Eliot Engel

It is now my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the ranking member on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee and a very valued member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. {time} 1315

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the ranking member on the Appropriations Committee.

The Vietnamese Government is eager to see a successful conclusion to the TPP agreement.

American economic engagement in the Asia-Pacific region is an ongoing challenge.

We need to do everything possible to ensure that growth in Asia translates to growth and job creation here at home.

American leadership has been indispensable in rebuilding the global economy and establishing the modern-day global economic order.

As you know, America has a long history of leading the world in efforts to protect religious and cultural sites from destruction.

I commend this committee for its bipartisan leadership on this bill, and I urge you to advocate for its final passage into law.

We need to stand up in this Congress and show that we will thwart it in any way possible.

I have said this before and I will say it again and again and again until Congress acts on its responsibility and passes a new authorization.

We cannot allow another vicious group to reshape our record of the past.

We must do everything possible to help these people.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I know the 21st Century Cures Initiative holds great promise for the patients and families afflicted with rare diseases if it is done well.

I have been a very strong advocate for those suffering from rare diseases.

Again, Mr. Chairman, thank you for your work to move forward with these important bills.

I want to express my support for H. Res. 235, expressing our deepest condolences and solidarity with the people of Nepal following the devastating April 25 earthquake.

Let me thank Congresswoman Karen Bass, the ranking member on the Africa Subcommittee, for spearheading this measure, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

I also support H. Res. 213, which condemns the recent attack at Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, by the brutal terrorist group al-Shabaab.

I want to thank Chairman Royce for his dedication to this issue, and I urge support for this bill.

I want to recognize Representative Chabot for his work on this good, bipartisan bill.

I want to start by thanking Representative Bass for authorizing this important measure.

I am eager to work with my colleagues to reform our international food aid program so that, in the future, we can get lifesaving assistance to more people in less time for less money.

Her courage and spirit inspire so many in her country who are struggling against great odds for an independent, democratic, and prosperous Ukraine.

This legislation calls on North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet their family members from North Korea.