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Theodore E. Deutch is a former American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Deutch focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his time in office. He was known for his advocacy on behalf of the Jewish community and for his work on foreign affairs, particularly regarding Israel. Deutch was also involved in various legislative efforts aimed at gun control and combating climate change.
For years, the government of the People's Republic of China has used false pretexts to repress and discriminate against the Turkic Muslims and other minority groups, particularly the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the harassment of these groups…
It's a pleasure to hear from you today and to work with you in your role as Register.
The Committee has a strong and bipartisan record of supporting performance rights.
It seems to have become a hallmark of our work on this committee to hear, unfortunately, again and again about the constant relentless threat authoritarianism poses to democracies and democratic values.
We agree completely with the President when he said last night that we should give Medicare the power to negotiate directly on behalf of the beneficiaries to get fair drug prices.
We have a responsibility to stop this profiteering that is leaving too many Americans either broke or sick or both.
It's clear to me that the sticker shock Americans are seeing when they fill a prescription or discharge from the hospital isn't a product of supply and demand.
That's why we're here today, Mr. Chair. Thanks so much for calling this hearing, and I thank the Witnesses.
We will not forget the people of Syria. We will continue to press ahead with good allies like you.
I encourage everyone, as an individual and as Congressmen, to help the Syrian people, to try to care.
I think you are realistic in your assessment. As a representative as each of us are of the American people who are looking for--we have to respond, rightly so, to our constituency and say, well, this is the goal.
the Assad regime exists because Iran supported it, particularly at the beginning of this conflict.
We need to do much better and I think that starts by simply telling the truth.
Mr. Omar, your testimony brings to--makes real the things that we have heard in the past. And as horrific as it is--it is, indeed, horrific--it is important for your story to be told to the world.
The cease-fire I do not think is durable over the long term, and I say that because we only reached it by placing significant leverage on the table against Turkey which included aggressive sanctions against high-level Turkish officials.
I think that we should flip it around. I think Congress should be the one that has the authority to make the decision about whether we expand the list of enemies, not the President.
As long as it remains on the books, the 2002 authorization will tempt Presidents to act unilaterally.
A decision on going to war is the greatest choice a Member of Congress can make.
the work that we're doing on this--on so many issues but on this--on this topic specifically is informed, in large part, by your advocacy, your leadership, and your work on behalf of Jamal Khashoggi and your other constituents, protecting…
The U.S. has an opportunity now at the start of an administration that has made it clear that the U.S.-Saudi relationship will be recalibrated to set a course for the bilateral that protects and advances both human rights and U.S.
For decades, American presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, elevated human rights and advanced a values-based foreign policy, not because of altruism.
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