DAVID RIVERA: “I am deeply concerned that the recent violence against the Egyptian Christian community... may be indicative of the…”

I urge all of my colleagues to work with me to ensure the passage of the Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act.

But let me be clear, Mr. Chairman, in the final analysis my legislation is about protecting the rule of law here in the United States.

I would strongly urge the Committee to maintain the focus on the purpose of my legislation to ensure that the spirit and letter of U.S. immigration law is enforced.

The result of that policy, which I often refer to as unilateral concessions to the dictatorship, have been well documented.