Albio Sires

I was very proud yesterday when I saw the 400 votes on the floor for this Armenian Genocide.

I want to thank my colleague from New Jersey, Congressman Chris Smith, for introducing an important resolution to support the work of the Inter-American Foundation.

I introduced this resolution after the President expressed his intention to invite Putin to next year's G7 Summit.

Promoting the democratic transition in Venezuela... will require sustained commitment from the United States

It was a disservice to Congress, to the constituents we are elected to represent, and to those diplomats...

It should go without saying that testifying before Congress is not optional.

Is it worth it to continue to invest money in Mexico? I mean, the other day I saw that the Sinaloa cartel took over a town of a million people and Mexico basically walked away.

It is very hard to get the people to invest and then not get paid. That is just--I do not understand that.

The Maduro dictatorship has managed to cling to power, even in the face of a severe humanitarian crisis.

But it has been 10 years that we have been giving money to this initiative and we still do not have a plan to deal with international organized crime.

Promoting the democratic transition in Venezuela, addressing the root causes of migration from the Northern Triangle and confronting the challenge posed by China will require sustained commitment from the United States to support our…

I am about to pull my vote if they do not do something about this.

They are not good friends, you know. Their intention is to destroy this country.

They are crying out for our help, sir. They are crying out and I respectfully ask you that the administration take a much more public stand on human rights in Haiti.

I am deeply concerned about the Administration's assistance cuts.

I strongly oppose President Trump's decision to cut funding for this program.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on a bipartisan basis to push back against this illogical approach.

I hope that thought is dead of bringing these people to America.

If we do not take the threat of climate change seriously, our children and grandchildren will never forgive us for failing to meet the moral demand of our time.

Protecting the Amazon is vital for the health of our planet.

I hope this hearing will be the beginning of an ongoing conversation about how the U.S. Congress can help preserve the Amazon rainforest for generations to come.

I urge my colleagues to remain focused on what is happening in the Amazon.

I strongly criticized the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement not only because it ignored overwhelming scientific evidence but also because it has undermined our credibility on the world stage and…

Today, this system of intimidation and violence against those who speak out against the regime continues under Miguel Diaz-Canel.

I will continue working with my colleagues to shed light on these abuses.