Howard Berman: “We have to be serious. I asked the members to read the bill very carefully, it wasn't written overnight on the back of…”

I have no further requests for time, and I urge support for the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

I think it is an appropriate time to recognize the strong and steadfast leadership she has demonstrated over the past 4 years.

By choosing not to go forward with a ground operation he saved countless Israeli and Palestinian lives.

I would like to offer a few observations regarding the recent fighting and regarding the Palestinians' profoundly regrettable effort to achieve statehood recognition through a U.N. vote rather than through direct negotiations with its…