David Cicilline

It is very important to place a deadline with the Cambodian Government.

I want to thank both Houses of Congress. I want to thank the White House, the State Department, especially for the banning of--the visa ban that was placed last week.

We strongly urge Cambodia's government to reinstate the political opposition, release Kem Sokha, allow civil society and media to resume their constitutionally protected activities.

The United States and our international partners must act quickly to stop this backsliding away from democracy.

My friends on the other side of the aisle made a number of arguments about how, if everyone has a concealed weapon, America will be safer. Mr. Speaker, I have two studies here which directly rebut that: A 2017 Stanford University study…

I trust that you will continue to uphold the integrity of the FBI and the rule of law in this country because the very foundations of our democracy depend on it.

I hope you are putting together a plan now to reach out to those 120 agencies to be sure that they are complying with this reporting requirement.

The rule of law is really the guardian of our democracy and the President and this administration are going to continue to test our commitment as a Nation to this.

Has the Bureau begun to coordinate with the Department of Defense to fix this very serious problem?

I recently visited the Central African Republic and saw the important work of the U.N. peacekeepers there.

There is serious concern in the Congress over reports that Secretary Tillerson acted in contravention of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act by not listing Afghanistan, Iraq, and Burma among those countries who use child soldiers.

So I hope you will do everything you can to encourage the President to actually appoint people to these very important positions that the rest of the world is wondering what we are doing and why we are not engaged.

We can't engage in robust diplomacy without diplomats. Do you agree?

We still need to make these devastating cuts to the State Department and USAID because of the deficit?

The President has declared his support for a tax bill that will add $1 trillion to the national debt

You hold, in particular, a very solemn responsibility to protect the integrity and the reputation of the FBI.

I strongly support this legislation which attempts to end the abhorrent practice that incentivizes and rewards terrorism.

The work that USAID and other government agencies have been doing on NTDs is lifesaving.

I strongly support the establishment of an Ambassador over cyberspace at the State Department.

I am happy to be a cosponsor of the bill introduced by my ranking member, Mr. Engel, reaffirming the strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership.

I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for holding this markup today and for once again bringing before this committee a range of bipartisan measures, each of which I support.

We have important oversight in this area, and we're not fulfilling them because we haven't had any hearings on these issues.

He said under oath that he was not aware of any contacts between the Trump organization and the Russians. That is clearly not true.

He needs to come back again and take the same oath and be directed by the chairman to answer the questions of the committee.

Witnesses don't get to pick and choose what they want to answer.