I am thankful this President had the backbone.

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

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

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 115.

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

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

We are excited about this. We really are.

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.

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

It is different from OPIC, because OPIC was so outdated.

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for yielding. As I look at Walter here, it reminds me when I came to Congress in 2013, my first term here. Walter was one of the first people who befriended me. We had, over the course of several…