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

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

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 very pleased to yield 2 minutes to my friend from New York (Mr. Israel).

I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the very distinguished member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, on a resolution that does not affect--well, it does affect the Western…

I yield myself 30 additional seconds. And reinforcing that commitment to Israel's security, this bill extends for 4 years a loan guarantee program for Israel that was initiated in 2003, an extension based on legislation that Chairman Ros…

There are people here who love the continent, who love Africa, who are going to fight for Africa.

I am very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the other main cosponsor of this legislation, our Democratic whip, a leader for so many years on the issue of the U.S.-Israel relationship.

I am not worried that somehow China is going to beat us out.

I am sorry that there are those who think it is going to interfere with their business, that they won't be able to make as much money.

For as long as I am an elected official and a Member of Congress who understands what has happened on that continent, not only from those of us in the United States who were part of that exploitation, but from other countries all over the…

We've had a group of speakers come down to the floor, including the majority leader, the Democratic whip, the chair of the committee, and a number of other Members to talk about our solidarity with Israel, the U.S.-Israel relationship, the…