mr. cardoza: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. the gentleman from california, mr. cardoza. mr. cardoza: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of house resolution 1460, recognizing the important role that pollinators play in supporting the ecosystem and supporting the goals and ideals of national pollinator week. approximately 3/4 of the world's 250,000 flowering plants require pollinators to facilitate rep dux. -- reprodux. in california alone, some 1.3 million bee-s poll nate over 600,000 acres of almond trees. there is no doubt that without the healthy population of pollinators that our nation has our nation's farmers will not be able to continue to grow many of the high-quality and nutritious foods we enjoy today. the house agriculture committee has paid special attention to the issue fating pollinators holding several hearings in recent years to review the status of pollinator health issues and including funds in

mr. cardoza: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, amendment at the desk -- i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the cler amendnt number 2 printed in house rert 111-503 offered by the gentleman fro calirnia, mr. cardoza. the chai pursuant to house relution 1424, the gentleman fromalifornia, mr. cardoza, and a member opposed, will each conol five mites. the chairecognizes the gentleman from califora. mrcardoza: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentman is recognized. mr. cardoza: we have seen a slow and steady improvent in the housing market, but plac like my district he continued to deteorate. have reatedly explained to the administrati that their programs are not dog enough to st the problems of folks in the areas like the central vaey of california. as this economic devastatio contieswe must redouble o efforts to help our constituts as we work to improve the fundamentalsf the economy and hopefully eventually pull ourselves out of is situat

mr. cardoza: congressional republicans threaten to take us back to the failed policies that created the economic crisis. siding with special interests, i.e., the wall street investment banks. these economic and fiscal policies created the bush recession, the worst financial crisis since the great depression with job losses of nearly 800,000 a month and nearly doubling our national debt. democrats in congress will continue to take america in a new direction, creating good american jobs, lowering taxes for the middle class and for small business and building a strong new foundation for the economy and for main street instead of wall street. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank the speaker. i'd like to recognize an outstanding south florida organization, new journeys transitional home. this home is committed to decreasing the rate of homelessness among young women in sout

cardoza received an nominated him in 1932. he would serve only a halffdozen years before his premature death, but he is considered among the greats to have the grace of the nation's highest court. mr chief justice, i believe i saw a portrait of him in the conference room. he is there. they put franklinnroosevelt in a bind. he wanted to nominate his new deal with tenant, a harvard law prof. felix. but the western states were without representation on the court since the resignation of joseph mckenna. ought ff, a native of austria, would be perfect. the geographic considerations were beginning to wane as a supreme court criteria. justice stones were among a host of the frankfurter enthusiast, telling him to ignore the geographic and focused on merit alone. he nominated frankfurter in early 1939. one month later, justice brandeis resigned. the two harvard-trained lawyers combined to support a plethora of the progressive policies, but they have fallen out over brandeis's opposition to the court packing scheme. in a personal visit, brandeis and recommended william douglas. douglas, along with hugo black, advocated the president a selection of wiley rutledge in 1942. roosevelt had packe