On the recordMay 17, 2017
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 145, which affirms this body's support for the independent anticorruption commissions in Central America that seek to combat corruption and combat impunity in the countries of the Northern Triangle region. I would like to commend the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres), a new member of the committee, for her work on this important resolution. Of course, I appreciate Mr. Engel, the ranking member and the former chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, for his long-time focus on this critical region. Mr. Speaker, in recent years, the U.S. has seen a surge in illegal migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Now, that is the Northern Triangle of Central America. Many of these migrants are fleeing violence. They are fleeing criminality and institutionalized corruption. More than anything, the citizens of these countries want governments that will work for them. As a result of these governments, the international community has responded. Governments in the region, including the United States, have helped to establish the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala--that is called CICIG--and the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras, known as MACCIH.…
