Ted Deutch: “I thank my good friend, Mr. Malinowski, for yielding, and for his friendship, leadership, and kind words. I thank my…”

“I thank my good friend, Mr. Malinowski, for yielding, and for his friendship, leadership, and kind words. I thank my other friend from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) for his leadership and for his kind words. I thank Ms. Manning for her leadership and kind words, as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 558, which urges the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization. Mr. Speaker, this is Hizballah. Hizballah that bombed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, the U.S. and French Marine barracks in Beirut, the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, the AMIA Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, bombed Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, and has--as Ms. Manning pointed out--over 150,000 rockets pointed at Israeli civilians. First, I thank Chairman Meeks and Ranking Member McCaul for their leadership on the Foreign Affairs Committee and for bringing this resolution to the floor today. I also want to extend my gratitude to my good friend from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis) for partnering with me on this resolution, and to Ranking Member Joe Wilson for his leadership on the subcommittee and for his commitment to working with me on this and a host of so many other critical issues--issues critical to America's security. Mr. Speaker, I also take this moment on the House floor to thank my Foreign Affairs staff, Sophie Mirviss, MENA staff director; professional staff member, Jack Steinberg; and of course, Casey Kustin, our former staff director. Mr.…”