Ted Deutch

You cannot have lawyers for one law firm and the same lawyers on the other law firm representing opposing individuals.

The vital partnership between the United States and Israel on missile defense is the single reason Israeli civilians' lives aren't lost every single day.

I believe the free movement of goods and services is at the heart of all stable democracies, as long as everybody has the chance to participate.

I look at a contempt of Congress similar to an indictment.

We want to see them succeed. We truly do.

We should be trying to change the behavior of North Korea directly and more importantly China with a combination of carrots and sticks.

I offer my strong support to the resolution introduced by my friend, Mr. Vargas, expressing the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Iraq.

Her constitutional rights were violated because she was persecuted, because she took a stand different than government.

I think we need to realize that in places like Venezuela corruption was there before the current administration.

On the carrot side, we ought to discuss with North Korea a nonaggression pact.

I thank my friend from New York (Ms. Meng). I appreciate very much your dedicating this hour to this important topic. I appreciate your leadership. I am proud to be here with you. I am proud to be here with my friend and my neighbor from…

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I appreciate your efforts, Ambassador Sherman. I know you raise this issue every time...

But to do it without including Israel, the PA, and other regional partners can give those partners a reason for concern.

The drug cartels are the criminals, and the MS-13 gang and the smugglers.

The message, whether it is a right message or not, that if you get to the United States, you can stay.

I want to thank you for moving forward on these timely and important resolutions today.

If you believe in human rights, if you believe in democracy, then you must support Israel's right to defend itself and you must condemn Hamas.

Any responsible Nation that values human rights must condemn deplorable actions of Hamas and other terrorist groups.

I want to recognize Mr. Vargas for his work on House Resolution 665, condemning the murder of Israeli and Palestinian children in Israel and the ongoing escalation of violence.

The persecution and the prosecution of NGO workers is unacceptable. It was unacceptable under Morsi and it is unacceptable under President Sisi.

I am uncomfortable, though, with the suggestion that the way to move forward is to find the groups that have not been singled out and have not been prosecuted.

I fully support our relationship with Egypt. It is a critical strategic relationship.

It is a transition back to an autocracy that would make the Mubarak government look liberal by comparison.

This government must be responsive and it must be inclusive.