I look forward to this hearing to find out how we can better utilize the aid we give, not just in money and food but the military.

I think their willingness to come to the table or wanting to is maybe they are feeling a little bit of pain over there.

It just amazes me to hear what is going on right now in the present situation with these negotiations...

I believe it is because we try to put western ideologies in their government that they don't want to accept.

When are they going to pick up the ball or the baton and run with it on their own without our assistance, or is that a possibility?

I don't understand how we can throw billions and billions of dollars over and over again to a corrupt government.

But yet in a government that doesn't respect the things that we hold dear in a Western society or Western values--human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion--how can you expect the voice to be heard by their government if that…

I've never been there and you have, obviously. But I'm just not seeing that and go ahead and--let me talk to Mr. Chollet.

What I see is just a repeat of the same thing. You know, we've got a fractured government more than we've ever seen in the last 30 years since Anwar Sadat.

I thank my colleague, Mr. Webster from Florida. I rise today in support of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. WRRDA is commonsense legislation that permits the Army Corps of Engineers to eliminate costly and…

I am deeply saddened Congressman Young, a man who put all others before himself, has passed--he will be sorely missed.

I thank my colleague from Minnesota. I oppose the gentleman from Pennsylvania's resolution, H. Res. 378. Sugar is the only commodity where the U.S. is a net importer. This puts U.S. producers at a disadvantage. Our sugar farmers have to…