This bill is an important expansion of sanctions authority in order to target the Iranian regime to discourage its widespread human rights abuses which have continued unabated since the signing off the JCPOA.

I'd also like to express my support for Congresswoman Bass' resolution H.R. 644, which strongly condemns the slave auctions of migrants and refugees in Libya.

We must ensure that American money does not in any way support the murderous Assad regime and implementation of this bill will do just that.

This legislation expands sanctions that already exist against Iranian human rights abusers to ensure that people who target American citizens or legal permanent residents for abuse, detention, or harassment will face repercussions.

Our policy of foreign assistance for Syria must focus on early recovery, reconstruction, and stabilization for a democratic non-Assad-led Syrian nation.

This legislation will send a clear message to the Iranian regime and those who support it that the United States is serious about combating Iran's continued aggression within Iran and throughout the region.

I hope the President understands that if we walk away from the Iran deal now, Iran will have nothing stopping it from pursuing a nuclear weapon.

Thank you, Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, for holding this markup today as we consider important legislation that will help punish Iranian human rights abuses.

It's imperative that the sale and exploitation of human beings for profit be eradicated and that those responsible be held fully accountable.

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4744 offered by the Honorable David Cicilline.

Despite their best efforts, my Republican friends have not fooled the American people. They provided a modest, temporary tax cut for some Americans, but their tax bill raised taxes on 86 million middle class families. Eighty-three percent…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am honored to stand before you today to pay tribute to the life and service of a true American hero, First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna, by naming the Bristol Post Office in his honor. A native of…

I think in part you have to consider the source of those criticisms. This is an attorney general who recused himself for an investigation that resulted in the appointment of a special counsel who has indicted a number of individuals…

I think what the president hopes is that Jeff Sessions will leave, that he can appoint a new attorney general that will not be required to recuse him or herself, and that he can then manage to either close down the investigation or even…

We simply cannot allow that to happen.

This is about his disappointment that the attorney general wasn't personally loyal which of course means the president doesn't fundamentally understand that the attorney general takes an oath to the Constitution and to apply the rule of…

I think this is definitely an effort to undermine him, to undermine the investigation, to undermine his decision to recuse himself in the hopes that he might ultimately drive Jeff Sessions out so that he can appoint a new attorney general…

Our country faces tremendous challenges in creating an equitable and affordable healthcare system.

The high cost of healthcare is squeezing the budgets of American families.

We need a competitive healthcare system that delivers lower prices, more access to improved quality of care, and better outcomes for patients.

This out of control spending, primarily for brand-name drugs, accounts for nearly a quarter of all healthcare costs and 19 percent of Medicare's spending.

I was very proud to stand on the House floor to applaud CVS Health's decision to stop selling cigarettes.

We must end this moral outrage that is bankrupting American families, particularly those that are most vulnerable.

CVS is an incredible corporate citizen.

The President and our Republican colleagues are at it again, promoting economic policies that enrich the wealthy and the biggest corporations in our country. That will hurt middle class families. We saw it in the tax scam. We see it in the…