Earl Blumenauer: “Having disease and not having drinkable water in this flashpoint in the Middle East is going to be destabilizing for…”

We have $163 billion a year that is not paid by the top 1 percent of American taxpayers.

I have 190 days left in Congress, so I have been spending time on issues that bring people together rather than divide them.

I find this hearing very meaningful.

I seek the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.