lucas glover, he can hit the ball a mile. >> and his iron play was spot on. he just hit it inside of 10 feet hole after hole. rickey barnes at the 16th, that got him tied for the lead at that point. >> he's at five under as well. again, it's friday night. you feel this is cut time. keep in mind, we're not halfway done, but these are the names where they stand. lucas glover currently atop the leaderboard one clear of rickey barnes. >> obviously the key to making birdies at the u.s. open is sitting in the fairway. i've been doing that for the most part. drove it great this afternoon. so far. you know, i got four -- however. and i'you know, i got four -- hr many more holes i've got left. and i've been putting well. green's been receptive luckily, or we'd be in a tougher spot. >> doesn't seem like it's the usual u.s. open style golf because everything is so moist. the fairways are wet. they're pretty generous anyway, but because they're wet they play a lot bigger. >> andy, it would sound like hyperbole if i tried to explain the benefit of playing late. >>uld soun

open golf champion, lucas glover. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> madam speaker, i request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kucinich: thank you. we all want to protect our planet. but will the american clean energy and security act of 2009 do that? i don't think so. the pollution targets are inadequate. regulatory authority is stripped from the e.p.a. the bill relies on huge numbers of carbon offsets. for example, it says you can have two billion tons a year of carbon offsets which is roughly equivalent to 30% of all u.s. greenhouse gas emissions. recent analysis suggests it might be 2026 until we see the emissions decline below 2005 levels. the renewable targets are not strong enough. a recent analysis by the union are concerned -- of concerned scientists indicate this target provides no new renewable energy over business as usual projections. dirty energy options qualify as renewable, including biomass burn