the wrongs committed upon American citizens have gone unpunished, particularly in the case of the murders of these four brave pilots.

Sadly, many of our allies around the world turned a blind eye to that atrocious attack

there is no question that Castro ordered his Cuban air force to shoot down the two unarmed civilian aircraft

I have urged administration after administration to bring these perpetrators to the United States so that they can be prosecuted in accordance with our laws and justice for this criminal act can be served.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Sadly, Alzheimer's is one of the fastest growing, costliest, and deadliest epidemics facing our Nation. I am all too familiar with the pain and heartbreak surrounding…

One of my biggest concerns is the increasing amount of collaboration between repressive regimes as dictators and their accomplices get together and they share best practices and techniques for crushing dissent.

Thank you so much, Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, for your leadership in holding this important hearing.

We have a President who has made tough decisions and have been strong.

It is often difficult to know if the request matches the objective, because we are often presented with broader generic policy objectives rather than strategies to achieve those objectives.

I appreciate the subcommittee's commitment to our duty as Members of Congress to examine how the U.S. is allocating its finite resources to confront a range of threats in the Middle East.

We can acknowledge the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and work with our allies to address it, even as we decry Hamas.