I think it needs to be bipartisan.

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Tsongas The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

Congressman Eliot Engel has been a long-time champion of this legislation, as you know, with Congressman Pat Tiberi of the Ways and Means Committee.

Since 1968, oil pipelines that cross international borders have been reviewed and authorized by the Department of State. That is nearly 50 years. This is common sense. After all, the State Department handles diplomacy, the State Department…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, after line 16, insert the following: (i) the Secretary of State with respect to border-crossing facilities…

One of the things that I have been pushing for for a long time, and I continue to be shocked that the United States still has no diplomatic presence in five key countries in the eastern Caribbean.

temporary protected status for Haitians living in the United States expires on January 22nd, 2018.

If President Trump does not extend TPS, 50,000 Haitian Americans will be sent back to the poorest country in the hemisphere.

I think some special funding should be found for this because it would go a long way and it is crazy while Cuba and Venezuela are there and China is there, the United States, which is so close, is not.

I would like to thank Armed Services Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their support of my amendment to direct the Secretary of Defense to report on military cooperation between Serbia and Russia. I would also like to thank…

Efficiency is a worthwhile goal that we all share, but as we strive to hasten the delivery of new treatments, safety and effectiveness must always be paramount.

It is absolutely critical that we ensure our actions do not compromise patient safety.

While empowering women economically is certainly in line with America's values, it is also in America's U.S. national security and foreign policy interest because it promotes peace and stability in fragile states.

the Trump budget completely zeros out funding for international family planning and reproductive health

I will continue to fight for a robust investment in these areas

I often feel as though women are the canaries in the mines.

I have long been an advocate for those suffering from rare diseases.

this is a disgrace which will set women back across the globe

The empowerment of women has played a major difference in moving his country forward.

I abhor conferring legitimacy on any entity which discriminates against Israel or is so one-sided.

The U.N. Human Rights Council has targeted Israel ever since its creation.

I was disappointed in the budget. I said this to Secretary Tillerson as well. It cuts our support for key peacekeeping efforts in the United Nations by nearly 40 percent.

Walking away from our commitments isn't the right way to affect the reform that we all want to see.

I worry about the President's proposed budget cuts to U.N. funding and I wish that the administration would take another look at that.

I get just as angry at the U.N. as anybody when you think that they take us for granted.