Sam Farr: “Dorothy's Place is a great community resource deserving of praise and thanks for the humanitarian spirit and service…”

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.

In reclaiming my time, I thank the chairman. I really appreciate those kind remarks.

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…