the northern triangle. tell us what you saw. >> sure. we visited guatemala, el salvador and honduras and what we walked away with was a very clear commitment that the united states needs to resume foreign aid to that region. we were focusing on what the pushback factors were, why were so many people migrating to the united states and there's a real reason. there's political persecution. there's gang violence. there's youth violence. there's a lack of economic opportunity. so when this administration, the trump administration withheld aid back in march it only made conditions worse. and that's why i think it was important that nancy pelosi this weekend along with senators cautioned the administration that if we're going to reach a budget deal in september, we have to resume foreign aid not only to the northern triangle but to other nations and regions around the globe. >> congressman, you spoke about your concerns about the president's plan in afghanistan. he's also said repeatedly that