Chris Smith

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for convening this important hearing, and to our distinguished witnesses for bearing witness to an extremely ugly truth that still needs to be rectified in terms of accountability.

I believe that we must maintain U.S. leadership and continue supporting programs that spur economic growth, improve health outcomes, promote democracy, and support countries' own ability to provide for their citizens.

However, certain cuts can have unintended consequences that cost us more in the medium and long term.

I look forward to working with the chairman on these specific authorizations for the Central American Regional Security Initiative and bilateral aid for the Northern Triangle.

I believe this decision, from a policy standpoint, if you really analyze it, could actually make things and the situation worse, not better.

I see it as a prevention side of this.

Thank you for prioritizing the victims of ISIS genocide in Iraq, including Christians and the Yazidis.

The good news is that some of the therapeutics that are being used have actually caused people to survive.

You have done a tremendous job in tuberculosis. It is the leading infectious killer around the world.

I wish to convey my strong support for Congressman Collins' Intercountry Adoption Information Act

I have said it before and I will say it again, Maduro is a kleptocratic dictator and the Venezuelan people deserve better.

But my hope is that we take another shot at it this year, and soon, and could make a huge difference.

I have introduced a bill, H.R. 826, that seeks to address NTDs.

Betty McCollum was our chief co-sponsor, did a wonderful bipartisan effort on that.

I was the House sponsor of the Global Food Security Act. It passed the House three times.

Democracies die when leaders do four things. One, refuse to play by the democratic rules.

Had Congress threatened to block President Kennedy's strategy to militarily quarantine Cuba from receiving Soviet ICBMs during the Cuban missile crisis and use military force, if necessary, to protect our Nation, I do not know if our…

Russia, the largest focus of this subcommittee, is not only responsible for the death of thousands of Syrians, but now has entrenched themselves to protect Venezuelan dictator Maduro as he starves his own people, a firsthand example of how…

Look, NATO is not just an ally; they are our most important group of allies.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I do believe that there are deep concerns about the loss of life and what it means demographically, both here and all over the world. I mean, in places like China, sex selection abortion has claimed the…

I thank my good friend and colleague for yielding and for his leadership on behalf of human rights. We have worked on issues in Sudan and other issues over the years. I want to thank him for being such a compassionate person. Mr. Speaker…

More than 169 Members have signed the letter to the President in the House, 49 in the Senate, saying clearly, if it is on any bill, that bill, we will sustain your veto, Mr. President.

President Trump has said he will veto any bill that weakens or nullifies any pro-life policy, any of them, and that includes Mexico City.

Thank you for your great leadership and for being here today.

When did we become your enemies? When did we become a security risk to your country?