Connie Mack

you will come, because either you will come there, you are going to come here, and if we have to use our subpoena power, we will do it.

So how can you not designate Chavez as a state sponsor of terror when we know about the narcotrafficking, the support of Hezbollah?

I mean, we are going to continue to buy this oil from Chavez when we can get it from our friends in Canada.

The designation of being sanctioned is important, but the actual sanctions that took place don't have any teeth.

Under Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has become a hub in our region for money laundering and transshipment of illicit goods.

I believe that we are sending basically $117 million a day to Venezuela through PDVSA, so we are funding someone who we have sanctioned.

Hugo Chavez kicked out our DEA.

I would suggest that the State Department sign off on the Keystone XL pipeline, which will then be able to take over for any oil that we are getting from Venezuela.

I think they know my views.

What we are not happy about is that the three sanctions that were placed on PDVSA... are already not happening.

I would assume that Chavez has full control over PDVSA.

On the question that you asked earlier, how much are we sending, it is approximately $117 million a day.

Just for the committee's knowledge, my recommendation to the full committee is that that budget be zeroed out moving forward.

The amendment is clearly to clarify that we are actually talking about military craft as it is a military craft. In other words, if it's involved in commercial activity, then it wouldn't be regarded as military craft. So it's really to…

I want to thank the gentleman for expressing his reservations. I would tell the gentleman and this body that I think it's clear that the understanding of this act is to protect military craft that has sunk; but when that military craft is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title X add the following: SEC. __. SUNKEN MILITARY CRAFT. Section 1408(3) of the Ronald W…

The purpose of my amendment is a mere clarification of the Sunken Military Craft Act. The fundamental objective of the Sunken Military Craft Act was to protect sunken United States military vessels, aircraft and spacecraft. This technical…

I call up resolution H. Res. 77.

These agreements represent in my opinion, or the lack of agreements to this point, represent in my opinion a failed foreign policy by this administration.

It also acknowledges the economic damages that resulted from this tragedy and calls on the U.S. administration to right the misdirected approach it has taken toward our important ally.

This amendment expresses the United States' desire to stand by the Colombian people in the wake of a massive flooding that impacted millions of lives.

Expanded economic opportunity helps countries rebound from natural disasters such as the one Colombia has experienced, provides alternatives to illegal activities, and is a priority for our own economic and national security interests in…

I think that pretty much makes the case that Colombia, and perhaps Panama as well, are being targeted and tarnished unjustifiably by this administration.

The old tired excuses about we are not sure if we have the votes in the House are wrong.

I think there is nothing more important that the administration can do right now than to show its support to our allies in Latin America.