Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Michigan for those comments, and I again thank him for his leadership. I thank Mr. Knight for his vision for this bill. I am pleased to be an…

The North Korean regime has conducted 17 ballistic missile tests in 2017 alone.

These measures reinforce longstanding U.S. foreign policy with respect to Taiwan and Hong Kong; protect U.S. citizens from the risks of travel to North Korea; and honor a giant of the Chinese human rights movement, who will not be…

I want to thank my friend, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for introducing this bill, the Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 163, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,022,250)''. Page 164…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague and friend, Mr. Knight, for this bill. His leadership is really critical. In my district, like his, thousands and thousands of jobs are open because of this issue. We simply haven't gotten the security…

That is really the answer to Mr. Sherman's question.

This bill responds to that imperative by reauthorizing the Human Rights Act of 2004 and prioritizing the protection of North Korean refugees and defectors.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Michigan for his remarks. Congressman Steve Knight and I introduced H.R. 3210, the Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency…

You don't create a vacuum in which your adversary can readily and smartly and enthusiastically step in.

Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan never cut the foreign aid budget by 46 percent.

How would you know that?

Have you given them instructions to absorb a 46 percent cut?

Are we a 2 percenter in the malarial prevention and eradication program in Cambodia or are we a major player?

To try to absorb that is massive, just I have to assume disruptive, as someone who managed programs myself.

You don't know what the impact is going to be.

Mr. Chair, my amendment would direct the Vet Centers to use $2.5 million of the additional funding allocated in the underlying bill to provide outdoor experiences for veterans as part of their continuum of care. This program would support…

Mr. Chair, I have great respect for gentlemen who offered this amendment. They are my colleagues, and they are my friends. Mr. Meadows and I work very closely together on the Government Operations Subcommittee. He is my Chairman, and he…