morning with british labor party wimpy for a new paul west paul flynn who's opposed to the war in iraq mr flynn thanks for being with us this morning these allegations still sketchy we must point out what do you know about. i think it's probably true the story is there appear to completely verify it but we know that in the first iraq war depleted uranium was used in shells and it certainly is very very likely to be used again and it's used as a ballast because of its density and shells but unfortunately it's not as radioactive is it might be. two three eight with the gamma radiation is being reduced under a weapon of mass destruction but sadly you to a weapon of eternal destruction because it would dust on the battlefield and get into the water supply into the. can because give children. a birth defect and the iraqis have been saying for a long time that where the battles to plays there's evidence of big increases in childhood cancers and even birth defects and they're threatening to sue. the united kingdom the united states government is awful contamination you know it's almost certainly taken

that's why mrs. flynn and her actions in shaping our future leaders and scientists of our country and her efforts are an inspiration to all of us. thank you to her and all the teachers in south florida. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, enough is enough, the democrats' failure to lead is now putting a strain on the troops by refusing to pass a clean emergency supplemental war bill. mr. rogers: yesterday, the pentagon announced that it's putting together an emergency plan in case congress fails to do its job and does not pass the upcoming supplemental. if the democrats continue to play political games with this bill, the pentagon will not be able to make payroll for active duty troops at war. this is a disgrace. funding our troops is a national priority. o