In the face of increasingly common extreme weather events, we obviously need to keep the power running at all times.

Do you remember when you were kids in school, and there was this big chart, and you learned how a bill becomes a law? It told you that somebody proposes an idea, and if it gets a majority in committee, it moves on. Then it gets to the…

You know, the question is not whether Iran is a good player. Iran is not a good player. The question is: What should be our response to it? It is not a question of whether the Iranian regime is good or bad. Of course it is bad. I opposed…

May I ask how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New York has 12 minutes remaining.

Representative Engel has long called for the establishment of a diplomatic presence in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean.

I thank my friend from Massachusetts. I think he just put it correctly. These are difficult choices. They are moral choices. They are choices from the heart and choices from the gut. But I do think that a woman who is in need of an…

We need to send a message to the people of Ukraine that we stand with them and to Putin that his aggression and bullying won't go unanswered.

The need for American leadership to end this crisis has never been greater.

This bill would impose new sanctions on any parties that continue to do business with the Assad regime.

I want to welcome you personally to the Foreign Affairs Committee.

At the same time, I urge us not to overreact. We must not close our borders or turn inward.

I was particularly disturbed by the recent murder of LGBT activist Rene Martinez in Honduras.

Given these findings and turning back to Orlando and its global legacy, I believe our country and our allies must not underreact or overreact, and we must not confuse the difference between the two.

The state of our trauma system is I think something that most of us have likely given relatively limited thought to until a personal national tragedy brings it to the forefront.

It is just always a fight.

I want to commend our colleague, Mr. Cicilline of Rhode Island, for his eloquent statement.

I would like to start out by saying thank you to all the healthcare professionals present today who have dedicated their lives to caring for those in trauma situations. Your work is truly lifesaving.

I would like to argue here today that targeted LGBT violence and anti-LGBT propaganda in general challenge fundamental democratic values and pluralistic societies everywhere.

I found the portions of your testimony concerning trauma activation fees very alarming.

enable a military team to be mobilized, not just overseas, but also to respond to a mass casualty event like the one we have just experienced in Orlando.

We have seen a troubling trend in recent years.

I think religious freedom for the Copts as well as all of Egypt's citizens can protect the Copts.

I think of the dauntless Frank Mugisha in Uganda whose colleague was brutally murdered; he continues to stand up for those who want dignity in their lives or the countless others who work under the threat of violence, detention, and…

Basic rights and human dignity are at the core of American values. No person should endure violence or discrimination just because of where they live, how they worship, or who they love.

I do think it is not really fair to blame the administration for all the frustrations we have about Guantanamo when we see that there were problems and wrong things done in the previous administration as well.