mr. christensen efforts. the longer you wait the more it's going to co. it's one of those kind of issues. so we thank you for your support and hope that we hear some sort of a verbal resolution or intention from you. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else who like to speak. >> calvin walsh, kezar advisory committee representing the haight-ashbury velocity. i would second the remarks of miss emery and believe those involved in the hank recycling center know that the haight-ashbury council and other group were on opposite side of that issue. we are on the same side of this issue. this is a critically important facility. your advisory committee has spent the last 25 years of its life, some of it very fun, and invigorating, ensuring that the facility is a recreational facility, aimed at youth sports. an integral part of that mission is the track. we have the state qualifying city championships there. we have the high school championships and middle school championships there. track meets there. it is critically important that this facility be mainta

mrs. christensen: thank you, madam speaker. tomorrow, february 7 is the 13th national black h.i.v.nd aids today. we account for 44% of all new infections. my district, the u.s. virgin islands, carries a disproportionate burden of this disease. from 2001 to 2005, the incidents of h.i.v. infection increased by 19.4% and has increased every year since 1998. in 2008, the combined h.i.v. infection rate and people living with aids reports that it has 1% of the population. and it has the newly confirmed h.i.v. confirmed within african-americans in this country. almost everyone knows someone with h.i.v. and has known people that died from aids. let's get educated. let's get tested and let's reduce stigma and discrimination. tomorrow and every day we will do more than commemorate for those that were lost. we can beat this disease. we can win this fight. together we can end this epidemic. the speaker pro tempore: jabe. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. johnson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jo