Ted Yoho

And I think a universal truth is all governments are made up of people one way or another and whenever people are involved there is always a level of corruption involved.

I am thankful this President had the backbone.

At what point--and Ms. Flournoy you said that this is not the time to nickel-and-dime NATO. When would be the time?

I think to pull that AUMF right now is going to jeopardize the Venezuelan people, and you will see Mr. Guaido go to prison or worse.

Juan Guaido is the interim president of Venezuela, under the Constitution that is supposed to be defended by the dictatorship.

The Venezuelan Government, or the Constitution, allows for Juan Guaido to claim the Presidency, does it not, if we go by the Constitution?

It is registered as a Presidential constitutional republic is what it is registered as.

We are excited about this. We really are.

It is different from OPIC, because OPIC was so outdated.

This is the biggest way to compete, to offset what China is doing.

I introduced the Better Utilization of Investment Leading to Development easier said the BUILD Act.

If we develop economies, there is a better lifestyle. You are bringing people out of poverty.

The original impetus was, as you know, I came in to get rid of foreign aid.

With our leadership and guidance, this committee has the important task of determining what resources are required to meet our immense responsibilities.

I would hope if we don't do this, we are going to see United States lose its lead as far as a technology leader in agriculture.

Secretary Perdue, great to see you again. I appreciate all the hard work you have done in implementing the farm bill and the things you have done in the past, and your leadership.

We have 100 Nobel Laureate scientists that have said there is no human risk of that, and it is science-based versus what is on the Internet.

I hope that the culture of the United States does not pursue the European model of the technology free zone.

This is something that is breaking the integrity of the SNAP Program as it was designed, and the people that are getting hurt are the ones it was really designed for.

Stating all that, and the flux--not the flux, but the assault against Western democracies with what China, Russia, Iran are offering.

There is a tectonic shift in world powers we have not seen since World War II.

I view this committee as the most important committee in Congress.

If that happens, that would be a huge concession on his part.

We cannot worry about what did not work in the past--I mean, we have to learn from that--but more forward looking.

I just--let me just add here, I am not putting criticism on anybody.