You have somebody good here. I do not think you want to let her go.

People are afraid to be successful in business, because if you are, you will get extorted, and if you do not come across with the money, you will get killed.

Colombia is, I think, by most people's judgment, is a successful country--economically strong, viable, great trading partner with us, great ally with us.

We have law enforcement officers that are corrupt in too many cases. In too many cases, the judges are corrupt.

we spent about a quarter-of-a-trillion dollars over the last decade enforcing our immigration laws

What we need here is, I think, a truth campaign.

It's hard to remember that your job was to drain the swamp when you are up to your eyeballs in alligators.

Thank you for encouraging us to hold this hearing.

This is a shared responsibility. This should not be all on America's shoulders.

I put myself as a parent in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and I live in one of those communities with a lot of violence, not much opportunity, much chance for an education to get a job.

If we had taken that approach with Colombia some 20 years ago, a country I visited earlier this year, it would be a failed nation today instead of one with a vibrant economy that has become a strong ally of ours.

the development of a secure, diverse and interconnected energy market in Europe is the next big step for our European colleagues to initiate in a great project of European economic integration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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