I look forward to the testimony of our witnesses today to hear their views of how Congress and the administration can work together to support Taiwan's democracy and security.

These bills will strengthen the Peace Corps and help ensure the Agency can continue to do its important work well into the future.

I think this marks an important step toward improving the safety and security of volunteers that serve in the Peace Corps.

Thank you, Mr. Andrews. Mr. Speaker, I would like the proponents of this legislation to look at this fact situation: Let's assume there was compelling evidence that an employer decided to move a production line from one part of the country…

What exactly would the General Assembly recognition of a Palestinian state do for the Palestinian people? Absolutely nothing.

Part of what we are talking about is not--Dr. Schanzer makes some very interesting suggestions regarding restructuring.

one thing is clear: President Abbas' Palestinian Authority should not be rewarded with American taxpayer dollars for actions that defy Palestinian commitments.

In an area as unstable as the Middle East, where there is not now and never has been any tradition of democratic government, it is important for the long-range security of our country, and indeed the world, that a nation committed to the…

I think the group that stands to gain the most from a cut-off of U.S. aid to the PA would be Hamas.

I would appeal to our European friends, and to all nations, not to support a resolution with such calamitous potential.

This step, which runs counter both to repeated U.S. requests and to prior Palestinian commitments, is likely to have disastrous consequences.

The Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, has apparently chosen to scorn the negotiation table in favor of unilateral action at the U.N.