Eliot Engel

We need to keep the science first and foremost.

We want to know where people are going.

If we isolate these countries, the rest of the world will isolate these countries.

I understand there is a desire to obviously protect Americans from Ebola, and I want to do everything I can to ensure that my constituents are not exposed to the virus.

I want to raise an issue that is bound to be raised by others here and that we have heard being raised time and time again since we have had the outbreak of the Ebola crisis.

It was very encouraging to see that Africa's most populated country, Nigeria, was successful in containing the recent outbreak of Ebola.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the first question, I would like to ask a quick question to Administrator Shaw.

Since our Africa and Global Health Subcommittee held a hearing on Ebola in September, the number of cases has nearly tripled.

I now yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur). She and I traveled to Ukraine together many years ago on my first trip there. She is also the cochair of the Ukrainian Caucus and has long been an advocate for a free and…

Let me first of all echo what Mr. Pascrell just said. I want to commend Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Levin for this. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the coauthor of this legislation.

We call upon the world community, and the U.S. Congress in particular, to fulfill the humanitarian security responsibilities by providing the Free Syrian Army with robust support to bring a Syria free from terrorism in all its forms.

As chief of staff of the supreme military command, I hereby reaffirm the Free Syria Army's continued commitment to removing the twin terrorists Bashar al-Assad and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi from Syrian soil.

Left to fester, ISIS terrorists would rule the cradle of civilization with a brand of barbarism out of history's darkest chapters.

We can't know what would have happened if we had acted then, but we do know that since then tens of thousands of men, women, and children have lost their lives.

Congratulations to you and the administration for asking for a vote and winning the vote in the House yesterday to aid and train Syrian rebels.

This situation demands that we set party politics aside.

The decisions we now face are decisions of life and death.

I would also like to take a moment to applaud the courage and selflessness of the health workers on the front lines trying to help those afflicted to survive.

The United States cannot contain this disease alone. It is a threat to the entire international community and requires a truly global response.

It is my belief that our response must be well coordinated, sustained, and nimble enough to meet the needs as they evolve.

The alternative is simply unacceptable.

The World Health Organization has called this outbreak unparalleled in modern times.

Without exception, the global health leaders from around the world continue to sound the alarm about the terrible threat posed by this Ebola outbreak.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Mr. Rush as well for holding the hearing.

I stand unequivocally with Israel as it defends its citizens from an onslaught of over 2,000 unprovoked rockets from Gaza...