I do think we are going to have to look at northern Africa as well, because they are sourcing that as they are getting more pressure in Syria and Iraq as well.

I might comment that I am just days back from traveling through northern Africa in particular, and I must tell you that our efforts at striking and targeting oil reserves and the revenues they are getting from there has really been…

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3694 offered by the Honorable William Keating, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Countries must have an effective law on the books if we are to protect against future victims of this trade, and it is crucial that countries then enforce these laws so that perpetrators do not continue to target vulnerable individuals…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 658, a resolution condemning yesterday's tragic attack in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleague from Texas, Judge Ted Poe, chairman of the…

I have no more speakers and just will briefly close. Again, I want to thank my colleague from Texas. In a Congress that is often divided, we speak as one. In a country that is sometimes divided, today we speak as one. With the citizens of…

investing in those issues will really be serving the taxpayers well and preventing things from occurring in the future

I think it is our view that this kind of engagement is critically important to building capacities that are needed.

I think that indeed putting money into that, those resources, will put the fires out before they occur.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am glad you are keeping track, and I hope you are not alone in keeping track of this issue.

If that is an area that you could provide the committee some more information on, we would be grateful for that.

I think it is just not an area of concern for safety in terms of terrorist activity.