eshoo: thank you. it's a particular pride for me to work on this act and to influence some of its outcome. i'm proud that my own bill, h.r. 1742, the electric vehicle infrastructure act which will allow state and local governments to apply for financial assistance for the deployment of regional infrastructure to support the widespread use of electric vehicles is included. we are a hardworking people, madam speaker, who face the future with optimism and hope. this act embodies these qualities, a vehicle for our willingness to work hard, to innovate, to imagine a better future and then to reach out and grasp it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lucas: madam speaker, i yield to the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for one minute. mr. king: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman from oklahoma for yielding. first, i would say that this court case that s

i recall the first time i met angela merkel, eshoo is general secretary of the christian democratic union. we had lunch in berlin and we talked about german-american relations, nato, the transatlantic alliance and her concerns about a world that she sought as drifting in a very dangerous way. that included a german american draft, attention and building in our relations affecting each other's interests. after our first meeting with left mean a deep impression of this leader and head in many occasions to meet dr. miracle in both my senate office in washington and in germany. each time i met with her i was more impressed with her insights and an ability to move very quickly to the center of an issue. i also was struck by her decency and humanity. now this should not be surprising considering issue is raised and shaped under the yoke of communism as she grew up in east germany. she has lived there and witnessed the devaluation of the individual, the wanton disregard for human dignity. and the breaking of the human spirits. her life has been about inspiration and, inspiration and leading her

eshoo. >> thank you mr. chairman for having this import hearing on the food safety enhancement act of 2009 and i want to a stand of the warmest welcome and congratulations to dr. hamburg. she is a woman of exceptional talent, high intellect, a person with a great character and someone that has given much to our country already in comes from one of the most outstanding families i think in our country. you can tell how elated i'm that the president chose so wisely and appointing you as fda commissioner and we all look for to working with you to the extent that to succeed, the country is going to succeed. i also think that you're tenure can be and will be the market where the fda returns to being the gold standard in terms of the public agency. the american people believe in the fda, they wanted to succeed because what you do, they can't do from themselves and the decisions that are taken candid the difference between life and death. that's how profound the decisions are. so i can tell you how thrilled i am tha

was affluence or fill, and they had finally worked out their agency, and in this case both agencies eshooed permits, and the court decides we are not going to substitute with respect to the allocation of their possibility under the clean water act. >> ted, thank you. let me move on now. john, what should we say about the first amendment this term? really interesting case is still to be decided on monday. justice roberts' successful attempts to bring

eshoo of california for today, mr. holt of new jersey for today, mr. gary miller of california for today, mr. jones of north carolina for today, mr. gingrey of georgia for today, and mr. rogers of michigan for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted.