mr. bradley they could not get jobs. >> i think we need to look at what these people have done that is historicallynd i will be nice, madam chairman. as hard as it is. >> we are not asking much. this is a really simple request. >> we are still going through a great deal of discrimination if we can't even agree to put two names. >> when we mention a few do we not diminish the accomplishments of the other recipients. >> the motion fails. >> next up, more passionate debate when mavis knight proprosed this amendment. >> there was a reason the founding fathers protected religion freedom in america by barring government from promoting or disfavoring any particular religion over all others. >> this is not an accurate perception. >> you need students to understand the importance that the founding fathers placed on the separation between church and state. >> one of the things that we keep being hounded by the other side is that the conservatives religion. to inject no, we are not. nor do we want our religion history to be taped and drawn from a view point that is not historically accurate. >> it has nothing

mr. bradley they could not get jobs. >> i think we need to look at what these people have done that is historicallyill not support names. >> and i will be nice, madam chairman. as hard as it is. >> we are not asking much. this is a really simple request. >> we are still going through a great deal of discrimination if we can't even agree to put two names. >> when we mention a few do we not diminish the accomplishments of the other recipients. >> the motion fails. >> next up, more passionate debate when mavis knight proprosed this amendment. >> there was a reason the founding fathers protected religion freedom in america by barring government from promoting or disfavoring any particular religion over all others. >> this is not an accurate perception. >> you need students to understand the importance that the founding fathers placed on the separation between church and state. >> one of the things that we keep being hounded by the other side is that the conservatives religion. to inject no, we are not. nor do we want our religion history to be taped and drawn from a view point that is not historically

bradley. i might add that colin powell and david petraeus also graduated from the school. as mr. moore mentioned, i had the honor to both attend the college as both a student and then become instructor during my military career, and i can attest to the fact that those i served with were truly the best in the world. last fall i had the privilege to be the key note speaker at the flag ceremony for the international military students at the school. a lot has changed from my time there, and i had the opportunity to see the state-of-the-art training that our military personnel are receiving. this legislation will require the treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half dollar coins in recognition of the five u.s. army five-star generals. the surcharges -- sale of such coins will be paid to the command general staff college foundation to help finance its support for college. the foundation i report is ably led, and i appreciate the dynamic leadership of retired colonel ueland. some of the things it includes is research grant for the faculty, support for the intern

bradley. may god rest his soul. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. burton: mr. speaker, i listen with great interest to the majority leader, the democrat majority leader's comments about the accomplishments that have been made by this congress. i would just like to say briefly this -- the american people don't want to hear this hyperbole. they don't want to hear these long dissertations what's being accomplished around here. what the american people want to do is to cut spending and get this economy moving again and create jobs, and blowing money like the democrats are doing and creating a debt that our kids will never be able to deal with is not the answer. and so i'd like the next time they have this discussion back and forth for 45 minutes that they get -- they cut to the chase and say we're going to do this to cut spending. we are going to do this to create jobs. and we're going to cut taxe