aid, they pardoned kahn. they released him from house arrest. h.r. 1886, but not the republican substitute, declares that the u.s. will work with pakistan to ensure our investigators access to suspected proliferators and to restrict proliferators from travel and other activity that could result in further proliferation. it also incorporates, as the chairman said, language from a bill introduced by several of us to require a presidental assessment and restrict military aid in the future. mr. chairman, could i have 30 seconds? mr. berman: i yield the gentlelady 30 seconds. ms. harman: i thank the gentleman. restrict military aid in the future unless pakistan cooperates in efforts to dismantle its nuclear supply of networks. this is the right thing to do. and i thank the committee for doing it. the world cannot afford another libya, iran or north korea. and we certainly don't want a new nuclear power called al qaeda. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california yields back the balance of her time. the

like michael kahn in new hampshire who, as he puts it, spends 20% of each day supervising a staff, explaining insurance problems to patients, completing authorization forms, writing a few letters, a routine that he calls disruptive and distracting giving him less time to do what he became a doctor to do and actually care for his patients. [applause] >> small-business owners, like chris and becky link and nashville are also struggling. they have always wanted to do right by the workers at the family-run marketing firm. but they recently had to do the unthinkable and lay off a number of employees, lay off that could have been deferred, they say, if health care costs weren't so high. across the country over one third of small businesses have reduced benefits in recent years, and one third have dropped their workers coverage altogether since the early '90s. our largest companies are suffering as well. a big part of what led general motors and chrysler into trouble in recent decades were the huge cost they racked up providing health care for their workers. cost that made them less profitable and l

our costly health care system is unsustainable for doctors, like michael kahn, in new hampshire, who spends 20% each day surprising a staff explaining insurance problems to patients, compleeth authorization boards, writing appeal letters, a routine he calls disrupting and spending less time doing what he became a doctor to do and actually care for his patients. [applause] small business owners like chris and becky link in nashville are also struggling. they always wanted to do right by the workers at their family-run marketing firm but they recently had to do the unthinkable and lay off a number of employees, playoffs that could have been deferred if health care costs were not so high. across the country, over 1/3 of small businesses have released benefits in recent years and 1/3 have dropped coverage awl altogether since the early 1990's. our largest companies are suffering as well. a big part of what led general motors and chrysler to trouble were the huge cost s of health care for their workers. costs that made them less competitive with automakers around the world. sf we do not f

kahne proliferation network as a source of information in the united states and we must have access to him because they have not interviewed him. cleeshly recent events in valley demonstrate stability in the region is not just an american concern. we must move ahead with clear expectations and goals as this bill enumerates to ensure that usaid is being used in the most effective manner possible. ultimately this will benefit both the pakistani people and strategic efforts, this bill does that. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. before yielding to my good friend from texas, i'd like to note this is supposed to be a national security bill yet the majority tagged on a trade bill to it and under the bill attaches it to the state bill. i am now proud to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. braidy the ranking member on the ways and means subcommittee on trade. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr.