DENNIS A. CARDOZA: “I am here to plead with you to provide the relief we desperately need.”

Mr. Deutch, thank you for putting together this Special Order this evening. As you all know, the Palestinian Authority has stated that it will submit, or it's intending to submit, to the U.N. Secretary General Ban ki-Moon a resolution…

In recent weeks we have seen a small but slow and steady improvement in the national housing market while other parts of the country, like my congressional district in the San Joaquin Valley, have continued to deteriorate. I have…

I find it a bit ironic that my friends on the other side of the aisle are so outraged by this procedure that's been done routinely by both Republican- and Democratic-controlled Congresses. The blanket waiver is to allow maximum flexibility…

I thank my colleague for yielding. I rise today to offer my support for the legislation. This bill, like so many others that we vote on, is far from perfect. However, I'll support this bill because of many provisions, important provisions…