If conditions do not change in Cuba, if political prisoners are not released, if democratic elections are not scheduled, I think you're going to have to go through the cold, dead body of Bob Menendez to get policy change, and that is the…

Mr. Secretary, sometimes a handshake is just a handshake, but when the leader of the free world shakes the bloody hand of a ruthless dictator like Raul Castro, it becomes a propaganda coup for the tyrant.

What headway do you see that we are making in that? What progress?

We have already seen many Gulf nations pledge sums of money that dwarf our $1.3 billion.

What can we do to ensure that the new Constitution would not restrict the fundamental rights of any Egyptian?

Thank you for your leadership throughout the years on any issue related to human rights and thank you for shedding some light on this terrible human rights abuse that is going on in Egypt.

I want to thank Mr. Roskam for his leadership in spearheading this discussion on the dangers of last month's interim nuclear agreement deal with Iran. As we have had more time to dissect this deal, it is becoming clearer and clearer that…

Today I visited Fast for Families, a group of advocates who 21 days ago vowed to abstain from food to bring awareness to the need for a bipartisan remedy for our broken immigration system. Support for the fasters is growing with groups…

Passing this resolution will send a strong signal of support to Saeed and his family that we have not forgotten him and that we will continue to fight for his safe and immediate return.

As the negotiations continue with Iran over its nuclear program, it is important to highlight just what kind of regime the administration is prepared to ease sanctions on in return for empty promises.

It is essential that Congress send a strong signal to Israel and to the world that we remain committed to our relationship with our friend and strategic ally, the democratic Jewish State of Israel.

This is a country that is not far away. It is in our backyard.

Last week, our subcommittee unanimously passed House Resolution 147 calling on the release of U.S. citizen Saeed Abedini and condemning Iran for its persecution of religious minorities.

Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, is a gross violator of human rights that systematically violates and persecutes religious minorities and cracks down on civil rights.

Well, history has shown us that our high hopes on Iran are misplaced and are always met with empty promises.

October was the 29th anniversary of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to encourage early detection, to support those who are battling this disease, to honor survivors, and to reflect on those who have lost their battles against this…

Despite Rouhani's rhetoric and his charm offensive, every indication is that he continues in his predecessor's footsteps and has not halted or even curbed the regime's systematic and widespread human rights violations.

For over 10 years, administration after administration, I have been trying to remove waiver authority, have introduced and passed several sanctions bills.

This is an American being held hostage by the Government of Iran.

Imagine how much more effective they could have been if we in the United States fully and forcefully implemented and enforced them 100 percent of the time with no waivers.

It is time for the Iranian regime to end its persecution of religious minorities and immediately release Saeed and others like him.

It is imperative that these artifacts are returned to the descendants of the Jewish community from which they were wrongly confiscated, and not by the Iraqi Government.

We must not accept Iran's false claim to the right of enrichment, nor should we offer to ease any sanctions on this murderous regime.

We must stay strong in sanctions, yet at the first sign of this fairy tale progress, we balked.

Involved citizens help our communities on important issues in order to raise awareness on human trafficking and help put an end to domestic violence. Domestic violence and human trafficking are widespread human rights violations that…