Sam Farr: “I arrived with a base closure at Fort Ord, 28,000 acres, probably the largest base ever closed.”

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.

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

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.

Come to Pennsylvania. We have religious freedom. It is good for business.