We believe strongly that we need to continue that oversight and continue to press the executive branch for progress.

I would like to thank Ranking Member Pappas, Chairman Luttrell, Chairman Bost and Ranking Member Takano for bringing up the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act (H.R. 4016) in this legislative hearing of the Disability Assistance and Memorial…

I once again urge all of my colleagues on this and the other side of the aisle to fulfill our constitutional duty and work with us to pass a bipartisan, long-term funding agreement.

I just want to commend you and all the members of this committee.

I think your point about what Putin is up to with respect to children and the abduction of children from Ukraine is abhorrent and repugnant and to be condemned.

It is the right of every individual to worship, express, and practice their religion freely without fear.

Now we know who those people are who would not come to our aid now if that happened again.

It is completely inappropriate for the Administration to be pushing their policy preference on other nations.

Additionally, the Biden Administration continues to send foreign assistance to countries suffering from religious persecution on the condition that the receiving country adheres to progressive policies.

I think President Biden said it well in his inaugural address, that we will lead not merely by the example of our power but also by the power of our example.

Now, the First Amendment says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

We are constantly told that you can be critical of Israel's policies without being anti-Semitic--except that is not what we are seeing in the street.

You know, it is because Jews are subhuman. That is--that is what it is.

Yet the Biden Administration removed Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, a designation subjecting Nigeria to greater congressional scrutiny.

Make no mistake: Iran holds an equal share of responsibility for all the deaths and kidnappings Hamas has inflicted on Israelis.

Yet the Biden Administration continues to give humanitarian assistance to Gaza without any plans or guarantees that taxpayer dollars will not go to terrorists such as Hamas.

I do not think the solution is for us to have a blanket prohibition country by country, you know, cordoning off large chunks of the world's geography because Americans are at risk.

We ought not to be in the position of prohibiting Americans from traveling frankly anywhere.

I wish they'd been equally concerned about the Taliban when the previous President, President Trump, ordered negotiations under Ambassador Khalilzad.

it's time we talk about implied powers under Article I, that are Legislative powers.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 1 minute remaining.

Is it not also true that under President Trump and Ambassador Khalilzad, those negotiations led to the release of five thousand Taliban prisoners, many of whom we'd tagged as terrorists.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 157 Offered by Mr. Crane The Acting CHAIR. It is…

the prerogative of war making is exclusively granted to the Congress of the United States.