As we get further away from December 17, 2014, the date that President Obama announced his change in U.S. policy toward Cuba, it has become apparent that there could be no abusive or provocative act committed by the tyrannical Castro…

Last week we were made aware of an extremely serious security breach that resulted in the Castro regime taking possession of a U.S. Hellfire missile. It is reprehensible to think that while the Obama administration conducted secret…

I am so proud and pleased to be here speaking on behalf of this bill, H.R. 757, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act. I thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for introducing this important bill which, once again, is presented…

H. Res. 343 encourages China to end the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.

I am so pleased, so honored, so humbled to be part of your Special Order. In the short time that you have been in Congress, you have been a real leader on so many important issues, and I think none as important as the one that you are…

In a few years' time, we will be back here debating what to do after another nuclear device test by North Korea, by Iran, or by other rogue actors. North Korea poses an imminent threat now to our security as well as that of our allies. We…

Since the nuclear deal was adopted, Iran has blatantly violated U.N. Security Council resolutions on its ballistic missile program; yet once again the administration backtracked and announced a delay in applying U.S. sanctions, no doubt…

I honor and congratulate Peggy Sampson, a long-time member of our congressional community, who retired after more than 37 years of outstanding public service. Throughout her exemplary service, Peggy demonstrated strong commitment and…

This morning I toured an exhibit at Florida International University's Jewish Museum of Florida, located in Miami Beach, which details the discovery and recovery of artifacts depicting Jewish life in Iraq over the centuries. I was…

For quite some time there has been an effort at the U.N. to delegitimize the Jewish State of Israel and to try to whitewash the Jewish people's historical and biblical connection to Israel. Denying the historical connection of the people…

As we remain correctly focused on the ISIS threat, less attention is being paid to Boko Haram. Over the past few years, Boko Haram has evolved from a regional to a global threat. Boko Haram is one of the world's deadliest terror groups…

These issues must be addressed, and I continue to call on Egypt to improve its human rights practices.

So much depends on it.

The Obama administration is making a push to get Congress to give the President the authority to waive a legal prohibition on U.S. contributions to UNESCO. If the U.S. waives this prohibition and resumes payments to UNESCO, it will erode…

I thank the chairman of our committee, again, the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce), and the ranking member, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), for bringing this important resolution to the floor in such a speedy manner. I want…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member, who lead this committee in such an able, expert manner and in a bipartisan way. I thank especially the author of this important resolution, one of our subcommittee chairmen, Ted Poe. I rise in…

Secretary Kerry has been pressuring the Israeli Government to relent in its opposition to U.S. funding for UNESCO. It is a shame Secretary Kerry isn't using the full weight of his office to hold Abu Mazen and the corrupt Palestinian…

The idea that Assad should be part of a political solution, or that he can be a partner in the war against ISIS, and the war against terror, is appalling.

We need all political prisoners to be released immediately, including pro-democracy advocate, Leopoldo Lopez.

Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of any democratic nation.

It's crucial that we as a country continue to speak out against these tactics.

Freedom of expression is under attack in Latin America.

the administration downplays concerns that Iran will use the sanctions relief it gets from the nuclear deal for its terror activities

So thank you for what you are doing, and thank you for the excellent research that backs up what you are saying.

And in the 10 years, excuse me, that you have had the institute and you presented this, have you seen a marked improvement?