Brendan Boyle

The process that was taken in the last Congress under different leadership was dramatically different than that bipartisan effort that happened in 1986.

We are now, for the first time in an economic expansion, seeing a dramatic increase in the budget deficit approaching $1 trillion this year.

I want to commend him.

For the first time since I have been here as a Member of Congress, 5 years now, are we even talking about, in a meaningful way, what we are going to do in approximately 15 years from now when the dramatic shortfall hits the Social Security…

The current target date of 2034 is always a moving target.

The President reportedly intervened personally to block the FBI from moving its headquarters.

The parallels between the scandals of a century ago that gave birth to this 1924 law and the present day are really remarkable.

Congress has not just the right, but the responsibility to oversee whether our laws are faithfully executed by the executive branch.

If, ultimately, the Affordable Care Act were done away with, what would happen to those who got their healthcare through the Medicaid expansion since that was one of the biggest boons for us?

I am very concerned that what couldn't be achieved legislatively now might be achieved judicially.

Unfortunately, when President Obama and the Democratic Congress championed it, suddenly the view on the other side changed.

When we talk about millions of people, it is not just the overall number, we are talking primarily about the working poor.

That was one of the best bangs for our buck, so to speak, in terms of expanding coverage to those who didn't have it.

If you were going to do it, it sure as heck would have been a lot easier before suddenly Russia arrived on the scene.

The Trump administration must present to Congress, finally, a comprehensive strategy for Syria.

U.S. policy toward Syria is difficult for everyone to address.

What started as peaceful protests in March 2011, is now an international conflict.

Assad continues to slaughter his people and destroy their cities.

One of the most encouraging developments that I've seen in Iran is what is happening on the street--these remarkably brave ordinary Iranians who are protesting their own regime.

It is not at all a myth. You need only have an off-the-record conversation with any one of the members of the ambassadorial corps and other officials, whether it's NATO or the European Union.

I just want to echo 100 percent what Congressman McCaul said--the last part anyway--as it regards to the dramatic investment China is making in Africa and the fact that we are asleep at the switch.

I think that it is vital that this committee assert itself on a bipartisan basis to speak out with one voice that we support NATO.

As I mentioned, 32 Members of Congress have written on this issue.

I thank the chair and the ranking member for calling up my bipartisan bill, H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act.

One of the reasons why I was so concerned about Brexit was the impact, obviously, on the U.S.-U.K. relationship, a very important relationship.