mr. cleaver when i was a candidate for the 10th congressional district of new jersey. throughout the many encounters with congressman cleaver, he's always shown tremendous leadership, intellect, kindness and poise. these characteristics were on full display during the passing of my father. my family and pri honored to have mr. -- were honored to have mr. cleaver deliver an uplifting speech that was felt throughout the church during my father's service in meamp. his advice and words of comfort were of tremendous help and i will always be grateful for his unwavering support. during my transition to capitol hill, he offered a great deal of support oftentimes stopping me in the hallways asking me how am i doing and how can he help. his assistance has eased my transition considerably, and i am grateful for the profound impact that congressman cleaver has had on me. in just a few months, i have come to know why my father considered him a great colleague and an outstanding leader. today i cannot think of a better friend and mentor. thank you. mr. speaker, i yield back the bala

mr. cleaver of missouri, mr. grijalva of arizona, for working with me to preserve the district of columbia world war i memorial in particular. the bill that is before us, madam chair is an example of what can be done when members work together to receive resolution of their individual concerns. earlier this congress, a gentleman from texas, mr. poe, introduced h.r. 938. it would have, among other things, nationalized d.c. memorial by designating it as the district of columbia and national world war i memorial. now we were all in agreement that there should be a suitable memorial on federal land as we now approach this extraordinary anniversary in 2014. but of course i had to oppose altering the integrity of the d.c. me -- war memorial that memorial was built with not one federal dollar but with the blood and treasure of d.c. residents, including funds from schoolchildren. of the more than 26,000 d.c. residents who served in world war i, the 499 who died, more than the number from three states, have their names in