Ultimately, if Facebook's plans come to fruition, the company and its partners will yield immense economic power that could destabilize currencies and governments.

It is important that we provide certainty to this program, and that is exactly what this bill does by codifying the program for 5 years.

This is why this bill, H.R. 499, is so important.

Mr. Speaker, this week, for the first time in a decade, the House will vote to increase the Federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. This legislation is long overdue. Most economists believe that our country is suffering from a crisis of…

Congress has also grown increasingly concerned by Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to build a coalition with the extreme far right of Israeli politics for support.

I urge both countries to find a way forward which restores their ability to cooperate with each other and with us.

This legislation cultivates the relationship between the United States and Israel.

I am pleased to support all of these measures before us today and I thank our members on both sides of the aisle for their hard work.

It is critical that our three nations are able to work together. We have too many urgent national security concerns not to do so.

This resolution calls for the United States to offer a peace plan, consistent with previous United States proposals.

For decades, both Republican and Democratic administrations have sought to play a proactive role in advancing a two-State solution.

Obviously, the name of the game is safety and how can we make it better.

The most important danger for Israel that can come in this country is making support for it partisan.

I am grateful to Mr. Lowenthal for his introduction of H.R. 326, which reaffirms the longstanding bipartisan commitment to achieving a two-State solution.

I think we need to get kind of a handle on the extent of this program. I am all for accommodating passengers as much as they can, but I also don't want to see the process being abused and getting out of control.

The challenges... with regards to Israel and the West Bank, the Palestinians, have been vexing issues for decades.

The ability to arrive at a two-State solution still seems to be very, very difficult.

if you meddle with an American election from overseas, there are going to be consequences.