I would like to express my support for all of today's initiatives, including the Taiwan Travel Act, which I believe can be, frankly, the cornerstone for a more what I will call a mature relationship with Taiwan that recognizes Taiwan's…

House Resolution 311 was one of our first initiatives and I am grateful that the chair and the ranking member are strong supporters of this effort.

I was at a conference, I think it was a year ago when we were with a bunch of the generals, and they say we are going through a tectonic shift in world powers that we have not seen since World War II.

Indeed, the Kim regime is the world's worst human rights abuser and North Korea Human Rights Act is a fundamental part of congressional leadership to end these abuses.

This bill will promote the freedom of information and democracy in North Korea and I would like to thank the ranking member, Mr. Sherman, as well as Chairman Royce, and Ranking Member Engel of the full committee for joining us as original…

I have to believe that peace is in the interest of both of our countries, especially when you have got radical Islam that is killing a bunch of Russians just like they are killing Americans.

First, we have House Resolution 311, which recognizes 40 years of the U.S.-ASEAN ties and reaffirms the economic security interests we share with this dynamic group of countries.

The comment that President Trump said make America great again, put America first. I truly believe in that.

I hope we stay in honor of the Taiwan Relations Act as we have in the past.

I feel some of my colleagues aren't accepting the fact that we are $20 trillion in debt and that austerity measures are coming.

I read an article about Hezbollah about a month ago and how it said that it has become a force of over 100,000 very well armed, very well trained, one of the top fighting forces in the world.