Sam Farr: “I am just talking about the fact that the process seems very awkward.”

Sanctions are an important part of the toolkit, but they can't be the only one.

My goal for U.S. aid is to achieve a level of effectiveness that every time we provide aid to a region or country it is with the final aim of transitioning them from trade to aid, like we have done in South Korea.

At a time when American leadership is needed more than ever, we must continue to invest in the international affairs budget.

History has shown us what we can get by retreating into a defensive, isolationist crouch.