Howard Berman

The behavior of the Iranian regime poses a significant danger to its own people, its neighbors, and the security of the United States.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), someone who has provided a major contribution to this legislation that's now before the House.

I am pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), the cochair of the Armenian Caucus.

I would be very grateful if the gentleman would yield 2 minutes to my friend from New York, a distinguished member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Engel.

I do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. On that basis the gentleman from Kentucky will control 20 minutes in opposition. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce).

The restrictions on payments is an extension of time, and it also has a waiver. The first reference to Russia was eliminated from the bill.

Secondly, this language with respect to funding on the Russian flights to the space station is an extension of the authority, not an elimination of the authority, to engage and provide funding for that purpose. So I understand why the…

I appreciate that. Two points just on this issue: one is the language the gentleman originally read with respect to Russia was amended out of the bill in committee.

I am only going to use a moment of the time simply to address the issue that my friend from Ohio talked about with respect to sanctions. The focus on unilateral sanctions without international support versus effective multilateral…

There is language in the bill with respect to restrictions. There is a waiver in the bill for those restrictions, and there is an extension of non-applicability of those provisions until 2020.

I do support the motion, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. On that basis the gentleman from Ohio will control the 20 minutes in opposition.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to my distinguished colleague and good friend who's been very active on these issues, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).

I appreciate that very much. Just on this one issue, there is nothing in this bill that prohibits Americans from having contact with Iranians. There is nothing in this bill that prohibits the President of the United States or his Secretary…

Again, I would like to repeat that this crisis only ends one of three ways. Iran gets a nuclear weapons capability, and don't listen to straw man arguments. No one is saying Iran today has a nuclear bomb, but the IAEA has made it perfectly…

I do not oppose the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. On that basis, the gentleman from Ohio will control 20 minutes in opposition. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.

Is the gentleman from Ohio, if I may ask through the Chair, the last speaker on his side?

I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. Section 603 was not stripped from the bill, and section 603 does not prohibit the administration from engaging diplomatically on this issue.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the Democratic whip for the House, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

The chairman of the committee, the gentlelady from Florida, has the right to close. Am I correct in that assumption? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Yes.

We want Turkey to follow through on its commitment to return confiscated property of Christian communities and to provide compensation for properties that can't be recovered. We want Christian communities in Turkey to enjoy the same rights…

May I inquire of the Chair how much time I have. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 4 minutes.

I would like to add an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from California from my allotted time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized for 2\1/2\ minutes.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to my friend from New York, the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Engel.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to a former member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff).

I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), a senior member of the committee, a leader in these efforts for many years, the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee.