We want to make sure that our actions in this body, to the extent possible, provide incentives for democratic forces, not discourage them.

No issue concerns me more deeply than that of the disposition of Syria's weapons of mass destruction.

I would like to thank you, Madam Chairman, for including H.R. 4041, the Expert Promotion Reform Act on today's agenda.

Mr. Manzullo and I introduced this bipartisan noncontroversial legislation to help increase U.S. exports and create jobs for American workers.

Moving on, I would like to thank Mr. Duncan for introducing H.R. 3783, which seeks to promote U.S. security interest in the Western Hemisphere while protecting U.S. citizens here at home.

He really was one of the Nation's, not the Congress', the Nation's foremost experts on Africa.

We have to be serious. I asked the members to read the bill very carefully, it wasn't written overnight on the back of an envelope.

He was a very hard working person, worked tenaciously for peace and reconciliation, especially on Sudan.

Assad and his cronies should stand trial for their crimes.

I cannot imagine the Secretary could either make that certification or waive the requirement, as long as this NGO case moves forward.

I am a strong supporter of U.S.-Egyptian ties, but I do know this. We have no more serious responsibility in foreign policy than that of ensuring that our citizens are not abused.

I think the administration's export control reform efforts are moving in the right direction.