The United States must not abandon them.

We should actually ask the people involved and what it is that they want, their own desires, their own aspirations.

We support democracies around the world because history has taught us too well that democracies that also value the rule of law and individual rights are our best partners and our most reliable allies.

advancing democracy and liberty should be reinforced as a priority in American foreign policy.

Any suggestions of moral equivalency, that we are somehow on part with dictatorial regimes that kill political opponents, that jail journalists for speaking the truth, and indiscriminately bomb hospitals and slaughter innocent civilians…

I believe it is vital for the Secretary, for his deputies, for senior White House officials, including the President and Vice President, to meet publicly with dissidents and human rights activists.

Our purpose is to walk with citizens and political leaders as they blaze their own democratic trail.

Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson shared a combined 95 years of experience in the field of aeronautics and space exploration. Katherine Johnson worked as an aerospace technologist from 1953 until she retired in 1986…

I also rise to speak about the nomination of Congressman Price as HHS Secretary. I will oppose his nomination, principally because he has been an opponent of virtually every program that provides health care access to people with modest…

I thank the Chair for allowing me to retake the floor to speak about the nomination of Congressman Price to be HHS Secretary, and to read stories from Virginians who are afraid about repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Mark Priest…

I would like to resume my remarks following the swearing in. I also offer my congratulations to my new colleague. Ann Odenhal, Richmond, VA: On New Year's Eve, 2013, we were informed that our youngest son, Patrick, 18 years old, had Type 1…

What Russia is doing in the Middle East is not just about Syria, and we need to be on alert.

Congress has to get to the bottom of this investigation of Russia and the effect on the 2016 elections.

This was an attack on the United States. And if we treat it in a lackadaisical manner, we lose credibility.

I am deeply worried that the President and some members of the administration want this to go away.

Mr. Chairman, I am over my time, but could General Wyche just answer the question too?

We want to do it in such a way that we can restore full spectrum readiness as soon as we can.

face unacceptable limitations because of their dependence on fuel

Would you agree that a comprehensive national security strategy would require a repeal of sequestration not only for defense but also for the non-defense accounts that directly bear upon national security?

what specifically would a fully-funded whole 'ready' force look like, and how much time would it take to achieve?

how, if at all, is the fully burdened cost of energy factored into related acquisition decisions?

if every year you are losing depot workers to retirement and attrition, how are you going to be able to increase readiness if you need more funding and end strength, yet are unable to hire more civilians to work?

I continue to believe we made an enormous mistake at the end of the last calendar year.

There was no necessary linkage between spending on defense and non-defense prior to the sequestration and the budget caps.

what additional support do you need, if any, from Congress to fully identify and respond to the impacts of climate change?