I thank the chairman for yielding to me, and I rise in strong support of H.R. 5851. A couple of speakers before me, the gentleman from Georgia on the other side of the aisle kept repeating the mantra of ``never let a crisis go to waste,''…

Mr. Speaker, on September 11, 2001, I was never more proud to be a New Yorker. Many of my constituents rushed in to help, and within days of the attack over 40,000 responders from across the Nation descended upon Ground Zero to do anything…

I strongly support the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act. I am a proud cosponsor of the bill. This is a bipartisan bill, as you can hear, and should be passed. Last fall, the world learned of the secret…

I stand here in support of my legislation, H.R. 3993, the Calling Card Consumer Protection Act. Calling cards are an invaluable resource for a number of people who make frequent long distance or overseas calls. Students, members of the…

I rise in support of everything that my colleagues have said. The U.S.-Israel relationship is a special relationship, and it's a relationship that needs to be strengthened. The United States is Israel's only true friend. In fact, when you…

Mr. Speaker, this is a very important day for U.S. policy in Africa. Just about 1 year ago, on May 19, my friend and colleague from California and the champion of human rights, Congressman Ed Royce, and I introduced H.R. 2478, the Lord's…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, and I second what he said about this bill being a win for all. I'm sorry there is so much negativity on the other side of the aisle about this bill. This bill takes care of our energy needs and at…

The one good thing that Iran has done is brought us all together because we realize that the Iranian threat to the world is the world's biggest threat. Iran remains the leading sponsor of terrorism around the world; and, as was mentioned…

I stand today in strong support of my legislation, the Truth in Caller ID Act. This legislation has been developed in an extremely bipartisan manner, and I want to thank and commend everybody who worked on it. I introduced this…

I'm proud to be a Member of Congress, but never as proud as I am tonight. Tonight we're finally going to pass comprehensive health care for the American people. My friends on the Republican side of the aisle keep saying the bill is flawed…

I rise in strong support of H.R. 4573, which pushes for the cancellation of debts owed by Haiti to multilateral financial institutions. I am honored to say that, last Friday, I traveled to Haiti. You can see the devastation in the…

Tonight, when our President gives his State of the Union Address, I'm going to listen very intently. I know that he's going to talk about creating jobs, improving the economy, lowering unemployment, and also health care reform. Let's rally…

I rise in strong support of H. Con. Res. 1021, which expresses condolences to and solidarity with the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the horrific and devastating earthquake of January 12. It is with great sorrow that we come to the…

The devastating earthquake which hit Haiti last night is something that pains all of us. The millions of Haitian Americans in this country and people who care about Haiti all over the world need to see what we can do to get aid as quickly…

I think it's really important that I put this on.

I think the Obama administration is today effectively reengaging in Latin America and hopefully will be able to describe our approach in a way that the region will more readily hear.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The relationship between a conservative, theocratic government, like Iran, and a number of secular leftist governments in Latin America seems rather unnatural to me.

I want to thank all of our excellent witnesses. I want to thank Mr. Mack, as always, and I want to thank the chairs and the ranking members of the other subcommittees.

I think now is the time. It is always the right time to speak out against anti-Semitism.

Expanding ties to Ahmadinejad who denies the Holocaust and calls for the destruction of another nation's state, Israel, is not the way to get there.

I hope that Senator DeMint rethinks his position and lifts these holds so we can more effectively engage our partners on the dangers of Iran.

This committee... sent a very strongly worded letter to President Chavez signed by 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.

We need to remind our friends in Latin America that the United States has provided trillions in trade, billions in aid; whereas, Iran promises but, aside from making investments that are in its own interests, does almost nothing.

I am delighted that the three subcommittees are working together on Iran in the Western Hemisphere.