Gerry Connolly

We are back to the wild west in Texas.

What you have just described, to me, sounds like an over-regulated regime in Texas making it very, very difficult for a woman to access legal medical care with respect to abortion.

I think it was a sad message that we sent to our friends, allies, and partners... to pull out when we did did not send a good message at all, strategically.

I think that is one of the obstacles that we would have to getting back in. First is getting our domestic house in order and building political will here.

One of the most pivotal decisions that has affected in recent time our relations throughout this region was the, to me, catastrophic decision to renounce our own negotiated trade agreement, the TPP

The Afghan Government was, in fact, excluded from the negotiating table in Doha by the Trump administration.

I am going to assert that the events of August 14 had their direct antecedent with a bad decision by President Trump and Secretary Pompeo, in 2018, to elevate and legitimize the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, by agreeing to have face-to-face…

I guess I would say to my friend from South Carolina, if I were the Member of Congress who committed one of the most grievous acts in the state of the Union Address... I might take more care about enumerating other alleged lies in a…

I frankly think this is a criminal conspiracy. I believe that the contemporaneous notes that were released today by deputy attorney general at the time, Donahue, clearly revealed a lot of Donald Trump`s own mouth, and it`s -- and the…

I don`t see this as a great victory. I see it as a single failure of the system.

There is a difference between some latitude and a desire to circumvent the law.

When we pass a law, we expect it to be complied with.

Cybersecurity is not a separate topic compartmentalized from the IT system in place.

After 20 years, the United States is winding down its involvement in a long, protracted war in Afghanistan, but we have an obligation to the men and women who have served with Allied forces who put themselves at risk, especially the…

I would say that Nikki Haley, Mick Mulvaney, and Congressman Norman, who is here today, supported my environmental justice bill in South Carolina because they saw the economic impact, not the rhetoric of blue and red states.

I was kind of shocked by the gentleman from Georgia and his long statement dismissing, among other things, the whole concept of environmental justice.

This measure is nearly identical to a bipartisan provision in the Senate crafted by Republican Senator Grassley from Iowa. In addition to these provisions, the bill includes several other important measures to bolster the independence of…

I think there are some incredibly positive lessons to be learned where we can change our government to be people-centered, iterative, and proactive.

Improper payments is something that has long had my attention, and our subcommittee has a long history of trying to address it.

I think we have got to focus on both, not just the 2 percent, although I favor, of course, the 2 percent.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman, and again, thank you and the ranking member for this first ever joint hearing.

We're also pleased that Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, is a former member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and is the only speaker in the history of NATO PA to have addressed the annual meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly…

It's important to remember that the NATO delegation--the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is actually codified in law.

This is the first time, I think, ever we have had a joint hearing jointly sponsored by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the European Subcommittee, and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation.

The Federal work force is aging.