I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Pennsylvania for her remarks, and I reserve the balance of my time.

the U.S. Government, the Biden administration, has spoken out strongly when other countries attempt to pass laws that clamp down on civil society, including through NGOs.

I thank the gentlewoman for her point, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, control over local police is an essential facet of political self-government and home rule. The people of Washington, D.C., through their…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the multiple provisions constituting the D.C. police reform law are mainstream, commonsense reforms unanimously passed by the Council of the District of…

How much time do we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 16 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Kentucky has 19 minutes remaining.

The good chairman of the committee invoked the name of Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, who sent us a letter with the chairman of the D.C. City Council, Phil Mendelson, which closes this way: ``Not only should…

May I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 5 minutes remaining.

May I inquire how much time is remaining, Mr. Speaker? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 2 minutes remaining.

I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I applaud you and the Biden administration for your help in providing human rights and other assistance to folks in the West Bank in Gaza under very, very difficult circumstances.

Because of the success of the PEPFAR program, you have the younger generation of South Africans and others around the world--younger generations not seeing AIDS/HIV as a death sentence and that is a good thing.

we want to build capacity of local partners.

I applaud you and the Biden administration for your help in providing human rights and other assistance to folks in the West Bank in Gaza under very, very difficult circumstances.

the way to connect with so many of these young people is to meet them where they are on social media

I was honored to be part of a congressional delegation along with Senator Menendez, the chairman, as well as Senator Graham and other members of the committee to South Africa to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the PEPFAR program.

Because of the success of the PEPFAR program, you have the younger generation of South Africans and others around the world--younger generations not seeing AIDS/HIV as a death sentence and that is a good thing.

This is a good thing for their public and a good thing for their own politics as well.

the way to connect with so many of these young people is to meet them where they are on social media