I would remind my Republican friends who raised the question of maybe we should make certain kinds of Federal assistance contingent on their full cooperation, a desirable goal, but in light of the Supreme Court ruling in the Affordable…

Every one of us on this side of the aisle voted not to do that because irrespective of what one may decide on the substance of Ms. Lois Lerner's behavior, testimony, whatever, we think American citizens are entitled to constitutional…

it ought to trouble a Tea Party panel and a lawyer who represented the ACLU that this committee took upon itself a unique task in voting that a U.S. citizen, irrespective of her views or what you think she did or did not say, to protect…

We want and the region needs a China that embraces the rule of law.

I'm skeptical about the progress, the milestones being alleged, so I look forward to hearing the testimony of our witnesses.

So one might even want--to sort of coin an expression Herman Kane made famous in the 2012 Republican primaries, I will do 16-8-8.

What are we prepared to do to curb Chinese excesses as we perceive them in that region?

Maliki's commitment most recently to give tribal fighters all the benefits of an Iraqi soldier... is a very significant commitment.

I do not know if you are aware of the fact that the Chamber of Commerce actually issued a statement warning against the Rubio legislation, the repeal of the risk corridors.

My friend from Illinois is right. There is a decline in American leadership, but it is not overseas--not at all. It is here at home. Since the 1970s, American workers have seen their wages fall or stagnate. The wealthiest American incomes…

What a novel thought, allowing people to vote remotely--a thought here for the United States.

How in the world--isn't that an indictment of the investments we've made in the Iraqi military and its inability to hold its own territory secure?

We have tens of thousands of displaced families from Anbar Province. We have been assured by those planning the elections that displaced people will still be able to vote and the vote will count as if they were in their home province.

I thank my colleague. As the cochair of the Green Dogs of the SEEC Caucus, I rise in support of this amendment and proud to cosponsor it. The bill before us purports to be about expanding opportunities for sportsmen on Federal lands, yet…

I have to say it's deja vu all over again when I look at this data.

The authorization for the use of military force, the administration has indicated it would not oppose the repeal of that.

There should not be a delay.

One of the concerns I have in this whole situation talked about in a previous hearing is the space for miscalculation.

Our policy is that arms sales and our contribution to Taiwan's security contributes to cross strait stability and we are committed to helping to meet Taiwan's legitimate security needs.

I want to be clear from the outset. I am not unsympathetic to the concerns raised by skeptics on decriminalization.

I think Mr. Rohrabacher actually brings up a good point. There is some danger when we do things like this that we are the new imperium, deciding for others all over the world what our version of legitimate democracy is for them.

I support the resolution as amended, but the word of caution coming from our friend from California I think is worthy of note.

We replaced an elected government because or, I should say, an elected government was replaced by a military junta that has slaughtered people in the streets because we think, we think the elected government lost its legitimacy.

It is not clear to me that they are always an efficacious tool of foreign policy, but they certainly are a tool available to us.

To support an interim agreement that is supported by a number of the players, main players, trying to get Iran to desist might be wisdom rather than naivete.