Chris Smith

Thank you, Mr. Yoho, for bringing up this very, very important subject of Chinese influence in Latin America.

That is what we are up against, and that is why we do not need a rules-based system with China.

We do not have access to their market. They limit us to 35, 40 different pictures.

We need a results-based system, where for every billion dollars of goods they send us, they have to accept a billion dollars of U.S. exports.

How can there be unity when some in positions of great leadership and authority continue to promulgate the narrative that this President is a traitor and a collaborator with Russia, based on what has now been determined by the Special…

Calling them out for failure to do that is really extraordinary.

Make no mistake about it, even though he is using hybrid warfare, 400 military personnel, the Wagner Group--by the way, that is the same group that was in eastern Ukraine.

Peace through strength made a huge difference in terms of outcome.

I do think that Donald Trump needs space. Now that the Mueller report said there was no collusion, he needs more space, I think, to operate within and to be strong.

You know that Putin was told by his advisors that he is talking to on a regular basis what the actions were, and he is telling them, 'Hold him. Hold him, even if you have to do him at gunpoint.'

This administration I believe has taken an action to push back on that, and I applaud them for doing it.

Countering Russian aggression requires steadfast American leadership in collaboration with our allies.

The President should speak to this issue personally and hold Putin accountable.

The most important issue for this committee is keeping the sanctions on Russia.

We should have told Putin that we are going to put increased lethal aid in his back yard in Ukraine.

The fact that such behavior is not illegal should be a call for Congress to act.

I wish I could believe that. I have got to wonder why the Administration will not meet the challenge head-on.

Putin simply blames outside forces for Russia's troubles, but we all know the troubles of the Russian people are the result of Russia's corrupt leaders.

I renew my demand that the Russian government end this charade and release Paul Whelan back to his family.

U.S. engagement on these issues--modernization, reform, and the diplomatic muscle that Congress and the American government can bring--is so critical to continuing to push for these reforms.

I found out after I started raising it, and 3 days before I got on the plane to go over there that a member of my--of a humanitarian organization from my district was one of the women who almost got raped.

I am a passionate believer in U.N. peacekeeping dollars--we need to do it in a way that is absolutely transparent, that they vet the individuals who are deployed.

To me, a whistleblower, if they are honest and sincere and they bring forth information, we need to put sand bags around them rather than have them put out of their job or put into a situation where they are in dire--you know, they will…

You know, in July 2016 in South Sudan we all remember this--a compound called the Terrain compound was overrun by Salva Kiir's troops in Juba.

He makes an excellent point that even at 25 percent the U.S. pays more than 182 countries combined for peacekeeping.