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the table. without objection, the title is

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Elijah E. Cummings: sail traing association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 183, house resolution 197, resolution to commend the american sail training association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill.

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Elijah E. Cummings: the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, and the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. miller, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and

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Elijah E. Cummings: training association, asta, for kids to sail on untraditional rigged sail vessels and for representing the united states in international sail traing forum. barkley warboreden, iii,

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Elijah E. Cummings: love for sea in the next generation. it gives young people a chance to sail on tall ships and support professional development among the crewmembers who work on tall ships. asta organizes tall ship races such as tall ships challenge series.

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Elijah E. Cummings: coast guard cutter eagle was used to train cadets at the coast guard academy on the principles of seamanship. it's just one of the many vessels that have worked expensively with asta and participated in main sailing events. asta's work is critical in

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Candice S. Miller: i urge adopon of h.res. 197 by the house today and commend the work of my good friend, congressman kennedy, on this resolution. and with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from michigan. mrs. miller: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. mifrl: i rise in --

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Candice S. Miller: mrs. miller: i rise in strong support of this resolution. through this association, many, many young people get an opportunity to train aboard these vessels and to gain important leadership experience. sailing provides a great opportunity, a wonderful opportunity to be outside, to

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Candice S. Miller: marina business. i sold sailboats for a living before i ever came to get involved with public service. so it was our famy business, it was the way we made our living, it was our family hobby. in fact, some of my fondest memories include participating in what are some of the marquise freshwater sailing

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Candice S. Miller: training association has been introducing young people to the world of sailing. specifically on tall ships. madam speaker, these experiences instill the values of hard work, leadership, appreciation for our environment, and cooperation as well. all attributes which will serve young people very well throughout their lifetimes. this summer the american sail traing association is going

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Candice S. Miller: stewardship of the great lakes and the educational benefits of sailing. again, as someone who has sailed throughout the great lakes, i know that the young people who participate in this venture will be astounded by the majesty as well as the challenges that they will face from a sailing in a boating perspective on the great lakes. i certainly commend the american sail traing association for their work to promote the continued display

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Elijah E. Cummings: advance historical and environmental stewardship. i would urge my colleagues to support this resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. cumming i would just inquire, madam speaker, whether the other side has additional speakers. the speaker pro tempore: is the

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Elijah E. Cummings: gentlelady prepared to close? mrs. miller: i am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. miller: who can forget, certainly in our nation's bicentennial, when the boats went to new york harbor going by the statue of liberty shows

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Elijah E. Cummings: the gentlelady coming from a port city of baltimore. we've had an opportunity to see the tall ships and to sew what sailing has done for our country -- and to see what sailing has done for our country. i think this is an outstanding resolution. i would move for adoption of it and suggest that all members vote for it. and with that, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the

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laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4275, as amended, to designate the annex building under construction for the albert p. tuttle united states court of appeals building in

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John Lewis: georgia, as the john c. godbold united states judicial administration building. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, and the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz-balart, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: thank you very much, madam speaker. madam speaker, i yield to -- i'm

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John Lewis: going to yield to the distinguished geneman from georgia, mr. lewis, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: madam speaker, i want to thank my colleague and my friend, mr. cummings, for yielding. i will not take the five minutes.

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John Lewis: in coy, alabama. about 100 miles to the west of my hometown of troy. in 1966, preside lyndon johnson appointed godbold to the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit, a key

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John Lewis: the fifth and later the 11th circuit in atlanta. it is with this legislation that we recognize the significant achievements of judge godbold and thank him for his many years of service to this country. madam speaker, i would especially like to express my

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Mario Diaz-Balart: december, 2009. with that, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. di-balart: thank you very much, madam speaker. i would like to yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. diaz-balart: thank you. the gentleman from georgia just did a great job explaining why we are here today.

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Mario Diaz-Balart: i'm not going to go through, again, this distinguished american's extensive record of public service. i do want to, though, as the gentleman from georgia just mentioned, i want to just highlight what he just said, this is the first person to serve as chief judge in two different federal circuits.

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Mario Diaz-Balart: which i think is the most noble way to serve our country, i think it's important to highlight. again i want to thank the gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis, for bringing this bill. i understand that the entire georgia delegation is not only supporting this legislation but are co-sponsors with him. ain this is a gentleman who has -- individual who has

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Elijah E. Cummings: mr. diaz-lart: madam speaker, i have no further -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman yield back? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: with that i yie back the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4275, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no.

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Elijah E. Cummings: 1062, as amended, recognizing the coast guard group astoria's more than 60 years of service to the pacific northwest. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 177, house resolution 1062, resolution recognizing the coast guard group astoria's more than

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Elijah E. Cummings: revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.res. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. cummings: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cummings: madam speaker, as chairman of the subcommittee on the coast guard and maritime transportation, i rise and urge strong support of h.res. 1062

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Elijah E. Cummings: station kate disappointment until washington, station tele bay in oregon, air station astoria in warrenton, oregon, and aids to navigation team astorea in oregon. -- astoria in oregon. staffed by 325 coast guard

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Elijah E. Cummings: group astoria also supports the maintenance of 470 aids to navigation and over the last seven years the group has conducted more than 1,200 missions to ensure that fishing vessels working in the area of responsibility are in compliance with commercial fishingaws. later this year group astoria will gain additional

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Elijah E. Cummings: coast guard who have served as group astoria's -- served group astoria over the past six decades. i join with my friend congressman wu and the five co-sponsors of h.res. 1062 in honoring the service of group astoria, the 13th district, and indeed of all our coast guard members. i urge the adoption of the

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Howard Coble: his work on this resolution. with that i reserve. the speaker p tempore: the gentleman from north carolina. mr. coble: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cobl i thank you, madam speaker. house resolution 1062 as indicated by the distinguished chairman recognizes the long-standing service of coast guard group astoria to the

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Howard Coble: people of the pacific northwest. group astoria members along with their partners at the co-located air station carry out search and rescue maritime homeland security, fisheries enforcement, and aids to navigation missions throughout their area of responsibility. group astoria's one of the last of its kind as the coast guard