On the recordSeptember 22, 2021
I just want to reiterate that the House Foreign Affairs Committee--that is a committee in Congress. That is Congress, by the way. That is what Congress is. The House Foreign Affairs Committee can request and has the authorization to approve or deny these exports pursuant to the Export Control Reform Act passed in August of 2018. It is already covered. All we are doing is adding redundancy. All we are doing is making it more difficult if we pass this for us to sell our allies things that they want to have from us and we want to sell to them. Why would we make that more difficult? It seems to me we want to help our allies and our allies want to help us. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 2050 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres). The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres). The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appear to have it.
