Gerry Connolly

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I happily support it.

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

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 think there is a huge difference between the pope in a puffery jacket, which does not do much harm, and the example of Ukraine, where deepfakes has him saying we are putting down our arms and surrendering.

I once again urge all of my colleagues on this and the other side of the aisle to fulfill our constitutional duty and work with us to pass a bipartisan, long-term funding agreement.

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

This is wrong. It threatens lives and self-esteem among young people, and it needs to be stopped.

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.

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.

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 just want to commend you and all the members of this committee.

I think your point about what Putin is up to with respect to children and the abduction of children from Ukraine is abhorrent and repugnant and to be condemned.

Now we know who those people are who would not come to our aid now if that happened again.

You know, it is because Jews are subhuman. That is--that is what it is.

We are constantly told that you can be critical of Israel's policies without being anti-Semitic--except that is not what we are seeing in the street.