David Cicilline

I am, too, a proud sponsor of the USA Freedom Act and really associate myself with the remarks of my colleague, Mr. Sensenbrenner.

To paraphrase President Reagan, we need to trust, but codify.

Preserving this industry and the stocks it relies on is of utmost importance to us as we represent the Ocean State.

Ukrainian authorities have a clear choice to make. They can move closer to the European Union, toward openness, prosperity, and the rule of law or they can return to the old days when the only rule that mattered was the rule from Moscow.

The resolution stresses the importance of the adoption of democratic social norms in Ukraine and in the region and supports the democratic aspirations of the people of the Ukraine.

I want to thank you and Ranking Member Engel for your leadership and for the bipartisan manner in which we are marking up these bills today.

It is imperative that the United States remain a strong trading partner with nations on the African continent throughout this process.

As one of the most resource-rich regions on the planet, Africa has always possessed tremendous economic potential.

I urge my colleagues to vote against this rule and to stand up and fight for the 1.3 million Americans who will lose their benefits on December 28.

I think the greatest safety will be achieved if we prevent a nuclear Iran and we do it as expeditiously as we can.

I think when people ask the question whether this deal make us safer and makes our allies safer, the question is whether or not this is likely to make it more likely or less likely that we prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon.

I was very pleased to hear you say and each time the President has spoken about it reaffirmed our commitment to ensure that Iran not be permitted to develop a nuclear weapon.

It seems to me that the outlines of the first step are creating a window of opportunity.

You and Congressman Rush have shown incredible leadership in introducing a bill that is both good for our country and good for African nations.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by thanking you and Ranking Member Bass for your leadership in moving to markup H.R. 1777, the Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013.

These countries deserve our support and that of the EU.

I have very strong concerns about the violence and general unrest in Iraq, especially since Iraqi people have endured considerable hardships.

It is sort of hard to understand, if the Affordable Care Act is contributing to deficit reduction, why the strategy is being advanced...

And one would think that we should be putting together a plan to protect and strengthen those programs...

These two sort of policies that we have heard so much from our friends on the other side of the aisle... will actually increase the deficit.

The maintenance of sequestration will result in substantial job losses both in the current year and in the next fiscal year.

There is no question, the Affordable Care Act, if it were repealed, would substantially add to the deficit.

Thank you, Dr. Elmendorf, for this excellent report and for being here today.

The biggest shortcoming of this House Republican budget is that it keeps the tax increases associated with Obamacare.

The Affordable Care Act will actually reduce the deficit by billions of dollars over the next 10 years and even more over the next 20 years.