we do a number of things, i mean, between public service advertising, working with the advertising council, we do outreach with entertainment industries council, we work with hollywood health & society. what we want to do is we want to take the resources the federal government has, the science that we have behind the information, make sure that those storylines are credible because if they're not credible, they're not believable, you know, we lose our entry into the audience to begin with and so what can we do to support those who are in recovery, getting the story out? what can we do to help those who are working with the industry get the accurate information out? and what can we do to just overall raise awareness amongst the public about addiction into mental illnesses so that people are informed. they can take steps early on and not wait until the train wreck happens in somebody's life. so again, treating mental illnesses and addictions are a lot like any other health condition, intervene early, let's help the person into recovery quickly. sandra. i want to refer to mark's comment about

council district six. as the "montgomery advertiser" noted, cook provided a strong voice for his constituents and was an aggressive advocate for what he perceived as their best interest, end quote. last thursday, willie was laid to rest at the memorial cemetery after a service at the convention center. hundreds of friends, family, and admirers were in attendance. it was a fitting way to pay tribute to someone as accomplished as willie cook. my thoughts and prayers continue to be with his wife, lorna, his children, danica, bonita, and triffer, his five grandchildren, and his parents, willie cook jr. and daisy, as they continue to mourn the loss of their son, their husband, and their father. willie will surely be missed in our state capital, montgomery, alabama. he truly was a friend i served with in order to make a big difference in our state capitol. i thank you for allowing me to honor his life today and i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: mr. burton of indiana. mr. burton: -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to claim the gentleman's

advertisers sponsored it; that show was sponsored. (paulson) and it was really reminiscent-- and we got 5,000 e-mails the next day from the parents-teachers council, my sister-in-law being one of them. those were negative e-mails? totally. it's also, i think, one of the defining shows that, at least last year, kept south park in the news, kept us, you know, as still a-- you know, there were a lot of articles at the end of the year. they were like, "south park is still a cutting-edge show. and that's--that's what's so hard for matt and i, is, we've got this job after, you know, almost 4 1/2 years of doing this show, of trying to stay on the edge. and we don't want, you know, south park to be-- just sort of twiddle away and become just a cutesy little show, you know? and that's why we'll always do it ourselves. you know, but it's such a challenge to--to constantly push it, which is why there is this dynamic, you know? you would never see the simpsons ripping on subway sandwiches, ripping on that whole-- you would just-- that, to me, is what differentiates south park from a lot of the other shows, is that-- you can be edgy in many different ways. an