you might take a look at the abraham lincoln memorial that is located a few steps away. the reason i think that is pertinent as i have been to several of these meetings, and the slippery slope argument has been surfaced several times initially ridiculed as silly. and i do not think it is silly. i think it is a serious issue. they wanted that memorial in lot 202. if it were not for opposition from the neighborhood, it would be there instead of where it is currently. look at 200 to, and 203 come and go look at the abraham lincoln memorial parkway ibrigade. thank you. >> richard. >> good morning, commissioners. i have gone and taken the trip there. i have taken a walk through. and i have always noted the hides of the harbor when i go to look around at the sea wall. have you ever looked at the sea wall? it is underneath those rocks. i went there and took a look around. i tried to stay open minded. my big question has to do with, is it going to be a man at playground? -- manned playground? that was a big decision. when i look at it and is so small and does not have enough roo

when he goes to the lincoln memorial, he says at the memorial for abraham lincoln, dubs sat up and startedee, can someone get this silly leash off me? >> cute. i like how they have to find the ball because it's interactive. >> find the ball in here. >> you realize who you're going against. you're a competitive guy and you know who you're against, clifford the big red dog. tell me about dubs and why we should go dubs over cliff? >> because dubs is a patriot. >> thank you. >> dubs understands about patriotism and the country. >> clifford is looking to sell books. that's not what you're doing! >> and then on the way home from washington, back on the train, dubs started to smile and looked at the countryside for quite a long while. >> i got to be honest with you. >> he thought that no matter how far he might roam, this is america, my home, sweet home. >> when i first saw the story, why is this happening? the more i think about it, this is a fantastic idea. it gets kids involved in our history. >> absolutely. we have thomas jefferson and we say, all men are created equal, jefferson wrote. decla

just about a half a mile from that particular memorial is the lincoln memorial and up on the wall, right in there, you've got the words of abrahamthe gettysburg -- doing the gettysburg address when they dedicated that particular cemetery in gettysburg so it does have a lot of power in seeing the words that people heard but i'll tell you what, sir, the director of the bureau of land management, guy by the name of robert abbey, you know him. he said this. altering the memorial in this way will necessarily dilute this elegant memorial's central message and its ability to clearly convey that message to move, educate and inspire. those are kind of strong words, that a prayer would dilute a memorial? >> absolutely. and we questioned director abbey about that. in fact, we questioned secretary salazar yesterday who stood by the department of the interior's position that it would indeed dilute the central message of the memorial. now, when questioned further, secretary salazar actually said he personally did not believe that to be true. so we've got -- we've got a dichotomy going on between what the secretary believes personally and what

father may leave only the cherished memory of a loved and lost and the sound pride that must be yours to have laid the cost of freedom. yours very sincerely, abraham lincoln. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. today, the house will consider h.r. 822, a long overdue measure to assure that states recognize the concealed weapons permits issued by other states. this very simple measure has unleashed a firestorm of protests from the political left. i noted one to one who has not wrote the constitution says it's a lack of constitutional states rights. what nonsense. article 4 of the constitution could not possibly be more clear. full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records and jew kirble proceedings of every other state and the congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records should be approved and the effect thereof. it is precisely this article that requires one state to recognize drivers licenses or birth certificates or arrest warrants issue