Lincoln Diaz-Balart: “I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.”

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I once again would reiterate what I have been saying all along and what I have said in the last…

as chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, I rise in strong support for H.R. 7006. This full-year funding bill really carries out our Nation's foreign policy in a historic way in so many…

This bill does that. It protects our national security. It protects the hard-earned tax dollars of every American who pays taxes. This bill plays an integral part in the noble endeavor. Mr. Chair, for that reason, I urge my colleagues to…

Mr. Speaker, this is going to be the third time if it passes--and I hope it will--that we pass this bill out of the House. This bill has a Senate companion, and, Mr. Speaker, it is a bipartisan Senate companion. I want to mention the…