consume to the distinguished ranking member of the rules committee, mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. dreier: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i listen to my colleague from worcester talk about the unemployment rate, talk about the economic challenges that we're facing, and i can tell you we all are well aware of it. part of the area i represent in southern california has a 14% unemployment rate. statewide in california, we have in excess of nearly 12.5% unemployment rate. people are hurting and let's remember, we were promised when the proposals that came forward from this administration that we would have an unemployment rate that would not exceed 8%. and now as my friend from grandfather community said we have an unemployment rate that