DENNIS A. CARDOZA: “We have a duty, I believe, to raise human rights with dictatorship and not lose that opportunity.”

I urge my colleagues to vote for this commonsense amendment and prevent undue economic harm to our communities. I yield back the balance of my time.

Not a word about any of this. Secretary Clinton said she didn't know; she refused to answer the question, but would get back to us.

The MILC Program is a prime example of government programs that pick between winners and losers, in my opinion.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 36, line 23, after the semicolon insert ``and''. Page 37, strike lines 1 through 3. Page 37, line 4…