Sam Farr: “Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could in a decade commit that the persistently--every 10 years, when we measure this in…”

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.

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

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…