I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 732, the inaptly titled Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017, which would flatly ban the enforcement of any settlement agreement that seeks to remedy the…

If I might just say briefly, the notion that Congress can just do these appropriations itself sort of misses the point. It is the responsibility of Article III courts to hear disputes, supervise litigation, and enforce settlements. It is…

the President has passed near-term responsibility for the issue to Congress, threatening to terminate the JCPOA

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

We here in this body cannot simply and unilaterally change an internationally-negotiated agreement.

I think it is kind of a frightening idea of don't get bogged down with confusion for the administration on what their approach is.

Unilaterally abandoning the nuclear deal without clear cause would leave the United States isolated and make it impossible to do exactly what the President says that we must, lead the other nations in the world.

Let's designate the Quds Force as an FTO and Qasem Soleimani as its head.

Preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and curbing their malign regional and global influence is of paramount importance for American national security and the security of our allies.

This week, the fourth round of NAFTA renegotiations will begin. President Trump will have an opportunity to deliver on his promise last year to get a better deal for American workers. I hope he does. Our current trade deals are rigged in…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding and for his leadership in organizing this Special Order hour. There is no more sacred responsibility that we have than to ensure that the children in this country have access to quality…

And so I think the point you made earlier is an important one.

I believe that American policy and American strategy could yield access to Iran's military sites under this deal.

I would say that it was the wrong answer for us to be propping up the wrong regime with a jackpot of sanctions relief, and that we should be doing our part as Congress and as the United States, as the leaders of the free world, leading and…

For my colleagues who opposed the deal very strongly, and are now indicating that we should uphold it because it is not perfect. I was here witnessing all of the statements, the testimony about why my colleagues on the other side of the…

I would like to know what you think Congress could do unilaterally to an international agreement that would fix the deal?

I would offer that if you, sir, and the Obama administration was that serious about combatting Iranian aggression, we should not have been providing $150 billion of sanctions relief to the Iranians to be able to conduct all of their bad…

It seems like it would have significantly reduced our leadership and our credibility on the issue of refugees...

58 innocent people were murdered in Las Vegas. Their killer used 12 bump stocks to convert his semiautomatic weapons into the equivalent of a machine gun. No one should possess one of these devices, let alone 12 of them, and that is why I…

I would like to focus very specifically on the sanctions and what specific actions the administration is considering in terms of removing or revising any of the existing waivers on sanctions on Burma.

I am asking, is that undermining our ability to be a leader in this crisis?

I would agree, Mr. Chairman. And that is why I think the best forum to do that very difficult balancing is in the context of a full deliberative legislative process.

Regulations protect you. They protect your freedom to enjoy safe clean drinking water.

I am absolutely confident that Mr. Carter, who I agree is an American businessman and entitled to respect, had representation in all the rules that affect him and that concern him.

The problem with the CRA is that with the snap of a finger, without even any discussion on the floor, the rule hits the trash can.