Albio Sires

What happened is awful for your industry.

I have been working on this--this National Mitigation Investment Act--with Carlos Curbelo from Florida to try to provide incentives for the States.

Thank you very much. And thank you for being here.

Well, before we finish, I just want to compliment Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel on the recent resolution that we worked on together in encouraging Argentina to continue on the path under new President Macri. Former President de…

I couldn't agree more. Already we are starting to see the influence of China in most of the countries in South America. You know, I had a conversation with one of the presidents of the colleges in Colombia on one of my trips. He was…

As the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, I am very concerned about these cuts. This undermines our leadership around the world and makes Americans less safe. When you consider that foreign aid is only 1 percent of our…

If I might, I couldn't agree with the gentleman more. Just to bring it even closer to home, we recently met with the attorneys general from the Northern Triangle. These attorneys general have been fighting corruption, have been fighting…

For the purpose of closing. In conclusion, let me say that the U.S.-Argentina relationship is critical, and I stand in strong support of H. Res. 54. Argentina's new President, Mauricio Macri, has done a tremendous job reforming their…

House Resolution 54 reaffirms the strong U.S. partnership with Argentina.

I would like to start by thanking Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, and their staffs for working with me to bring House Resolution 54 to our committee's first markup for the new Congress.

The only way to make sure the money invested in Central America leads to long-lasting change is to root out corruption and improve the rule of law.

The brave Attorney General and the leaders of the CICIG and MACCHIH Commissions in Guatemala and Honduras are leading the change.

Unfortunately, the victims of these attacks and their families don't have the answers to what really occurred and troubling reports of Iran's role in the bombing deserve a thorough investigation that finally brings the perpetrators to…

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Res. 54 offered by the Honorable Albio Sires, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey.

With every month that passes, we see the situation in Venezuela becoming more and more dire.

Look, I don't think--I want to interrupt, because we have to go and vote. I mean, over the years--I have been here now 10 years. For 10 years, I have been hearing about Venezuela.

I join my colleagues in sharing my deep concerns on how such drastic cuts will impact the government's ability to keep Americans abroad and right here at home safe.

Without U.S. presence in the region, countries like Russia and China are waiting to take charge in the countries closest to our borders.

Maduro continues to keep political prisoners, like Leopoldo Lopez, under lock and key to send a strong message to those trying to question his actions.

Well, I spoke to the President of Costa Rica the other day. He is telling me---- He is starting to see a number of Venezuelans.

What further can go wrong until it collapses? I mean, they have no food, they have no health, they have no government.

We have to be on our best guard. And we have to meet him, I think, everywhere he challenges us.

I really have nothing good to say about Putin.

It is so bad that you come to this country as a refugee and you are sitting here today and you are making laws for the rest of the country because I had the privilege of becoming a citizen.

I urge you to support both the CDBG Program and the HOME Program as you continue your appropriations process.