Eliot Engel

The blame lies squarely with the crooked officials who have repressed the Venezuelan people for years.

The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is simply heartbreaking.

I will be voting no on the resolution before the committee today.

I strongly oppose this measure.

The administration simply could have waived the requirement. The law allowed that. But they did not. They essentially told us not to believe our eyes.

We need to push all parties toward a political solution.

This is not just a statistic. One of those one in three was a school bus in northern Yemen with 40 children on it. That is not acceptable.

I deeply worry that the United States may turn its back on the Middle East and we do so at our own risk.

The tragedy of Yemen will stay with us longer than what we can bear.

We need to see a real change in Saudi behavior. We need to push for accountability.

We cannot look the other way when it comes to the recklessness with which the Saudi-led coalition has conducted its operations.

Our Gulf policy should not have to sacrifice one for the other.

One of my goals as chairman of this committee will be to underscore the importance of American values as part of our foreign policy.

Partisanship must end at the water's edge.

Might I inquire of the gentleman from Texas if he is prepared to close. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I have no other speakers, and, yes, I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I was in the…

In closing, I again thank Mr. McCaul for his work on this measure and state again that I look forward to working side by side with him as chairman and ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. This bill authorizes an important…

I want to close by again emphasizing the importance of the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Twenty years ago, it would have been hard to imagine coming to the House floor in support of a bipartisan bill on educational exchanges with Mexico. Now…

In closing, let me say that the Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act is a commonsense way to improve the safety of U.S. personnel overseas. I urge my colleagues to support the measure, and I yield back the…

In closing, I am worried that Vladimir Putin is becoming emboldened because he has faced no real consequences for his ongoing violations of international law. I am glad we are considering this resolution today, saying that he should face…

I want to again thank Congresswoman Bordallo for introducing this resolution. American engagement in the Pacific Islands region is critical to our strategic posture in the Western Pacific. With its passage, we reaffirm our commitment to…

We always say that the Foreign Affairs Committee is the most bipartisan committee in Congress and we always say that partisanship should stop at the water's edge.

The committee's work on Africa has looked like the vast majority of the work this committee has done under Ed's chairmanship.

There is not a member of this body who has done more than you when it comes to American engagement across the African continent.

It is now my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Suozzi), an original cosponsor of the bill.

Again, I want to thank the bipartisan group of lawmakers who worked with me on this bill--Mr. Poe, Mr. McCaul--and I thank Chairman Royce for his leadership, as always. After 17 years of war with no end in sight, we should all be able to…