I hope at our next markup we can get to marking up the bill I introduced with Mr. Connolly, the SECURE Our Democracy Act.

I thank Congresswoman Lee. We are all grateful to you for being so clear and so principled. As I have often said, Congress must fulfill its constitutional obligation to consider an updated AUMF, and as my colleagues said, that stands for…

Let me say that, as a father, I cannot imagine being faced with the choice of letting my children risk violence or death from criminal gangs or malnutrition, or taking a dangerous journey hundreds of miles on their own. No parent or child…

To close. Let me first say, I agree with all the eloquent statements made by my colleagues on both sides of the aisle pertaining to this bill. I want to thank Mrs. Lowey, again, because it is a really important bill. It is really important…

It is now my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished Democratic whip, someone who I know, through our meetings, feels so strongly about this and feels as we do.

It is now my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres), the author of this resolution, a leader on Central American issues, and a valued member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Cutting USAID initiatives and support for U.N. organizations will put lives at risk.

The appalling reinstatement and expansion of the Global Gag Rule will have an outsized impact on African countries.

The good news is that Congress decides how much we invest in foreign affairs and where we put that money to use.

These initiatives are great examples of how doing good for other people also does good for America's interests.

Mistakes like this send an unfortunate message.

If we don't give Africa the focus it deserves those strategic opportunities will slip away at great cost to the United States and I believe to countries across the continent.

I am deeply concerned with the lack of justice for murders and crimes committed by the Government of Serbia

President Trump's State Department and foreign assistance budgets will devastate America's ability to promote our interests and protect our security.

Our work in the Balkans is not over.

we believe it is very important to stand up to Russian malign influence

May I ask how much time is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Before I call on the next speaker, I want to talk to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson). When we went on that trip to North Korea, I am sure that he will remember that he took a clandestine picture of a big billboard that was…

We need to push for a political solution that ends the Assad regime's campaign of carnage, removes Assad from power, and helps the Syrian people rebuild.

The bill does not call for regime change.

What is happening in Syria is the greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II.

Sanctions worked with Iran, and they will work with Syria.

I think he is the only one on this committee that has actually been on this committee longer than me.

If you are taking the side of the butcher in Damascus over the Syrian people, you are going to get caught up in these sanctions.

Let us remember that Assad created the terrorist groups in Syria. He is a magnet for extremism because of the way he acted and treated.