Sam Farr: “I hope we can move this legislation, so that the 50,000 riders that enjoyed the Clear Creek Management Area in 2003 can…”

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

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

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.

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.