I would add that we give foreign aid, and it is good for those countries, but it is also good for us. It also helps us. If there is a drug problem in Central America, it inevitably comes up to our border. If there is some problem with some…

Absolutely. Again, I want to reiterate that we are not the leaders of the world because we anointed ourselves. We are the leaders of the world because we provided leadership for all of these years, particularly after World War II, and it…

In 2013, Secretary of Defense Mattis similarly said: ``If you don't fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition ultimately. So I think it's a cost benefit ratio. The more that we put into the State Department's…

As the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I join with my colleagues. I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Castro), who is a valued member of our committee, for his leadership on this critical issue, and also…

I couldn't agree with him more. And, you know, it is especially interesting since, during the campaign, President Trump attacked the previous administration for not being strong enough, for not showing American presence. And now with this…

This markup today is indicative of what you and I have both tried to do, along with members of this committee on both sides of the aisle.

We need to make serious investments.

Our 911 infrastructure is outdated, bordering on obsolete.

I will start by voicing my support for three different measures addressing the ongoing challenge of North Korea.

If we don't meet those commitments, or as is rumored, if there is a debate in the White House that somehow we might even pull out of the Paris Accords, it is going to fundamentally affect not just the climate science and diplomacy, but it…

Unfortunately, President Trump's announced plans today to decimate President Obama's Clean Power Plan.

I think the climate change agreement, the Paris Agreement, was one of President Obama's great achievements.

I find myself deeply troubled by the direction American foreign policy is heading.

The administration's request to cut our international affairs budget by a third would be devastating.

Slashing diplomacy and development puts American lives at risk.

The danger of climate change for the United States is crystal clear, in my view.

Cutting the international affairs budget by even a fraction of that would be devastating.

If we cede our role as a global leader, make no mistake, someone will step into the void.

The question I have for any of you is, would it be fair to say that the cuts included in the President's budget make us more vulnerable to international disease threats?

The United States is the global standard bearer for freedom, justice, and democracy.

American leadership is vital and so far this administration by its actions is undermining our country's role in the world.

We need to continue providing humanitarian support and pressuring the government in South Sudan and the armed opposition to put the needs of their people first.

Vladimir Putin just attacked American democracy and has been undermining our European allies for years.

When people look at these bills, they want to know what they are going to pay. What this bill does is simple--you pay more and you get less. That is the bottom line--pay more and get less. The President promised better health care for more…

I want to spend the next couple of moments talking about a subject that is very near and dear to everyone's heart, and that is health care. I want to do it because tomorrow we have a big healthcare vote here in the Congress, and I think it…