I thank my friends across the aisle, certainly the Representative from Texas, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee, and my good friend from New York, Carolyn Maloney, who I know wanted to speak today on the amendment but is held up in a hearing that she is chairing presently. I thank them for their bipartisan support, and I urge all my colleagues to support this amendment. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
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