Again, thank you for holding this hearing.

I am certainly someone who is very reluctant to get into any kind of war like this.

I told them that all I had read... does lead me to believe that chemical weapons were used.

I want to express my deep concern regarding Iran's growing presence and influence in the Western Hemisphere.

I do want to ask a question, however, that came up since we have been here, and this is under Title II, subtitle B, section 212, Border Crossing Fee for Minors.

We must do all we can to stop Iranian influence in our hemisphere.

I want to thank the gentleman from California for yielding to allow me to speak on this very important issue to California. But I especially want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for putting it in the context of our faith and our…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Madam Chairman, I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee for their leadership and their hard work in bringing a farm bill to the floor this year. I rise…

As we temper our expectations with the realities of the rigged electoral process in Iran, there remains many questions moving forward.

I think of Israel. They are good guys. They have our values. They are great allies, and I do see them as good guys.

If we are a friend to Israel, we won't abandon them to the predations of the countries around them.

Today, I rise in support of the efforts to address the increasing backlog of veterans disability claims in the FY 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill. We must do everything in our power to ensure that the…