Chris Smith

The Trump administration does have an opportunity to bring about real reforms in Vietnam if and only if human rights improvements are linked to better U.S.-Vietnamese relations.

U.S. policy has failed the Vietnamese people. This is a bipartisan criticism.

The Vietnamese Government has gotten a free pass on human rights for far too long.

It has been, ladies and gentleman, as you know, a very bad year in Vietnam for human rights.

I believe more must be done.

We want a smooth transition, as smooth as possible, and Kabila certainly has the capability to cause unbelievable violence and war.

I encourage you, if you would.

Japan is notorious for not returning American children, including American service members' children.

Please move on that as well.

Thank you for recognizing the existential threat that Iran poses with regards to nuclear weapons and for recognizing what needs to be done.

I thank my good friend for his eloquence and his principled and very courageous stand. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Doug LaMalfa is the distinguished gentleman representing California's First District. He serves on the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr…

It is now an honor and privilege to introduce a former member of the Colorado General Assembly and a member of the House Armed Services and Natural Resources Committees, Doug Lamborn. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Colorado…

I thank my good friend for his comments and his leadership, especially on this important issue. I deeply appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the distinguished gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King), a member of the Agriculture Committee…

I thank Congressman Kelly so much for his comments and his leadership for many, many years. I deeply appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Estes), a good friend and colleague, who is a distinguished…

I thank my good friend for her very eloquent statement. Mr. Speaker, last Friday, the Trump administration announced its intention to re-assert and promulgate portions of President Ronald Reagan's modest but necessary life-affirming title…

It is my distinct honor and privilege to yield to the gentlewoman from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem), an extremely effective Member of the House of Representatives, the former assistant majority leader of the South Dakota House of…

I think that perhaps if we are ever going to have peace in that region or be a force for peace in the region, it's not going to be because we are taking sides and we are involved with the unrelenting confusion and chaos that we've seen…

We don't need to say that we support the Iraqis. But what we do need is to find those nationalities that are at play.

It seems to me it worked because it brought down our primary enemy, which was the Soviet Union.

Therefore, I strongly commend Jeff Fortenberry for offering H.R. 4819, the DELTA Act.

Over the decades it has become apparent that conservation efforts must be transboundary and engage entire regions to advance sustainable solutions.

Tragically, an estimated 30,000 African elephants are killed every year.

I genuinely believe, not only as a Member of Congress, but as someone who wore the uniform of the United States military, that if we can create a view by the individuals in the emerging world particularly of the United States as a…

I commend the subcommittee chairman, my colleagues Ms. Bass and Mr. Royce, on their absolutely spot-on words. I would just take it a step further and say we have a responsibility to be good stewards.