Cuba remains the only country in the Americas to be classified as not free by Freedom House.

The Secretary recently made his genocide designation. What steps has the Department taken to prioritize especially vulnerable communities like the ancient Christian or Yazidi communities which have found themselves in the crosshairs of…

the minute the word gets out that if you can get into this country, they are going to put you on a plane and fly you close to the U.S. border so you can get it, you are encouraging more people to do this.

What is driving this? I mean, Cuba has been repressive for 60 years. What is the difference now?

I support funding for programs that support human rights defenders and civil society organizations, those that promote religious freedom, strengthen accountability, and the rule of law.

America is uniquely situated--and routinely expected--to support peaceful democratic change.

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We did provide additional authorities under the legislation in order to communicate with the North Korean people...

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today I filed two amendments very important to my home State of Florida that I want to discuss. The first is an amendment that would authorize the Central Everglades Planning Project. The Florida Everglades are a national treasure. We have…

I want to speak today about the fiscal crisis that faces Puerto Rico. In addition to some thoughts on what the island's own leaders need to do, I would like to commend the House leadership for their efforts to solve this problem with the…

Without security, none of these other things would matter, if you did not have a secure environment first.