It has been a very thorny issue, as you can imagine, especially in Texas. Both Republicans and Democrats have expressed deep concern about building a wall and spending $20 billion to $30 billion to do it, and that concern, I think, has…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Engel for all of his years of work on behalf of the Nation on the Foreign Affairs Committee. I know you may have a busy schedule this evening. We have got about 12 minutes left, so I thought we would just…

Congressman Engel, you mentioned Ebola, for example. Dallas, Texas, was the first American city to confront the challenge and the problem of Ebola. So I couldn't agree with you more. It should also be said that if you take away this aid…

Absolutely. I will give Mr. Sires the last word. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.

The gentleman mentioned the Northern Triangle countries of Central America. Especially over the last few years, thousands of women and children who are fleeing very desperate situations there, not only extreme poverty, but the threats of…

Mr. Speaker, I should have mentioned, of course, that Congressman Sires is the ranking member on the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on the Foreign Affairs Committee. His experience in that region in particular is vast. I am glad that you…

Mr. Speaker, Congressman Engel mentioned maintaining the United States' position as a leader in the world and not ceding that to another country, whether it is China or Russia, who has been very aggressive, and it is not just maintaining a…

No, absolutely. And Congressman Sires, you recall that during those months, then-Candidate Trump talked about backing away from NATO; about allowing Germany, for example, to handle the issues between Russia and the Baltic States; about…

I guess I would say this. That my impression is I wouldn't be surprised after all of this is said and done that some people end up in jail.

The president says Russia is a ruse. Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro says he thinks some people will go to jail for it.

I would hate to see the work of this Congress and, you know, the chairman, I know, has worked on these issues a lot--I would hate to see your work and the work of this Congress undone by a lack of commitment, going forward.