Sara Jacobs

As an American who worked at the United Nations, I can tell you that we are few and far between in that organization.

I thank Congresswoman Newman for yielding and thanks to the Equality Caucus for organizing this Special Order. As the gentlewoman mentioned, I am the proud sister of a trans brother and a gender nonconforming sibling. I am also the proud…

We have been working with like-minded allies to recruit better candidates because the candidate pool has to be better in order to get folks elected.

I believe the State Department should be proactive in identifying where these opportunities are, building awareness of them within the rest of the Department and with other Federal agencies, and coordinating the placement of these…

Senators Cruz' and Hawley's continued actions have left a vacuum in U.S. influence abroad and are hurting our foreign policy.

I thank Chair Himes for organizing this Special Order, and I say thank you to the ranking member. I welcome our Republican colleagues to the committee. I know we are going to have some strong debates on this committee, and we should…

This bipartisan resolution not only condemns the violence perpetrated by ISIS Mozambique against civilians and children, but also calls attention to the underlying grievances fueling violent extremism in northern Mozambique.

The only way forward is negotiated peace. No one ethnic group or party can say that they are winning during this conflict.

I do not believe that there is a military solution to this conflict, and I am concerned the country is fracturing.

I have to say I disagree with this bill.

If we're serious about calling for an end to this violence, we need to get serious about the factors that are driving it.

I am deeply concerned about the ongoing humanitarian crisis created by relentless and brutal attacks on innocent people.

I want to see a peaceful resolution to this multifaceted conflict that is complicated by ethnicity, politics, history, and a desire for power.

We actually are working on a bill in that regard right now, to try and make sure that our diplomats are able to get outside and actually talk to people and understand what is going on and take the necessary risk to do the job well.

I wanted to keep digging on this question of USAID contracting.

The tactical counterterrorism tools just do not cut it, and instability and violence are fueled by historical social grievances, a lack of accessible public services, and exclusion from political processes.

The United States should not provide support to foreign military units that repeatedly commit human rights violations. That should be clear. Yet, in Burkina Faso, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, military units backed by…

I was in a classified briefing. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 281. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Babin (Nehls) Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries) Carter (TX) (Calvert) DeFazio…

I am prepared to close. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama has the right to close. The gentlewoman is recognized.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Alabama has 2 minutes remaining.

I hear my colleagues on the other side talk a lot about the needs from Afghanistan. What is interesting is that in the continuing resolution that this body passed just yesterday there was additional supplemental funding for Afghanistan…

the question is, why does this matter? Why is it important to fund local partners directly? And the answer is: Power.

In Fiscal Year 2020, only 5.6 percent of USAID funding went to local partners.

In San Diego County, which I am proud to represent, since the pandemic started, more than 500 childcare providers have closed their doors, and the families of more than 190,000 kids don't have access to the care they need. Across the…

Congresswoman Jacobs and Congressman Issa worked across party lines to draw attention to cases of legal permanent residents and Afghans at risk.