the gentleman from iowa mr. blum. >> thank you mr. fchairman. thank you, mr. donovan, for providing your thinsights on the an budget and the economy today.econ i appreciate it very much. >> thank you. th >> on your opening statement, open mr. donovan, you stated we we cannot afford a return to mindless austerity and and i would like to say with all due respect, the good people of iowa io that i represent would not agree with you that by increasing the no federal debt by nearly 8$8 trillion under president obama is mindless austerity. pau i think the president's administration and your office lose credibility when we make those types of statements. isn't it a fact, mr. donovan fact this is the worst economic recovery in the united states history post world war ii?ery >> i don't believe that's accurate. >> it is. that is accurate. your budget has a ten-year average gdp growth rate of 2.5% is that iscorrect? >> that's roughly correct. i don't have the numbers in s front of me. ont >> do you happen toof know what ha the average forpp the last 50 years of gdp growt

mr. blum: i thank the speaker. i rise in awareness of angelman syndrome. this sunday, february 15, is recognized as international angelman day. originally described by a pediatrician in 1965, it now affects roughly one out of every 15,000 children or young adults. they're also known as angels. mr. rokita: my son, teddy, is one of those angels and there are hundreds more just like him. my wife and i are extremely blessed by teddy's presence in our lives and we're thankful for the joy he brings. in recognition of international angelman day, i encourage you to join me to increase awareness for angelman day this sunday. you can participate by using #angelmanday on facebook or twitter or go to www.angelman.org. we can increase support of angels everywhere and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. any further requests for one-minute speeches? under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015 the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. woodall: thank you, mr. s