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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, again, I want to acknowledge the extraordinary work of USAID and their focus on education and how critical that is to the development of communities all across the world and, importantly, that we fully fund USAID's efforts, and also to recognize that this focus on education is a focus that continues to pay dividends. I particularly want to acknowledge the leadership of Chairman Jeffries in recognizing the particular responsibility that we have to invest in women and girls and what a transformative difference that makes in countries. Pakistan will be able to show the world the difference that it makes when you give women and girls an opportunity to realize their full potential. This act will ensure that at least half of those scholarships go to girls. It is a very important piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4508, as amended. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.”