This important bill would extend this longstanding bipartisan lifesaving program for another 5 years.

The United States must continue to lead the global response to HIV/AIDS.

I thank my friend, my colleague from Florida, for the time. Mr. Speaker, when the Dalai Lama was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in the year 2007--and this was through legislation that I had the privilege of authoring with Tom Lantos…

It's important to note Ranking Member Engel's BURMA Act, which still needs to be passed and that aims to impose additional sanctions.

I would like to tighten the sanctions on those military leaders because I see that as the problem.

We had Joe Crowley and Steve Chabot, who's a wonderful member of our committee, pass an important bill condemning the ethnic cleansing going on.

For years now many of us on this committee have been speaking out in support of the Rohingya people.

Wendy Grant was a south Florida philanthropist who dedicated her all-too-brief life to serving others. Hers was a legacy of service to our community. She was also a well- respected aide to both Senator Connie Mack when he served here in…

In 2014, we supported a resolution that this committee passed--Jim McGovern's House Resolution 418, which called for an end to persecution.

I echo Mr. Engel's remarks that, under the leadership of Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, our Foreign Affairs Committee is one of the most bipartisan committees of the House. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The…

The Global Magnitsky Act, authored by our colleague, Chris Smith, has become a very important tool and I am pleased to see that the administration has made use of it, especially in Nicaragua.

If fully implemented and enforced, U.S. sanctions can be an effective foreign policy tool to pressure dangerous rogue regimes including those in Iran, in North Korea, in Russia, as well as those in our own hemisphere, like my native…

Maduro and his cronies must be held to account.

I thank the chairman for his kind words and the words of my good friend, Ranking Member Engel. This is truly an unexpected, humbling honor. I thank both of their teams for their leadership in bringing this bill to the floor, and I thank…

I thank the chairman and ranking member. I am proud to be a cosponsor of Mr. Smith's very important bill, H.R. 1911, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act. As a founding member and co-chair of the Task Force for…

I am also proud to have authored the Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act and have helped secure the passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Act.

I do, however, strongly urge the administration to take it a step further and signal support for our DETER Act.

I want to thank Chairman Royce for his amazing leadership and also Ranking Member Engel. They brought this important and timely resolution to the floor, and I am so grateful to have worked not only with Chairman Royce and Ranking Member…

In my congressional district, I am so blessed to have so many Nicaraguan Americans. In fact, one of them is right here behind me, Gaby Boffelli, who is very proud of her Nicaraguan heritage, and she keeps me abreast of what is happening in…

Today I rise to congratulate Paul Kruss and Hussain Mohammed on their recent recognition by Boys Town Jerusalem. Paul and Mo are the proprietors of Mo's Bagels and Deli located in beautiful south Florida. Although some may know these two…

In the seven decades since its independence, Israel has become a shining light in an otherwise dark region filled with human rights abusers all around her. That would not have been possible were it not for those who fought for their…

Following the Castro playbook, Evo Morales has taken systematic steps to curtail the basic rights of the people of Bolivia and solidify his legacy to maintain his evil grip on power. Evo Morales has ruled Bolivia for over 12 years and…

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Robert Traurig, a revered leader who helped build south Florida and someone who Dexter and I proudly called a dear friend. Bob passed away recently, but he left an incredible legacy of legal…

I thank Chairman Royce for introducing this important bipartisan measure before us today, and of course, congratulate both him and Ranking Member Engel, who work so well in bringing important legislation in a bipartisan manner to the floor…

As always, I thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for their work in always bringing forth solid, bipartisan bills to the House floor. Mr. Speaker, I offer my full support for Ambassador Ann Wagner's bill before us today, H.R…