I urge this committee again to double the funding for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative for Fiscal year 2019.

Yet the appointment of an individual who was criminally charged for lying to Congress seems to particularly be irresponsible.

Less than 2 weeks ago, after a failed attempt to establish consensus on border security funding, President Trump, a self-proclaimed master negotiator, failed to get a border wall that he originally said Mexico will pay for, so then he…

Violence and illicit trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean has become a more serious problem and I think that it deserves further attention from the U.S.

these programs, obviously, cost money and this current administration continues to repeatedly send to Congress requests for deep cuts

Despite his attempts at reassuring us, I am still particularly worried about his involvement in our efforts to support the people of Venezuela.

I support the spirit of the Green New Deal and I cosponsored the nonbinding resolution because we must acknowledge that bold action needs to be taken to address this century-old trend that threatens our world.

It is time that we put pen to paper, roll up our sleeves and convert bold ideas into actionable policy changes.

I am very distressed to see what is occurring in Venezuela.

I think we all would agree that the DoD is perhaps the largest fossil fuel consumer in the United States.

We cannot continue to be the policeman of the world.

In order to adequately address this crisis, we must aggressively tackle the root causes, the risks, the economic impact and public health hazards that climate change poses.