David Cicilline

It falls to us as lawmakers.

I am at a loss. We are talking about the bedrock of American democracy, and the administration seems intent on signaling to Russia.

The decision to completely ignore Congress' intent and blow up last week's deadline for new sanctions has made that much worse.

I hope that we do that, you know, consistent with the obligation that we have to the Kurds who have been so helpful in this fight.

We cannot stand by on the sidelines as these atrocities continue.

Syria has been an unfolding tragedy since 2011 with estimates that 1/2 million people have been killed.

Dictators don't work anymore in an era of information because people don't like to be oppressed.

If someone creates something, it belongs to them. They should be paid for it, and they should get to decide how it is used.

I think that we are all here, hopefully, committed to making sure that we fix this ecosystem.

The American people need to know the hundreds of millions of dollars which have been spent to build a world class facility there at Camp Humphreys

I want to help the moderates. I don't want to help the hardliners.

Any time sanctions have worked, it has been in conjunction in a multilateral agreement with other countries.

I am concerned that if the Trump administration decides that, despite the fact that the nuclear deal is working, it will impose sanctions anyway.

The United States alone cannot and will not make a difference in Venezuela.

Americans know, perhaps more than any other citizenry, that democracy is all evolving and must never be taken for granted.

I am particularly pleased to support H.R. 2646, the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act, which would allow for the creation of an enterprise fund for Jordan to attract private investment and help entrepreneurs and the…

I introduced this bill with my colleague from the other side of the aisle, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, also from Pennsylvania, which encourages cooperation between the United States and our ally, Ukraine, on matters of cybersecurity and…

It is our responsibility as leaders of the free world to step up and ensure that human traffickers face every possible hurdle.

I believe cybersecurity is the national security challenge of our time.

Except if you are a corporation. They keep that deduction. So think about that. If you have to move to follow your job, you can't deduct that from your taxes; but if your company moves your job overseas, the corporations can deduct the…

I started to interrupt. I was just going to say that, for young people, what this tax scam does is particularly damaging because it not only saddles the next generation with $1.5 trillion of debt, but in addition to that, it makes their…

One thing to remember there is that States that are investing in their infrastructure, investing in public safety, that are asking for local taxpayers to do their part, you punish them, and you incentivize States that are not making that…

It is important to note here--I think my memory is correct on this--that the $1.5 trillion in debt which will be generated by this tax giveaway is exactly the same number that they cut from Medicare and Medicaid in the budget they just…

I urge you to remain resolute in your call for the release of Kem Sokha and other political prisoners.

The current oppression, I believe, if continued to--if allowed to continue, will generate political instability.