We're all certainly very condemning of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, and we all--our hearts go out to the families and victims of that.

Thank you. Since we've gone a little far afield here, let me do so again very briefly to point out that, among others, Thomas Jefferson, who, among his minor accomplishments, was the Founder of the Democratic Party, was also a graduate of…

Right now, the largest construction project in the United States is in my district.

The EB-5 program has been a tremendous job creator and economic development tool throughout the country.

EB-5 funding has been essential to financing important public-private projects in my district.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, more than 14 years ago, two jet planes were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center--killing thousands of innocent people. A third plane slammed into the Pentagon, and a fourth…

Last month I said that my Republican colleagues had declared their verdict against Planned Parenthood without ever holding a trial. Now it is even worse. A grand jury in Texas has not only refused to indict Planned Parenthood, but instead…

Do I have 1 minute remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 1 minute remaining.

It is not our role to declare an organization guilty and to impose a punishment. That is for a court. Not only is this bill an unconstitutional bill of attainder, it is a travesty and is seeking to punish one of the best, most praiseworthy…

We should realize that the Bankruptcy Code sections cited by the distinguished gentleman from Texas are permissive, not mandatory. Bankruptcy Code section 107(c), for example, permits, but does not require, the bankruptcy court to issue an…

My amendment would address the bill's serious violation of the privacy of asbestos victims. Instead of requiring asbestos trusts to disclose detailed personal information about asbestos victims, as the bill would do, my amendment would…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Beginning on page 2, strike line 5 and all that follows through line 2 on page 3, and insert the following…