Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for convening this hearing today.

I think it's a campaign promise that a lot of people paid a lot of attention to. I think it's very important.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Arizona for his leadership; and, obviously, for the eloquent words of my colleagues from Florida and from Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues in, really, addressing a serious matter…

Obviously, as being members of the Republican Conference, there is always a very willing partner on behalf of the gentleman from Florida on issues that are pro-Jewish and pro-Israel, and I thank you for your leadership.

So from that perspective, which involves American lives right on the front end, I think every consideration argues for moving the bulk of our personnel to Jerusalem.

As an Evangelical, it will be a major disappointment to me.

The United States should not be relied upon to bear the full burden. Others must contribute to our mutual success.

Women will have an important role to play in Afghanistan's future, and I hope to hear how our new strategy will leverage that to achieve even greater success.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker).

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Kustoff).

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne), the chief sponsor of this bill.

Mr. Speaker, I understand my colleague from Virginia is prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time to close.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

Mr. Speaker, this motion is just another attempt to ignore the real damage caused by the NLRB's expanded and unworkable joint employer standard which continues to hurt local businessowners and their workers. Let's not get distracted by…

Mr. Speaker, before I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Cuellar), I want to take just a minute to express my deepest sympathy to him, as the representative of the people of Sutherland Springs, for this Sunday's tragic events. He is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this legislation is a no-brainer. Today, Congress has a chance to stand up for jobs, opportunity, and local businesses in each of our districts. This legislation rolls back…

Israel is taking care of the holy sites, it has been taking care of the holy sites, and will continue to take care of them.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe), the distinguished chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.