Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, the motion to recommit is ambiguous, as there is no legal standard currently for that which constitutes gross negligence in the area of prescriptions. Already this legislation does not apply to circumstances in which there is…

I also would like to comment on Jim Bunning. As a young kid growing up in Detroit, he was a hero to a lot of us.

I agree with my friend, Mr. Larson, that Social Security, I think, is one of the best programs on the planet.

The notion that they could be separate wings of a terrorist organization and that one wing is bad, and full of terrorists, but the other wing is merely a political organization; that is an absurd thought.

I firmly stand with Baha'i community in the U.S. and Iran in calling for an end to this horrific religious persecution.

It is vital that we speak with one voice and that we speak consistently in upholding rule of law and universal human rights.

House Resolution 317, which calls upon Iran to release unconditionally all U.S. citizens, U.S. legal permanent resident aliens, and foreign nationals that the regime has unjustly detained and is holding hostage.

Mr. President, all of the Florida people walk up to me and say: Bill, what is going on? Why can't Congress get together? Why can't we work together? We do in our committees. We usually work together. We certainly do with Senator Thune, who…

We must be willing to do what is right and demand that Iran release all hostages and hold the regime accountable for its human rights abuses and for its illicit activities.

We dedicate our commitment to bringing him home to his family and to continuing to press the administration to demand the regime fulfill its promises.

We are pleased to take up Ted Lieu's House Resolution 218--thank you, Mr. Lieu--recognizing the importance of that economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.

The European Union needs to wake up, and we must urge it and its member states to designate the whole of Hezbollah as the terrorists that they are.

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to welcome the esteemed Reverend Dr. Howard Siplin to the House floor as our guest chaplain. Reverend Dr. Siplin was my classmate from first grade to twelfth grade in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Reverend…

Why would any responsible company do business in a country that illegally kidnaps and detains foreigners?

Iran must return Bob now.

I am proud to be a cosponsor of each of them, and I thank the chairman for moving this bipartisan slate of bills.

I want to thank the chairman for bringing forward the resolution I introduced with Mr. Bilirakis urging the EU to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.