mr. marino: thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. barletta: i yield the gentleman from pennsylvania a minute of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. marino, is recognized for an additional one minute. mr. marino: thank you. i want to share an experience i had touring the same areas. there was a family of six that weren't able to be in their house. it was a blue collar family. they wouldn't be able to sit on their own porch or stand in their front yard. that's how bad the flood was. most of the furniture and belongings was out in the front yard. just totally lost. they sat on the back of a pickup truck, a 6-year-old little girl, 6 or 8 years old, said to me, are you here to help? because we don't have a bed to sleep in and we don't have a room to sleep in. what are we going to do tonight? that is what we are faced with. we're supposed to be helping our people in our district and i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from penns

mr. marino: the brutal attacks also emphasize the fact that the united states cannot continue to use taxpayer dollars to bankroll countries with no conditions. we should immediately suspend all funding for those countries that refuse to meet strict conditions and be able to take adequate measures to prevent the loss of american lives. each -- egypt one of the top five countries receiving the most usaid over the past decade and president obama said he doesn't think we would consider egypt an ally. certain countries continue to serve as a safe haven for those who wish to cause harm to americans and tear down our fundamental principles of freedom and liberty. such actions merit repercussions, not a continued free flow of american tax dollars. when our nation has a debt of more than $16 trillion and people in my district in pennsylvania are struggling to find jobs to support their families, it is past time that we reconsider funding to people that wish harm on the united states. it is time to end the practice of appeasement and take a staunch position regarding libya, egypt, and others in order t