Ted Deutch

I cautiously continue to support our military and economic assistance to Egypt, but only, only if we can be certain that our aid is used in the smartest and most effective way possible.

I would like you to elaborate, for the past 30 years, Egypt has been purchasing military hardware like F-16s and Apache helicopters.

Egypt is currently among the largest recipients of aid from our country. Our aid to Egypt is a stipulation of the Camp David accords.

I think we need to ask the question, how do we provide, what do we provide, and in the context of both of those questions, how human rights respect for women and religious minorities, democratic principles, to the extent there is…

The collapse of the P.A. would be a serious threat to the day-to-day security for Israelis. It would destabilize the entire region.

One of our priorities as Israel's ally must be I think fostering conditions on the ground that would best create an environment for a sustainable peace.

I have serious concerns that if we were to cut off all aid to the P.A. in advance of reconciliation simply as a result of talk of reconciliation, that there are other regional actors that don't share our goals that will fill the gap.

I am concerned, very concerned, as, Mr. Makovsky, you spoke of, that the progress made in the institutions built by Fayyad in preparation for statehood will crumble.

Your personal commitment to ensuring that those Americans who serve American interests overseas... is a testament to the commitment that you have shown.

We all recognize that we have budgetary concerns; we also recognize that we have an obligation to provide security.

I ask that the department continue to do everything that it can to return Robert to his family.

I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to once again thank you for your efforts on behalf of my constituent Robert Levinson.

I would like to thank you for the truly remarkable job that you have done as Secretary of State.

I thank my friend from Maine. I rise today and urge unanimous support for H.R. 6443, to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Sunrise as the Bill Kling VA Clinic. Naming this clinic after Bill Kling is more than a way to…

I thank my friend from Connecticut. I rise tonight to join all Americans in grieving for the innocent children and brave adults horrifically slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday. What happened in Newtown, Connecticut, is…

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In the past 24 hours alone, terrorists along the Gaza Strip have launched more than 250 rockets into southern Israel. That's 250 rockets in 1 day since Hamas began its strikes. Imagine 250 rockets raining down in 1 day on your community…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the gentlelady's amendment to yet another bill that will never become law, another bill that feeds into the biggest problem we have here. The 112th Congress…

What you have done on Iran sanctions is fabulous.

I would be prepared to reserve my time if my friend, Mr. Rigell, would like to speak first.

I think that the President's position, as he has outlined repeatedly, is that this is a global problem, that this is a problem that the United States is prepared to use military force to handle.

Those tough sanctions that we passed don't become law because the House passes them and the Senate passes them.

Now, suggesting, as you do in your testimony, that while it is true that the military cooperation, intelligence cooperation is the best it has ever been, that, despite our deficit, we have managed to increase security assistance to Israel…

I wish that sanctions had been imposed in a serious way under the last administration.

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. I rise today to urge passage of H.R. 4305, the Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program Act of 2012. This bill, which I had the pleasure of introducing with my friend, Mr. Chabot of Ohio, will help law…