Sam Farr: “Reducing NOAA's coastal and ocean funding has dire economic consequences for our constituents.”

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.

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.

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

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.