Congress must stand with the people of Venezuela

Op-Ed 02.11.19

Lead Republican McCaul: Congress must stand with the people of Venezuela By: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) The Hill / Opinion February 11, 2019 When Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro took the reins of power in 2013, it was clear that he would follow the socialist footsteps of Hugo Chavez. In the years that followed, Maduro’s policies, […]

The Palestinian Authority must end ‘pay to slay’

Op-Ed 12.04.17

In the Washington Examiner: By all accounts, Taylor Force was an all-American kid. He loved skiing, guitar and horses. He was an Eagle Scout and a West Point graduate who served honorably in Iraq and Afghanistan before enrolling in Vanderbilt’s MBA program. Taylor was a young man with big dreams and loads of potential. That’s […]

The Midnight Push to Empty Out Guantanamo

Op-Ed 12.26.16

The prison at Guantanamo Bay should continue to serve as a secure, humane location for holding dangerous terrorists. And it is an appropriate location at which to detain and question new high-value individuals captured in our continuing fight against radical Islamist terrorism.

To Keep America Safe, U.S. Sanctions Programs Must be Bolstered

Op-Ed 10.13.16

Syria is in shambles. Over the past five years, hundreds of thousands have been murdered by the Assad regime. Scores of innocent men, women and children have been systematically tortured, gassed, and bombed. Facing Assad’s war machine in one direction and ISIS in another, more than 14 million Syrians have fled their homes.

A ‘build-once’ policy for the developing world

Op-Ed 09.13.16

By promoting access to the internet around the world and modernizing our approach to humanitarian and international development programs, the Digital GAP Act stretches American aid further and has the potential for a long-lasting impact by narrowing the digital divide that holds so many people back.

A Supreme Leader’s Ransom

Op-Ed 08.07.16

In January, a jet touched down in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Its mission was to pick up four American hostages. The Obama administration paid a heavy price for their freedom, releasing or closing cases against 21 Iranians convicted or accused of serious crimes from sanctions evasion to purchasing equipment for Iran’s illegal weapons programs. Unfortunately, the true cost to the United States is becoming clearer.

It is time for a paradigm shift in U.S. foreign aid

Op-Ed 07.05.16

The following op-ed by Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) appears in The Hill’s Congress Blog ahead of the full House’s consideration of the Global Food Security Act tonight:

The United States must not aid and abet Iranian money laundering

Op-Ed 04.05.16

Iran has yet to see the economic growth it wants from President Obama’s nuclear deal, and it’s demanding additional concessions — above and beyond the agreement — in return for nothing. Specifically, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants the United States to end sanctions aimed at curbing Iran’s funding for terrorism and illicit weapons so Iran can gain access to the U.S. financial system, where the majority of international business is conducted.

Defeating ISIS requires a new approach, not tired half-measures

Op-Ed 04.03.16

Right now, Americans are facing growing dangers at home and abroad because Islamist extremists have been given the space to plan, inspire and carry out terror attacks. Deaths are mounting. Many of us are still struggling with pain and shock from the December terror rampage in San Bernardino that killed 14 – including a mother of six and a father of three.

U.S. needs bold, new strategy on North Korea

Op-Ed 03.13.16

This may seem like a scene out of some Hollywood thriller, but it's just another day in the twisted world of the tyrannical regime in Pyongyang. Despite what Dennis Rodman, our newest U.S. basketball-player-turned-diplomat, claims the regime of Kim Jong-Un to be, it is even more reckless than his father's.