I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of House Resolution 834, introduced by my good friend and colleague from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly). The resolution before the House condemns the ongoing…

I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), an esteemed member of our House Foreign Affairs Committee and the author of this bill.

I would like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and the chairman-designate of the full committee in…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in a snapshot, this is the background to this bill and the inclusion of Turkey. I'd like to explain this. These are DOD requests for our U.S. national security interests. Turkey is a…

I also have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and agree…

We have no further requests for time, and we are ready to yield back once the gentleman from California yields back.

I also have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and pass…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 390, nays 0, not voting 41, as follows: [Roll No. 649] YEAS--390 Ackerman Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander…

I also yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3159, as amended. The…

We look forward to her testimony here before mid-January.

Thank you so much. And I thank the gentleman for arranging this for us. And I also rise to commemorate the 34 years of Jay Pierson's career as a member of the Republican cloakroom, the Republican floor staff, the Speaker's Office. He's…

I have no further requests for time and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and concur in…

I yield such time as he may consume to the incoming chairman of our Foreign Affairs Committee, the esteemed gentleman from California (Mr. Royce), who is currently the chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

I am so honored to yield 3 minutes to the author of this legislation, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan).

I rise here to ask for the immediate release of U.S. Marine Jon Hammar, who has been unreasonably imprisoned by Mexican authorities since August, where, for a time, he was actually being shackled to his bed. Lance Corporal Hammar is an…

This is outrageous, and I'm asking for the State Department to be more proactive. I have communicated with them. I've communicated with our U.S. ambassador in Mexico. This week I meet with the Mexican ambassador to the United States. And…

This is outrageous and I'm asking for the State Department to be more proactive. I've communicated with them. I've communicated with our U.S. ambassador in Mexico. This week I meet with the Mexican ambassador to the United States, and…

I thank the gentleman from Indiana for the time. I plan to vote for this bill, H.R. 6156, even though I remain strongly opposed to granting Russia permanent normal trade relations, or PNTR, at this time, and I would like to explain the…

I want to thank Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, Leader Pelosi, and Mr. Hoyer for spearheading this critical resolution about the recent terrorist attacks. Our thoughts and our prayers are with the families of Ambassador Christopher…

I'm pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Turner), a member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, and Homeland Security Committee.

I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support H. Res. 526, which calls for the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia…

At this time we have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am so pleased to yield 1 minute to our esteemed majority leader, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor).

I yield myself such time as I may consume. In the last decade, the Republic of Georgia has worked hard to implement a series of political, economic, and social reform aimed at establishing a democratic and prosperous society. These changes…

I proudly yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan), a member of our House Committee on Foreign Affairs as well as a member of the Homeland Security and Natural Resources Committees. More importantly, he is the…