I thank the gentleman from Washington for yielding time to me, and I rise in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. As the ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, I would like to thank Chairman…

I now yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Ted Deutch, one of the authors of this bill.

It is now my pleasure and honor to yield 5 minutes to the Representative from American Samoa, Mr. Eni Faleomavaega.

I am going to close now. In closing, I would like to underscore the importance and timeliness of this resolution. It is imperative that disagreements in the East or South China Seas be resolved peacefully, without force or coercion, and in…

In closing, let me again stress the importance of this resolution. It is strong and it is comprehensive. It says what needs to be said, namely, that the United States stands firmly with Ukraine as it faces Russia's aggregation, period…

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur, who has been a leader in Ukraine freedom and other issues involving Eastern Europe.

I thank the gentleman, and I want to just say, I think we all have relatives that live in Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's district. And if we don't, we want to go to her district in the wintertime. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

In closing, let me say that I am very proud to help send this bill to the President's desk. This is really significant and important. The United States stands with Israel during these challenging times, and deepening our ties with Israel…

It is now my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York, Mrs. Nita Lowey, who is the ranking member of the Appropriations subcommittee which deals with all of these important issues.

And that just shows how imperative it is that CHIP funding continues past this fiscal year.

I have always been a strong supporter of CHIP. With funding for the program set to end in less than a year, I believe it is really imperative that Congress acts quickly to provide assurances to the states and the children served by this…

an abrupt end to CHIP would be a step backward from the progress that has been made under CHIP.

I want to again thank the chairman and thank Mr. Chabot. Getting children registered at birth helps to get them off to a good start. This bill encourages governments to enact laws and policies that give all children, including girls, a…

To concede Crimea, as George Bernard Shaw said, 'is to descend simply into a process of quibbling about the price.'

In closing, I want to send a message of support to the Iranian people that they build a better future for themselves and their children. Today this House exposes the gross violations of human rights by the Iranian regime. The Iranian…

This is an important moment for the United States and our allies. We are not seeking a return to cold-war brinkmanship.

I think it is ridiculous that there are restrictions placed on Members of Congress to do this.

Strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin, which has carried out a policy of aggression against neighboring countries.

I will close now, and I will urge my colleagues to vote for this important bill. I thank the chairman, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Smith, and Ms. McCollum. This is a bipartisan, important piece of legislation, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of…

The horrific attacks and murder that happened in Jerusalem today should be condemned by all people of goodwill. Four rabbis were praying in the synagogue, and in marched Palestinian thugs and murderers with meat cleavers and other weapons…

We need to keep the science first and foremost.

I understand there is a desire to obviously protect Americans from Ebola, and I want to do everything I can to ensure that my constituents are not exposed to the virus.

If we isolate these countries, the rest of the world will isolate these countries.

It was very encouraging to see that Africa's most populated country, Nigeria, was successful in containing the recent outbreak of Ebola.

It is appalling that the Obama administration officials are praising the Castro communist dictators for forcing these workers...