speaker, i wish to ask the gentleman from pennsylvania, congressman glen thompson -- glenn thompson, if he has any further speakers. mr. thompson: i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. hinojosa: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 1777. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are -- the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, while i certainly support the intent and purpose of this bill. i object to the vote on the grounds a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on the motion will be suspended. the gentleman from texas is re

glenn thompson from pennsylvania is, in addition to his professional career, a volunteer firefighter and has volunteered for the boy scouts for 30 years. i yield to him to talk to you about why he chose to run for congress and what he is accomplishing here and how he feels that if this congress could work together more closely on fiscal conservativism, how this nation would currently be better off and on the road to recovery. i yield to mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i thank the gentlewoman from wyoming and it's a pleasure to be with you tonight here and sharing our reflections on these first five months as members of the 111th congress. it's an honor to serve in congress. in health care, my background was health care and i had one boss and today i have 660,000 very smart people that i work for in pennsylvania's 5th congressional district and it's an honor to serve those individuals and this great nation. and i'm proud to be part of this freshman republican class. we come with diverse backgrounds, as you began to talk about. but we have a common characteristic of being real change to co