Ambassador Wells, this eerily has the resonance of the Paris negotiations between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho on the end of the--on China negotiating the end of the Vietnam War.

And are there consequences that flow from that kind of disequilibrium in terms of the allocation of resources to the actual, measured, demonstrable threat?

We are looking at be purer than driven snow.

Mr. Chairman, stakeholders look to the Integrity Committee to provide fair, timely, and impartial disposition of the allegations against senior OIG officials.

I thank the gentleman and I associate myself with his remarks.

I thank the gentleman, and I certainly agree we need to move these confirmations in the Senate.

Maybe if we spent more time confirming IGs instead of Federal judges we would all be better off.

We will continue to work with this subcommittee and other committees in Congress to strengthen the integrity of the IG community and to improve our processes to be more timely and transparent.

Do not give up on America because what America is all about is that, if we stand up and fight, if we stand up for what we believe in, we will change things.

Thank you all for the courage of being here today. We really appreciate your testimony.

I would just say to my friend, the distinguished ranking member of the subcommittee, I think this is an issue we want to look into because I think the legislative branch could benefit just like the--I mean, the judicial branch could…

the world that I leave behind for my new baby granddaughter, will look dramatically different if we do nothing today.

So when we look at the resources the Federal Government has marshaled to deal with, say, the jihadist terrorist threat, they are considerable.

I have seen my father go through some terrible times as an African American, and then I saw Barack Obama become President of the United States.

I think this is a very important and consequential hearing, because we are not giving this topic the kind of attention it most certainly deserves.

But if you don't do it, who will?

I assure you there will be legislation in your future.

Absolutely. You know, we had a governor of, I think, Tennessee, you know, a number of years ago who went to jail for selling pardons, for offering pardons in exchange for something of value.

This is enabling behavior. This is inviting Putin into the tent and turning a blind eye -- in fact, turning his back toward Russian, you know, malicious behavior, especially in Ukraine.

Lives are at risk. Remember, fighting is going on in Eastern Ukraine. Lives are being lost.

Trump is sending up smokes signals bigger than mountains for Vladimir Putin.

If that is accurate, he is urging staff members to commit violations of law, crimes, in return for which he'll promise them a pardon.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3352, the Department of State Authorization Act of 2019. This legislation helps put our diplomacy and development missions on firm footing by updating long…

the President should be a vocal advocate for human rights.

the President has a bully pulpit; it is unique. Human rights is a very important part of U.S. policy and the President has a particularly, a unique role in advocacy with respect to human.