On the recordDecember 3, 2019
For the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, let me again thank Mr. Smith for all his hard work on this bill. This legislation shows so clearly how we can use development and diplomacy in tandem to help meet serious global challenges. It is why diplomacy and development are so important in our foreign policy. There is no doubt that neglected tropical diseases have a major roadblock for impoverished communities around the world. There is also no doubt that we have the tools to combat them if we can garner the resources and the political will to get the job done. That is what this bill aims to do. Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to vote ``yes'' on this measure, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Sires) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3460. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________
