Ted Deutch

I agree with you completely and I applaud the four of you for your dedication in this issue.

It was intended to frighten domestic Egyptian NGOs from doing work anything remotely related to politics, democracy promotion, human rights.

The United States must send a clear and consistent signal to the Egyptian Government and whoever is in power...

Should Egypt succeed as a democracy this will bolster hopes for a stable Middle East.

I think that more funding needs to be devoted to this but most importantly a comprehensive strategy has to be devised by our Government in concert with the Europeans and other like-minded governments to advance this.

But I firmly believe that our partnership with Egypt is vital to ensuring the security of this country.

I trust that will be a positive and hopefully simple result to come from this hearing.

I think it is extremely important to continue to work on human rights and democracy in governance because we are looking at long-term stability.

I have cosponsored the House companion to that bill, introduced by my friend, Representative Ted Deutch of Florida.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to talk about our regional partners...

The violence perpetrated by ISIL in its quest to establish an Islamic caliphate in Syria and Iraq is terrorizing these nations.

Anonymous money in politics is something we don't need in this Country, something that disrupts the democratic process, and something that has to be changed.

I commend Chairman Leahy and Senator Udall of the Senate Judiciary Committee for advancing S. J. Res. 19, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would negate these damaging effects of Citizens United.

Can we talk a little more particularly, frankly, in light of--and Ms. Slotkin, I will direct this to you--in light of a very large arms deal that was announced with much fanfare, tell me what more the Qataris are doing besides being aware…

But even if there is a diplomatic resolution to Iran's ongoing quest for a nuclear weapon, it would not change the fact that Iran would still be the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world.

We are just days away from seeing whether Iran is truly committed to finding a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis.

I would just--I would like to narrow it down.

I would caution those who think that if a nuclear deal is reached that the world will simply ignore Iran's other violations of international norms including its meddling in regional affairs and attempts to incite instability in other…

There has been a lot of talk about what ISIL is doing.

I commend the Ranking Member Mr. Nadler, for his leadership on this issue by his introduction of House Resolution 4103.

ISIL poses a grave risk, not just because of the violence but because of the form of radical Islam that it is spreading.

I have spoken out against Vietnam's inclusion in the Trans-Pacific Partnership until they improve their human rights record.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 52, at line 14 insert ``and'' after the semicolon, at line 17 strike ``; and'' and insert a period…

It is no surprise that I oppose H.R. 4899. However, my amendment is not an attempt to sabotage the bill. It is an honest attempt to fix a major drafting error within this legislation that could have drastic consequences on our Nation's…

They want to look westward rather than eastward. They are frightened to death of Russia's aggression.