Jeff Duncan

I think that is a great statement.

How can you allow a country to remain in an organization that is supposed to work on economic stability around the globe and they are defaulting on their debt?

Who would want to continue to invest down there with this sort of environment?

They should and we should, Ambassador. And that is the point I wanted to make.

It is difficult for a nation which is in debt to the tune of almost $18 trillion to discuss or preach to other nations about their looming debt crises.

I think that the U.S. Congress should be extremely vigilant about what is happening in Puerto Rico right now.

I am deeply concerned about the direction of Argentina and its ability to influence other Latin American countries in following its poor example.

So it is amazing how a $2-trillion gas station that is on weak legs can bully around the West.

I really am stunned that they didn't verify the target before they pulled the trigger.

I believe Russia was involved in some way.

This act was committed with a very sophisticated weapon.

I have to ask, what is the correct level of outrage from the free world to this tragedy?

Don't you think that, in light of what's come out here today, that the FTC should check on something like this?

I appreciate Chairman Issa calling this hearing because what I've heard thus far is very disturbing to me.

I thought the gentleman from Texas wanted to talk about energy because I have had the conversation with the gentleman from Texas. I understand it is a passion of his.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. He has been a leader in his short time in Congress as a freshman on energy issues because he gets what is going on in his home State. I keep returning to the State of Texas because Texas, they have…

Energy is a segue to job creation whether it is running new electrical transmission lines in Haiti or whether it is providing that power through power generation in the Dominican.

Jobs, putting Americans to work, putting Dominicans who are putting Haitians to work, jobs.

I came to Congress to focus on three things, jobs, energy, and our Founding Fathers.

It just makes sense to me to help Americans and American companies make money selling LNG and help our friends in the region.

Natural gas is the way to go.

I am hopeful that the government in Santo Domingo will continue along this path while addressing core human rights and labor issues that affect many developing countries.

We have a porous Southern Border and folks are coming across, human smuggling, not just the children but others that are exploiting this situation.

I shared that, that those folks have not been forgotten, and I asked APD Escobedo to share that with all the folks.

What I don't want to see is Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument area experience the same kind of abuse.