Bill Keating

If we cannot deter Iran's actions now--and the thought of them with a nuclear weapon is unimaginable--

Strict sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran must be enforced sooner rather than later.

Obviously, Iran is a rogue state which continues the work towards acquiring nuclear weapons, building long-range missiles, and supporting terrorism.

I want to thank the generals that are here for all their service. You have represented your country so well, and you have our gratitude.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Edwards

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would just say this: When you talk about certainty, the only thing that is certain about this bill is there's no end to it. So if you call certainty meaning there's no timeframe that can ever be…

I'm concerned about maintaining the security of Government data maintained and transmitted through mobile data storage devices, particularly USB flash drive products.

I want to use--I put this amendment in to just clarify the fact that--and make, as part of this legislation, something that is there with the reauthorization of Kemp-Kasten that we do, and just make sure that we are clear, those of us that…

I definitely ask for a recorded vote on this.

If we agree on one thing, let it be this: That child marriages only contribute to the devastating cycle of poverty, keeping young girls and women from receiving the proper education, and harming them both physically and mentally.

It is imperative that our hard-earned taxpayer dollars from the hard-working Americans, are used appropriately, efficiently, and responsibly.

We have no business supporting organizations that have the necessary cash on their own.

Defunding UNFPA was a YouCut winner voted on by the America public.

By essentially ignoring the Kemp-Kasten bill, what sort of message are we sending?

U.S. taxpayers should not be forced to fund the program that violates provisions in the Kemp-Kasten Amendment.

The State Department clearly needs this authority to limit the travel of such individuals who are likely to engage in severe forms of human trafficking in other countries.

It is critical we continue the United States leadership and efforts to end human trafficking, both domestically and abroad.

I just wanted to underscore one aspect of this legislation.

On May 31st, I introduced a bill to prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund.

What are we doing to make sure this is being rooted out and we discover this and then through training or maybe other actions, withholding money and other actions, we could deal with that?

As a member of both the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security, I appreciate the opportunity to jointly examine this very important topic.

One of the concerns, despite the despicable treatment Syria has shown to the demonstrators, has been the treatment and detainment of innocent journalists at the hands of the Assad regime.

I have encouraged the President to talk more about buy America from the perspective of the Federal Government.

With the nature of airports, small rural airports, they have unique challenges. I think it's an area where we should continue.

I know, you know, that some of the reviews of 9/11 taught us that so many lives would have been saved had that been in place.