Sam Farr: “What we did in Dodd-Frank law, which is the law of the land, is that we increased your responsibility exponentially.”

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

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…

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.

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