annapolis consent to address the house -- ms. ros-lehtinen: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognize. ms. ros-lehtinen: yesterday it was announced oil may be spreading through the ocean in layers. this is anything but a recent revelation, except to b.p. i sent a letter last month to examine the amounts of oil suspended in the water column below the ocean's surface. yet until yesterday, officials failed to acknowledge what many in the scientific community were already saying that under water oil plumes are possible and they pose a tremendous threat. my congressional district is home to a variety of ecosystems, coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds and many species of fish. noaa and b.p. must do a better job of examining the damage of crude oil and dispersants at al depths. my constituents demand we utilize all available resources. get this right before the disaster becomes even worse. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one minutes? for wha

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brady: i ask annapolis con -- unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the matter under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, order. mr. brady: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. brady: americans are interested in the congressional budget office, especially interested in the congressional budget office estimates of how pending legislation may increase or decrease the budget deficit. under house rules, c.b.o. cost estimates are provided to the committee and included with the report filed online. but they're not easy to find online. this will make it easier to find the cost estimates by linking the clerk's site to the report site. it will make the information more widely available. i spoke with the clerk's office and he assured me the cost will be minimal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lungren: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in opposition to h.res. 1

the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, calvary united methodist church, annapolis, maryland. the chaplain: let us pray. for a few passing years, o god, you have entrusted these representatives with the gift of authority and leadership. may they do no harm. keep them free from the temptation of seeking personal gain or glory. save them from the mediocrity of trivial debate. guide them in these challenging days. may there ever be mutual respect and cooperation among them. remind them that they are servants of the people, and true their actions may the people be served, the poor lifted up and your creation respected. give them the grace and the wisdom to discern what is right and give them the courage to do it. may justice and peace flourish throughout this good land. in your holy name we pray. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from north carolina, congresswoman foxx

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host: bill is on the line from annapolis, maryland. democrat. caller: yes. excuse me. what i would like to say is that congress, the republican congress for six years did no oversight of virtually anything, especially the war. the oil industry and everything. host: take us o the president's speech. what would july can to say? caller: oversight is the most important thing we have. the government overseeing these industries, to make sure they are doing right. now, the new wave and now is to decrease oversight. well, we just went through a financial disaster because of lack of oversight. we are going through this because of lack of oversight. the gulf war, lack of oversight. billions of dollars stolen from the u.s. -- the american people and the iraqi people, because i think $18 billion went over there. host: let us hear from melinda from buffalo, new york. republican. to the question, what should the president say? caller: i would like to hear the president may be encouraged congress, instead of stopping oil drilling and instead of putting moratorium forward, maybe encou

many years and i'm proud of the fact that he's a close friend beyond that, as asked -- as i ask annapolis consent to revise and extend my remarks, let me say that the mouse might be interested to know henry and i are such fans of ucla that he actually allowed me to name mying dog bruin. bruin walks to work with me every day. he's over watching this on the floor and will be pleased to know people are recognizing john and nell wooden for the contribution they made to our country. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new hampshire is recognized. ms. shea-porter: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: i'll close by saying that this country has been much better for the presence of jon wooden here and the role model he has apply -- supplied for so many young people. i would suggest you go out and read his book, or books, and one of the quotes, and i'm paraphrasing this, that struck me is that he has said, i think his players would say woodenisms, but it is, it is much more impoant what kind

the best answer to this question comes a case setting that i lived through in annapolis. it was not necessarily a case study that may be happy as a citizen but happy as an epidemic. it was the election of jesse ventura as a governor. i think it is important not to stay on that level of politics, even though it is true that his name recognition did something for him. he had the right to participate in televised debates and other organized forums. he did not embarrass himself to valley. there was a comprehensive campaign financing problem -- program. the block grants were split up. you give $50 to a candidate and the state sends you a check in cash back. why did they do that? they are very crafted. they understand that was -- what makes people engaged in politics is that they give money first and their vote second. and of the state has had serious budget woes, but jesse ventura benefited from that. he also benefited from election day registration faced with plummeting the dissipation rates. there is an idea that said you are who you are living at an address. that is the pac