Matt Salmon: “In an era of budget surpluses, surely we can find a way to provide America's seniors with relief from this burdensome…”

I wish for a speedy recovery for the Sri Lankan people and hope our newly invigorated development relationship that we're going to discuss today can help meet some of the challenges left in the wake of the storm.

We are optimistic that the Sirisena-led government is committed to change and have already begun implementing important reforms.

My experience in dealing with humanitarian crises all over the world has been that the best deliverer of services, bar none, that I have seen anywhere on the globe are faith-based NGOs and faith-based initiatives.

Today a Depression-era antiquated and, frankly, oppressive tax provision instituted under FDR is restricting the ability of law-abiding Americans to access basic hearing protection equipment for firearms.