Bill Keating

So it still should be banned?

So time to do it, right?

Either there is danger or there's not. The President has been in office for a year--over a year now and nothing was done, evidently.

It's a national security issue that puts American interests and American lives in danger.

This company could undermine core U.S. national security interests.

If we allow foreign interference in our elections so long as it supports our political objectives, then we have put party before country.

Perhaps the worst example that the administration has blatantly ignored is the ongoing threat to our security, which is Russia's attack on American democracy.

The administration's slogan of 'America first' it's looking, unfortunately, more like 'America last'.

The President has alienated our friends, doubted the value of our alliances, and undermined American credibility around the world.

Partisanship has no place in the halls of the State Department.

While we are facing Russia's destabilizing interventions around the world, including our own democratic elections here in the United States, we have to pay attention to shifts like this that open up new opportunities to promote our own…

How is that working, and what are the effects of that?

With the decision to export oil and natural gas, we also have the opportunity to be highly strategic in thinking about our energy export policies and the geopolitical context they create.

However, there are fewer things that, without them, there simply cannot be development or economic growth and adequate levels of security would be really impossible to achieve and energy is one of those things.

Thank you for letting us all know your true beliefs that Texas is a sovereign country. It's something we suspected.

The best thing to do for employees is not to have them subject to it at all.

I think you should--should, you know, look into that.

Once again, I want to thank everyone who has worked so hard: Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Tonko, and all of the people who are finally moving this ahead. It is a very important issue in terms of our energy. It is very important in terms of safety of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VI, add the following section: SEC. 609. REQUIREMENT FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUMMARY…

Accountability is an important piece of any successful endeavor, especially in development.

If our goal is to achieve effective sustainable development, we can't afford environmental and social harms any more than we can afford financial costs.

Development efforts fail when there is insufficient attention to workers' rights, environment protection, or human rights.

I would like to thank the chair. I would like to thank the ranking member for holding this markup and their work on all the bills that are in front of us.

I wish there was more attention on this hearing because I do believe Congress has a role.

They transitioned from being an illegal outlaw nuclear rogue state to being a legal nuclear power.