I am deeply concerned the impacts of COVID-19 will push more fragile States into conflict.

I first thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) for really terrific work on this. He did so much to move this forward, and it was a pleasure having our staffs work together, and I thank him very much for that. Mr. Speaker, for…

I thank the chairman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the amendment that we passed already, but I wanted to give my strong support for it. Earlier this year, despite opposition from Congress and our allies, the…

Let's be clear, if our aim is to push back on Russian aggression and hold Vladimir Putin accountable, this amendment will accomplish none of that. Nord Stream 2 is a menace to peace and security in Europe, period. It is Putin's transparent…

For God's sake, these are our soldiers, and if we are not going to protect them, what are we going to do?

The Federal Government needs to immediately address these shortcomings as required by the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

As the Chinese Government escalates its aggression toward Hong Kong, I am proud that the Congress has spoken again with a bipartisan voice, again and again in support of the people of Hong Kong.

All freedom-loving people must come together to condemn the law, which accelerates Beijing's years-long assault on Hong Kong's political and economic freedoms.

America stands in solidarity with the freedom-loving people of Hong Kong, and will continue to be a beacon of hope for all those fighting for democracy around the world.

If we do not speak out for human rights and democratic freedoms in China, we lose all moral authority.

But at the end of the day, it is the White House that sets policy. And I fear that our policy has gone astray, perhaps emboldening China.

We should be focused on two major elements in our policy toward Hong Kong. One is: does it support autonomy and democracy in Hong Kong? And second, does it advance American interests?

Nothing the Beijing government does would surprise me, nor should it surprise anyone.

I want to commend the State Department for its May 28th Joint statement with the Governments of Australia, Canada, and the U.K. loudly opposing Beijing's imposition of the National Security Law on Hong Kong.

The National Security Law that Beijing drafted in secrecy and imposed on Hong Kongers will be swiftly used to suppress.

I think President Xi of China has acted responsibly, very responsibly.

The law is a brutal, sweeping crackdown against the people of Hong Kong, intended to destroy the freedoms they were promised.

I really take my hat off to you.

I remember when the agreement was signed with the U.K. It was going to be two different types of government, one China but two different types, two systems.

Since the Nation's emergency departments account for close to 50 percent of all patients' healthcare visits each year, do you support a more focused approach on identifying and treating patients at risk for suicide while they are still in…

Well, to help reduce rates of suicide in the United States, I offered the Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act with Congressman Gus Bilirakis.

There is also a growing concern about a rise in suicide, as we have heard before, which before the pandemic had increased by nearly 30 percent in New York State since 2000 and nationally was the tenth-leading cause of death.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you, Chairman Pallone, Chairwoman Eshoo, for holding today's important hearing on legislation to address ongoing mental health crises in the United States.

My district in New York, which includes the Bronx and Westchester, has been at the epicenter of the Nation's coronavirus outbreak.

It is unconscionable to me that my constituents who are African American and Hispanic are twice as likely to die from this virus than their White counterparts.