possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 235, the nays are 183. it's previous question is ordered on the amendment and the resolution. the question is on adoption of the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. the question is on adoption of the resolution as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 738 and house 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house for the curt consideration of h.r. 4078. will the gentleman from yithe, mr. simpson, kindly take the chair? the chair: the house is in the committee of the

of this house -- traditions of this house. they have collaborated together in a bipartisan way to help defend this country. and i think i speak for all members of the house of representatives in saying thank you to these two great stalwarts of this body. this will be the last defense bill that norm dicks will take part in. is he departing this body in retirement -- he is departing this body in retirement and we will miss his wisdom and his camaraderie and his knowledge of the needs of our country in its defense. i think i speak for all of the house when i say thank you to norm dicks for great service to his country, to this body, and to the defense of our country especially. we will miss his presence, we will miss his expertise, we will miss the fact that he is a jolly good fellow, among other things. >> will my colleague yield? mr. rogers: i'd be happy to yield. >> i very much appreciate my chairman yielding. i'd like to associate myself with your remarks regarding these two fabulous leaders and the jobs they have done over the years on our behalf and for our national security. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. rogers: i thank the gentleman and i can't help but mention the gre

here is a live look at the house of representatives floor. the measure is expected to pass with full support from house republicans and there is word that democrats could join them but the effort is certain to die in the democratic-controlled senate and the president has shade he would veto the measure anyway so the vote is largely symbolic two weeks after the supreme court upheld the law as constitutional. democrats calming this an election year political stunt but speaker boehner said it is an opportunity for the senate to reconsider a repeal. and now like to capitol hill. how did the speaker make that case? >> speaker boehner says in law is making the economy worse and, actually driving up the cost of health care and making it marredder for america's small businesses to hire new workers and the speaker issued an invitation to democrats here on capitol hill. >> for those who still support repealing this harmful health care law, we are giving our colleagues in the senate another chance to heed the will of the american people. and for those wh

wonderful privilege to be back with my colleagues, former members here today on the floor of the house of representatives and especially for me to be able to participate in this award. i have the privilege of serving for 22 years in the house of representatives representing district 5 and then district 8 in the house of representatives, district 5 and 8 from the state of arizona. i retired in 2007 and was succeeded by representative gabrielle or as we all know and love her, gabby giffords. but my association with gabby runs back much further than that. when i was in tucson even before i became a member of the arizona state legislature, i knew gabrielle giffords and her family who were a prominent business family in tucson. and she was deeply involved in the community even then as a very young woman. i had the privilege of serving -- not serving with her, but alongside of her, serving from here while she was in the arizona state legislature. she had a very distinguished career in the legislature. as she did here, reaching across the aisle, accomplishing legislation because she was able to talk to people t

in the house of representatives. this majority needs to stop working and start work to making our economy risk. >> we have heard the ground hog reference several times the past day and we expect the vote to go down in the next 30 or 40 minutes. as you mention, we do not expect it will go further than that. but a chance for house republicans to reiterate their desire to get rid of this president's health care law. trace? >>trace: thank you from capitol hill. back to you when the vote happens. and now to the assistant managing editor of the "wall street journal", the journal of course is owned by the parent company of this network. look, we know this vote is going nowhere. but the republicans are saying, we are just trying to show the american people that we are still working on this very unpopular law. >> that is right. they are trying to show their constituency, too, they are out there pounding on it. they know they have a number of voters who support the effort to repeal it. at the same time, this groundhog day refe

now, this is a house of representatives that is pretending that it is one of the most open house of representatives in recent times and yet they have refused to even hold a hearing on the disclose act. not even a hearing. it's been requested many times by congressman brady, congressman gonzales, and others on the house committee on administration. nothing. those members had to hold an unofficial hearing to bring out the facts on this issue because the majority refuseded to hav d hearing. ironic on a bill that calls for greater openness, house republicans refused to even have an open hearing to talk about it. the disclose act stands for a simple proposition. voters have a right to know who is bankrolling these campaigns and we all recognize that when a lot of these groups are financing these campaigns, they are doing it to try to elect to congress, to try to buy congress that will rig the rules of the game in their favor and among the rules of the game that they want to change, relate to important pieces of our economy. we've been working hard to try and overturn some of the parts of the tax code th

each of us chose to run for the house of representatives. we understand that we of the responsibility to make decisions. these people are here today at our request to talk about the guidance that they need to implement the laws that we have passed. i have not heard them say do not cut defense. maybe we should have another hearing on that, but i have not heard them say that. we have already implemented $487 billion. we are taking care. you have passed a law that is going to cut another $600 billion out of defense. we just want to know how as business people do you expect us to comply with the law that was passed and carry out those upsets -- those to the best of our ability. that is what they have advocated and talked about. i come from a small business background. it was not anything like building ships or planes or boats. we sold western wear. a pretty simple little business, a family business, but even at that level, we went to the market to buy products that we were going to buy for the first half of the year, and we would go to the differ

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on july 25, 2012, at 11:33 a.m. that the senate passed senate 2090. appointments, state and local law enforcement congressional badge of bravery board, federal law enforcement congressional badge of bravery board, public safety officer medal of valor review board. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. issa: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend remarks including extraneous materials on h.r. 4078. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 738 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 4078. the chair appoints the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. miller,

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote theys are 162. the nays are 251. less than the majority voting in the affirmative the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 112-590 by the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2, printed in house report number 112-520 offered by mr. hastings of florida. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a requested for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning inst

house of representatives -- >> in the house of representatives there are currently 435 seats. the wealth index. one, michael two, darrell issa, california, 220 dededededededed republican, florida, million. five, jim bernatchy. nancy pelosi, 35 million, freel 10, kenny marchand, republican, texas, 16 million v. the 10 richest members of the house >>> question, what do these rich house numbers tell you? >> it's easier to run for office when you have that cushion of some wealth, although interestingly, a lot of self-funding really rich candidates fail, because they think because i'm rich, and i've succeeded at something else, i can jump into politics and be a success at that when actually having experience in politics help. and two, it really helps to have to go out and raise money, because that's another way you get -- >> do you think that you really must have a cushion, a financial cushion in your life, before you can make a political run, not to pay for campaign, but to pay for everything else? follow me? >> i've recommended, young people ask, and i say before you go into poli

there's a piece of legislation coming before the house of representatives and the senate called the disclose act it's actually originate in the senate although it will you know they always have to regime the house will do the double backflip but any of what it does is it gives and this was passed actually two years ago by nancy pelosi out of the house of representatives got filibustered the senate even though there were more than fifty votes for it to get a filibuster by republicans and it basically did what antonin scalia in the citizens united did not the dissent the the primary opinion said that congress should do which is make donors to political campaigns all of their hands say yeah this is me i'm donating to this this is and now the n.r.a. has said that they're going to score the bill in other words if you vote against this bill the n.r.a. is going to say you voted against gun rights and this this just blows my mind the n.r.a. had been opposed to the original disclose act they wanted a loophole that congress gave them a loophole and then they said they were in favor of it this one does

> eliot: if our calculation is correct, 1 out of every 14 votes done on the floor of the house of representativesa vote to repeal healthcare reform. this is insane. it has cast the house of representatives in a negative light. are you sensing people are looking at you and saying, do something that matters. >> i probably interacted with 5,000 people this fourth of july and i would guess eight of them talked about the healthcare reform bill. five positive three negative. most said, my daughter can't get a job. my bank is laying off again or my house is worth three-quarters three-quarters what it was worth three years ago. this is an obsession and they they are hurting themselves playing out this obsession. >> eliot: you made a statement out on the floor. what was the reason for that? what were you hoping to english. >> basically it says that we should live under the laws that we create. if we're going to take away the pre-existing condition for the public, we should take it away for a ourselves. if we take away the fact that you can't be charged more premium us because you're female, we should take

because it says that this house of representatives has reflected the will of the american people. they've reflected the will of the american people and the elections a year ago last november when we saw 87 new freshmen republicans come here to this house of representatives and every single one of them ran on the full 100% repeal of obamacare. every single one of them voted for the full 100% repeal of obamacare and every single republican senator, 47 of them, voted for the full 100% repeal of obamacare. and, mr. speaker, the next step is this next november, when there will be a changeout in the united states senate, i believe, that reflect what is happened here in the house so that the full will of the american people can be worked in this body that's to be responsive to the american people. while that's gone on this terminology that began, the patient protection and affordable care act, always understood to be obamacare, referred to himself as obamacare by president obama february 25 in the blair house, in the health care discussion that took place, when the president interrupted

. >>> also coming up, a day of rage tomorrow in the house of representatives, rage at the supreme court's ruling that most of obama care is constitutional. that rage will be expressed the only way house republicans know how, yet another meaningless vote on repealing the affordable care act. >>> and later, the most important surveillance tool ever invented, the stories our cell phones are telling about us and why you have no idea who's been checking on what you've been doing with your phone and where you've been doing it. that's coming up. [ birds chirping ] [ engine revving ] ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] with fuel economy that's best in class and better acceleration than camry and accord, you'll wish you had the road to yourself. [ tires screech ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ mid gradean. innovation that excites. dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations th

house of representatives, a presidency that works for them. not the majority of americans, not the folks that got up this morning and went to work, maybe they took a shower before work but maybe they took a shower after work, the folks that are working very, very hard every day trying to hold it together, who've been through the toughest recession we have seen since the great depression, who have most likely struggled with their house underwater and credit card debt too high and tried to piece together maybe one or two or three part-time jobs to hold things together for their families. they're not the ones that are funding these secret ads. it's -- it's not their secret money. what we know so far is that over half the money that's come in has been from 17 multibillionaires in our country. and when you think about that, it's -- it's pretty worrisome when bunk the fact that 17 or 18

. >>> also coming up, a day of rage tomorrow in the house of representatives, rage at the supreme court's ruling that most of obama care is constitutional. that rage will be expressed the only way house republicans know how, yet another meaningless vote on repealing the affordable care act. >>> and later, the most important surveillance tool ever invented, the stories our cell phones are telling about us and why you have no idea who's been checking on what you've been doing with your phone and where you've been doing it. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. >>> joe biden delivered the political line of the day today in nevada. that's coming up next. >>> and in the "rewrite" tonight, chris christie shows why he can't possibly be selected as mitt romney's running mate because he has something in common with bill maher, and it's not just that they're both from new jersey. ask me what it's like when my tempur-

it really doesn't help if fifty million bucks are being wasted on political stunts in the house of representatives. over the next four months republicans are going to go in front of voters and make the argument that they deserve another two years control and house of representatives they'll talk about how many times they voted to repeal obamacare how many times they voted to hold attorney general eric attorney general eric holder in contempt how many congressional investigations they've launched into planned parenthood but they won't mention is how much taxpayer money your money my money they've wasted doing all this stuff and how now one of those so-called accomplishments will create a single job for even one single white american so i say republicans are really serious about deficit reduction and should start with reducing themselves and their frivolous pursuits. as the big picture first night for more information on the stories we covered visit our web sites of thom hartmann dot com free speech dot org and r t dot com also check out our two youtube channel is there a link to thom hartmann dot c

don't know, is a number that shows where your computer is located and all the members of the house of representativesre the same number. i searched this ip address and found that maybe there were 6,000 edits over the past few years and maybe 50 of them had been removing unflattering information. >> so, in the example we just offered, somebody in alan west's office would have been the one to remove the communist line because you know the ip address was this that building and who else would care? >> exactly. and some members of congress like miller, removed that she had been admonisheded by the house ethics committee. adding information, deleting information, we came to the conclusion that why would west's office be editing. >> mike kaufman came under fire in may. >> i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know that. but i do know this. that in his heart, he's not an american. he's just not an american. >> and let's watch what happened when a local reporter caught up with him. >> after your comments about the president, do you feel voters are owed a better explan

the house of representatives who supported the bill to honor the montford point marines with a congressional gold medal and a particular thanks to corrine brown of florida. [cheers and applause] senator hagen of north carolina who made it happen. [applause] joe carpenter, lieutenant- -- dr. james everhart of the united states marine corps. national president of the montford point marine association -- united states, retired. and jo carpenter, lt.colonel retired united states marine corps. [cheers and applause] i would like to personally thank the officers and staff of

it's very clear the timing has everything to do with the house of representatives holding eric holder in contempt.

incompetence and noncompliance with the subpeona from the house of representative and we do have oversight as part separation of powers that our system tabed a sad day when those individuals walked out of the house of representatives and i would add that the chairman of the black caucus was quoted once upon a time if someone else other than president obama be in the white house they would be marching on the white house. that is not what dr. king envisioned. >> i you stirred up controversy and not the first time you have done it? >> truth should not be controversial. >> it shouldn't be. and what you said totally understandable but you have taken heat for saying that you thought that the president wanted to make us his slaves. explain what you meant by that and why did the media get so crazy about it? >> first of all, the liberal media operates with the hypocrisy and they don't want someone to challenge them. they run in a old foala like me that had parpts to stand for something, i i don't care what they say. we have to educate the american people. you go back and look at documents that thom

of you have heard it. the first day i went to the white house representing the democrats in the house of representatives, iouse, and i had been there a million times. if i did not think about been apprehensive. i go into the room. as i said at the table, i realize this was not like any other meeting i had never been to at the white house. in fact, it was not like any meeting that any woman had been to let the white house because it was a meeting of the president, the vice president, and the leaders, house and senate, democrat and republican, to talk about the legislative agenda. women had been at the table, appointed by the president, and that is a wonderful thing, but i was sitting there with my power derives from the election of my colleagues, so my voice at the table had a different authority, for lack of a better word. [laughter] >> anyway, if there is president bush, gracious and lovely, and he says welcome, and as he is speaking, i feel really close to in in my seat. i have never felt that before. i was closed in. he must've been thinking what is going on, but he might i been thinking that any way. [

after the allied victory, he returned to his practice but then ran for a seat in the house of representatives, for which he was elected. he served two terms in the state house and made a successful bid for governor of the state of new mexico. he became the only four-term governor of new mexico. he then served two years as united states senator. on october 8, 1970, governor mechem was confirmed by the united states senate as united states district judge for the district of new mexico. he served in that position until his death in 2002. in a letter to my office, his wife wrote, he loved this state from one end to the other and vacations were rarely taken outside of new mexico. all of his life, he loved to spend his free time driving the back roads checking the water situation and seeing all was well with our crops, our business and our communities. this year marks the 100th anniversary of new mexico state hood on july 2, 2012, governor mechem's birthday. naming this courthouse during 2012 is an honor befitting his life of service and i ask my colleagues to vote in favor of h.r. 3742 and strongl

the house of representatives has voted to hold the attorney general eric holder in contempt of congressholder is now the first sitting cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. >> and bret baier breaking news, house of representatives, voted to hold eric holder in contempt of congress refusing to turn over documents related to the fast and furious scandal. here is holder's reaction. >> and makes feed ner the minds of some, but both a crass effort and a grave disservice to the american people. they expect and they deserve far more. >> that story, richard, got not much press because it came in the shadow of the health care ruling on thursday. did it get the coverage it deserves? >> you know, i don't think it got the coverage it deserved in the leadup. whether or not you think it's a witch hunt or a legitimate inquiry. wherever you find yourself on the political spectrum, there is no denying the fact that doj and the attorney general, stonewalled and gave erroneous information. that alone should push coverage from the liberal media. usa today put this on 5-a. it's really outrageou

or that the speaker of the house of representatives in 1862, groh of pennsylvania, had been a central figure in a brawl that broke out in the house chamber late one in in 1857. the occasion was the bitter debate over whether to admit kansas to the union as a slave state. and while -- i will let groh tell his own story, towards 3:00 in the morning, he said, i crossed to the democratic side to consult with john hickman. douglas democrat, also from pennsylvania. one southern democrat shouted -- return to your own side of the house! you have no business over here anyway. this is a free hall. i responded. and everybody has a right to go where he pleases. attempting to seize me by the throat, the representatives said you are a damned black republican puppy. never mind what i am, i retortded, knocking up his hand. no negro driver shall crack his whip over me. i struck you on from the shoulder which i assume means something like that. he fell to the floor and in an instant a number of others standing in the area, in front of the speaker's desk, came rushing up the aisle striking right and lef

>>neil: well, maybe the vote not going much further than the house of representatives and maybe that umming out so many doctors and 83 percent doctors have seriously thought of quitting the profession over the health care law, but, even if they don't, are you really gung ho to see a doctor that is not that gung ho? that is what worries me i walk into the doctor and he will be budged and i don't want my doctor to be bummed. i can take the lecture on weight and all, and you love doing that, i can accept that, but, i don't want him to be bummed. is that, that, that, that troubles me. >>guest: well, you know, medicine is a tough profession overall, and, there has been a lost issues just over time with reimbursement, a lot of red tape and bureaucracy, and i think doctors are afraid this will lead to more bureaucracy. we already know that just because you have a piece of paper that section you are insured does not noon you will have access to care in 2020 there is an estimated 90,000 doctor shortage coming up. >>neil: but something more is going on when this many, and i don't know how relia

is destructive of their ability to care for patients. >> they are in formal debate in the house of representatives and they are expected to vote to repeal the law in the house of representatives tomorrow. >>shepard: most democrats are opposed to the row peel effort. right? >>reporter: that is correct. some are in difficult re-election battles who will watch to see if they decide to go against the law. or whether they stay in support of the law. but bottom line a lot of democrats are saying this is about refighting political battles of the past. check this out. >> we are here killing time because everyone knows the senate has done away with this bill and we know it will never become law. what it will do as i said yesterday, we are not trying to make lawyer here we are making political points. >> that is the point, also, less than four months from election day with political impacts to a vote of this nature so a lot of people will watch to see how candidates in tough re-election battles in swing districts will vote on this law and what the impact will be in november. >>shepard: mike, thank you. inte

this is the same house of representatives that is prepared to see the full faith of the president in go down the toilet last year. we have on our hands some radicals in the house of representatives. >> no fox and thchicken coop. let's confront this. >> chiens are tasty. >> this is truly a fascinating political moment. the compressed time on moving on this. at the same time, i found very little reservoir of good feeling towa the justice depepartment among the democratsts. one of the reasons is e failure to go after wall street and to put some of tho $9,000- suit sob's in handc [ female announcer ] the son of a single mom. proud father of two daughters. president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair... it hurts families. so the first l he signed was the lilly ledbetter fair pay act to help ensure that women are paid the same as men for doing the exact same work. because president obama knows that fairness for women means a stronger middle class for america. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> we a

house of representatives. at 10:00 p.m. eastern professor richard blackett how slaves planned and executed escapes to canada, mexico and the caribbean. american history tv in primetime tonight here on c-span3. on c-span 2 we have been featuring some of book tv's weekend programs in primetime. tonight our conversation with best selling novelist anna quinndlen. all this week on c-span2. this weekend head to the state capitol named in honor of thomas jefferson with book tv and american history tv in jefferson ci city, missouri, saturday at noon eastern booktv on c-span 2. former first lady jean carn aah. also a butcher's bill, a business contract, a provisions list from ancient mess po tame i can't to the university of missouri's special collections. the story behind eight miniature clay tablets. sunday at 5:00 on american history tv -- >> at one time in 1967 this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden take use through the former missouri state penitentiary. walk back through history in the halls of t

welcome to "grouped hog day" in the house of representatives. -- "groundhog day" in the house of representatives. this majority needs to start working to make our economy healthy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: i now yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from georgia, the republican policy committee chairman, dr. price. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. price: i thank the leader. as a physician one of the tenets of medicine is first do no harm. sadly the president's law does real harm. the supreme court has said the law is constitutional. that doesn't make it good policy. it harms all of the principles that americans hold dear as it relates to health care. it increases cost, decreases accessibility, will hers quality, and limits choices. the wrong direction for our country. it harms patients, especially seniors, by removing $500 billion from medicare and having 15 unaccountable bureaucrats deny payment for health care services. decisions that should be made by pasheents and doctors, not g

three weeks later, three weeks later the house of representatives voted to strip the epa of its authority to protect those streams and who supported it? a brand new freshman congressman from west virginia who has received more money from local industry than anybody else on capitol hill. connecting murdoch's is important for people to understand that. two years ago this month, 29 miners were killed in west virginia in a tragic mine accident. the worst in decades. we have yet to hear from the congress one single piece of legislation to make mining safer for the kind of workers who died in that mind. three weeks, three weeks it took the house to cut the legs out from under the epa trying to protect those streams and in two years they cannot act to protect our miners. that is worse than paralysis. that is a national disgrace and we were happy to write about that in the book. i am sorry that it happened but i hope every american understand the story and understand what it means and understand we need to demand better from the people who represent us on capitol hill. no american should count on

house of representatives, making her a role model to many. that is why it is a personal honor and privilege to be here today to communicate to you that the mayor whole lot of the supports this item before you today and encourages you to pursue whatever action is necessary to ensure its final adoption. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> we do have public comment on this item. gene morrison. >> nancy pelosi had done a wonderful job representing san francisco and reported to us what is happening in congress. she devotes a lot of time here. she is also supporting our positions all over the united states. she probably sleeps more on their plan and in beds because she is constantly traveling here and there to help somebody get elected. the first woman speaker. that is very important to people like me. that is about all i had to say. i want to thank the commissioners for listening to us. it is considered a great honor to be a commissioner but we forget about how much time you have to spend listening to us. i think we should make it nancy pelosi dr

. >> this latest turn comes after the house of representatives held attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for withholding related documents. >>> overseas, u.n. special envoy kofi annan is in iran this morning after meeting with syrian president bashar al assad. annan hopes to enlist the iranians in his efforts to end the fighting in syria. yesterday, annan met for two hours with assad. peace talks were described as positive. >> we agreed on an approach which we would also share -- which i will share with the armed opposition. i also stress the importance of moving ahead for the political dialogue. >> last week, annan admitted his peace plan for syria had failed. activists say more than 17,000 people have been killed since the uprising against assad began in march of 2011. >>> most of the country is breathing easier this morning now that the blistering heat wave has passed. the government says the u.s. broke its record for the hottest first six months ever in a calendar year. the average temperature during that time, 52.9 degrees. it's 4.5 degrees above normal since july 1st. m

resolution details the achievements of san francisco by nancy pelosi in her 25 years in the house of representatives. in addition to those monumental achievements, the san francisco office is a model of service to constituents. she is truly are rep. the resolution also does not say what she has done over the years in bringing people of different faiths back together. this helps organizations like mine to find consensus among the multiple states on issues of common concern. congresswoman nancy pelosi is a peacemaker in the best sense of that term. having her name on a driving golding gate park, particularly the one which connects the john f. kennedy drive with martin luther king drive sends a message that is both important and upon for get and all. thank you very much. -- unforgettable. >> good morning. i'm a retired navy commander and i served for 23 years in the navy but also worked on the repeal of don't ask, don't tell, and i'm here to support renaming middle drive to nancy pelosi drive. congresswoman nancy pelosi was the leader to repeal a don't ask, don't tell. in the waning hours of that congr