Chris Smith: “So my concern is, are we talking about an initiative that looked good? Had a great deal of surface appeal, but when it…”

I, like many in the House and the Senate, want to thank President Trump for requesting on numerous occasions that Xi Jinping release Jimmy Lai and other women and men who are gravely sick and unjustly incarcerated. It is not largely known…

Mr. Speaker, for far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism. Iran is the world's worst state sponsor of terrorism. All…

Our goal with that assistance was to help Moldova break its decades-long dependence on Russia when it comes to the energy assistance.

Under the constant threat of Russian aggression, interference, and disinformation, and with the prospect of EU membership hanging in the balance, there is much at stake for our partners in Moldova and for the United States in a region that…