to mourn his loss. so it is with a heavy and sad heart that i offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of officer stephen tyrone johns. he will always be remembered as a dedicated and beloved hero. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from washington, for what purpose do you rise? mr. hastings: can i inquire of the time on both sides? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 10 minutes remaining and the gentleman from west virginia has 12 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. hastings: i understand that my friend from west virginia has more request for time than i do and i'd be more than happy to yield him nine of those 10 minutes to dispense with as he sees fit with the understanding that if i do get some members that i can reclaim some of that time and i ask unanimous consent that he control that nine minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. rahall: i thank the distinguished gentleman from washington, mr. hastings. i

the holocaust museum exists as a place to reflect and mourn murderous prejudice and hatred. yesterday yet -- yet yesterday a senseless attack motivated by the same prejudice and hatred resulted in the tragic death of a security guard, stephen t. johns. it is a sad reminder that we must all remain vigilant in continuing the work of the rabbi to purge discrimination and rate red -- hatred from this world. i thank congressman klein for sponsoring this important resolution. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to ms. schwartz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. schwartz: thank you, mr. speaker. and i rise today to add my voice to all those who denounce the hate and violence and condemning yesterday's attack at the u.s. holocaust museum and to extend my thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of officer steafen johns. racism, anti--- stephen johns. racism, anti-semitism and other forms of hatred are not new. they impact too many people here and around the world. as a child of a holocaust survivor, i know all too well the destruction and su

and work together that we will, at one point, find a time where families will be able to cry and to mourn for their own in china. they will find justice to what happened 20 years ago. we will never forget the victims and the suffering of the families. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, kumar. but like to now give the podium to dr. lee who will introduce the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, miss nancy pelosi. >> before the speaker arrives, i would call someone else to the stage. mr. lee, chai ling? tashi? may we stand on stage and wait for the speaker to come. [applause] >> speaker of the united states house of representatives, nancy pelosi is, in the words of president barack obama, an extraordinary leader for the american people. in the past 20 years, she has been the most consistent and outspoken supporter of human rights in china and around the world. recently in shanghai, she said, she would continue to speak for human rights in china and around the world. now, let's welcome the hon. speaker, nancy pelosi. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon. i think it is

what do you think of alonzo mourning's comments? >> that's a pretty good assessment for a guy that played 15 years or so in the nba. >> do you buy it? >> kobe's doing a lot of work, you know. i'm just here kind of sitting on my chair. >> if we end up with 30 shots, that's all we can say. you can say my philosophy isn't right. we're going to stick with it, i tell you that. >> espnews is where you want to be for all the postgame press conferences. you'll later from both coaches and key players after game 4. >> baseball, red sox-yankees. david ortiz going yard for the third time in the last five games. boston looking for a sweep and brad penny. >> he was the hottest and most impressive pitcher m the first couple months of the season. but his last two start starts zh grainy has come back to earth a little bit. his esm ra has gone from .40 to 1.55. after not allowing a home run in his first ten starts. he gave up two long balls in his last start in toronto. right now the royals only 2-4. trying to win back-to-back games for the first tim

i wish our nation a very happy birthday, but i rise in sadness to celebrate, but yet mourn the passing of michael jackson. he was full of life, was in essence a joy to many who listened and those who danced. michael jackson loved america. he was truly a story that came from the very dreams that americans have. starting in the very bowels of the city called gary, indiana, living in a two-bedroom house, but having risen to the highest ped stalls of entertainment after. he was the king of pop and a quiet man, a man who loved to give back and a humanitarian. for those of us who remember the words of "we are the world," one of the first songs of bringing people together to be able to emphasize that we have the responsibility to others. and then the song of "man in the mirror," we can make a difference. born in 1958 in gary, indiana, he was one of the jackson 5. but he was a father, someone who would bring a face to america. i intend to introduce a resolution in honor of michael jackson, because we believe in the good and he was good. he saw our soldiers and foult against hiv-aids. he wanted

we mourn his loss today. so also do we hope and pray for the rapid recovery of private quinton ezeagwula who was wounded. i attended the funeral yesterday of andy long in conway, arkansas, and met both families. the long family is a military family. his great grandfather served, his grandfather served, his father is a retired marine warrant officer. his mother served and is a veteran and she was on the parking lot waiting to give him a ride home when the shooting began. his brother is in the military today and will be heading to iraq this summer. a family tradition for this family is that the father prepares a letter to give to the son when he deploys. yesterday andy's father, retired marine daris long read the following letter to his son. he had these ideas in mind to give to his son and put them down in writing. the letter was placed in the casket yesterday at the funeral. this is the letter that he wrote to his son. dear andy, let me start by telling you how proud your mother and i are of you in your choic

i hope it's a comfort to his family that so many people mourn their loss and are praying for them at this sad time. jack henning was a proud american, a devout catholic, passionate about his irish roots and a great friend and mentor to many of us. mr. speaker, i join jack henning's family, friends and colleagues to celebrate his life and remember his illustrious contributions to the state of california and to our great nation. and later today thousands of people will gather in california to do just that, celebrate his life and pay tribute to him. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair will entertain a total of 10 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. johnson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: you know, many americans don't have access to affordable health care, and we can and need to d

oh, god, savel now the hearts of those who mourn. grant them your comfort and peace.r the memories of those who whose loved ones perished in the horrific conflict at sea and on these bloody fields of bat m so many years ago. lovely lovingly support the family and friends who grieve the loss of a loved one both past and present. help each of us to look ahead to that grand and glorious day when you shall return, loved ones be rejoined once again and all wars shall cease. oh, god, speed the day of your coming, we ask. guard this day, the soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen of our several nations who fight for liberty and the freedom of oppressed peoples. grant each a special measure of your presence, protection, and abiding grace. indeed, yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. in jesus name. amen. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the french republic. [applause] [speaking in french] [speaking in french] [speaking french] [speaking french] [speaking french]

she was alone walking and jumping and celebrating life, while i was walking with all of my sadness mourning and then i realized she was stopping and looking again and she stopped me each time she was hearing the birds and singing in the trees and then i looked at her with more attention. she would stop to hear the birds and encourage. and so when she applauded the birds mauney inner part still alive, still able to celebrate life woke up and the same happened with the sources of "mirrors" and all the other books i have written, a long list of books. i would, if you allow me, i will read just one text to tell you clearly know when lefties and 600 stories came to life the origin of duty. first i read the story and later taught you how it was born. there they are, on the walls and ceilings of caves, bison, elk, horses, seagulls, women, men, they were born thousands upon thousands of years ago but they are born in new every time someone who looks at them. how could our ancestors of long ago. so intently? how could a man who fought with his bear hands create images so filled with grace? how did h

but because the tactic of mourning was used originally by revolutionaries held protests against the shah, they have begun to crack down on the type of engine that could bring that momentum. they have cracked down the tides of morning. my last bottom line is that i think that the genie is out of the bottle and it will be impossible to put back. it can be repressed for now, but i do not think that there is any way that we can go back to what happened at the beginning of june. thank you. >> thank you very much, robin. two announcements that i neglected to make in the start. since we are being webcast and broadcast live on c-span, i would like to ask people to turn off mobile devices phones -- , mobile devices, phones and such. people in the overflow space, we will be taking questions from you as well. those questions will be conveyed to me and we will work them into the discussion in the second hour. the next presentation comes from an adjunct faculty member and former scholar here at the center, a frequent visitor to our sessions. someone that we welcome back, farideh farhi. >> thank you e

the way this system works is that you elect the president and the president has to adhere to those mourns. since the beginning of the republic, you have had the incumbent become president. the economy has been terrible every time. i am not sure -- the economy can lead voters, but it will not necessarily mean he will become president. he has a weaker organization supporting him. a lot of students have come out for minorities. the revolutionary guards are very well organized within the country. over the last few years, they have restructured themselves to really monitor internal security and expand their presence throughout iranian towns and villages. in every village and every hamlet, the guards are present. i think that if they get the command from top down, i think that is a very strong possibility. >> and wish you would like to call the iranian election a week in advance, i respect your opinion on that one. i think this is a terrific discussion. i think you. [applause]

, and she was alone walking and jumping and celebrating life while i was walking with my sadness mourning. and then i realized she was stopping and then walking again and she stopped each time she was hearing birds singing in the trees. and then i looked at her with more attention to see she would stop, hear the birds and encourage. so when she applauded the birds, my inner part still alive, still able to celebrate life, was woken up and the same happened with the sources of "mirrors" and all the other books i have written since come a long list of books. .. >> they're i painted on the walls of caves, women, men, houses, seagulls, they're ageless. they were born thousands upon thousands of years ago, but they are born anew everytime someone looks at them. how could our ancestors of long ago communicate. how could a man who kills wild beast with his bare hands create images in this caves. hough did he manage to draw those lines but break free of the stone and take to the air. how could he or was it she? or was it she? please, question, was it she? came from a conversation i had in santa fe

and the heat have named alonzo mourning vice president of player development. >> coming up on espnews, we aree all aboard the queen-bound 7 train. citifield gets its first taste f of the subway series. >> first shaq, now amare. there's whispers of the sunshe s shopping stoudamire. >> and the nfl may weigh in on>a plaxico burress' case before th law does.axico burr espnews now. >> hi. welcome to espnews. now available in hd. you know, the last time they played the subway series, it was more like the taking of pellham 123. >> 15-0 in that game. as joe girardi would say, it's the subway series, you're going to see strange things. we saw strange things tonight. stiffer field hosting its first subway series. c.c. sabathia. third yankee pitcher with an rbi against the mets. sabathia, he was vintage. the yankee offense, despite not having a lot of the regulars, still scored nine runs. a-rod, career home run number 564. that bolts him ahead of mr. october, reggie jackson, for 11th on the all-time list. brett gardner had his first career five-hit game. the mets one through three hitters, 0 for

a moment on behalf of secretary hood, myself and the entire family to express our condolences and mourn the tragic loss 06 life that resulted from the washington metro crash earlier this week. we've been focused on that event. we've been in constant touch with member hersman with the ntsb and i'm happy to talk more about that q & a. in the 15 week since this hallmark legislation was enacted we've been working very hard. today i'll share with the committee some of our accomplishments on how transit has helped local communities large and small. the recovery act made available for public transportation $8.4 billion and we view that as an extraordinary opportunity. unlike some of our partners who get one or two large formula or discretionary programs fta is standing up six separate programs, three formula programs, three discretionary programs and one that's brand new that was effectively authorized in the recovery act itself. these six programs together will serve no fewer than 695 grantees with the potential of over 1300 separate recovery act grants. these grantees, true of the entire tra

his condolences went out to the jackson family and two vans that mourn his loss. >> [inaudible] >> because i just said it. >> you sent condolences to the family? >> not that i know. >> that was going to be my question. >> we are done. [laughter] you guys really didn't have much climate change questions either. i noticed you guys were a bit shy when the president was standing up there earlier today. >> we were shy? should we have shouted? >> i could have arranged through a third-party. [laughter] >> irish added once this week. the administration has consistently said that you have not wanted to meddle in the iran elections been in the president's remarks today was thinking about the opposition leader mousavi he said he has captured the imagination of iranian people. isn't that an endorsement? >> no, look -- connected sounds like a strong endorsement. >> this wasn't a question about defending a statement that some of you have been critical of in terms of not endorsing him earlier. look, the president as he said today has taken great pains not to interject himself or the united states into th

and so in the wake of that immense disaster, americans mourned in sympathy with the people of italy over their tremendous loss and committed to stand with them as they work to rebuild and recover. i'm pleased to support this resolution which expresses our deepest condolences to the italian people and notes that with the support of american citizens, humanitarian organizations are continuing to provide assistance in the rebuilding of those cities that were affected by the earthake. i urge my colleagues to support passage of this resolution. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from american samoa. mr. faleomavaega: how much time do we have left? the speaker pro tempore: 18 1/2 minutes. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, at this time i yield all the time he may want to consume, my good friend and colleague and author of this legislation, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. spea

i strongly condemn these unjust actions and i join with the american people in mourning each and every innocent life that is lost. i've made it clear that the united states respects the sovereignty of the islamic republic of iran and is not interfering with iran's affairs. but we must also bear witness to the courage and dignity of the iranian people and their remarkbleble opening within iranian society. we deplor the violence against innocent civilians anywhere that it takes place. the iranian people are trying to have a debate about their future. some in iran -- some in the iranian government in particular are trying to avoid that debate by accusing the united states and others in the west of instigating protests over the election. these accusations are patently false. they're an obvious attempt to distract people from what is truly taking place within iran's borders. this tired strategy of using old tensions to escape goat other countries won't work anymore in iran. this is not about the united states or the west, this is about the people of iran. and the future that they and only t

let it be our tribute to those we mourn today to ensure america's subway is safe from all who use it. and i know my colleagues join me in expressing our sympathy and prayers to all those who were struck by tragedy the other night. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kirk: thank you, madam speaker. our government will attempt to borrow $104 billion just this week, a world record. as congress accelerates spending, treasury has borrowed $560 billion in january, $707 billion in february, $750 billion in march, $665 billion in april, and $773 billion in may. to cover increased borrowing, the fed is now electronically printing money to cover our debts. their records show they have printed $152.7 billion in -- to cover our mounting debt. we are quickly running out of other people's money. printing dollars electronically will acce

so i would just inform our colleagues that we're going to proceed here as if in mourning business. i ask permission to proceed as if in morning business. >> without objection. >> senator sessions is up and will be the first speaker. >> mr. president, senator from alabama. i want to thank senator mcconnell for his leadership in so many ways, but in particular his concern that he's shown repeatedly on the united states judiciary. he's from a member of the judiciary committee, and he takes these issues seriously, and i think it is important that we all do so. i have to say that i'm disappointed that this morning that we learned from media reports, i did, that the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator layly, announced we would begin the hearing on july 13th on judge sotomayor. i believe that's too early. i don't believe it's necessary. it is far more important that we do this matter right than we do it quick. when the announcement was made, president obama said that the time we sl look to was october 1, when the new supreme court term starts. and i think that always was an achie

. >> i ask unanimous consent to proceed as if mourning business and time to count against cloture. >> without objection. >> madame president, today i'm introducing along with senator brown the education coordination act of 2009. this bill addresses what we call stan education, science technology, engineering and mathematics which is critical for the competitiveness in the years and generations to come this bill is nearly identical to the version of h.r. 1709 reported by house committees on science and technology and on education labor. which may be approved by house of representatives as early as today. it is quite a simple proposal. it would require coordination of federal s.t.e.m. activities. we can agree s.t.e.m. education is crucial to the future. technological innovation accounts for more than half of the growth of the economy since the second world war. the discoveries and inventions of the s.t.e.m. professionals create whole new opportunities, new industries, new companies, new-product and services and new ways of delivering old products and services efficiently. to build a cle

moment on behalf of secretary lahood, myself and the entire family to express our condolences and mourn the tragic loss of life that resulted from the washington metro crash earlier this week. we have been singularly focused on that event. we have been in constant touch with members men, the ntsb and i'm happy to talk more about that in q&a and i have also been notified that ms. norton maybe calling ect hearing and we are happy to participate in that as well. on the recovery act mr. chairman, in the 16 weeks since this hallmarked legislation was enacted, the fda has been working very hard to deliver funding to support the economic recovery and today want to share with the committee some of our accomplishments

as north alabama mourns the sudden devastating loss, i would like to recognize staff sergeant hall and his entire family's sacrifice. jeffrey was an eight-year veteran of the united states army, earning many well-deserved awards and declarations. including two army commendation medals, the national defense service medal, a nato medal and a global war on terrorism expeditionary medal. staff sergeant hall is an inspiring example of someone we can all look up to and inspire to be like. he put the safety of all americans before his own. we can -- and the people of this nation will be forever grateful. he motivated and inspired those who were around him, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him as well as those who never had the honor and privilege of meeting him. our country has lost a great soldier and an even better son. all of us in north alabama are deeply saddened by jeffrey's loss. on behalf of the entire community in the tennessee valley and across alabama and the nation, i rise today to join huntsville mayor tommy battle, united states army and the family of jeffrey hall i

this resolution mourns the death of private long and the wounding of private ezeagwula. it extends our condolences to the family of private long and our wishes of best recovery to private ezeagwula. it's little enough we can do but it's really all we can do at this point. it says we are grateful, it reminds us of the sacrifices that are made. i appreciate mr. franks' introduction of this resolution. i urge everyone to support it. as with the resolution i spoke of earlier today, i cannot believe anyone will not support it. i urge its adoption and yield back the balance -- i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker. i withdraw the motion and i move to suspend the rules and pass house resolution 515 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the motion is withdrawn. mr. nadler: i move to suspend the rules and pass resolution 515 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate think title. the clerk: house resolut

they go out today in mourning for the scores of victims of shameful acts of repression. their determination and bravery their determination and bravery have the whole world watching,

language condemning the murder of a health care provider and expressing sympathy to a family in mourning could be objectionable. madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: thank you very much. i want to say to my friend, senator shaheen, her words were eloquent here today. and that her voice adds so much texture to the senate. in a very plain spoken way, as is her way, senator shaheen has told us that regardless of where we stand on this contentious issue of a woman's right to choose, we should be able to come together when there's violence of any sort from any quarter, right, left, or center, there is no place for violence in any of our debates. that's what makes this such a great country. we debate here. we have had difficult debates here on the issue of a woman's right to choose. yes, we have. but we decide those issues in this chamber, in the house, at the white house, and across the street at the supreme court. madam president, the supreme court has ruled very clearly in 1973 in roe vs. wade that it is legal, legal, for a woma

today we continue to mourn and remember the 179 men and women who gave their lives in iraq and the service of our country. in my statement to the house last december i set out the remaining tasks in southern iraq for our mission. first, that we want to entrench improvements in security by putting iraqis in charge of their own defenses. second, to support iraq's emerging democracy, particularly through provincial elections. third, to promote the reconstruction to promote economic growth and basic services such as power and water to give the iraqi people what happened budget matters most in their livelihood, a full stake in the economic future. i can report, mr. speaker, the three objectives are -- have been achieved and do that efforts and our allies and six difficult years a young democracy has replaced at a vicious 30-year-old dictatorship. in recent months we completed the training of 9000 troops in the 14th division of the iraqi army who are now fully in crunch -- a charge of boz rep. with our help and help of the americans -- the operation last year. since then violence and crime in th

dawn transit usually seesawed through the senator were forced to stop running, as long lines of mourning carriages around the block at 9 a.m. the bell rang out snapping the masses to attention. all eyes turned toward eight majestic funeral chariot outfitted with a canopy of rich silver brocade. it was part before the grandest residence on the block, a three-story high mansion that was a testament to the architectural beauty cropping up all over russia. the heavy wooden doors parted in the archdeacon from saint john the baptist church emerged, softly reciting prayers. a group carrying a coffin decorated with a read a unnatural flowers fell into line after him. a choir came out and followed by a dozen workers. each carried a pillow with sacred medals and honors earned by the deceased during an extraordinary life. other church elders and dignitaries followed next. at last, a coffin emerged great in fabric made of golden brocade and raspberry velvet. it was the second day of december. and his elegant tribute was not 40s are or a high ranking minister or a military chief. the man inside the l

and today we continue to mourn and remember the hundred 79 men and women who gave their lives in iraq and their service of our country. in my statement to the house last december i set out the remaining task in seven iraq for our mission. first that we want to entrench improvement of security by putting iraqis in charge of their own defense and policing, second to support iraq's emerging democracy particularly to the provincial elections and third to promote the reconstruction of the country to promote maximum growth and basic services like water to give the iraqi people what matters most for their livelihoods in the years to, and that is so full stake in the recommend future. i can report and that these three objectives are being achieved and that thanks to our efforts and those of our allies over six difficult years a young democracy has replaced a vicious 30 year-old dictatorship. in recent months we have completed the training of the 9,000 troops and 14 division of the iraqi army who are now fully in charge of the security of basra. it was 14 division with the help of americans an

the important issue is put differently and iraqis could not have lost their lives and we agree in mourning the loss of our soldiers, their injuries, but should we regret the deaths of hundreds of thousands of the iraqis? could i also say to him when he is arraigned prime minister netanyahu could he not point out it isn't just the expansion he is not putting up, the similar -- of the settlements are illegal and there is no state solution unless the settlements will be closed down and that is something that no one is talking about and we won't get peace without willingness to move on the settlements. i agree with us to said the membership of this inquiry is rather feeble, we do need senior politicians to understand political decision making and to new senior military people who can understand the decisions that are made and surely the inquiry should be allowed to take hearings in private or in public as it sees fit rather than kept completely secret. >> first of all, i do regret the lives of all of those who suffered an and the loss of life among senate committee and any nation and we regret

today we continue to mourn and remember the 179 men and women who gave their lives in iraq in the service of our country. in my statement to the house last december i set out the remaining task in southern iraq for our mission. first of the want to entrench improvements in security by putting the iraqis in charge of the defense. second to support iraq's emerging in democracy particularly through the provincial elections and to promote the reconstruction of the country, to promote economic growth and basic services like power and water come to give the iraqi people what matters most for their livelihoods in the years to come and that is a full stake in their economic future. i can report mr. speaker that these three jackets are being achieved and thanked for efforts and those of our allies over six difficult years the young democracy is replaced the vicious 30-year-old dictatorship. in recent months we have completed the training of the 9,000 troops in and 14 division of the iraqi army or now fully in charge of the security of basra. does 14 division who with their help in the help of the

i join them in mourning his death. justin made the ultimate sacrifice in service to his country. our nation owes him and his family an immeasurable debt of gratitude. may god's peace be with justin's family, friends, and all of those who continue to mourn his teth an remember his life. -- death and remember his life. let us pause to remember all of our nation's fallen soldiers, marines, sailors an airmen who have laid down their lives defending our country. we also lift them in prayer. we lift all those serving our country today spreading freedom and democracy abroad. may god bless them and their families. mr. president, i yield the floor, and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. kyl: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. kyl: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the proceedings under the quorum yienchtsz with. and i ask to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kyl: thank you, mr. president. there are three things i'd like to specifically addres

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jr., we honor your lives and mourn your passing. to awful code talkers alive and beyond, we celebrate your service. whenever stories of courage and patriotism are told, we will think of you. thank you, mr. president, and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. barrasso: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. barrasso: i would ask that the quorum call be rescinded. officer without objection. mr. barrasso: thank you. i would like to speak on two -- mr. burris: thrieblgd speeg on two different issues on morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. bur is: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to applaud senator lincoln and senator snowe for their leadership and commitment in introducing senate bill 1222. this legislation would revise and extend existing empowerment zones, renewable community and enterprise community rules. it seeks to make these programs more effective and ensure that the incentives work as intended. i'm prou