ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker. a strong israel means a strong united states, and a strong united states means a strong israel. and that is why i want to offer my condolences to the families of the israelis murdered by palestinian terrorists in jerusalem yesterday. the increase in these attacks is a grim reminder of the need for the united states now more than ever to stand side by side in support of israel and its right to defend itself and her citizens. i condemn these terror attacks, and i call on president obama and leaders of other responsible nations to do the same and to hold the palestinian leadership accountable for these actions. we must recognize the importance of u.s.-israel cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas, but particularly our cooperation on security and defense issues. in the past year, i have had the opportunity to not only see firsthand what our joint efforts have produced with the iron dome anti-missile defense system but also why this is such an important venture. last august i led a co

ms. ros-lehtinen. ms. ros-lehtinen: if the visitors would join the members in the pledge to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, madam speaker. as we approach the november 24 iran nuclear deadline, we should all be reminded that iran is a u.s. designated state sponsor of terrorism. iran continues to violate multiple u.n. security council resolutions, and the regime continues to advance its ballistic missile program, a program that has only one purpose, to launch a nuclear weapon. iran is one of the world's worst huma

ms. ros-lehtinen: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to express my deepest condolences to the families of the four israelis, three whom are also american citizens, who were murdered by palestinian terrorists in jerusalem during morning prayers in a synagogue. my thoughts and prayers are with the people of israel who again have to endure another tragedy at the hands of palestinian terrorists. it's no coincidence that latest string of attack on innocent israelis comes after the supreme leader of iran urged palestinians to use violence against israel and called for israel's destruction, as did the terrorist group hamas. this is another example of iran's dangerous meddling in an effort to attack our u.s. interests and israel and hamas' continued incitement of violence and terror. there is now a clear link to terrorism in both the west bank and gaza and there can be no u.s. taxpayer dollars going to support a unity gove

ms. ros-lehtinen, who authored this bill along with the gentlelady from texas, ms. granger and our colleague from new york, ms. lowey. earlier this year the foreign affairs committee held a hearing on women's education which underscored the point at the heart of the bill. a modest investment in educating women and girls in the developing world, particularly in areas beset by poverty and radicalism, can pay long-term dividends that help stabilize societies and promote market-based economic growth and advance u.s. national security objectives. i have for years expressed concern about the appalling state of education in places like afghanistan and pakistan d the subsequent rise of madrasas, those that prey on the disenfranchised and breed radicalism. what i'm speaking of now are the diobendi schools in particular. the situation for women in areas where access to session actively suppressed is particularly grim. in pakistan's northwest frontier province and in other area, literacy among women is between 3% and 8%. under 8%. i visited all girls' schools in pakistan in th

ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. we are now just 11 days away from the november 24 deadline for the iran nuclear negotiations. president obama and the p-5 plus one have fallen for owe hani's stall tactics, despite having every reason to suspect that iran was never serious about a deal. and that is precisely why it is imperative that congress use the mechanisms at our disposal to prevent the administration from making any nuclear agreement with iran that seeks to go against our national security interest. the administration and the p-5 plus one started with a we can't and that has only gotten weaker. that is precisely why the iranian lee good morning, america feels embolden to make proclamations that it will never agree to stop its enrichment. and why it insists that he has a right to enrich and that it must be part of the final agreement. just the past few days, the u.n. agency that is tasked with monitoring iran's nuclear program and ensuring its compliance with the joint plan of action, has said the iaea has said t

ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i rise with a heavy heart to recognize and remember a wonderful woman from south florida who was taken from this earth too soon, nieves oldenberger. she passed away last month at the age of 79 after a car accident. she is survived by her husband isaac, their children, and grandchildren. beyond her noted devotion to her family, nieves was a pillar of the south florida jewish community. she was a founding member and president of the inter-american chapter and was involved with the greater miami jewish federation than ehebrew academy. she will be greatly missed but her generosity and kind hearted soul will forever leave an enduring imprint on our community. may her memory be a blessing. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the new york state bar association's law, youth and citizenship program on its 4

ms. ros-lehtinen: we are now less than two weeks away from the iran nuclear negotiations deadline. a deal that allows iran to enrich any uranium and to keep in place as nuclear infrastructure is a bad deal. as long as iran maintains the capability to enrich uranium, it can create a nuclear weapon. the administration has always misinterpreted the goal of our sanctions. they are to compel iran to completely abandon its nuclear pursuit. as the deadline looms, and as republicans are set to control congress. i urge my colleagues to not allow president obama to trade away the only leverage we have over the mullahs in tehran in exchange for minor and easy reversible modifications by iran on its nuclear weapons program. simply pushing back iran's breakout time is not in the interest of the u.s. national security. ensuring that there will never be an iranian bomb is in our nation's interests. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minut

ms. ros-lehtinen: chairman deutch and i will convene a meeting on the dangers nuclear weapons in iran could pose. the director of the c.i.a. and n.s.a. will testify about his concerns and the guarantees needed to monitor and verify this agreement. in fact, he has warned that were he still in his role as c.i.a. director, he, quote, would feel compelled to advise the president that the agreement could not be adequately verified, end quote. mr. speaker, congress needs to remain engaged. we need to continue our oversight, we need to use all the tools we have available to us including strengthening and increasing sanctions against this regime in order to ensure that the president does not sign an agreement that is not in our national security interest. i thank the speaker for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thomp