Michael Lawler

It's clear that when the President said Al-Qaeda is gone, and that the Taliban are helping us, that was a lie.

It is common knowledge that the majority of NATO members still fail to meet the alliance's 2 percent of GDP threshold for defense spending.

It is absolutely crucial that we provide Taiwan with the aid they so desperately need to stand up to Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

I was deeply concerned about French President Emmanuel Macron's trip to China as well as his statements subsequently in which he said that Europe should not follow, quote, 'The American rhythm,' unquote, on Taiwan.

What steps has the Administration taken to press the Palestinian Authority to improve its educational materials?

Are you confident that U.S. taxpayer dollars at your disposal, working with our partners, are not being used to foster that incitement?

Under President Sandu's leadership the country has made significant strides in a short period of time to root out corruption and enact reforms.

Fentanyl is poison. It is poison. And it is intended to do harm.

I am extremely optimistic that with further work the United States can bring countries like Saudi Arabia... into the accords and promote the economic opportunities that normalized relations with Israel will offer.

This is not a Republican issue or a Democrat issue. All of us, either personally or through our communities, know people who have been impacted by this opioid and fentanyl epidemic.

It is unacceptable and it requires a level of enforcement against those who are responsible.

So you see growing influence between Iran, Russia, and China in the Middle East and waning influence of the American government?

He has waged an unholy war on his own people, just death and destruction and carnage for over 12 years now.

I am here because you are the most democratic branch of the American government.

We hope that those who normalize with the Assad regime get something in return.

Those who normalize with the Assad regime are complicit and accomplices in Assad's war crimes.

I think since then what you're seeing as reflected is frustration of the Arab capitals with the--with sort of the absence of U.S. assertiveness on the political track.

I think the entire region is waiting to see if Congress is going to reassert, update, and expand the Caesar Act.

I think it's time that Congress needs to reassert its intent on this question in the ways I've mentioned.

I want to take note of H.R. 1268, a thoughtful bill introduced by Representatives Torres and Lawler, to create a special envoy for the Abraham Accords.

The work that this Congress is undertaking is critical to put us in a position to be economically competitive.

They are our greatest geopolitical threat. They are a threat economically, they are a threat militarily, and we need to take it serious.