It is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the author of this legislation, the gentleman from the Garden State of New Jersey, Representative Steve Rothman.

I thank the gentleman for introducing this thoughtful measure and yield back the balance of my time.

I want to thank the gentleman from California for his introduction of this very thoughtful measure. I can't help but recall the fact that I was given a Tuskegee Airmen jacket by the DODO Club, the DODO Chapter in Chicago. I wear it…

It is my pleasure now to yield such time as she may consume to the author of this measure, the delegate from Guam (Ms. Bordallo).

I want to thank the gentlelady for her introduction of this measure. I urge its passage. I yield back the balance of our time.

It is my pleasure to yield such time as she might consume to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Hanabusa), the author of this measure.

It is my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the author of this measure, Representative Adam Schiff from California.

I commend the gentlelady for her introduction of this very thoughtful measure, I urge its passage, and yield back the balance of my time.

It is my pleasure to yield such time as he might consume to the author of this measure, Mr. Keating of Massachusetts.

I commend the gentleman from Massachusetts on this very thoughtful measure, I urge its passage, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Madam President, how much time remains in morning business on the Democratic side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 13 minutes 40 seconds remaining.

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