. >> manuel ortiz, convicted of murdering his wife and her friend, has been on the row since 1996. >> if you don't exercise your mind or your body, you know, it starts to deteriorate. we try to use push-ups, you know, squats, things of that nature. because imagine 40 years in a cage, you know. it takes a toll on the body and on the mind. >> all right. there's my frenchman. you still seeing that french woman? she still writing you? >> men have spent up to two decades here and while some pursue their cases until the last breath, others would just as soon give up. >> there are a lot of guys here, you know, i can't mention no names, you know, but they also would like to get it over. you wake up with a -- with this, i call it a gorilla, you know, a 2,000-pound gorilla on my back every morning. carries a death penalty, you know. it's something that you can't -- it's reality. >> until recently, contact visits, a chance for family members to touch death row inmates, have been prohibited. >> let me tell you, these guys have mamas and sisters and children and grandmas and all that. i don't thin

including such latinos as ted williams, manuel ortiz, maria hernandez, jose limon, cesar chavez and guyspanic american soldiers fought with integrity and bravery, earning 126 distinguished service crosses, over 1,400 silver stars and 2,807 bronze stars for valor. they earned these medals sacrificing their lives and blood to preserve the united states and freedom around the world. and through the war, over 12,000 latinos were awarded the purple heart for wounds suffered in combat, 2,561 latinos were prisoners of war and 9,831 latinos were killed in action. because of the record of service, mr. speaker, i introduced house resolution 404 which recognizes the service and the sacrifice of the members of the armed forces and veterans who are latinos and i urge my colleagues to co-sponsor this legislation. i wish to remember these war heroes and the stalwart and selfless service of latinos in military history. 70 years after world war ii. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> permis