Thomas A. Garrett

I will consider myself a historian and some lessons are written large on the pages of history, if we are only willing to listen.

I have implored my peers and superiors on this committee to remember the words of Arthur Vandenberg, that politics stop at the water's edge.

These promises of fairness manifest themselves in the uniform distribution of poverty and suffering.

I wish we could do more--the sense of Congress regarding a tragedy that's literally impacted millions is the right thing to do.

The Voice of America, when properly levied, has been instrumental to the freedom of literally hundreds of millions of people and that shouldn't be underestimated.

Perhaps have we considered a paradigm wherein we tie aid and development to Afghanistan to eradication efforts?

I believe, paraphrasing, there are threats greater than an Islamist insurgency that's nationalist in its nature.

I am prepared to close if the gentlewoman from Oregon would like to conclude her remarks.

We have an ability--and a responsibility... to be a check on executive power by virtue of speaking when we are in disagreement.

I would submit that the North Korean regime from 1950 has a history of making a promise and then breaking a promise.

I believe that an empowered educated economically-thriving class of women across the world will reduce radicalism and reduce conflict and increase economic opportunity.

We want to help the nations, for example, of Afghanistan, and we send a dollar over there, and 50 cents trickles down and 50 cents is pilfered.

This isn't right. We have a good program that is working that helps America save lives.

Our role is oversight and the responsible stewardship and allocation of tax dollars taken from working Americans.

Where there is opportunity for women, there is a reduction in radicalization.

Please help. It is not about foreign workers, it is about American businesses that have been around for decades that are shuddering because we cannot create a system and circumstance wherein they have reliability and predictability.

If we had $32 billion dollars annually to construct a Southern Border wall, could we keep those people out of this country?

There's aid to the top and aid to the people, and I would submit that the American paradigm works only when the people exist in a nation wherein the people have the ability and the right to assert themselves.

The Chinese do a lot of things that don't make any economic sense.

I think I've been as outspoken as anybody but I would certainly recognize the leadership of the chair and ranking member as it relates to a health foreign affairs budget that allows us to develop good relationships in the world and avert…

We will hang the capitalists with the rope that they sell us.

I thank Representative Budd for his comments. At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Florida, (Mr. Yoho).

Would foreign interference in elections be easier if sensitive national security information was kept on a private server?

I thank the patron of this amendment for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we have covered many things in the past year, to include tax policy, healthcare, helping eviscerate ISIS, but I would argue this is the most important moment in the time that…