"If ever there was a time to collectively support the largest remaining Christian population in the Middle East, it is now."

"The tax system should be continually evaluated in terms of its impact on the poor."

"We don't have to agree on everything, but our relationship is strong enough that it can weather disagreements."

Mogadishu was rocked to its core on Oct. 14 by a truck bombing that left 358 dead and hundreds wounded. The missing are still being sifted for among the scorched rubble.

Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.