Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank my good friend, the gentleman from Virginia, for his comments. I know that it comes from great experience. I believe that he also served as a staff member on the Foreign…

Reclaiming my time, this bill could not come at a more important time, Mr. Speaker. In March, I was honored to join Speaker Boehner on a congressional trip to Jordan in order to discuss the growing threat to that region. I had previously…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 907) to improve defense cooperation between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is…

I remain very skeptical about these talks due to so many questions that remain about justice for victims, human rights, disarmament, impunity.

It is not the first time the Obama administration releases criminals who have been targeted or even killed--who have targeted or even killed U.S. citizens.

Are embassies in Latin America sending a message to Cuban nationals that are seeking asylum that due to this dangerous establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, that the legitimate cases of Cuban asylum…

I was joined by my colleagues Mario Diaz-Balart, Albio Sires, and Carlos Curbelo in sending a letter to Ambassador Whitaker and Immigration Director Rodriguez urging our Government to prioritize these cases and allow any eligible Cuban to…

There should be no doubt that Assad is, in fact, the one responsible for the horrific humanitarian crisis, the violence, the killing in Syria.

The Assad regime is responsible for the deaths of maybe 150,000 to 200,000 people in Syria.

I see no urgency, however, from the Obama administration aimed at pressuring Assad to go.

A long period of time between observing a sanctionable action and sanctions probably undermines the credibility of the sanctions.