Michael McCaul

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. First, Mr. Chairman, I want to commend the chairman of the committee and the ranking member for their important work on this bill. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I certainly see the importance and value of what we are doing here today. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment which requires the Secretary of the Treasury to include in his reporting information the rate of taxation in the United States as compared to other countries and how that would affect the investments examined by CFIUS. And while I support the underlying bill, this amendment improves on the oversight requirements included in it. It requires the report to include information on how taxation affects foreign investment in the United States. Congress will be better informed on how our actions make it harder or easier for foreign countries to invest in our critical infrastructure. The report is also required in the text of the bill, and this amendment merely ensures that we, as a Congress, know all the information we need to perform effective and better oversight. The underlying bill is about how foreign investment affects national security, and there is no way to understand why foreign investments would be made here, or what it would do to our economy, without understanding the economic factors such as taxes. I ask my colleagues to support this amendment and support a thorough report that examines all the factors affecting foreign investments in the United States.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this amendment which requires the Secretary of the Treasury to include in his reporting information on the amount of regulation in the United States, as compared to other countries, and how it affects the investments, the foreign investments, examined by CFIUS. I support the underlying bill. This amendment simply improves on the oversight requirements. By requiring the report to include information on how burdensome regulation affects foreign investment in the United States, I believe Congress will be better informed on how our actions in the Congress can either make it harder or easier for foreign countries to invest in our critical infrastructure. It is already required in the text of the bill. This would ensure us better oversight capability. The underlying bill again is about foreign investment. I believe foreign investment affects national security. Issues relating to taxation and regulation certainly impact the foreign investments that are made both in this country and outside. I ask my colleagues to support this bill. Mr. Chairman, I would like to simply conclude that, and the chairman is certainly an expert and a leader in terms of financial security issues. Certainly he would recognize that our viability as an economic superpower is vitally important in this country as we look at countries like China and India. So I do believe it is relevant. I believe our ability to globally compete is not just an economic issue, but really is an issue of national security.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this amendment, which requires the Secretary of the Treasury to include in his report information on the net effect of foreign investment on American jobs. While I support the underlying bill, this improves our oversight capability and gives the information to Congress that we need on how jobs will be impacted by foreign investment. Congress will be better informed on how our actions lead to the creation or outsourcing of American jobs overseas. This report is already required in the text. This amendment will ensure we have better oversight. The underlying bill is about, again, how foreign investments affect national security. There is no way to understand why foreign investments would be made here or what it would do to our economy without information, understanding the effect on jobs that foreign investments would have. I ask my colleagues to support this amendment. And I would like to respond, if I may, that it is hard to imagine how our taxation and regulatory process is not related to foreign investment. And when we look at taxation, regulatory policies in this country, and when we look at jobs, particularly jobs being outsourced in countries like China and India, when we talk about viability, I appreciate the chairman's arguments and the gentleman from New York and the gentlewoman from New York, but it is hard for me to differentiate and dissect how national security is not impacted by our economic security and economic viability. If we are not a global superpower anymore, if we are not economically viable in this country, if we are losing jobs in this country, if our taxation and regulatory burden is so cumbersome that we are discouraging investment, including foreign investment in this country, I would argue that we are impacting our national security. It is hard for me to conceive why the Congress wouldn't want this kind of information in evaluating our national security policies as they relate to economics. And the chairman, again, is an expert on financial security. I don't understand why you wouldn't want this information.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. You correctly state the issue and the purpose of the bill, and that is a fear of discouraging foreign investments. And I would argue that our system of taxation and regulatory burden in this country has a direct impact on foreign investments.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. I thank the gentleman from New York. Again, this bill is about foreign investment. Is the gentleman arguing that our economic policies in the United States have nothing to do with foreign investment?

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. And the loss of jobs, outsourcing of jobs is a national security issue, in my view.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, this is a healthy discussion, a healthy debate. This bill is about foreign investment. This bill is a reporting requirement, hardly an outrageous request; I think a very sound request to the contrary on, as the gentleman stated, what are the barriers in this country to foreign investment? It is hard for me to completely dissect our security and viability from one of national security, which is apparently what the gentleman from Massachusetts is attempting to do. I think they go hand in hand. I think we need to look at our ability to compete globally in this country. And when we do that, we are talking about national security. And when we talk about that issue, we have to examine our taxation and regulation policies in this country. And we have to look at the impact that these investments are having on jobs in this country. It is hard to tell the American people that their job is not an area of importance; it is important to our economic viability and security, and I would argue, I know the gentleman disagrees, that it is important to our national security.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Will the gentleman yield?

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, just in a very short conclusion, I think we are ready to move on, but it is a healthy debate that we are having. The relevance, as the gentlelady from New York mentioned, of jobs and national security, the relevance of our taxation policies and our economic policies and regulatory policies and our economic security does directly impact our national security in this country. I fully support the underlying bill. It is needed legislation. It is a great piece of legislation. I commended the chairman and ranking member for this bill in response to the Dubai Ports issue. But, again, I don't think we can look at this, and why wouldn't we want this information in the Congress? Our taxation policy in this country or regulatory burden, does that have an impact on foreign investment? Why wouldn't we want that information in the Congress? Wouldn't we want to know whether foreign investment one way or the other impacts jobs in this country? I would argue that is a healthy examination that is useful information for the Congress in examining our economic viability as a superpower, our economic security in this country, which again is a national security issue.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of our troops and in support of victory in Iraq. It is hard to ignore the inconvenient truth that this ill-timed measure will aid the terrorists and depress the morale of our soldiers who are fighting to defeat them. It also sends a wrong message to our troops at exactly the wrong time. They are carrying out their mission, as I speak, while we here in the Congress are condemning them. It amazes me that at the same time General Petraeus was confirmed by the Senate, this resolution was introduced condemning his counterinsurgency plan for victory. Never in our history has this country sent a war leader into battle, while condemning the very mission that he and the Armed Forces will be leading. Make no mistake, this resolution is the first step towards cutting off funding for our troops. As a consultant to the Iraq Study Group, I supported the findings that failure is not an option, and that a troop surge is necessary for security and stability. I also supported the recommendation that a political and diplomatic surge is essential for peace. The time for evaluating the success or failure of this endeavor will come soon enough, but now is not the time to be sending a message to friend and foe alike that we no longer believe in the mission. But many in this country and many in this Chamber insist it is in America's interest to surrender and retreat from our obligation to help Iraq build a stable democracy. They say that, knowing full well the consequences of an early American withdrawal. And what are those consequences? Chaos, instability in the region, and, in al Qaeda's own words, a threat that America has never seen before. Recently, the ambassadors from Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia told me that ``if the U.S. fails here, it will be catastrophic. We are in this together. They will come after us and then they will come after you.'' And then they will come after you. Recently, after meeting with them, I had to say to myself, how will history then judge us; that when we stood at the brink, we chose retreat over advancement, surrender over victory, and defeatism for our children and for future generations? Let us remember the words of President Kennedy, when he said: ``Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.'' Where is the party of President Kennedy today? This resolution sends a clear message across the Islamic jihad world that we will not bear any burden, that we will not oppose any foe, that we have lost our will, that they have won, and that they can come and they can get us. I believe Abraham Lincoln summed it up best by saying that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. As Members of Congress, the most sobering job that we have is to comfort the families left behind in a time of great loss and a time of war. I have stood by, like many of my colleagues, to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. We all stand here today indebted to those brave Americans and their families. And because those heroes and those families cannot speak on the floor of the House, I would like to share some of their words here with you today. And these are the words of Janet Norwood, a constituent, a Gold Star Mother, whose son, Byron, was killed in Fallujah while serving in Iraq. And she said: In the past I have always had great hope for this country. But, for the first time, during the State of the Union address last month, I had real doubts. I had doubts about our winning this war on terrorism. She said, When President Bush used the word ``victory,'' only half of the room stood to applaud. My heart sank. It was obvious to me at that moment that party affiliation was more important to some than victory over evil and the sacrifice our son and other sons have made. Well, to Janet and all the other Gold Star Mothers, I say, I couldn't agree more. And as Abraham Lincoln said, a house divided cannot stand. September 11 changed our lives forever. But the war on terror started long before that. The year 1979 changed the world. When Iran took our embassy hostage, the seeds of Islamic jihad were spread all over the Middle East. These seeds planted hatred and contempt for freedom in the souls of men like Osama bin Laden. In 1983, they murdered our marines in Beirut. In 1993, Ramzi Yousef and his al Qaeda associates bombed the World Trade Center. They were supposed to fall that day, but that day would come later. They struck the Khobar Towers in 1996. They bombed our embassies in Africa. They defeated us in Somalia. And they deliberately attacked the USS Cole. Each time we failed to respond. And then came September 11. It was as if the United States was a sleeping giant. And not until the bloodiest alarm of 9/11 did the giant finally awake. And America cannot afford to go back to sleep again. ``It is hard to ignore the inconvenient truth that this ill-timed measure will aid the terrorists and depress the morale of our soldiers who are fighting to defeat them.'' It also sends the wrong message to our troops at the wrong time. They are carrying out their mission as I speak, while we here in Congress are condemning it. The time for evaluating the success or failure of this endeavor will come soon enough, but now is not the time to be sending a message to friend and foe alike that we no longer believe in this mission. It amazes me that just as General Petraeus was confirmed by the Senate, this resolution was introduced condemning his counter- insurgency plan for victory. ``Never in our history has this country sent a war leader into battle while condemning the mission that he and the armed forces he will be leading have been asked to complete.'' Make no mistake; this resolution is the first step towards cutting off funding for our troops. As a consultant to the Iraq Study Group, I supported the findings that a troop surge is necessary for security and stability. I also supported the recommendation that a political and diplomatic surge is essential for victory. But many in this country, and many in this chamber, insist it is in America's interest to surrender and retreat from our obligation to help Iraq build a stable democracy. They say that, knowing full well the consequences of an early American withdrawal. And what are those consequences-- Chaos. Instability in the region. A threat that America has never seen before. A threat that we will not be able to blindly put our head in the sand and wish it to go away. Al Qaeda has openly said that they consider Iraq the central front in the ``Third World War.'' Their goal is to create a Caliphate with Baghdad as its capital. Their plan is to then conquer the rest of the world and force all humanity to submit to Radical Islam. The National Intelligence Estimate released last month stated, ``If Coalition forces were withdrawn rapidly . . . this almost certainly would lead to a significant increase in the scale and scope of sectarian conflict in Iraq.'' Our allies agree. The Ambassadors from Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia recently told me, ``If the U.S. fails it will be catastrophic. We are in this together . . . they will come after us and then they will come after you.'' How will history judge us then? That when we stood at the brink we chose retreat over advancement, surrender over victory, and defeatism for our children and for future generations. Let us remember the words of President Kennedy when he said: Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.'' Where is the party of President Kennedy today? This resolution sends a clear message across the Islamic Jihad world--that we will not bear any burden--that we will not oppose any foe--that we have lost our will--that they have won--that they can come and get us. We are better than that. We are Americans--the same Americans who defeated the most powerful country in the world at the time to win our independence. We are the same Americans who defeated Fascists in Japan, Germany and Italy. We are the same Americans who defeated the scourge of the Soviet Union, liberating millions more. Now we face yet another challenge--defeating the jihadists and an ideology of hate. But our colleagues on the other side of the aisle say ``We will support the War on Terror, except where the terrorists have chosen to fight it.'' Our previous struggles were not easy, they were hard and required great sacrifice. Yet all of these challenges were met, and victory was won, and the world is a better place because of it. This struggle is the same. If we give up now, we betray not just the Iraqi people, and not just our place in history, but those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. I believe Abraham Lincoln summed it up best by saying: . . . that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain . . . As Members of Congress, the most sobering job we have is to comfort the families left behind in a time of great loss, in a time of war. I have stood by, like many of my colleagues, to honor those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom. We all stand here today indebted to those brave Americans and their families. They are true heroes. Because those heroes and their families cannot speak on the Floor of the House, I would like to share some of their words today. These are the words of Janet Norwood, a constituent and Gold Star Mother, whose son Byron was killed serving in Iraq. She said: In the past, I have always had great hope for this country, but for the first time, during the State of the Union Address last month, I had real doubts about our winning this War on Terrorism. When President Bush used the word ``victory'' and only half of the room stood to applaud, my heart sank. It was obvious to me at that moment that party affiliation was more important to some than victory over evil and the sacrifice our son and others have made. To Janet and all of the other Gold Star Mothers, I say, ``I couldn't agree more.'' As President Lincoln once said, ``A House Divided Cannot Stand.''

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank Chairman Langevin and Ranking Member Rogers for their leadership on this issue, and I am proud to have been a coauthor of this bill. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 599, a bipartisan bill to help protect and encourage companies that develop antiterrorism technologies. This bill helps implement the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies, or SAFETY Act. The SAFETY Act was passed as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and basically it encourages companies to develop antiterrorism technology by limiting their liability in the event of a terrorist attack. As part of the oversight provided in the 109th Congress, the Homeland Security Committee determined that the SAFETY Act better protected the American people, and over 60 new technologies have been approved for coverage under the SAFETY Act in areas such as radiation detection, facility protection and passenger screening. Unfortunately, in order to qualify for SAFETY Act protection, companies must go through a cumbersome application process rife with red tape. This bill cuts that red tape by requiring DHS to streamline their process and make it more effective. In my district there are a number of companies developing antiterrorism technologies, including detection and identification systems. By limiting their potential legal liability, this bill will help them develop new technologies to address the real and constant threat of a terrorist attack. This bill represents a commonsense, bipartisan approach, and I applaud my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, an approach to streamline government and make it friendlier to the American people. By doing this, we will make it easier for government and the private sector to work together to make America safer. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Madam Speaker, on Rollcall No. 6 with family in town I was given insufficient notice of the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit the following poem for the Record. Those Aren't Crocodile Tears (By Albert Carey Caswell) Those aren't Crocodile Tears! Those are real! As it's for their great fine friend, such heartache they now feel! As the Crocodiles all in prayer, throughout the world so prepare . . . for their hero to so kneel . . . As this day our Hearts Lie Down Under, As The World and her Animal Kingdom have lost their great thunder, their fine son of wonder! As The Lions they too so mourn, for this man of love so warm, their Savior . . . as they stop to ponder. All the Animals are crying, as upon them their tears now lay lying All because this their fine Hero, their True Champion . . . their True Friend lays dying All of those sad elephant's ears are drooping, in the oceans . . . the whales, sad songs are crying! But, Steve you will never be extinct, Forever in our hearts, in our souls, in our minds, in our memories, you'll live on as of you we so think! With you, life was all it's crocked up to be . . . with your heart of happiness ever to us such joy did bring. FULL OUT, from life you never sipped, but drank . . . as how a life should be lived as no doubt, With the heart of a child, as you lived To So Save The Wild . . . showing us all what living is all about! Because you loved and so cared, as with the World your Aussie heart of a lion so shared throughout. You Steve, You Great Big Koala Bear . . . Our Teddy Bear of Love . . . A Ray of Light . . . A Thing of Joy, Reaching For The Stars . . . What is Right! A Shooting Star, So Very Bright! You thought you were just a bloke, I think not! . . . God, put you on this earth to bring your light! To Teach Us! To So Deep Inside, In All Of Our Hearts To So Reach Us! To show us all the true meaning of love and life, husband & wife, child or crocodile, you beseeched Us! Oh Crockeeee, Oh how you showed us how life should be lived, As to this our world, and her entire animal kingdom . . . Oh Crockeeee, the gifts to her you'd give! You are gone, but not forgotten . . . as forever and a day upon this earth in our hearts you shall live! For once, you were The King of The Jungle . . . But, more so . . . A Prince of Love and Peace . . . of kindness, of what it is in our world she so surely needs. For on this day, with your loss in so many ways, all God's Children and his Animals now for you so bleed. Because, to our world you never took . . . You Gave! In your life, and most magnificent family . . . the meaning of love . . . you so portrayed! As The World & her most beloved Animals you so fought for to save, as was your fine life's crusade. Steve, today . . . you're reached the Top! As an Angel in The Army of our Lord, fighting for the destruction of the Animal Kingdom to so stop! The first thing you will do, is return to earth to that stingray who killed you . . . and let his heart not sob. But, the hardest pain of all . . . Is what all of us so saw, how much you loved your family and they so too you! Knowing, that little girl and boy, and fine wife and loved ones, will together miss such splendid joy . . . You! But, really you're not gone! As they will carry you in their hearts from dusk to dawn! Until, the years pass by . . . and together with tears in eyes . . . in Heaven you'll rejoin and will live on! Those aren't Crocodile Tears! Dedicated To A Most Magnificent Man . . . who taught all of The World's Animal Kingdom A Messenger to all of us from Our Lord, about Love, Life and Living! Crockeeee . . . God Bless You Steve, May your Family find peace!

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 100 birthday of Mabel Burch Norwood. Mabel was born on September 20, 1906 in Del Valle, Texas to John Clarence Burch and Ida Mae Jones. On February 8, 1924 Mabel married James Edward Norwood. Together they had 6 daughters, Marie Roberts, Betty Ball, Harriet Humphrey, Dorothy Burchard, Earline Hocker and Barbara Parr. She has 14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 11 great, great grandchildren, 3 great, great, great grandchildren and 47 living descendants. What an accomplishment. In the earlier years of her life, Mabel enjoyed staying home raising her family. She also enjoyed teaching Sunday school at Haynie Chapel United Methodist Church where she taught for 41 years. On this, her 100th birthday, I know I speak for her family, friends, my constituents and the Members of the House of Representatives in wishing her a very happy birthday.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of freedom for the Iranian people, and I want to thank Congressman Crowley and Congressman Lantos for their efforts in support of this resolution. I want to thank Chairwoman Ros-Lehtinen for her tireless efforts to see Iran become a free and democratic state. For nearly 30 years, Iranians have lived under the extremist policies of religious clerics. Their human rights violations against the Iranian people defy common belief. The Iranian people deserve, indeed desire, the opportunity to live in a free and democratic society. This is the dream of the vast majority of Iranians, and we should help them make this dream come true. It has been far too long since we have looked at the human rights record of one of the most evil regimes of the modern era. We know that Iran is the single largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. And we know that their leaders wish to continue inflicting terrible pain and suffering on any group of people who do not share their extremist beliefs. However, we must also remember the pain and suffering of the Iranian people at the hands of their leaders. Congress, the President, and the international community must address the excessive human rights abuses by Iran's Government. Since the Khomeini revolution in 1979, Iran has been ruled by a string of tyrants who use religion and politics as an excuse to persecute their own people. Religious, ethnic, and gender discrimination are practiced every day by the Iranian judicial courts and the clerics who run them. People or groups critical to their government are given few rights under the law and no rights in practice. The Government of Iran practices discrimination against its own people by denial of access to education and employment, seizure of private property, violent suppression of peaceful protest and freedom of assembly, arbitrary arrest and detention, physical and mental torture, cruel, inhumane and degrading punishment such as public executions, hangings and stoning, and extra-judicial killings of dissidents and ordinary citizens. Iran's clerical regime has been a serial abuser of human rights since it violently took over the country in 1979. But it is clear that since President Ahmadinejad took power, the abuse of Iranian citizens has increased. Under his rule, Iranians are tortured for simply practicing a different religion, for speaking a different idea, and even for not supporting the extremist mullahs. The oppression of women under the Iranian regime is perhaps the most brutal and most offensive. Iranian women are not allowed to attend universities, to hold jobs, to drive a car. They are forced to cover their entire bodies in public. In many cases of rape, the accused man will not face any punishment, and the woman in question will be accused of fornication, will be imprisoned, and eventually put to death. One case involved a young woman who was deeply in love with her husband, and without evidence or reason, and against the pleas of her own husband, was found guilty of adultery. She was buried alive up to her chest in Tehran and then stoned to death. In other cases of abuse, people have been arrested, beaten, and even killed for eating during the month of Ramadan, or doing anything that the mullahs deemed inappropriate. According to Iranian law, the religious police can interrogate a suspect without a lawyer present, which allows them to beat prisoners until they confess, most often to a crime that they did not commit. We must never forget these violations when we consider Iran's place in the international community. President Bush has attempted to engage the Iranian Government to end their illegal nuclear weapons program. This effort is crucial to keeping the world safe from a nuclear nightmare. However, the effort must not end there. The United States and its allies must continue to pressure Iran to end the severe human rights violations against the Iranian people. It is appropriate for us to raise this issue here today. This evening the President of Iran will address the world from the floor of the United Nations. His pleas and support of a nuclear Iran will fall on deaf ears. His continued defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions must end, and the international community must begin the process of isolating the Iranian regime until true reform in that country begins. Human decency requires us to stand unanimously against Ahmadinejad's oppression of his own people. We must continue to pursue freedom for Iran through diplomacy, but we must also not shrink from our responsibility through the option of strength. We must also pursue the policy of internal resistance and change from within Iran. The policies and extremist views of Iran's religious mullahs are not representative of the entire nation of Iran. There are many Iranian people who desire to be free and are willing to fight for it. I have met with them, and we should do everything we can to forward their cause. Now is the time to save their countries, for them to save their own countries, for them to save their own societies and for them to save their own religion. I would like to leave with a few powerful stories of Iranian citizens who were persecuted and killed at the hands of their own government. The first involved an innocent Iranian girl. The religious police will not even respect the private boundaries of the home. A young girl in Tehran was arrested for swimming in her home pool in a bathing suit. She was found guilty of causing a ``state of arousal'' in a neighbor, from whose house she could be seen. She was sentenced to 60 lashes, but she died after the 30th lash. Another involved an Iranian photographer in 2003. A single mother, she had struggled to raise a child and to build a career in exile. Her son remembers her as a small but feisty and courageous woman who loved freedom. She left her son for a business trip to Iran and Afghanistan. She was arrested while photographing a group of people inquiring about their detained loved ones. She was interrogated and beaten for refusing to confess to being a spy. She died in a military hospital in Tehran as a result of her torture. Another case involved a 52-year-old Iranian salesman, 1998. He believed in the Baha'i religion. In the eyes of the state, this made him the apostate, a member of the unprotected infidel community. He, too, was arrested and found guilty of converting a woman to his religion. He was eventually hanged in a public square on July 21, 1998. These are just but a few stories that highlight the need for this important resolution, and I strongly urge my colleagues to support this resolution. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCAUL of Texas. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.