I think our whole committee is of course committed to doing everything that we can to support the preservation of cultural and religious sites...

I have no further requests for time. Again, I move the passage of this piece of legislation, which will honor a great woman who contributed so much to my great State. I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his accommodation. I yield back…

It should and must remain a cornerstone of American foreign policy, which is why the United States has a responsibility to respond to egregious human rights abuses.

This bill ensures that we take that approach, a comprehensive approach, to protecting human rights and to be certain that those who are responsible for human rights violations are held accountable.

I think whenever we talk about amending the Constitution, it's something that we have to do so with great caution.

All people deserve to be respected and to live their lives free from violence, persecution, discrimination, and oppression.

I think we ought to be particularly concerned.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his kind words with respect to Sister Ann Keefe. I rise today to speak in support of H.R. 651, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 820 Elmwood Avenue in…

the devil is in the details and so this hearing is helpful in terms of understanding what we should be looking for and what we should be pressing for.

I particularly want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your long leadership on the issue of human rights.

International religious freedom is vitally important and we need to commit the necessary resources to protect it.

Congratulations on your confirmation and congratulations also on your initiative for the enhanced patent quality.

I think it is safe to say that the quick deterioration of the situation in Yemen took many people here in Washington by surprise.

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding. Mr. Chair, today, we will be asked to vote on a budget resolution that should outline our priorities and our values as a nation. But this year, House Republicans have proposed what I…

I know that is true because, in my district, I have a lot of those.

Today, cyberspace remains a great frontier for discovery for all, and we must work to ensure the Internet's power as a platform for innovation accessible by all continues to thrive.

I fear that some of my colleagues in the majority are more concerned with turning net neutrality... into another wedge issue.

I am wondering whether or not, in light of the fact that 75 or 80 percent of American homes only have one option, whether you consider, not only it the envy of the world, but equally importantly, that that is a competitive marketplace…

I want to thank you for your leadership and for calling today's hearing on responding to the rising tide of anti-Semitism.

I think it should be clear to everyone in the world that the relationship between our two countries is unbreakable.

Nobody is born a bigot and nobody is born with this sort of hatred, but what can we do in terms of the assistance we provide and the programs that we fund to be sure that those resources aren't going to the teaching of young people to…

There is sort of an emergence of this kind of new normal, ... anti-Jewish remarks and sentiments are becoming more socially acceptable.

Guaranteeing that actors to a negotiated agreement are going to behave in a certain way is always difficult.

The goal of this agreement should be to be sure that we set it out so that it is difficult for them to violate the agreement.

Last year the Pentagon's Defense Science Board released a report that found the U.S. Government mechanisms for detection and monitoring of small nuclear enterprises or covert facilities are 'either inadequate or, more often, do not exist.'