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I believe it is important for us, as a Congress, to really begin exploring what actions we should take to maintain these key maritime and airspace routes, and keep them open.

China's dramatic ADIZ expansion really extends over the East China Sea territories that historically have been under the hands of administrative control.

China--Chinese authorities are showing vigor, and pushing maritime power as a fundamental national goal, and one that they are willing to challenge anyone on.

The nine-dash line affects island groups and reefs that are also claimed by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, all important trading partners of the United States.

I think it became evident in about 8th grade that I wasn't going to be Jerry West or Wilt Chamberlain.

We really need to expand and get back to imagination, you know, to encouraging folks to solve problems.

I heard from one young veteran who returned, all she wants is to find a job.

I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Kennedy, for bringing this important piece of legislation to the forefront.

this is--he happens to be someone who we have to negotiate with, but he is not someone that I would call an honest broker and an easy one to negotiate with.

The U.S. has a solemn duty both to lead by example and to work closely with the international community to protect and promote human rights worldwide.

he unequivocally expressed a desire to get a BSA done fairly quickly and, at the same time, unequivocally said, you know, he has no desire to, you know, stand for election again and wanted to see the elections that are coming up in 2014…

We all agree on one issue, which is Iran must not and will not acquire a nuclear weapon.

Any agreement that we enter into has to--and, again, I think to quote you--it has to halt their progress and roll it back, and it has to lengthen the time to nuclear breakout.

How skeptical we are within this body about their intentions.

There is little doubt North Korean companies are still supporting Burma's efforts to build and operate military-related production facilities.

We will not tolerate these human rights abuses and oppression.

As the world's greatest democracy, we have to have a role, and I do believe our Burmese engagement policy should continue to be committed to seeing national reconciliation, transparency, and ethnic equality.

If military engagement continues with Burma, this arrangement must be strategically tailored with firm and clear human rights benchmarks aimed to drive the political reform that we hope to see.

This is an incredibly important issue for us to deal with, particularly when you look at the numbers.

We never let politics get in the way of addressing health care, addressing getting access to care.

without providing that and without providing the continued aid we wouldn't have a seat at the table.

The presence of our troops there over this last decade has essentially been the driving force of Afghanistan's economy.

I don't think 30,000 troops solves it. I don't think 10,000.

It is day 16, and I am cautiously optimistic that the shutdown ends today and that we begin to restore the full faith and credit of our Nation. Let's get this done. First, let's open the government today. Second, let's pay our bills and…

Day No. 15. Today is day No. 15 of the government shutdown. We are less than 48 hours away from defaulting on our bills. We have never done that in the history of the United States of America. Mr. Speaker, if we don't pay our bills, that…