Gerry Connolly

Why can't we come together to try to support a cohesive policy to effectuate the goal, which is to lessen and dismantle Boko Haram and to release safely these young women to their families?

It may play well on certain networks with certain pundits, but it is not worthy of a great country and it is not worthy of this Congress.

It just strikes me as something not worthy of the Congress, when we actually continue to fall into a false narrative, to try to make partisan political points when we are trying to do foreign policy.

The single thing he cited was that the United States should reauthorize the assault weapons ban.

We very much want a positive and constructive relationship with China.

We have to have rules of engagement and setting down some markers with respect to those rules is long overdue.

I applaud the administration for doing it and I hope we do more of it.

It is very heartening to have an administration to finally crack down and show some seriousness of intent.

China does not have an element in its government that seems to know the cost of everything and value of almost nothing.

I am also troubled by the political impasse in Cambodia and the fact we are seeing very little return for the amount of aid provided there.

Allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to run in the 2015 election used to be a key benchmark, but now the fact that Burma can't manage chairing ASEAN and continue making reforms is enough for the administration to let this benchmark slide.

I also continue to be concerned about Hun Sen's brutal crackdown on protests and rampant land grabbing.

I think that is a follow up, definitely, Mr. Chairman, if you want to work together on that.

I think it can do real damage in the current climate up here.

I think Dr. Insel's point is let a thousand flowers bloom. In this case, let 1,200 flowers bloom.

I thank the Speaker for returning us to regular order. Mr. Speaker, these are all falsehoods used to justify a needless expense of taxpayer dollars to beat to death for political purposes the tragedy that occurred in Benghazi. And the…

I say to my friend, it is amazing that he claims the White House is covering up when the same White House gave an unredacted version to the Judicial Watch. The easier conclusion----

I thank my friend. Thirty-two legal experts have the other point of view. And, furthermore, I just say to my friend, if the answer to the House of Representatives is that if you want your constitutional rights to be protected, hire a…

Achieving a two-state solution is in the best interests of both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.

Addressing the humanitarian crisis, it seems to me, must be a priority for the United States Government.

The humanitarian crisis in Syria is almost unprecedented in the region.

At some point, it seems to me, we are going to have to face the moment of truth about where this government is headed and what investments we are willing to continue to make in it.

Well, it just seems to me that at some point the fiction that we are helping to build democracy in Egypt has to be addressed.

Aren't they at risk? ... this current government persists in that persecution.

At what point do we reevaluate the efficacy of our aid investments despite our noble intentions?