chairman klein and congressman don payne. i am pleased to see such a distinguished first panel of governors here for our committee discussion on job creation. today, i want to urge my colleagues to work in a bipartisan manner on a jobs agenda that creates jobs at home, educates our young adults, and reignites the american dream. i certainly support that last discussion that you had on the supporting the federal investment made in community colleges. as you know, u.s. congress has not reauthorized wea, which we passed in 1998. i think that's shameful. governor malloy, in your testimony you urge us to reauthorize it. what are your top -- this question is to governor malloy. what are your top three priorities that we in congress should look at to reform wea and improve the job training program for the next five years? >> well, let me say that i -- wea is an important program which i think connecticut has used quite effectively. and so i'm not here to criticize the program. what i'm saying is, is we've done the right thing. we ha

and my quints are deeply saddened and our good friend, congressman don payne who has been in touch with the family and helping he has been a comfort as well. so i simply wanted to say, whitney, you have given us much joy and given us music in the 1970's and 1980's and we danced to it and your legacy will survive and we thank you and your wonderful family for sharing you for more than 20 years and thank you for that beautiful, beautiful voice that sang the "star-spangled banner"," like we never heard it before. we will always love you. god bless you and may you rest in peace. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. any further requests for one-minutes? the gentlelady from ohio is recognized. ms. kaptur: i rise in great privilege to wish a very happy birthday that will come on february 23, to one of our most distinguished members, congressman louis stokes of cleveland ohio, he will turn 87 on february 23 and truly he deserves recognition during this black history month, and i pay him his due honor. he grew up in difficult circumstances in public housing. his wi