I have no further speakers. I yield myself the balance of my time to close. I think it is important for me to say, Mr. Speaker, at the outset that I really do appreciate the efforts that were made to make this legislation bipartisan…

Let me just say this really quickly. One of the speakers before him said Democrats and terrorists are against Israel. That just shows how political this is. Democrats and Republicans have always been with Israel. To try and distort it and…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 7\3/4\ minutes remaining.

To correct the record, President Biden never said, as I hear my colleagues saying, that he is suspending all weapons to Israel. He said specifically the 2,000-pound bombs that cause death to innocent Palestinians are the only things that…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Meeks of New York moves to recommit the bill H.R. 8369 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The…

The consolidation of the banking industry is very concerning to me. Community and regional banks play an essential role in a district like mine.

I generally believe that bank mergers should be assessed on the merits, particularly the individual application put forth.

The Treasury opposes this amendment because they believe the reporting time is so short, and the requirements are so onerous. They believe it is so onerous that they will have to pull people away from doing the important work on finding…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I think everyone has heard by now how important diplomacy is. I think that we should show it in our budget. I am a firm believer in diplomacy. The fact of the matter, the direct quote from General Mattis was: ``If you don't fund the State…