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I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for allowing me to speak on this important resolution. On behalf of our chairwoman, Judy Chu, and our Asian Pacific Caucus, I rise today in support of Senate Concurrent Resolution 28, a…

Just last week, the U.S. military carried out a covert operation that ended in the killing of the most wanted terrorist on the planet, Osama bin Laden. The news of Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of our heroic Navy SEALs sent forth a…

I am pleased with the overall approach taken by President Obama. In his budget proposal for FY 2012 and beyond the President makes the case for selectively cutting spending while increasing resources in areas like education and…

While I appreciate the goal to cut spending and reduce the deficit, which is projected to hit $1.6 trillion this year, getting there appears to me the real issue for debate.

We have been talking about nuclear proliferation, we talk about regulatory aspects and the importance of the strategic and military interests that we have.

Let's move forward in approving the proposed free trade agreement with South Korea that has been carefully crafted to increase our export markets to South Korea between $12-20 billion and will add some 70,000 jobs for the American people.

When Kim Dae Jung after 60 years of this political separation was able to go up to Pyongyang and shook the hands with Kim Jong Il, to me that was a very important thing.

I agree with Mr. Carlin's statements that for the past 10 years, they really have not had any real effective engagement process in dealing with North Korea.

The sunshine policy I adore and really with the utmost respect what Kim Dae Jung was able to accomplish...

How is it that a foreign company, like British Petroleum, got away with all this?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to offer my personal congratulations for your attainment of the Chairmanship, Mr. Chairman, and also our Ranking Member of the Committee.

I don't think there is anyone here, Members of Congress, who are more conscious of the fact that we do have a very serious deficit problem in our national debt.

The State of Hawaii has had to absorb some $120 million of its own funds to take care of the Micronesians who are immigrating or migrating to the State of Hawaii.

We are expending $1.7 billion for the services of your agency that produces over $120 billion benefit.

What can you possibly do with an increase of 24 cents a day, and you are working your butt off, and exporting tens of billions of dollars of canned tuna from this little territory of American Samoa?

That is immoral. And I will continue to fight that here in Congress so that it doesn't occur.

I'm not wanting to detract from today's spirited discussion or debate on H.R. 1, which I will discuss at a later point of time in the day, but I want to discuss with my colleagues and the American people the current crisis now happening…