Lois Frankel

I want to urge you to try to convince our present administration to overturn that.

I am just urging you to remember that you represent all Americans, not just a President of the United States.

Why should we care about diseases in other countries?

U.S. global assistance helps not only to protect people in other countries, but it protects the United States.

Over 120 retired Four Star Generals sent a letter opposing the cuts, saying this is not the time to retreat.

I am sad to say that I think your budget is inhumane and dangerous.

I think today is the day where we all recognize our common humanity as my thoughts are with my colleague and the other folks impacted by the shooting.

I know you would probably agree that diseases do not recognize international borders.

If you don't fully fund the State Department, then I need to buy more ammunition.

George Bush, one of his greatest achievements was PEPFAR, which put us on track to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

I think that is going to the questions I want to ask you which is this, Mr. Secretary, why should we care about diseases in other countries?

Women having full access to reproductive choice and care is imperative for them to have a full and productive life.

I think your budget is inhumane and dangerous.

When I returned home to the United States, I heard a story from a young woman named Shandra, who had a work visa to come over here from Indonesia to work in a hotel. On her way over, she was kidnapped by traffickers and forced into…

The word that I got back from them was cruel, it is cruel.

The Global Gag Rule that President Trump has brought back is very, very worrisome.

We put a businessman in charge of the country, and all I can say is OMG about that.

I thank Representative McSally. We have come to, I think, a perfect ending here today--those of us who were here today. I know, on a bipartisan basis, we look forward to fighting for the gentlewoman for what is right and to get this bill…

I think we have made it clear that when a member of the military is unfairly abused, we are all abused, we are all dishonored. This is not a Democratic issue. This is not a Republican issue. This is an American issue. Mr. Speaker, I yield…

I thank Representative Kuster for that forceful advocacy. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), one of our greatest fighters for human rights, for women's rights; the ranking member of the Judiciary…

Very well said, Representative Lee. Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. Lee for her excellent service and advocacy. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield the floor to the gentlewoman from the State of Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence), my co-chair and our vice…

We need to hear from the administration about how the ideas of safe zones that they are proposing will actually be implemented.

Syria is really one of the tests of our generation. And the tyrants of the world will take note of how we deal with this crisis.

We cannot--and we cannot--remain mute.

It is so important that we send such a clear message that we need to do everything we can in this country to contain the chaos and reduce the conditions causing this mass migration from Syria to take the wind out of the sails of the…