Lois Frankel

And we all agree that Iran should not acquire a nuclear weapon.

I say freedom of religion is like the H2O of human rights.

I think it was last month when we went to Cairo. And we met with General al-Sisi and Acting President Mansour, and also we met with the Coptic Pope there.

An Iran with nuclear capabilities is bad. It is bad because it is a state sponsor of terror, it is a habitual human rights violator.

I think everybody agrees that what is happening in Syria is tragic. We would like to have the wrongdoers--it seems like there are many of them--held accountable.

I personally, from what I've heard, would--I am in favor of continuing support.

I asked the question what is your economic plan. I asked that to them several times with absolutely no answer.

They felt that the peace treaty with Israel is secure. They would honor it, that they were committed to also protecting the Gaza Strip.

I think today's hearing really brings to home, first of all, that it's important that we be a model for the world and keep our Government open.

Thank you very much, and thank you for your service.

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I think we all understand that the responsibility, the sole responsibility, as ARB said, for this attack was on terrorists.

One of the privileges of being on this committee has been the opportunity to meet many of our Ambassadors, our own Ambassadors and Ambassadors from other countries.

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My, my, my, Mr. Speaker. Jade Andrushka is a Palm Beach State College student with big dreams and a small bank account. Her mother is a hospice social worker, has solely supported Jade while paying back her own student loans for over 20…

I think it cannot be said more that the war in Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time.

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I am the mother of a United States marine war veteran, and I remember well the pride my son felt when he put on his uniform. My constituent, Elisha Morrow, felt the same pride when at age 22 she joined the United States Coast Guard. She…