Thank you for holding this joint subcommittee hearing on this important topic.

Mr. Speaker, today, we commemorate the murder by the Cuban regime of three U.S. citizens and one U.S. resident: Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre, Mario de la Pena, and Pablo Morales. Nineteen years ago today, the Castro brothers ordered the…

But he can commit these acts with impunity because nothing happens. We really aren't implementing those sanctions.

Why have you not fully implemented every one of the sanctions laws that we passed against human rights violators in Venezuela?

The policy is Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.

How about the killer of this 14-year-old? We know who did it. Why didn't we sanction him yesterday? We have the video.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind every American that February is Heart Month. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the most common form of mortality among both men and women. In fact, one out of every four…

But, as I mentioned earlier, we also have a responsibility to ensure that we are being good stewards of U.S. taxpayer money and that these funds are being used to maximize efficacy and transparency.

As you both have said, the United States plays a critical role in the international response as the largest donor country, having contributed more than $3 billion.

I am very pleased that you are here to talk about--it is a little change of pace; let's put it that way.

I have got to say I have been shocked and truly dismayed throughout this crisis at the lack of financial support coming from the international community.