I think the OAS stands in the way of democracy, and that we ought to be strengthening our relationships with our friends and allies instead of turning it over to the OAS.

It is a threat that affects everyone, and we must all, without hesitation, move to stop it.

They are driven by profit, but they are also driven by evil and they terrorize the Mexican people.

This is a threat to the state. It is a threat to the Mexican state.

The OAS should not continue to receive increased funding each year when it continuously fails to do its job.

I drafted this legislation to ensure that action is taken to secure our border, stop transnational criminal activity in the United States, and secure the role of the state in Mexico.

A terrorist insurgency is being waged along our southern border--the operations across Mexico and Central America--as well as in over 1,000 U.S. cities.

H.R. 2542 does not defund the OAS. H.R. 2542 requires only that the OAS uphold its international commitments in order to receive U.S. taxpayer dollars.

The consensus within the OAS is that Article 20 is not functioning.

We should work together to put down the thugocrats like Hugo Chavez.

How about we tell Nicaragua that if you want the support of the United States, you must stand for freedom and democracy.