David Cicilline

I only pray and hope that my colleagues in the Congress of the United States will have the same courage and will be inspired to do the right thing.

The brutal murder of your brother has awakened the conscience of this country.

This is a time for personal and national reflection on how we can be better neighbors and better citizens of the greatest Nation on Earth.

Across the street from the Capitol, above the Supreme Court is inscribed 'Equal Justice Under Law.' Today I stand with fellow Americans in condemning the brutal killing of George Floyd and so many others who have been denied that equal…

I hope today we can also talk about FEMA's unique role with respect to the Coronavirus.

That is why I introduced my bill, the Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act, to require FEMA to wave those debts for victims in instances where the agency was at fault.

I can say, of all the many people I have worked with in my 25 years in public life, Pete Gaynor is at the top of the list, in terms of his professionalism, his expertise, his commitment to the public mission of emergency management.

It is time that we begin to play the actual great power politics that are underway in Syria...

Erdogan is not behaving as an ally, and he is not going to start to.

We should do everything in our power to maintain the cease-fire as it currently stands.

We would urge the Government of Turkey to be able to open that border and allow some to come through.

The largest internal displacement of people that we have seen in such a short period of time in Syria in the whole war.

If he can't do that, he should stop speaking about it and let the health professionals and experts do it.

Let the experts who have both the experience and training to provide good information to the American people do.

You don't make hunches. You don't give suggestions that people do certain things or not do certain things.

This is not about him. This is about the health and safety of the American people, and every decision should be made to make sure we get accurate information to the American people so we can keep them safe.

The president needs to understand, let the professionals, let the doctors and scientists and medical experts lead this effort.

I support the continuation of funding for HIV/AIDS, $4.88 billion.

I support the $875 million for child survival and maternal health.

$3.3 billion for international security for Israel. I think it speaks for itself, and I have always been supportive of stabilizing the region.

I support the $70 billion for the international affairs budget, and, I will summarize, that really reinforces the three-pronged approach diplomacy to fight terrorism, supporting our allies, building new markets for U.S. goods and services…

The survival of our democracy is directly dependent on our ability to protect the integrity of our elections, particularly from foreign interference.

I would certainly like your support for it because I think it would make a real difference.

I'd ask you, Director, in writing if you could identify where you would best use additional resources, I promise you I will advocate for them.

The survival of our democracy is directly dependent on our ability to protect the integrity of our elections, particularly from foreign interference.