I would just urge the administration to work with any resources we have available to us to push back on that with every fiber that we have as a nation.

One particular disease that hits close to home is diabetes, which now impacts 885,000 Ohioans and costs $9.3 billion annually.

I think it is--we have to be very wary of any involvement with Iran.

I would like to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) for his leadership on this bill. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3086, a bill that would make permanent the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which was passed a…

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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has become one of the greatest threats to the Middle Eastern region.

My amendment eliminates funding for the Denali Commission and uses the nearly $10 million in savings to pay down our $17.5 trillion national debt. It is a relatively small amount in relation to our national debt, but nonetheless, I believe…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Northern Border…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 51, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 59, line 20, after the dollar amount…

Sanctioning entities that do business with Hezbollah is a significant step in our efforts to confront this issue.

Libya has become a magnet for extremists, terrorists to go there.

The Iranian regime continues to persecute those of the Baha'i faith, charging, imprisoning, abusing, and murdering individuals on trumped up charges including alleged propaganda against the state.

It has become pretty clear that the so-called moderate Rouhani is just another in a long list of Iranian thugs.

Human Rights Watch says, 'These transparently political charges make it painfully clear that authorities have targeted the Baha'is not for any crime, but because of their religious beliefs.'

Iran continues to be one of the world's leading abusers of fundamental human rights.

I'm very troubled with the administration's insistence that the deal made to free five Taliban leaders in exchange for Sergeant Bergdahl was the best deal we could get.

What progress has been made in resolving the maritime disputes between Lebanon and Israel and the energy claims in the East Mediterranean.

I am particularly interested in how the administration plans to improve Iraq's reliability in the production of oil, especially with some of the political instability going on there.

Political unrest and unstable energy supplies in the Middle East and North Africa will have a serious impact global energy markets.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 73, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,535, 652,900)''. Page 73, line 11, after the dollar amount…

My amendment would reduce section 8 spending across the board by 10 percent, $3 billion, and place the savings in the spending reduction account. The section 8 voucher program, which was intended to provide temporary assistance for…

Announcing a departure date no matter what the conditions on the ground just tells the Taliban how long they have to wait for us to leave.

Any discussion of religious liberty must also include a discussion of the threats, both government and nongovernmental, to members of minority religions.

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Nadler

the Obama administration's flippant willingness to fundamentally abrogate America's priceless religious freedom in the name of leftist social engineering is of grave concern to me and should be to all of us.