adre, chris, dustin, tara, jewel, olivia, branna, jacob, dylan and bailey. and those are the students, but the teachers and the parents that volunteer need to be singled out as well. i don't have them by name but let them know that we certainly appreciate their efforts. these are the future scientists. these are the new innovators coming along. i'm excited at middle school they're challenging these stupets to be the best they can. -- students to be the best they can. so may god continue to bless those students, teachers, parents and may god continue to bless bell street middle school and may god continue to bless america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, for five minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. . ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, it's february 29, a day that exists only once every four years, yet this is the third february 29, the third leap day, that we have been at war in afghanistan. i have my granddaughter here with me, she's 8 years old. she's not lived in the united states when we were not at war. last week in particular we were exposed to the grav