yvonne miller, former delegate, fierce fighter and senator from norfolk. i think about former delegate joel jones, and my predecessor and mentor and friend from portsmouth, now circuit court judge, delegate ken melvin. all of the guys were brilliant. all of these ladies were brilliant. yet they never had the opportunity to stand where i stand now. in fact, judge melvin told me he never even fathomed getting the opportunity to stand where i am standing now so i don't take this for granted. i have spoken to many of them over a little while, and one of the things that stood out to me about all of them is the heart that they had. the integrity that they had. the care for their communities that they had. i hope to be able to emulate that. so i know i stand on the shoulders of giants. i can't even imagine what it must've have been like for doug wilder, first black governor of maryland. 1989. or fergie read, first black person elected to the general assembly since reconstruction. for george delmer who was elected during the construction to the general assembly, a

as the first black woman elected to congress from virginia, i stand on yvonne miller's shoulders and join my former colleagues in the general assembly who recognized her with a commemorating resolution last week and are working on a tribute to her in our state capitol where as a child, she often did not feel welcomed but she broke barriers to ensure that black women everywhere knew they belonged in that capitol. i honor her today and miss her very much but i still hear her voice saying, you look gorgeous. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for a minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: thank you, mr. speaker. last week the biden administration furthered their assault planning to slash export permits. limiting these permits and exports doesn't do anything to curb natural gas usage here or around the world but kills jobs and