Ed Royce: “I have an amendment to the preamble at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk…”

“I have an amendment to the preamble at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: After the 6th clause of the preamble, insert the following: Whereas Iran has long provided material support to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, including assistance that has enabled these terrorist organizations to produce longer-range rockets capable of striking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem; In the 8th clause of the preamble (as so redesignated), strike ``and'' at the end. After the 8th clause of the preamble (as so redesignated), insert the following: Whereas the United States and Israel have cooperated on missile defense projects, including Iron Dome, David's Sling, and the Arrow Anti-Missile System, projects designed to thwart a diverse range of threats, including short-range missiles and rockets fired by non-state actors, such as Hamas; Whereas the United States has provided $235,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 for Iron Dome research, development, and production; Whereas, during the most recent rocket attacks from Gaza, Iron Dome has successfully intercepted dozens of rockets that were launched against Israeli population centers; The amendment to the preamble was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________”