hastings of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 474, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i thank my colleagues, ms. jackson lee of texas and mr. rogers for co-sponsoring this very important amendment. highly trained canine teams have been trained in the united states since 1973. dogs are extremely reliable in their mobility and makes them invaluable in screening all types of cargo quickly and effectively. as we approach the august, 2010 deadline to screen cargo transported on passenger airlines, it is critical that t.s.a. is prepared to deal with all types of cargo without unnecessarily slowing down. within my district, cherry growers transport half of the cherries they export on passenger airlines. my amendment would increase the number of canine teams specifically dedicated to air cargo by a minimum of 100 dogs. the need for additional canines is clear. the seattle

hastings: i yield to mr. pence of indiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. pence: i would ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pence: i rise in strong support of house resolution 529 condemning the violent attack on the u.s. holocaust memorial museum that occurred in shocking dimensions here yesterday in our nation's capital. i want to single my colleague, ron klein of florida, for his swift and thoughtful legislative work in bringing this resolution to the floor of the -- and allowing me to co-author this resolution. it is my pleasure to serve with mr. klein as the co-chairman of the bipartisan congressional task force against anti-semitism that was founded with deep admiration by the late tom lantos of california who understood the importance of this body and this nation speaking with one voice against the venom of anti-semitism. we mourn the loss of special police officer steven tyrone

hastings: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from colorado, my colleague and a good friend of the committee on rules, mr. polis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for three minutes. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise in support of the rule and h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act for 2010 and 2011. i'd like to thank chairman berman and the house foreign affairs committee for their continued insight, leadership and their focus on diplomacy in the realm of foreign affairs and for bringing this much-needed reform legislation to the house floor. mr. speaker, during the bush administration the department of defense acted as our primary foreign liaison much to the detriment of our relationships worldwide. this bill corrects the damage done over the past eight years by providing the state department with much-needed resources that will once again make diplomacy the center place of our outreach effo

hastings: mr. speaker, for the purpose of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from florida, my good friend, mr. diaz-balart. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: all time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. hastings: i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on house resolution 522. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, h.res. 522 provides for consideration of h.r. 1886, the pakistan enduring assistance and cooperation enhancement act of 2009 and h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act, fiscal years 2010 and 2011. both bills are debatable for one hour each, each equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on foreign affai

hastings: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to offer an amendment to the transportation security administration authorization legislation requiring the t.s.a. to report on the status of passenger property claims. between 2003 and 2008, passengers filed almost $3.5 million in claims for property lost after their bags were mishandled by the t.s.a. including jewelry, electronics and other personal effects. this is unacceptable. the american people already deal with numerous hassles at the airports. worrying about theft from their luggage should not be one of them. this amendment ensures adequate oversight of the t.s.a.'s efforts to address passenger complaints and claims. this amendment requires the t.s.a. to report on the outstanding claims, their value and the agency's efforts to enhance passenger property security and provide effective oversight of bag an screeners and other t.s.a. personnel. mr. chairman, the t.s.a. does an outstanding job of protecting our nation's airports and ensuring the safety and security of

hastings: yes. mr. dicks: this is in the forest service? mr. hastings: that is correct. mr. dicks: this is the first i have known of this. my colleague from washington state, i understand your long and very principled position on this issue. i would be delighted to take a look at this and report back to the gentleman on what i found out and see what the situation is with the forest service. mr. hastings: reclaiming my time. i appreciate that. again, the basis of that is as i have heard from my local county commissioners, smaller rural counties and they're concerned about the loss of revenue, rightfully so. i want to make sure that on anything like this, they are at least made whole. and i appreciate the gentleman taking a look on that and i would yield if he has more to say on that. mr. dicks: i appreciate the gentleman bringing this to our attention and we look forward to working together as we have on many projects throughout the years. mr. hastings: i thank the gentleman for taking that and for his work. i look forward to work with him. and i yield back. the speaker pro t

hastings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. what i knew and what i believe the leadership knew on both sides of the aisle that for a protracted period of time the distinguished chairman of the appropriations committee and the majority leader had been meeting with their counterparts in the minority with reference to time agreements. now our side here when that bill began its debate and the first question out of mr. obey's mouth to mr. lewis, the distinguished ranking member of the committee, the first question out of his mouth was whether or not they were going to be able to get a time agreement. and mr. lewis' reply was that he could not give that assurance. so for somebody to come down here and talk about whether or not the democrats tried to get a time agreement and then to spend time yesterday agreeing on nothing and accepting no more than foolishness on the house of representatives, whether it was history making or not, is just plain absurdity. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, will the gentleman yield? the speaker pro tempore: the

hastings: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield five minutes to the distinguished gentleman from new jersey with whom i serve on the select committee on intelligence, mr. holt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for five minutes. mr. holt: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from florida, and i am pleased this morning to speak about technology assessment as a tool for our legislative work. this bill funds the tools that allows us to do our best on behalf of the 300 million americans. every issue that comes before us, virtually every issue has some aspects of science and technology. yet this congress has not brought great credit to ourselves for our ability to deal with science and technology issues or to recognize emerging trends or the implications of technology. fortunately we do not have to reinvent a tool to help us. we created the office of technology assessment, a congressional support agency with a professional taff staff. it provides -- professional staff.

hastings, and the people on the commission. i was part of a hearing in strengthen international law enforcement cooperation. the commission is providing important leadership on this and many other issues at home and abroad, including among parliamentarians through engagement of mr. hastings, a past president of the parliamentaryry assembly. mr. hastings: fulfillment of the commission's congressional mandate requires the convening of public hearings and briefings as well as sustained engagement with visiting delegations of senior foreign government officials, including parliamentarians, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, and when congress established the commission, there were 35 countries that were part of the helsinki process. today that number has grown to 56. additionally, the commission has paid increasingly attention to developments in osce partner countries including afghanistan, egypt, jordan, israel, among others. the commission's increased workload has led to an increased number of public events as well

hastings. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington state is recognized for two minutes. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and add extraneous material to my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker,last evening i was patiently waiting here on the house floor to offer an amendment to the commerce and justice bill when they cut off our ability to represent our constituents with ideas to improve this legislation. at 8:00 p.m. last night the rules of the house allowed me to offer my amendment. but this morning under the rewriting of the rules, i am blocked from doing so. i deeply regret this unfairness. and this hostility to letting representatives, members of congress, come to the house floor for just five minutes and offer an amendment -- to a bill that spends rds 64 million. the amendment that i am blocked from offering is frankly very simple. it would restore th

hastings: mr. speaker, for the purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend, the gentlelady from north carolina, dr. foxx. all time yielded in consideration of the rule is for debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, the resolution provides for consideration of h.r. 2918, the ledge lative -- legislative branch appropriations act of 2010 under a structured rule. mr. speaker, the legislative branch appropriations act provides $3.7 billion for key investments in the legislative branch, not including senate-related items for fiscal year 2010 is. including funding for the architect of the capitol, the congressional budget office, the government printing

hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself the balance of the time and simply say, mr. speaker, this is a good resolution, it's responsive to what happened yesterday at a place where something like this should never happen. so i urge my colleagues to vote yes for the resolution and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i yield the remainder of my time to the sponsor of this resolution and commend him for the quickness with which he has brought this to the floor, the gentleman from florida, mr. klein. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. klein: i thank the speaker and i thank the gentleman from washington and the gentleman from west virginia for giving us the opportunity as well as the speaker for allowing us to promptly bring thi

franks: i guess i'm asking the chairman of the committee that the hastings amendment would not include the definition of right-wing extremists would not be included in the amendment that's being offered by the hastings amendment under the en bloc. mr. skelton: we'll have to check just a moment. mr. franks: well, mr. chairman, maybe i could ask for your assurances that people dedicated to single issues in this country such as opposition to abortion or immigration would not be considered extremists and not be disallowed into the military under this -- at least that would not be your intent under this amendment. mr. skelton: that is correct. mr. franks: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from missouri. the gentleman from missouri has 3/4 minutes remaining. mr. skelton: i yield the balance of the time to the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure subcommittee on highways and transportation, the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio. i yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for 45 remaining s

hastings: reclaiming my time, mr. chairman, i'd like to thank you for this clarification and again for the ranking member, mr. rogers, and for your attention to this important issue. i look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure that the 100% air cargo screening requirement is met without unnecessaryly harming cherry growers and with that, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: madam speaker, i rise for the purpose of entering into a colloquy with -- i'm sorry, i want to yield three minutes for purposes of a colloquy to the gentleman from illinois, mr. hare. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hare: thank you. i rise to get into a colloquy with the chairman of the subcommittee. mr. chairman, i welcome a colloquy with my distinguished colleague. mr. chairman, as you know, my district is home to many levee districts along the mississippi river. on february 25, 2009, the federal emergency management agency i

with the speed and the haste with which we are moving forward. let's exfoes to the most careful of examination that we can throughout the processes of congress. and make sure that when we do make regulatory changes with respect to the financial institutions, we do them in a way that will not fail and that can properly function. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will please call the roll. quorum call: mr. dorgan: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i ask consent the quorum call be vacated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i want to visit about two things today, the first of which is a bill that we passed out of the senate energy committee earlier this morning, and i want to give a little context of what we've done, because what we've done will perhaps not get as much notice as it should but it will be headed to the floor of the united states senate to deal with energy policy and it affects everybody v

hastings. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend from florida for yielding time. mr. speaker, there is no greater priority for the federal government than the defense of our nation. and the defense authorization bill is a vehicle for setting military priorities for our country. but this bill also has jurisdiction over the nation's defense nuclear waste cleanup program administered by the department of energy. the environmental management program within the department is responsible for cleaning up the waste of our nation's nuclear weapons production sites. production sites like hanford in my district that secured our nation's victory in world war ii and in the cold war. as a result of that work, these sites are now contaminated with massive volumes of radioactive and hazardous waste. the federal government has a legal obligation to clean up these sites. as this bill has moved through the process, there have been several proposals by both democrats and republicans to boost s

hastings. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hastings: i thank the gentleman for yielding this bill was written in a fantasy land where unemployment isn't reaching 10%, thousands haven't lost homes to foreclosure and millions haven't witnessed half their retirement savings disappear. by imposing this national energy tax and creating a massive new bureaucracy to regulate the entire economy this bill will drive up the cost of doing business in america, sending jobs overseas to china and india. nations that flat out refuse to reduce their own carbon emissions. we are told america must lead by example. are we to believe that after the government drives america's economy into the gutter, the rest of the world will do the same? america should not be the first lemming to jump off a cliff because nancy pelosi, al gore and others are convinced china and india will follows over the ledge. republicans have a plan to invest in more energy here yet democrats refuse to allow us a vote on this plan. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the speaker

i think that is something that hasted be dealt with and it sounds like they have done so. the broader issue you're bringing up is that drugs are dangerous. doctors are dealing with the enormous medical powers. it is important to focus on this issue of over treatment and under treatment. host: another student on the bus. go ahead. caller: hello. i am from new york. some have discussed how obama refuses to acknowledge the things that would overhaul the entire system. the clinton administration says it's the over ambition of their plan to cause the demise. should obama consider things that shift is system away and look for things like life insurance or the car insurance system. and then the follow-up is what would be costs be of a failed system? guest: i would say a failed system is unacceptable. people are sick and want to stay healthy. this is an essential industry, so to speak. it is a big and complicated one. i do not see it failing. i see it moved back and forth. it will not happen. the first question was -- host: i guess treating the insurance like how we pay for auto i

in his haste to make the exchange probably his sixth error of the year. first two outs. >> rob: knits there. he had overbay here by a few steps. plenty of time. overbay wasn't even really sprinting down the line. the x-mo will show you everything as it rolls down the glove. >> bob: the nats had gone two games without an error. they made one in the ballgame tuesday night. an error by zimmerman on a throw that cost the nats a run in a 5-3 loss. that's their first error in nearly three full games. >> rob: first pitched ball right there first time tonight by zimmermann. >> bob: you hope that doesn't cost jordan zimmermann an extra 10 or 12 pitches here. count's even 1-1 on the foul ball by the catcher rod barajas. >> rob: as i said before, when they're making great plays behind you now, if they make an error, it's time for you to pick them up.  >> bob: and a pitcher three career at-bats brian tallet next. be nice to retire this man and let the inexperienced hitter leadoff in the fifth. >> rob: it's a great 88-mile- pe

these decisions are affecting dealerships and their employees in communities such as hastings, david city, omaha, auburn, mill ford, lincoln, scotts bluff, and west point which have already been impacted by the auto bankruptcies. auto parts manufacturing plants and communities like karny, grand island and seward are feeling the results of the downturn in the auto industry. according to the nebraska new car and truck dealers association, more than 13,600 nebraskans work in jobs tied to the auto industry in the state of nevada and accounts for $267 million in waims for nebraska and individuals and families. however, now that an investment has been made we owe it to the american taxpayers to be clear about what will happen with their money. the resolution states that the federal government is only a temporary stakeholder in the american automotive industry and should take all possibles steps to protect american taxpayer dollars and divest its ownership interest as speak dishly as possible. the government should not be involved in day-to-day operations and as soon as the auto companies h

because of the speed of bonifacio, that was a tough play right off of the bat, and johnson in his hasteouldn't get it to huff cleanly. >> buck: when jim johnson broke for the ball, he lost his footing. he kind of spun out on the mound. watch his foot. right here. you can see him lose a little bit of traction as he broke over there and then he has to hurry, the shovel toss. aubrey huff can't dig it out. bonifacio runs well. the ball gons down the right- field line. take a look at the speed of bonifacio. johnson is aware of that, but the throw was in the dirt and fortunately bonifacio never picked up on where the ball was. but now you have to keep him clots at first. >> jim: and the winning run is on with one down and the dangerous hanley ramirez who is 2-4, including a grand slam. the official scorer has still not yet posted the scoring on that play, but nonetheless, bonifacio is on. >> buck: it has got to be a base hit. there is no chance to make a play on it. i don't think you can charge johnson or aubrey huff with an error. >> jim: there is a strike at the knees. bonifacio on the base

that's one of those plays where you certainly credit the hustle of robert andino, but in his haste to get two, he cost himself a chance to get one. >> buck: but your instincts are going to suggest i'm right here by the bag. he was just too far past the bag to make the tag. >> jim: and it is low. 1-1 on hanley ramirez. the marlins now have their two runs on 10 base hits. the orioles have one run on just one hit. ramirez is fourth in the national league in batting with runners in scoring position. he's .390 on the year. a dangerous spot here for danys baez. high fly, deep left field, back it goes and it is gone. there is a grand slam for hanley ramirez and it is a five- run inning for the marlins. >> buck: the second grand slam of his career and the second he has hit this year and you know you're flirting with danger when you allow hanley ramirez to bat with the bases loaded. he didn't miss it. he almost hit a home run in his last at-bat against koji uehara. that came in the sixth inning but he was stranded as uehara pitched out of the jam. this time danys baez can't pitch out of the ja

think there's going to be a big collision potentially of things, and i think rather than do it in haste we ought to do it right and on both counts. >> you just said she would not be denied-- [inaudible] >> i think you know, i won't say, i will say there is in some resentment on the part of some republicans in the way the republican nominees have been treated in the past and i can't speak for them. my own view is that i hope that will not be necessary, but we won't know that until we get for their, further into the process. thank you all very much. >> so, how many meetings have you done today already? >> i have lost track. they have all been wonderful, but there is a lot of them. >> are you trying to meet with every member of the senate? >> i don't know what the schedule is right now. this is the first time where i don't control my own life. >> an unusual circumstance. i hear your question there has now been officially submitted to the judiciary committee in a record number of days. >> i was not aware of that. >> so, the white house put out  statement comparing how long it took for your

hasted do with state terror, the kind that his father saw up close in 1871 because of the french state passes a bunch of laws, the last of which lasted until 1992 which made anyone guilty by the biggest association with anarchists that if you loan an anarchist a pen and then he does some awful deed propaganda by the deed is what they call it, then you too can be convicted. in italy at the same time they were beating up anarchists even if they were two violence, they were torturing them in spain. ..

on behalf of these hate crimes legislation, so i don't think this is something we're doing in great haste. this is something we've been thinking about for a decade, and given the recent events we have seen in that this station, i think the need for that legislation is all that much more apparent. >> second, my staff has been working with yours and the white house on a reporter shield bill. senator spectre and -- specter and i when we were on ops sides, it is still a bipartisan bill. there are members on the other side who support it, although they are welcome to come over like senator specter did and make it a partisan bill. in any case we are talking about it, can the department of justice support a well balanced shield bill, and can you commit to working with senator specter, myself, and senator leahy to get such a bill to the floor and pass it quickly? >> yes, i think the administration and the department can support such a bill. i think the decision we have is to make sure the bill doesn't impede our ability to prosecute those who would leak national security information. even given t

when i was the deputy attorney general so i don't think this is something that we're doing in great haste. i mean, this is something we've been talking about for a decade and given the recent events that we've seen in the nation, i think the need for this legislation is all that much more apparent. >> second, as you know my staff has been working with yours and the white house to -- on a reporter shield bill. senator specter and i when we were on opposite sides of the aisle had a bipartisan bill. now it is, i guess -- it's still a bipartisan bill. there are other members of the other side who support it although they're welcome to come over like senator specter and make it a partisan bill. [laughter] >> but in any case, we are talking about it. two questions, can the department of justice support a well balanced shield bill and can you commit to working with senator speck are it, myself and, of course, chairman lay. i to get such a bill to the floor so we can pass it this year? >> i think the department can support, the administration can support such a bill. the concern we have again wit

in the haste to assemble this partisan bill, the kennedy staff has made numerous and unnecessary errors. it was compounded by an arbitrary timeline that had sufficient time to review the bill and tried to participate and many from negotiations to develop viable alternatives. we were given less than a week during that time we did the walkthrough on options. i appreciate that walkthrough. an opportunity for us to voice some of those concerns and get results. our constituents sent us here to work on tough issues. we each bring valuable and unique perspectives but all of that is squandered if we do this too fast and in secret. this is the most comprehensive legislation any of us will ever work on. it will fundamentally impact one-sixth of the nation economy. and there is a good chance if we don't get it right that will double. it will affect the healthcare of every single american while expedience can sometimes be a virt virtue. this bill and the issue of health reform are too important not to take the time to get it right. i can think of no better way to highlight the flaws than contrastin

hastings of florida after 3:00 p.m. today and for the balance of the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the question is granted. -- request is granted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extends their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey, california, mr. miller, california, mr. spratt, south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered noork the following members may be permitted to address this house, revise and extends their remarks and include there therein extraneous material. mr. mccotter for today, mr. mcclintock for today and mr. mccotter for june 26. th

government haste makes taxpayer waste and due deliberation is important. i yield back. mr. latourette: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman have a motion? mr. latourette: i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pr tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed. to accordingly the house stands adjourned until 12:30 p.m. >> yesterday, members of the house and senate appropriations committees held a conference meeting to negotiate differences between the bills. we expect the report to hit both the floors of the house and senate next week. the house is expected to go first. the house returns live on monday here on c-span. >> here is our present policy. are we really anxious and eager to stop the bombing as we are to stop the war? >> telephone conversations from the final months of the johnson

government hayes -- haste makes taxpayer waist. we must do this properly and correctly. we cannot do it properly or correctly with an arbitrary deadline set by people who have to date passed bills they have not read, that have yet to work for the american people whose number one concern right now is keeping a job or finding one. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? mrs. maloney: i ask unanimous consent that

we must not act with haste and political expediency. health care reform will affect each and every american, and we must do it right. i strongly believe that we have to start over and act in a truly bipartisan manner to address the issue. unfortunately, the legislation before that committee seeks to enact a massive government-run health care program that intrudes into the lives of all americans by making decisions on each american's choice of doctors, employer health plans and insurance providers. and it leaves major questions unanswered. every american should know the answer: how much will this massive expansion of government cost? and every taxpayer should have a clear answer to how are taxpayers going to pay for this massive government expansion? yesterday -- yesterday -- the congressional budget office released a letter that stated that the kennedy bill, the bill now pending from markup tomorrow, beginning tomorrow in committee, would ensure only one-third -- ensure only one-third -- of the 47 million americans that are currently un

this is -- great haste. this is something we have been doing for a decade. given the recent events we have seen the need for this legislation is much more apparent. >> second as you know my staff has been working with yours and the white house to -- on a reporter shield bill. senator specter and i when we were on opposite sides of the aisle a bipartisan bill, now it's still a bipartisan bill, there are other members on the other side on the -- who support it, although they are welcomed to come over like senator specter did and make it a partisan bill. in any case we are talking about it. two questions. can the department of justice support a well-balanced reporter shield bill? can you commit to working with senator specter, myself, and of course chairman leahy to get such a bill to the floor quickly as possible so we can pass it this year? >> yes. i think the department can support the, the administration can support such a bill. the concern we have again is with protecting, making sure that the bill doesn't impede our ability to protect the national securit

hastings: mr. speaker, i have no additional speakers, and i'm prepared to close and would reserve the balance of my time until the gentleman closes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, i yield the balance of our time to the ranking member, mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for three minutes. mr. dreier: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, it seems like a long time ago but i'd like to begin by congratulating my friend from miami for his very thoughtful and passionate opening statement. it's very important, mr. speaker, that we get this bill right because it clearly has an impact on every bilateral, regional and multilateral relationship that we have in the world. i hope very much at the end of the day we can get it right. i would like to take my ti