mr. burton of indiana. mr. burton: -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to claim the gentleman's time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for five minutes. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, the joint economic committee, which i chair, just issued the latest ae decision of our series of state-by-state snapshots of the economy. it notes that in june, private sector employment grew in 32 states and the district of columbia, while the unemployment rate declined in 39 states and the district of columbia. but the report also makes clear that our economic recovery is at a crossroads and still faces major challenges, in large part because of the staggering job losses caused by the policies of the prior administration. as you can see, on this chart -- as you can see on this chart, how a steady descent into a red valley of severe job loss began in december, 2007. the red is the prior administration, the last month that the former president wa

mr. burton of indiana. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. putnam of florida. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. lincoln diaz-balart of florida. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives. it's always an honor and one of the reasons i try to come down here often and convey the values that eminate from the midwest and hopefully some of the people across the rest of the country that don't adhere to those values can index with the things we believe in. but what i found out, mr. speaker, is as i traveled around the country that we have a tremendous amount of common values from corner to corner of america and up through the midwest as well. and when i think of the states that i have been to and helping other candidates and trying to convey a message from the northeast to the southeast to the south up through the midwest down to the southwest and off to the w

mr. burton from indiana. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to take the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: madam speaker, it's my solemn honor tonight to pay tribute to an american hero and a son of texas killed in afghanistan in service to our country. staff sergeant eduardo laredo died in afghanistan supporting operation enduring freedom. eduardo was killed by injuries sustained when an i.e.d. was detonated near his dismounted patrol. madam speaker, i.e.d.'s are the way the cowards of the desert fight against our americans. sergeant laredo was just 34 years of age and one day before his birthday when he gave his life for our nation. this great american warrior was born and raised in houston, texas. he was an army airborne soldier. he served combat tours in both iraq and afghanistan and was with c company second battalion, 508th parachute infantry regiment out of fort bragg. now, the 82nd airborne division has had its share of famous soldiers from world war ii. but the

mr. burton, july 23, mr. jones for july 26, mr. flake for july 20 and 21. mr.bilirakis for today and ms. ros-lehtinen for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that fol logue legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes and are revise and extend their wrks. mr. kaptur of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previoused orer of the house, the following members are are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. mr. moran of kansas. ms. ros-lehtinen wishes to take mr. moran's spot and will be recognized for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker this past sunday, thousands gathered around the world to commemorate the grim an verse throif deadly attack on the jewish community center of buenos aires, argentina. i was particularly honored to participate in a s

mr. burton: you know, i don't want to be redundant. i just want to point out a couple of things that have been said because i think everybody who's interested in air safety needs to understand what the ramifications of this legislation are. and i hope my colleagues will pay attention, those who aren't here on the floor. taiwan's regional information center covers airspace of 176,000 square nautical miles. and it provides air traffic control service to over 1.35 million flights per year. now, when you're talking about air safety and you're talking about that region, and many of us have gone to that part of the world, you have to realize how important taiwan's inclusion is because we're flying through that airspace and they should have observer status. in addition to that, as has been stated, it's the eighth largest airport of international cargo volume in the entire world. so there's a lot of flights regarding cargo that's flying in and out of there on a regular basis and it's the 18th largest airport as far as the number of passengers

mr. burton: the point i made in my floor statement, there are 230 military trainers in pakistan. the men that were killed were there on a training mission, and the money that we're giving to pakistan has to be used efficiently and effectively. and if we give them the money and the equipment and they don't know how to use it in the front lines it's a waste of our money when we're fighting the enemy, when they're fighting the enemy, and that's why it's important for the 230 military trainers there to be there to make sure that our tax dollars that are going over there to fight the taliban and al qaeda is used effectively and efficiently. i hope you agree with that. mr. kucinich: well, reclaiming my time, i -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kucinich: i yield myself another half minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kucinich: reclaiming my time. if the gentleman supports the idea of the u.s. presence in afghanistan on the ground then your logic would follow perfectly. however, what i'm saying is that following the language i

mr. burton of indiana. without objection. mr. -- >> i had the opportunity to visit a place in north carolina where care packages are being put together for the k for the canine units overseas. they're sent to active duty dog teams in afghanistan and iraq. mr. jones: it was touching for me to see the boxes being prepared by people who care so much. i was absolutely amazed by everything i saw that day at the american kennel club in raleigh, north carolina. last year, i had the great opportunity to watch some of these valuable dogs being trained at lackland air force base. lackland is the center for all the training of these dogs that help our men and women in uniform. through the years i have been in congress, i've had the pleasure and honor to talk to many military dog handlers, some that go back to the vietnam war, some to desert storm and certainly many who have been in iraq and afghanistan. these dogs are so valuable because they are trained to sniff out the i.e.d.'s that kill so many and maim so many of our wonderful men an

mr. burton from indiana. mr. flake frr arizona. -- from arizona. ms. ros-lehtinen from florida. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. fudge, is recognized as the designee of the majority leader. ms. fudge: i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five days to revise and extend their remarks on the record on this topic. the congressional black caucus is proud to anchor this hour on jobs and the economy. currently, the c.b.c. is chaired by the honorable barbara lee from the 9th congressional district of california. my name is congresswoman barbara fudge and i represent the 11th district of ohio. c.b.c. are advocates for the human family, nationally and internationally and played a significant role. we continue to work to be the conscience of the congress. but we understand that all politics are local. therefore, we provide dedicated and focused service to the citizens and the congressional districts we serve. the vision of the congressional black caucus to promote the public welfare through legislation designed to meet the

mr. burton of indiana. without objection. >> madam speaker, when we were debating the issue of afghanistan a couple weeks ago, during the three-minute time that i had, i brought up the issue of rules of edge gainlment. these are the rules that our men and women in uniform in afghanistan and iraq have to follow if they're going to be confronted by the enemy. well, i have been very disappointed that we put so many restrictions on our men and women in uniform, that i and alodge with two -- along with two other members of the house, we wrote to the chairman, ike skelton, and the ranking member, buck mckeon, and we've asked for a classified hearing on this issue of rules of engagement. and, madam speaker, in the letter that we wrote to the chairman and ranking member, we cited in there a article from "the washington post" that was entitled, "this is not how you fight a war." one example, one of the united states army officers serving in southern afghanistan quoted in this article, i will read this quote, madam s

mr. burton: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank everybody that's been involved in this legislation. mr. poe, my colleague from california, and i especially want to say something to mr. lungren. i especially want to say something about chris smith, chris smith who is the sponsor of this bill has been one of the hardest working congressmen that i have ever seen in my life. he's worked very hard on the rights of the unborn since he came to congress 25 or so years ago. he's worked very hard on things like megan's law and we have had a lot of great legislators throughout this body, but i don't know of anybody who has been more dedicated, more committed to doing the right things for children both born and unborn than chris smith. and i think in the bible, i may misquote this, but paul the apostle says i applaud the fight,. that fits you. let me say this about megan's law. there should be no place in the world for these people to hide. there should be no place where they are not prosecuted or persecuted for what they do to these children. and so i think this law is so important because the

mr. burton's question. we could be for days on end if we would play single individuals that were upset that one particular federal official didn't visit them. i think we're very lucky to have you in this position. so many of us have been impressed by your immediate and robust response to this tragedy and mr. bromwich, you have a reputation as a no-nonsense administrator in everything you've done, and i think you're the right guy for the job. i just have a couple of quick questions. one relevance of funding source is moving forward. the reorganization as you split into three different entities will require more people in and of itself and three directors and three officers of congressional relations and we know that we need more people to do the inspection work. as you look down the road at how you think the agency should be funded and you look at a potential diminishing reliance on royalty payments. how do you expect that moving forward the new functions of these agencies are going to be funded? >> congress

mr. burton's question. we could be for days on end if we would play single individuals that were upset that one particular federal official didn't visit them. i think we're very lucky to have you in this position. so many of us have been impressed by your immediate and robust response to this tragedy and mr. bromwich, you have a reputation as a no-nonsense administrator in everything you've done, and i think you're the right guy for the job. i just have a couple of quick questions. one relevance of funding source is moving forward. the reorganization as you split into three different entities will require more people in and of itself and three directors and three officers of congressional relations and we know that we need more people to do the inspection work. as you look down the road at how you think the agency should be funded and you look at a potential diminishing reliance on royalty payments. how do you expect that moving forward the new functions of these agencies are going to be funded? >> congress

mr. burton, five minutes. >> you know, 50,000 wells have been drilled in the gulf without a problem, and yet the president put a moratorium on the drilling, and as a result you've had some of the rigs go to egypt, to the congo. in canada they're talking about new wells digging up to 6,000 feet and we'll lose the wells and they'll probably not come back for a long, long time. it makes no sense to me to cut off the drilling in the gulf when you've not had any real problems except for this one catastrophe, and i just don't understand why the administration has taken this carte blanche approach. can you explain that? >> congresan burton, having been involved in this matter in response to the deepwater horizon blowout every single day since the blowout, i can tell you that there are three fundamental questions that have to be answered before we take our hand off the pause button d those are the issues of drilling safety and oil well blowout containment as well as oil spill response capacities that's what we are working on with director bromwich as well with a whole host of other efforts. >> y

mr. burton of indiana. defazio, oregon. moran, kansas. fortenberry, nebraska. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, twibe 2009, mr. johnson, is recognized for one half of the time remaining before midnight as the designee of the majority leader. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen out there in tv land, i could not go to sleep tonight until i got off my heart what has been on it, particularly over the last few days. and what's on my heart is such pain and empathy for the people of this country who want to work , but can't find a job, people who have worked all of their lives only to be caught victimized by the financial meltdown that took place in october of 2008, the biggest downturn since the great depression. eight million jobs lost. those are real jocks affecting real people, affecting their children, affecting their parents and grandparents. people who had been accustomed of being apart of the middle class and now they find themselves out of a job, out of work for an extended period of time. and by the way, i must tell you

mr. burton of indiana. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. flake of arizona. mr. defazio of oregon. mrs. miller of michigan. mr. gingrey of georgia. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. brady is recognized for 60 inns -- minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker. america's economy is struggling , and in spite of the spending and promises out of washington a lot of average americans, more than 15 million, are wondering where are the jobs? because they don't have one. this democrat congress and this white house promised a lot to these workers and to the american taxpayer, if they would just give them a blank check if they could just write money like there was no tomorrow, that they, washington, would know best how to get this economy back on track. unfortunately, the reality of the past 16 months since the stimulus bill passed has unfortunately been much less than what was promised. the obama administration likes to tout they call this the summer of recovery. what you don't see them touting is what th

mr. burton from indiana. >> i ask unanimous consent to claim the time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. mrs. miller: mr. speaker, about a year ago both general motors and chrysler went through a government-orchestrated bankruptcy in an effort to save these iconic american manufactures. and i believe the survival of these companies is vital to our national economy as well as to our national security. and i do have serious questions about steps that were taken, most importantly, the shutting of thousands of car dealerships across the nation and the elimination of countless jobs that work in those auto dealerships. i didn't understand when these bankruptcies were moving forward how the elimination of thousands of dealerships who are really the customers of the auto companies would help to provide any savings to the bottom line for either general motors or chrysler. i also did not understand how the arbitrary elimination of thousands of profitable small businesses and the elimination of tens of thousan

mr. burton of indiana. ms. woolsey of california. mr. putnam of florida. mr. defazio of oregon. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. miskaptur of ohio. mr. lincoln diaz-balart of florida. mr. fortenberry of nebraska. under the speaker's announced policy january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, before i start, i would like to ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of manufacturing in america. this is the subject of my special order tonight. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. mr. garamendi: i might just review with you and others what's happened since 2007 here in the united states as this diagram indicates, beginning in 2007, the great recession during the george w. bush administration ending -- not ending but reaching its lowest point in december and january of 2008 and january of 2009 where 750,000 jobs were lost. the barack obama a

mr. burton of indiana. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. schiff of california. mr. mchenry of north carolina. mr. defazio of oregon. mr. paul of texas. under pe the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. akin is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. akin: thank you, mr. speaker. we'll take just a moment to get a few charts up here. mr. akin: thank you, mr. speaker. we're going to talk about an interesting subject here this evening, one that might seem a little boring to start with but actually has tremendous ramifications and that is the question and the subject of budgeting. now, budgets are always kind of an unpleasant thing because there's a natural requirement of a budget to balance a couple of things. balance spending, and how much money you take in. so when a family works on a budget, it may be a hard time because you have to make choices between what are you going to spend your money on and how much money do you have to spend? budgeting is one of those tough things, but it's necessary fo