Albio Sires

We are not going to change the things that are wrong with these countries, or help change the things that are wrong in these countries, overnight.

I have been on this committee now for 15 years, and for years I have advocated that this country should focus more intensely on the Western Hemisphere.

Unfortunately, there is no action other than a highly suspicious $87 million hotel bill, $350 a night per room.

Let's commit to fostering a culture of integrity, decency, and mutual respect. That is what all our constituents deserve.

I believe our goal should be to ensure that every individual throughout Central America has the chance to achieve a life of dignity and opportunity in their home country.

Trust me, I have gotten plenty of it in my 15 years in Congress.

I hope that your administration will see the importance of these tunnels.

I think that the 2002 AUMF, I agree with my colleagues, should be just repealed.

It just seems that every President uses these resolutions as they see fit.

For this President to say that he needs a military, you know, to me was just ridiculous.

Sometimes, when we are looking at solutions, targeted solutions, these are the investments we can make to really tie in those connections between centers and between business owners.

So you will always have to subsidize with big amounts of money a light rail.

The crisis in Venezuela deserves our urgent attention. I will continue to work closely with my colleagues and the Biden Administration on a bipartisan basis to pursue the peaceful return to democracy in Venezuela.

I thank the chairman for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in support of this much-needed relief package. The American Rescue Plan will help millions of people who are struggling in every community in our Nation as a result of…

I have a question. Why do not we leave the empty chair with his name on there to show the people that he just blew our subpoena, of Mr. Pack?

If we cannot give these people some political cover, how do we expect them to fight for democracy in their own country?

I do not think they are really even looking at it, because they are so wrapped up in their own issues.

President Trump has talked tough on Nicaragua, but when it came time to stand with those who put their lives on the line to challenge the Ortega regime, his Administration placed its radical anti-immigrant agenda above protecting American…

Unfortunately, President Trump has shown he is not interested in bringing people together or providing value-based global leadership.

In Venezuela, the Maduro dictatorship has predictably exploited the pandemic to further crush dissent and targeting journalists, doctors, and aid workers who are there to speak out.

I think the free press, it is the only thing that we have in this world to save democracies and give people a voice, and I am not about to give it up.

I could guarantee you they are going to look at it differently from now on.

If you stop people from commuting to New York, you are going to lose money in the long run, because New York is the engine that generates a great deal of money that goes to the federal government.

So if you take away tax credits, where are these communities going to find money to build a senior citizen building?

I have long been a proponent of U.S. assistance to Mexico, to help strengthen its democratic institutions, combat corruption, defend human rights, and improve security.