Howard Berman

After what we just heard, I would not suggest any further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

With that, Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 5 minutes to our distinguished whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

May I ask how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Chaffetz). The gentleman from California has 13\1/2\ minutes, and the gentlewoman from Florida has 5\1/2\ minutes.

I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman representing American Samoa and the ranking Democrat on the Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Faleomavaega. (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given…

Consider my opening to be my closing, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I want to start by commending you and the Department for your diligent work defending U.S. taxpayers against fraud by government contractors.

The Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 is a very important piece of legislation.

Reopen the Halki Seminary!

Our job will not be done until he has been accorded the full measure of the simple justice to which he and we are all entitled.

Mr. Ostreicher is entitled to a fair trial.

I have also written a letter with my colleagues in the House and Senate to the Bolivian Government asking for the same.

The goal is to cut Iranian supply up to the point at which the Saudis and others can replace it.

There are sanctions that make us feel good, and there are sanctions that do good.

We should be designating the National Iranian Oil Company and all its subsidiaries.

The President has the power to really crack down on the Iranian economy, on the Iranian oil sector.

We are going to demand that Iran answer all of the outstanding questions about the history of its nuclear weapons program;

The Obama administration has done far more than any previous administration to implement U.S. sanctions and to build support for multilateral sanctions.

Without rigorous enforcement, sanctions have no value.

The point of sanctions has always been an effort to change Iran's calculus in pursuing a nuclear weapons program.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to my friend from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).

I thank the Speaker. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the other expert from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey, an individual who knows a lot about this subject, Mr. Holt. {time} 1810

I do have a few more speakers. I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to the ranking member of the Europe and Eurasia Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, my friend from Florida (Mr. Deutch).

I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).