the diligence exhibited at dyess air force base serves as a good example of what can happen in energy savings, not only in the air force but also in government and personal households. the men and women at this base in abilene, texas, continue to display a commitment to conserve energy and remain faithful stewards of the taxpayers' money. they accomplished all of this without sacrificing their ultimate mission, to fly, fight, win. so, mr. speaker, i urge my completion to join me in congratulating the united states air force and dyess air force base for their successes in energy conservation by supporting house resolution 845. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reservethe balance of her time. the gentleman from florida. mr. rooney: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rooney: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of house resolution 845, which recognizes the united states air force and dyess air force base in texas for their innovative approaches and success in achie

the clerk: house resolution 845, resolution recognizing the united states air force and dyess air force base for achieving energy saving during energy awareness month. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution as amended. and i'm very worried that we don't have a singular data base between aid and the milton these projects. i'm worried that the training for serp was about committing funds but not about monitoring the oversight the large projects. who is in the command, general? who is the person that signs off on sometimes multimillion dollar projects that are much bigger than fitxing a window in a stor front or much bigger than i believe serp was originally intended to do? it goes by levels of spending. i sign some. others have to go to general petraeus for approval. i absolutely agree that there is a need for walking around money, kind of serp. then there is a need for larger projects that particularly enable coin. and i bring up roads. sometimes people ask me, how can you build a road with serp? sometimes building a rod roa