Worldwide there is a recognition of the bravery of the people of Ukraine.

I also want to thank Chairman Joe Wilson, Ranking Member Dean Phillips, and Representative Claudia Tenney for being original co-sponsors of this legislation.

We are in a war of dictators with rule of gun opposing democracies with rule of law.

Taking hostages is a murderous tactic in the war between dictators of rule of gun opposing democracy's rule of law.

As President Biden said, there are moments in this life when the pure unadulterated evil is unleashed in this world.

last Saturday, October 7, we saw evil personified. We saw the deadliest attack on the Jewish state since the Yom Kippur War, over 1,400 dead Israelis. And, for context, think of that. If that were America, it would be over 40,000 dead…

We need to take our enemies seriously.

American policies should be what was declared in 1797 by South Carolinian, American ambassador Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to France, millions for defense, not a penny for tribute.

The dictatorial regime in Tehran, which oppresses its citizens of Iran, has increased its inhuman policy of hostage-taking in recent years.

This bill pushes the Administration to impose Levinson Act sanctions on hostage-taking.

I oppose this amendment by my friend Congresswoman Jacobs, and President Connolly, and Ranking Member Meeks, which removes a critical provision urging the Secretary of State to declare United States passports invalid for travel to Iran.

Sadly, we are in a situation today we did not choose where we must act to prevent further hostage taking by--of Americans by a dictatorial regime in the war of dictators against democracies, the Axis of Evil, Putin, the regime in Tehran…

The horrific terror attacks on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas further underscores the barbarity of the regime as it seeks to fulfill its mandate of death to America and death to Israel.

I am deeply disappointed that common sense seems to be harder to find in Washington, DC. It is just not common enough. I certainly hope that we have an opportunity to see SISA--my bill-- make permanent the sanctions against Iran. It is…

Today, I want to speak briefly in support of H.R. 1809, Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology and Iranian Made Drones Act.

We need to regain it. I'm not here talking about the '24 election. I'm talking about destroying Hamas in a way that will make Israel safer and the Palestinian people freer.

If you strip out Ukrainian aid, Russia will keep going. There will eventually be a war between NATO and Russia, and it will be a green light to China to invade Taiwan.

The goal is to destroy Hamas. It's a terrorist organization. That would liberate the Palestinian people who live in Gaza, and it would make it safer for Israel.