But on Venezuela, Mr. Speaker, it seems as if we hold a different standard, and that is unacceptable. For too long, Venezuela has been shielded from criticism and action at the U.N. by its cronies, like the equally corrupt and morally…

Mr. Speaker, I thank our wonderful chairman for yielding me time. I also thank our ranking member, Eliot Engel for his hard work. This committee is a model for other committees in the U.S. House of Representatives. We truly work in a…

Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, a human rights activist in my native homeland of Cuba, Jorge Luis Garcia Perez, better known as Antunez, was detained in Cuba on his way to the airport. Antunez was going to speak at an event hosted by Freedom…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and my good friend, Ranking Member Eliot Engel, for his hard work. I especially want to thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) for offering this important bill. Sadly, as we have heard, Mr…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for their leadership in bringing this important resolution to the floor. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Con. Res. 90, condemning the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and…

We must stand strong in our commitment to the people of Tibet, and that is why, last month, I was proud to introduce House Concurrent Resolution 89.

I would recommend that everyone on this subcommittee and on the full committee cosponsor both of them, the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017, and Expressing the Sense of Congress with Respect to United States Policy Toward Tibet.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for the time, and I thank the ranking member for those very sweet words. Mr. Speaker, I echo what Ranking Member Engel said about my trusted staff director, Eddy Acevedo. This is his last week with us. He…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk about Jamie Dupree, who serves as the radio news director of the Washington Bureau of the Cox Media Group. I have had the privilege of knowing Jamie for more than two decades. With his professional…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of the Jewish Community Services of South Florida and the second generation of Miami- Dade Holocaust Survivors. Together, these two organizations will join forces to hold a Cafe Europa, a function that…

Mr. Speaker, as we quickly approach the month of December, we are reminded of the very few legislative days left on this calendar to debate and pass a permanent solution to protect our Nation's DREAMers from deportation. I introduced…