mr. aderholt: mr. chairman, i reserve a point of order. the chair: point of order is reserved. pursuant to the order of the house today, the gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan, is recognized for five minutes and a member opposed will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. ryan: thank you, mr. chairman. i have a heartwrenching story to share with the congress and the american people of which i would like this amendment to help take some action. the egregious 2007 case of a decorated airman's murder in my congressional district, the state of ohio vs. claudia c. harrig. the wife of the deceased purchased a smith and wesson .357, learned how to use it, practiced in trumble county, ohio, and days later on march 12, 2007, she allegedly shot her husband, major carl harrig, twice in the back of the neck and once in the back of the head. and after being charged with aggravated murder by the court of common pleas of trumble county, ohio, mrs. harrig fled to her native country brazil w

mr. aderholt: i reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. e chair: point is order of is reserved. the gentleman from arizona is recognized for five minutes. mr. grijalva: thank you again, mr. chairman. i rise today to offer an amendment to the department of homeland security appropriations bill. it strengthens our efforts to have a secure and proper bored. as you know, the issues at the -- that are foremost in the thoughts of people across this country, as was noted when my friend and colleague from arizona, mr. flake, in his amendment that acknowledged that reality, that strengthening the ports of entry should be a national priority. his amendment was accepted as a means to begin to increase and pay attention to that national priority. it's a jobs issue. and it is a security issue. land and port security are the drives of the u.s. economy and also facilitate legitimate trade and travel while preventing unauthorized entry and contraband from crossing the border. along the nearly 2,000 mile border with mexico, u.s. customs and border protectio

mr. aderholt: mr. chairman, reclaiming my time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. aderholt: there were concerns raised by the gentleman from texas this evening. the department of homeland security needs the support of states and counties and border security and scap is an important tool. i look forward working with the gentleman to ensure that department of homeland security and department of justice find the right solution. i know that my other distinguished colleagues on the appropriations committee from the state of virginia has this program within their jurisdiction. >> the gentleman yield? mr. aderholt: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. >> i strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wolf: commerce, justice science subcommittee, i'm sympathetic to the concerns raised by the gentleman from texas. i understand that last year, d.o.j. notified perspective f.y. 2011 applicants of this coming change and worked closely with d.h.s. to increase alien statu

mr. aderholt: mr. chairman, i'd like to yield five minutes to the chairman of the full appropriations committee, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. rogers. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for five minutes. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, chairman aderholt, for yielding the time. mr. chairman, this is the 10th anniversary bill for this subcommittee. we began work in 2003, and the first three speakers that are on the platform today are the three chairmen of that subcommittee in its 10 years of history. i have the honor of being the first chairman and then was followed by david price as chairman and now robert aderholt. so we have, if there is any accumulated wisdom, we possess a portion of it. so we want to thank chairman aderholt and ranking member price for their hard work on this subcommittee. this is truly a bipartisan, nonpartisan subcommittee because the nation's security cannot bow to any partisan spirits. but i think after these 10 years we can all agree that th

mr. aderholt: mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i move that the committee do now rise and report the bill back to the house with sundry amendments and with the recommendation that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill as amended do pass. the chair: the question is on the motion that the committee rise and those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, having had under consideration h.r. 5855, direct it's me to report the same back to the house with sundry amendments, with a recommendation that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill as amended do pass. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5855 and reports the bill back to the house with sundry amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. w

mr. aderholt: i rise in support -- mrs. adams: i rise in support of this legislation. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from -- the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. and the amendment is goode to. >> mr. chairman, i would like a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida, will be postponed. for what purpose does -- does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: i have amendment number 399 the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. the amount otherwise provided by this act are revised by reducing the amount made available for atomic energy defense activities, national nuclear, weapons activities, increase the amount made available for the army corps of engineers, civil department of the army by $10 million. the chair: pubt pursuant

mr. aderholt: it did not arow for technologies. section 312 regulates the efficiency standards of walk-in coolers and freezers. the section mandates that cooler and freezer doors meet a certain r value as measurement of their ability to retain temperature and use less energy. the problem is that an r value is a measurement. based primarily on the thickness of foam. therefore requiring products to meat an r value prohibits technologies that are just as efficient but utilize alternative material or alternative tech knolls. these types of statutes typically provide the department of energy with a waiver authority this bill simply provides the department of energy with the authority to waive the r value requirement if they determine a product meets or exceeds the desired energy efficiency goals. this bill is supported by the american council for energy efficient economy. furthermore, we've spoke within officials at the department of energy who recognize the need to consider the energy saving and the nonfoam products. madam speaker, thi