Mr. Speaker, today is the 223rd day since Hamas slaughtered more than 1,200 people, including 45 Americans. More than 250 people were taken hostage, and 132 are still held, including 8 Americans. After October 7, President Biden…

Mr. Speaker, I am proud that the United States was the first country to recognize the newly declared State of Israel nearly 76 years ago, merely 11 minutes after its creation. I am also proud that, within 11 days of Hamas' barbaric attack…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. for…

Mr. Speaker, what I would like to do, on behalf of our colleague from Maryland, Mr. Steny Hoyer, is submit for the Record his statement talking about American hostage Itay Chen, who was deemed to have been murdered on October 7. His family…

Mr. Speaker, with your indulgence, I would like to read into the Record the statement from our colleague from Maryland, Mr. Steny Hoyer. ``Mr. Speaker, I rise today''---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. The gentleman's…

Yes, if that is allowed by the rules. The SPEAKER pro tempore. If the gentleman would like, he can include the remarks in the Record under general leave.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Baird), my colleague. I am proud that support for Israel and the call for bringing the hostages home is something that we work together collaboratively on both sides of the aisle.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres), another one of our colleagues who joined us on that trip 2 weeks ago.

Mr. Speaker, it has been 186 days since the barbaric Hamas attack on October 7, in which more than 1,200 people were brutally murdered and more than 250 taken hostage. It has been 186 days, and still 133 people, including 8 Americans, are…

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Manning), my friend, who also traveled with us to Israel 2 weeks ago.

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Florida, (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), my good friend and colleague who joined me in Israel just 2 weeks ago on a mission to understand what Israel was going through and how we can make a difference.

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 21 minutes remaining.