Debbie Wasserman Schultz

So, forgive me for interrupting, Ambassador, but are you realizing efficiencies in that proposed cut?

I hate to use the term 'nuance'--but there is a difference between prohibiting abortion entirely and prohibiting its use as a method of family planning.

There has been--not on the part of the Administration--an issue surrounding the misinterpretation of the Helms amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning.

We have seen increased momentum to push for reform of our international food aid programs and make them more effective and more efficient and save more lives in less time.

The line of questioning has focused mostly on the Middle East and Iran, but the subcommittee obviously has other focal points, including food aid and disaster relief.

We thank the gentleman and appreciate his support. At this time, I would like to yield the balance of our time in opposition, even though no one is speaking in opposition to this very important amendment, to the gentlelady from Michigan…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop), our distinguished ranking member of the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee.

At this time, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), our distinguished ranking member of the full Appropriations Committee.

Thank you. Our veterans make the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and now we need to do our part by providing them with opportunities to use their skill sets. I am proud that this bill includes language that will help to do just that. I…

You probably know that Congressman Diaz-Balart and I were the sponsors of the 1,000-days resolution.

The notion that Israel is a standing agenda item on the Human Rights Council, and DPRK, which has some of the worst atrocities on planet Earth, Syria, where you have a government using chemical weapons, barrel bombs, and Scuds against his…

But if you can more specifically discuss how we can balance the United States' role and not feed into Maduro's obvious attempt to distract from his own deliberate oppression and blame his problems on the United States.

How do we encourage more cost sharing from... wealthier countries that actually have the ability to step up?

What are we doing to get the Human Rights Council--how are we using our membership to get the Human Rights Council to stop it almost exclusively focusing on their obsession with Israel.

How can we--if you could walk us through your thoughts on how, perhaps, a unilateral approach to that concern... may not be the best strategic approach for us.

We are also seeing the Security Council go about its business and do really important work.

Congressman Diaz-Balart and I have worked together on the 1,000 Days resolution, and we think, obviously, addressing child hunger and nutrition worldwide is critically important.

I want to focus for a minute on nutrition and just the concerns that I know a number of people have expressed on some of the proposed cuts in the budget in nutrition programs.

Just so that we are clear that Cuba is not a partisan issue, let me echo the comments of my colleague from Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart.

Maduro's regime is trying to use the United States as a distraction and an excuse for his own failings, his own oppression, and his own violation of Democratic principles.

I just urge you to do all you can to find him and ensure his safe return to the United States because it has gone on for far too long.

Mike Huckabee has no idea what he's talking about. If this is the GOP rebrand a year later then all they've gotten is a year older.

For more than four decades, Congressman Young championed legislation to improve the lives of Floridians and all Americans and never hesitated to reach across the aisle to find common ground.

Congressman Young was an extraordinary public servant whose legacy of caring for his constituents and veterans will not soon be forgotten.

In the smallest appropriations bill, particularly in the midst of sequestration on top of that, it is even more difficult to find whatever scraps are left on the table for a program like this one, in my opinion.