Sam Farr: “We just don't pay them enough, or we give them too much work.”

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.

We will take our chances down the road, even if that may mean a much steeper cost in terms of American blood and American treasure.

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

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.