"I urge the committee to take a hardline with the State Department on what determines effective steps to reduce attacks against human rights defenders."
"And no wall and no barrier and no new restrictions in our asylum laws will prevent families from fleeing until the root causes in each country are addressed, including corruption and impunity."
"I want Colombia to succeed. And I think we need to put pressure on this new government in the area of making sure that they adhere to the peace accords."
"I think when he comes up here, we can't be a cheap date. We need to make sure that he keeps his promises."
"I personally don't believe in aerial fumigation for a whole bunch of reasons. I think environmentally it is bad."
"I have a lot of constituents too who have been victims of this--of all these drugs coming into our country."
"I think a strong message from this committee that we are watching and that we are not happy with any attempts to withdraw from the implementation of the peace accords, I think, would be very, very wel..."
"the level of attacks and murders of rights defenders is astonishingly high."
"I believe that hunger is a political condition. I think we have the power and the resources to end hunger in the United States."
"Charities alone cannot solve hunger. It takes a strong federal commitment as well."
"I urge this committee to continue to provide robust funding for nutrition programs administration."
"It is simply unfathomable to think otherwise."