Jim Kolbe: “It is not the money, however, that goes to assist refugees overseas. It is admissions.”

I want to commend both the chairman and the ranking member and this committee for keeping the committee focused on the importance of U.S. global leadership, effective partnership, and good development practices.

I take the time in opposition, and I will spend even less time than the gentleman from Colorado did as we both go out the door here, and we will follow each other out the door of this distinguished body. I want to say to him that I would…

It is very clear that the core of it, I think, is still there, and so in that regard, I think it is a good and a workable piece of legislation.

This is certainly a timely topic to be talking about today as we consider the impact of United States assistance and contrast this with the foreign affairs budget for fiscal year 2018 which, as proposed, would significantly reduce our…