I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Nonproliferation and Trade. {time} 1450

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), a national leader on the issue of nonproliferation and human rights and particularly our efforts to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program, the Democratic whip…

At the point where I am recognized, I will be also seeking unanimous consent for the same kind of referral of time to your control.

In this case, I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, a longtime member and leader on the Foreign Affairs Committee and a very active legislator on the issue before us today--that…

I'm very pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman who organized the Iran Working Group 7 or 8 years ago to focus congressional attention on the looming threat of a nuclear Iran, my friend from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). (Mr. ANDREWS…

Could I get another indication of the time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining; the gentleman from Ohio has 3 minutes remaining; the gentlewoman from Florida has 30 seconds…

I would also yield 5 minutes of my time to the gentleman from Ohio and ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control those 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from California? There…

It is also about using the private threat of doing public things that I think can bring China to the table.

Until there is concrete, verifiable, genuine political reform in China, all we should say in our human rights dialogue with Beijing is, 'Deliver us from evil.'

Let me just put that forward as a first idea that has some teeth to it.

The Chinese leadership, which is focused primarily on maintaining power, clearly doesn't understand that it is in China's self-interest to develop a society based on respect for human rights and the rule of law.

awarding Liu Xiaobo the Congressional Gold Medal would be a pretty profound signal to the Chinese Government about U.S. concern.