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.

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

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

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

This bill does not advocate imperialism, and we are not trying to build an empire.

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.

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.

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.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for having this hearing.

her presence here demonstrates how important it is for her and for Governor Rick Scott to protect Florida

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?