Sam Farr: “I am concerned about sort of the mission creep.”

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. This is probably the last time I rise on this floor to speak after 23 years of serving here. It may take me a little more than 5 minutes.

Following the administration's path forward for our international affairs budget is the equivalent of retreat.

If you want stable democracy and you are a highly religious society, it simply won't work without religious freedom.

I passed legislation called Proud to be an American Day. I was hoping that we could do that on the morning of the Fourth of July, but, because it is a Federal holiday, the Federal immigration people don't work that day. So we have been…