David Cicilline: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I thank you and Ranking Member Engel for your leadership on this committee.”

Since the Goldman Act was enacted there has been a decline in the number of American children abducted overseas and that is a good news story.

Secretly, I was always hoping I would be surprised it would move really quickly, but as a practical matter, I knew that was not the case.

We have to recognize that would include occupying part of Russia, toppling their government, and replacing them with a different government.

Democracies consistently prove to be the most reliable geopolitical allies and trading partners for our country.