mr. conaway on biofuels. the clerk will call the roll. >> chairman thornberry. chairman thornberry votes aye. mr. smith. mr. smith votes no. mr. jones. mr. jones votes no. miss sanchez. miss sanchez votes no. mr. forbes. mr. forbes votes aye. mr. brady. mr. brady votes no. mr. miller. mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis. mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. longevin. mr. longevin votes no. mr. lobiondo votes aye. mr. larson. mr. larson votes no. mr. bishop votes aye. mr. cooper. mr. cooper votes no. mr. turner. mr. turner votes aye. miss bredaio votes no. mr. klein. mr. klein votes aye. mr. courtney. mr. courtney votes no. mr. rogers. mr. rogers votes aye. miss songas. miss songas votes no. mr. franks. mr. franks votes aye. mr. garamendi. mr. garamendi votes no. mr. schuster. mr. schuster votes aye. mr. johnson. mr. johnson votes no. mr. conaway. mr. conaway votes aye. miss spear. miss spear votes no. mr. lambourne. mr. lambourne votes aye. mr. castro. mr. castro votes no. mr. whitman votes aye. ms. duckworth votes no. mr. hunter. mr. hunter vo

mr. conaway? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment. >> the clerk will pass out the amendment.ithout objection the amendment is considered as read. the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes on his amendment. >> i thank you, mr. chairman. i would often withdraw this amendment are unlikely to ask for a folder called to take this opportunity to highlight a shortfall in the carrier fleet as a result of normal maintenance and other things going on. we're now down to 11. this admin would raise that carrier fleet to 12 by 2023 and would help sustain that. the current place is under stress given -- would start by 2023 to put the other carrier in place, but the big point is the deployments are excessive and long and wearing out the sailors demand these fleets, and it's quite frankly is nine and 10 months or longer deployments according -- [inaudible conversations] i'm sorry. mr. chairman i apologize for that. i thought it was already on seapower. >> we are moving fast but not that fast. >> exactly. i apologize for that. the program is an operational program for communicati

mr. conaway, second for five minutes. mr. conaway: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. mr. speaker, i would like to recognize april as the national financial literacy month and highlight the key role that the american institute of certified public accountants as state c.p.a. societies and across the country play in educating all americans about their personal finances. the national financial literacy month is a reminder of the importance of working to improve americans' understanding of the personal finances. for over 10 years, its members and state c.p.a. societies have been the leaders in financial literacy campaign by providing free programs, tools, and resources for all consumers. thousands of c.p.a.'s across 55 states and jurisdictions are volunteering their time to educate consumers to understand their personal finances and their financial goals. the ascpa along with the states and like-minded financial institutions play an essential role in educating all americans so that they'll have the knowledge

mr. conaway. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i apologize for the false start earlier. this is the required that we raise our level of operation of aircraft carriers from inside nine to 12. we will ask the clerk to pass out this segment in and without objection the amendment will be considered as read. >> the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. be my thank you mr. chairman. we currently have 10 shifts available, one of which is dry dock for refueling for a multiyear out of service can. another for incremental maintenance which leaves us with a fleet in the available sleep right now. the operation is on our sailors and their families in particular by having to do deployments in the nine and 10 months range and it goes without saying. the other boats are also used how they should be angry fat maintenance issues are being deferred, which in many instances is not good for the long-term impact on the fleet itself. the world in which we operate including the most complex global threat that we face since world war ii and at that time we are shrinking the single most icon

mr. conaway. >> may i have an amendment at the desk? >> the clerk will please distribute the amendment.