I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of House Resolution 1215, a measure to honor Bangladesh's return to democracy. I'd like to thank the chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, Chairman Berman…

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas for his being here in support of this resolution and the minority for supporting this resolution and the timely manner in which you allowed this to come to the floor. I appreciate it tremendously. I know…

Today I am introducing legislation to address an issue that is receiving much needed attention by the international community and the U.S. government.

I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.

I would like to talk about some distressing recent developments in the wake of the tragic death on September 28 of environmental medicine pioneer Dr. David Platt Rall.

I call on the Cato Institute to show the same class and dignity they showed when first alerted to this situation and take additional, stronger action.

The matter, Mr. Speaker, is far from closed.

It is a sad sign of our times, Mr. Speaker, when the death of such an individual becomes an invitation for cheap political attack to those who found his brilliance and accomplishments threatening.

This man accomplished far more than many of us will manage to do in our lives. And, all of this work was devoted to advancing the cause of human health--and millions of people are the better for it.

Overall, H.R. 1995 would divert resources away from districts, like many of those in New York City, that need the money the most.

We must not abandon our commitment to class size reduction and to helping our neediest students.

They want smaller classes. They want assurances that money isn't going to be taken from their low-income school districts and transferred to districts with more resources.