Ted Deutch

The legislation before us today is the product of a real bipartisan commitment to the U.S.-Israel relationship. I would like to thank Chairman Ed Royce and Ranking Member Eliot Engel for making this bill a priority of the House Foreign…

Despite facing enormous security challenges, our ally Israel has thrived as an open and free society with a vibrant economy, a strong democracy and as a global innovator in agriculture, energy, and countless other fields. The United…

there is every reason for us to continue to ratchet up the pressure on Iran with respect to its support of terror.

I thank you, Chairman Royce, for joining us.

I think we need to be more like Iran. They are willing to push the envelope, even as they sit at the table, on illicit conduct.

Make no mistake, this Congress will not lift terrorism-related sanctions until Iran has ceased every bit of support--direct and indirect--for these despicable acts of international terror.

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I don't believe impeachment is a solution here because courts have really enabled the President in this sense by creating ambiguous standards where he can claim that he believes he is acting within the law.

I'm heartened by the approach that focuses on networks and just not only on CN.

I thank my friend for yielding. Madam Speaker, last week, the President called on Congress to embark on a year of action--one in which we all work together to put opportunity and financial security within the grasp of America's families…

So much about Syria is hard, and it's difficult even as there are now more than 130,000 Syrians who have been slaughtered.

So they've resisted Iran's efforts to play a more significant role in Iraq but they've resisted the efforts of many of us here to convince them to play a more significant role in stopping these overflights.

It's one very discrete area where perhaps we can have some--play some greater role in making it even slightly more difficult for Hezbollah to help Assad as he murders his own people.

Emboldened by instability within Iraq's Government in the searing conflict, al-Qaeda affiliated--the number of al-Qaeda affiliated fighters in Iraq has now reached levels not seen since 2006.

The undeniable link between drug money and terrorism funding means that this isn't just an Afghan threat, it is an international security threat.

My friend and neighbor from Florida has----

Economic opportunity and security go hand in hand.

My concern is that we are creating more risk than already exists in the program that we do not even need.

But even if that 54 number that had been used does not apply primarily to the 215 program, you are telling me that the notion of terrorist plots thwarted even as it applies to this program is not the metric we should be using.

This level of support really is remarkable. It is precisely because of this support that the U.S. is able to send a message to the rest of the world that our commitment, America's commitment to Israel is unshakeable.

Let me be clear from the outset: There is no doubt that resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis through diplomacy has always been the preferred track of the administration and of the Congress.

I support continuing to not only allow, but encourage a country to develop fair-use-style exceptions.

There is an important balance to be struck in our trade deals.

I hope later in Mr. Heinonen's responses he might be able to elaborate on the comment that he made in his opening statement that in 2003 in the agreement there was much greater access provided than there is today.

But is there--if I may, Madam Chair, have we prepared this list and presented it to the Iranians in all of the talks thus far?