I just want to join in thanking the authors of this bill for bringing it forward.

For the quad to be effective we need partners who are making the serious investments in their own militaries.

This amendment in the nature of a substitute will ensure that assistance Russia provides North Korea for its space, nuclear, or ballistic missiles programs is included in the sanctions covered by this bill.

Ronald Reagan must be turning over in his grave when he hears some of his fellow colleagues who express misgivings.

Thank you so much, Madam Chairwoman.

Thank God for telework, a structured program that protected people because we already had the architecture in place.

We had an unprecedented pandemic, first in 100 years. Do you remember how many American died in this pandemic?

We need to retire legacy systems. We need to make sure we are up in the 21st century.

I happily support it.

Hong Kong was one of the most vibrant, exciting, successful places on the planet.

I also am grateful for Mr. Meeks and bringing this forward.

That is why I authored the North Korea-Russia Cooperation Sanctions Act, legislation that will require targeted economic and visa-blocking sanctions.

Saving government money and our taxpayer dollars is 100 percent the right thing, but we also want good security.

I think, underscores the point that we have got to protect the Nation's assets--supply chain, proprietary information, intellectual property, data bases, privacy.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk in the nature of a substitute.

I challenge anyone to find another Federal piece of legislation that has effectuated government savings of $30 billion.

China has no one to blame but itself with respect to Taiwanese alienation from the One China, Two Systems policy.

We cannot afford to look away from the region or be distracted by other conflicts proliferating across the globe.

What matters most now is where we go from here. We need to appeal for a lasting peace, which will afford the people of Armenia and Azerbaijan a better life.

the U.S. Congress will be watching Azerbaijan closely to ensure that it upholds its obligations to respect the human rights and the fundamental freedoms of the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.

I would like to thank Ranking Member Pappas, Chairman Luttrell, Chairman Bost and Ranking Member Takano for bringing up the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act (H.R. 4016) in this legislative hearing of the Disability Assistance and Memorial…

I would like to thank my friend Representative Ciscomani for championing this important effort with me to remove bureaucratic and unintended obstacles that have hampered veterans who have been defrauded by a fiduciary.

These kinds of manipulated videos are already affecting students in our schools.

We believe strongly that we need to continue that oversight and continue to press the executive branch for progress.

Earlier this year, Ranking Member, Joe Morelle, introduced a bill called the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act.