafficking in drugs, weapons and people; terrorism; environmental degradation; economic…

At the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago last year, the President proclaimed a policy of partnership with the Americas.

In Ecuador, the political challenges between our countries are gradually improving, and our mutual interest in combating narcotrafficking and cooperating in Ecuador's strong economic development must lead us to continue to strengthen our…

We were particularly concerned with the rules under which electoral observation missions would operate.

And so this administration is committed, and I am personally committed, to continuing to make that issue an extremely high priority for us.

the first being--and I'm glad to see the first being--effective institutions for democratic governance.