yeas are 407, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose

does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. mcgovern: madam speakerer, i send to the desk two privileged reports from the committee on rulefor filing under the rule. the speaker pro

Speech By: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz:tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 1189, resolution providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill

Debbie Wasserman Schultz:h.r. 2419 to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscayear 2012 and for other purposes. report to accompany house resolution 1190, resolution providing for adoption of the

Debbie Wasserman Schultz:concurrent resolution 70 setting forth the congressional budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2008-2010 through

Debbie Wasserman Schultz:2013. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? >> i seek unan imous consent to address the house

Debbie Wasserman Schultz:out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. wa sserman schultz: madam speaker i seek unanimous consent to remove my name as a co-sponsor of h.r. 2054. my name

Debbie Wasserman Schultz:was listed due to a clerical error. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair will entertain one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson

Sheila Jackson-Lee:lee: permission to revise and extend. the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. will members please take their conversations off the floor. the house is not

Speech By: Sheila Jackson-Lee

Sheila Jackson-Lee:in order. ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, i rise today to join my colleagues in offering my deepest sympathy and that of the constituents of the 18th congressional district to the people

Sheila Jackson-Lee:of mainlandin china, the people's republic of china for the enormous tragedy that they are now facing. 12,000 expected dead and more, some 19,000 still buried. and what has been the singular tragedy

Sheila Jackson-Lee:is innocent children sitting in their classroom seats and having a building collapse upon them. we're told that this earthquake had occurred in the united states it would go from maine to arizona.

Sheila Jackson-Lee:we can imagine the enormityy of this tragic situation. i would hope that the united states is moving quickly to be of assistance and we will keep the people of china, peoples republic of china

Sheila Jackson-Lee:in our thoughts. and as we offer them our prayers and thoughts, let us be reminded of those in the united states who suffered through the terrible tornadoes that our country has been experiencing

Sheila Jackson-Lee:over a period of time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the speaker pro tempore: i hope we will keep all in our prayers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for

Sheila Jackson-Lee:what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? as mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: the eyes of texas

Ted Poe:are looking at ron stone. stone died today adit the age of 72. for 30 years, ron stone was a fixture on houston television and host of one of my favorite shows "the eyes of texas" featuring

Speech By: Ted Poe

Ted Poe:stories of unique people and places of our great state. though he had countless awards through the media industry, his down to earth folksy style endeered him. he was borne in oklahoma,

Ted Poe:but stone came to houston in the 1960's and his love for texas took root then. he got there as fast as he could. after retiring in 1992, he continued to leave his mark on the industry. he

Ted Poe:was a recognized film maker, author of several books on texas history and continued his dedication to our community. i met ron many years ago while i was a judge in houston. it was his personal

Ted Poe:approach to news that set him apart from others and captivated audiences for more than 30 years. ron stone leaves a unique mark on houston's history and may the eyes of texas forever shine

Ted Poe:on him and his family. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. mchenry: address. the house for one minute. the speaker

Speech By: Patrick T. McHenry

Patrick T. McHenry:pro tempore: without objection. je mr. mc henry: tonight we had a bipartisan vote to suspend deposits in the strheategic petroleum reserve. i support this legislation. the reason why it

Patrick T. McHenry:works is becaubese it decreases the amount of consumption of oil here inl the united states. thereby big prices down because it controls supply and demand. likewise i would ask my democrat

Patrick T. McHenry:colleagues to join with me in increasing domestic production and refining capacity here in the united states, which is another way to bring prices down for our consumers. we can do this in

Patrick T. McHenry:a bipartisan way. and madam speaker, i ask that we join together in a bipartisan vote so we can lower we gas prices for the short-term and for the long-term. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore:

Patrick T. McHenry:for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, madam speaker. tonight i come to the floor

of the thousand talk about the bipartisan health care bill introduced by mr. towns, s, mrs. blackburn and mr. waxman. this bill is particularly timely given that this is national hospital week. while it seems

like there's a special observance for everytything these days, national hospital week celebrates the vital role hospitals play in our communities. from delivering our babies to treating traumatic

injuries to caring for our sick and elderly, our nation's hospitals are a critical component of the american health care system and the american health care system is the best in the world in part

due to the quality of our nation's hospitals. because of my background treating patients, one of my top priorities in congress is ensuring that the federal government does its part to maintain and improve

Speech By: John Shimkus

John Shimkus:health care in the country -- in this country. this includes strong support for our hospitals. to this end, the national trauma center stabilization act will help give the 500 trauma centers around

John Shimkus:the country the support they need to do the critical work they do 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. madam speaker, i took an oath as a physician and as a policymakerer to serve patients and people

John Shimkus:to the best of my abilities. it's wonderful when these two pledges intersect to make productive policy. the bipartisan national trauma center stabilization act meets both of these criteria. there's

John Shimkus:no better time to sign on today than this week. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? without objection. >> thank you, madam speaker.

John Shimkus:we just took an interesting vote on the floor a few minutes ago and that was so stop filling the sprow and make sure there's 70,000 barrels on the market. projections are that -- the projections

John Shimkus:are that this will affect the cost from five cents to 25 cents per gallon. just think what putting a million barrels of crude oil into the market and we can do an that by bringing on more

John Shimkus:supply. i've been on the flooron numerous times to talk abalout coal to liquid technology. we have 250 years worth of coal o and the only coal basin, turning that to liquid fuel. of as great importance

as the outer continental shelf. billions of barrels of oil, trillions of cubic feet of natural gas off limits based upon policies enacted here in this house and if 70,000 barrels will do five to

Dan Burton:25 cents a gallon, just think what a million barrels of crude oil. we have one problem, we haven't built a refinery in 32 years. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the

Speech By: Dan Burton

Dan Burton:following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence qus for mrs. bono mack. mrs. bureau lack of pennsylvania and mr. weller of illinois for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection

Dan Burton:the requests are gr for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore

Dan Burton:entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, may 19 and 20 for five minutes

Dan Burton:each. mr. jones, may 19 and 20 for five minutes each. mr. flake today for five minutes. mr. frank today and may 14 and 15 for five minutes each. mr. hol solve, may 14 for five monies. mr.

Dan Burton:moran, today and may 14 for five minutes each. mr. dent, may 14 for five minutes. mr. gilchrest today for five minutes. mr. burton today and may 14 and 15 for five minute it's each. mr. burgess

Dan Burton:today for five minutes and mr. tancredo today for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman f rom north carolina h rise? >> madam speaker,

Dan Burton:i ask k unanimous cons ent that today following legislative business and any special orders here toia for entered into, the following member s may be permitted to address the house for

Brad Miller:five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks an d include therein extraneous material. mr. miller of north carolina. mrs. woolsey of california, mr. defazio of oregon. the speaker pro tempore:

Speech By: Brad Miller

Brad Miller:without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 18, 2007, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five monies each. mr. miller of north

Brad Miller:carolina -- five minutes eac mr. miller of north carolina. mr. miller: thank you, madam an speaker. i rise today to honor the city of greensboro's bicentennial ni celebration. since 1808,

Brad Miller:the city of greensboro have been pioneers in manufacturing, education and civil rights for north carolina, for the south and for the nation. greensboro has been and remains a leader in economic and

Brad Miller:cultural development within north carolina. greensboro became the gate city at the turn of the last century as north carolina's rail trade and manufacturing center. greensboro soon became a

Brad Miller:leader in north carolina's text till industry. humphrey opened the state's first steam-powered mill and by 1840's, green borrow businesses were flowishing. denim and overalls dominated world

Brad Miller:markets for their products. in the late 1980's, piedmont tried a international airport again established greensboro's place as a regional travel and transportation hub. greens bore's always

Brad Miller:been at the forefront of education. in north carolina, greensboro college was the first charter college for women opened its doors. in 1837, quakers founted -- founded the first co-educational school

Brad Miller:in the state. greensboro's new boarding school known as gillford college. greensboro technical community college has provided training inn adult education since 1958. what began as women's college