virginia congressman jerry connolly will be in the studio with me in just a moment. >>> iran says it shot down an unmanned united states spy plane. iranian news reports say the country's armed forces shot down the plane yesterday because it violated iranian air space. the pentagon is not commenting, but the united states-led coalition in afghanistan says american forces lost control of the drone over afghanistan late last week. >>> motorists are catching a break over the holidays according to the lundberg survey, prices at the pump have dropped 9 cents a gallon in the past two weeks. that means the average price of regular gasoline is now $3.29 a gallon. however analysts predict prices will not come down much further. at least not right now. >>> struggling homeowners are getting an early christmas present. several large mortgage lenders including fannie mae and freddiemac are promising not to foreclose on delinquent borrowers during the christmas season. the moratorium will run from december 19 through january 2nd. chase, wells fargo and bank of america have also announced a temporar

respective jerry connolly has introduced legislation that i support to allow cameras in the supreme court. a single nonintrusive-type camera controlled by the court staff would allow for greater access in the decisions made by the nine jurists in black robes. i know cameras can be placed in a courtroom without disruption because i was one of the first judges in texas to allow cameras to film criminal cases. a lack of seating capacity is no reason to deny the american people the right to see supreme court proceedings. the american people deserve an all-access pass to watch the high court rule on the law of the land. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to give voice to a concern that i have heard raised from numerous constituents who originally hail from belarus. mr. paulsen: since 1994, the president has abuse it's -- abus