It is hard to read that statement and to conclude, nonetheless, we are allied powers, that we are partners in the peace process in the Middle East, that we share common values or some basis for common values about democracy and civil…

And we must insist that the Muslim Brotherhood-led government implement real democratic reforms or risk losing U.S. assistance. The choice is clear.

The issue of the NGOs is not only a test for Egypt. It is actually a test for the United States.

I think you are going to find it difficult to recruit folks in Egypt or from outside of Egypt to want to put themselves at that kind of risk, especially so long as this is unresolved.

This statement by a court that convicted 43 people, including Americans, says we were actively conspiring against their revolution.

While there were some stories when you were appointed about who is Dan Werfel, those of us here in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee knew the answer.

I am pleased to join my colleague once again in sponsoring this important amendment to restore funding to our Nation's elite Urban Search and Rescue teams. Our modest, simple, straightforward amendment, which has the support of the…

I rise to invite the distinguished chairman of the committee and the ranking member to engage in a colloquy. As a Member that represents a large technology community in northern Virginia, I share Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Price's…

I thank the distinguished chairman and the distinguished ranking member and their staffs, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have collaborated with the Chairman and Ranking Member on this statement and I am pleased to submit it into the Record with their concurrence. I appreciate the Committee's efforts to ensure the Department has the necessary cybersecurity…

I think this is a very important debate. I remind my colleague from Virginia that I was on the board of supervisors in Fairfax County during the Karzai trial, and most certainly it was a difficult time, but we handled, professionally, that…

A lot of people holding up the Constitution saying they believe in the Constitution, well, the Fifth Amendment... is a constitutional right.

it strikes me as really a less than judicious use of taxpayer money.

it's a matter of very stupid judgment.

I can tell you in my own district, Syrian minorities have very mixed feelings about what is unfolding in Syria.

I don't think the administration is fiddling, and I can't imagine you, representing the administration, believe that either.

I would contend that there are no easy choices for the United States in Syria. And to suggest otherwise is itself misleading.

the centrality of rule of law and respect for the spectrum of civil rights, human rights, we believe, as Americans, are universal.

the risks of drilling in this sensitive region outweigh the benefits.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 4, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Notwithstanding Executive Order''. Page 3, after line…

I thank my friend from California, Ms. Chu, for her leadership and my colleague, Mr. Polis, from Colorado. I couldn't be in more congenial company on an amendment that I think is very simple and straightforward. The American people are…

I would simply say in response to my friend from Pennsylvania, for whom I have great respect, that this is not redundant because the review process looks at a lot of things--stress, corrosion, improper operation, weather-related disaster…

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. 5 Offered by Mr. Rahall The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I support the amendment in the form of a substitute for H.R. 850, and I also am supportive of the en bloc amendment package.

And in fact so much so that they've actually sort of graduated in terms of economic development assistance and economic support funds.