including representative perlmutter, vice chairman frank lucas, energy subcommittee chairman randy weber and energy subcommittee vice chairman steve knight for their on fwoing support of d.o.e.'s world leading national laboratories. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and before i yield back the balance of my time, i want to say to -- about mr. hultgren that his leadership on the committee has been appreciated for years and he has never failed to be an effective advocate and leader for the national labs. this is a good example of his interest being put into legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. veasey: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from illinois. mr. hultgren: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers and am ready to close but i think i have the right to close so i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. veasey: i have no further requests for time, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gen