DAVID RIVERA

From the perspective of wanting to protect the natural integrity of the Park, I think it's much more preferable to have power lines on the outside edge of the Park than running right through the middle of the Park.

Everglades restoration is important to Florida and to the United States.

I would caution any future Government of Egypt to tread very, very carefully.

I am deeply concerned that the recent violence against the Egyptian Christian community... may be indicative of the direction Egypt is heading in.

The Chinese are trying to steal the mineral rights and the wealth that belongs to the people of the Philippines.

I would hope that, now that they have a President who is committed to bringing down the level of corruption, that we will reverse that emphasis.

I congratulate our Special Forces teams. What a wonderful victory it was for the people of the Philippines and for all of the people of the world who are standing together against terrorism.

We need to stand as aggressively and as solidly with the Filipino Government in their confronting an aggressive, arrogant China.

I am deeply concerned about the economic consequences that this long and drawn-out process has on businesses in my District in Rhode Island.

I could not disagree more, which is why I recently introduced H.R. 3783, the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act.

Throughout the last 3 years, we have continued to watch Iran expand its cooperation with state sponsors of terrorism and criminal organizations in our own backyard, while I believe the Obama administration has stood by idly as a spectator.

This should include sanctions and law enforcement indictments against anyone seeking out economic and other arrangements with Iran.

When I mentioned earlier that my worst nightmare would be a nuclear Iran and a Venezuela willing to accept deployment of those weapons in Venezuelan territory, for example, it is within the realm of possibility.

We need to confirm that pronto, because if you look at that map that I pointed to earlier, and you look at that Gulf loop current, if something happens, that oil is coming right here to these beaches that you see right here.

If there is a rig 80 miles off the coast of Florida that our own Government has said would not be certified for drilling in U.S. waters, then I need to ask you, what can we possibly do?

I think that punishing the OAS, hurting the OAS, is like cutting off our nose to spite our face.

I am going to vote no on this bill.

Hugo Chavez who does terrible things to his own people. He is a cancer. He is a cancer on the people of Venezuela.

Our duty is to the American taxpayer, first and foremost, not necessarily to any other country.

I think it is a counterproductive thing to do, and I think it is a thing that hurts U.S. interests.

With respect to our Government, there is no doubt from our Government that the fate of the residents of Ashraf is dire, unless we intervene and make it clear that their fate is our concern. Do we have any doubt about that?

One often untold story of energy consumption is in the United States, our military is one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels.

And I certainly want to associate myself with Representative Connolly's remarks earlier regarding the manner in which you have honored us with your presence here today and honored Congress for the important lessons of history that must…

I certainly want to associate myself with Representative Connolly's remarks earlier regarding the manner in which you have honored us with your presence here today and honored Congress for the important lessons of history that must remain…

Why can't China, a nation with the world's second largest economy and the fastest growing economy after our own, use its own funds?