These Americans traveled all the way to Nepal to help those in need, and we cannot thank them enough for their service.

This bill will provide a much-needed overhaul of our efforts to promote freedom of speech and of press across the globe.

I believe that the United States can play a key positive role in Asia by promoting universal ideals of human rights.

I, along with Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Van Hollen, Congressman Peters, and more than 50 of our House colleagues sent a letter supporting the President's Green Climate Fund request of $500 million.

I personally believe Vietnam has done little to improve its human rights record in recent years.

Climate change is affecting the people of the East Asia-Pacific region.

I would like to kind of zero in a little bit more in depth in terms of what really the purpose is.

I am pleased that BOEM acknowledged the overwhelming public opposition to new leasing off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington.

Most in the industry, quite frankly, wouldn't be satisfied until every acre of the Outer Continental Shelf is open for drilling.

I don't think it makes sense. It doesn't make sense for the environment, it doesn't make sense for the climate, or for the people who live near or along the Atlantic Ocean, and depend upon clean ocean waters for their livelihoods.

I certainly think it is laudable that you are taking the issue of climate change seriously.