mr. bravo's plan, not just the murder christian aguilar. that's part of it. he's got to reunite with erica. >> the prosecutor painted a picture of a man obsessed with getting erica back. the stair witness was a very nervous erica. >> i didn't want to see him i didn't want to be near him. i just wanted him gone. >> with pedro barely looking at her. she read some of the non-stop text messages pedro had been sending her. >> i came all this way, i miss you like crazy. i love you despite everything that's happened. maybe i'm stupid but i can't help the feeling. i'm so sorry. i'm so, so sorry. >> on the stand, the prosecution asked erica to read out loud sections of pedro's journal. thoughts that would show the jury just how fixated on her he was. >> i can win her back. i will win her back. i want to give up everything to be with her again. >> but it was the sight of an evidence bag containing christian's backpack, his personal stuff from a care free happy time that caused erica to lose it on the stand. >> i got really emotional. i got really thrown aback. i was ju

bravo zulu. i yield back mr. speaker.peaker pro tempore: the gentleman from montana yields back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? pursuant to house resolution 287 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h.r. 2577. will the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 2577 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole house rose earlier today, an amendment offered by the gentleman from florida, mr. grayson, had been disposed of and the bill had been read through page 156, line 15. for

the remaining bravos accountable to completed expeditiously and provide legal certainty for shippers passengers and members alike. we look forward to that path. thank you. >> thank you mr. lonegro. mr. orseno, we've met several times already. if i butchered your name like i've are deep and twice corrected by colleagues, please let us know. >> thank you mr. denham and members of the subcommittee. i'd like to thank congressman lipinski from a representative on the subcommittee and appreciate your trip leadership and transportation to and deal of mistrust elected leader will committee. i was lucky enough to be an engineer i was very proud of. proud of endeavors a day. it's an enormous responsibility i didn't take late the is no engineer does. a few years ago i was appointed executive director of the metro connect to both experiences early in my career to my physician now. i may be clear, safety is paramount and to that end we are implementing ptc. that may also declare another item is not without challenges. metro is one of the largest rest of the country. last year we provided 83.1 million passenger trips. we primarily serve customers committing for the suburbs to work i