Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “Last week, our subcommittee unanimously passed House Resolution 147 calling on the release of U.S. citizen Saeed Abedini…”

I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway), the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and the author of this measure.

This important bill would extend this longstanding bipartisan lifesaving program for another 5 years.

As a person who lost her native homeland, Cuba, to communism, where we don't have elections, I always say that it is wonderful to get interrupted by elections and by votes.

The United States and our partners have a responsibility to do everything that we can to ensure humanitarian aid reaches the people of Venezuela.