mr. costello, on aviation and mr. defazio on surface. extending these programs is critical to our economic recovery, and the pending measure does so without ending the poison pills of the -- any of the poison pills of the past or draconian cuts to investments in our programs. failure to extends the surface transportation programs could shut down more than 134,000 active highway and bridge projects in over 5,000 active transit projects, jeopardy didsing the jobs of more than one million private sector american jobs over the next year. the funding levels in the pending measure are far more prenchble than what we are seeing being proposed by republicans on the appropriations committee. just last week they wrote out a fiscal year 2012 appropriations transportation bill which proposes to slash highway and transit investment, destroying more than 600,000 good-paying private sector american jobs. jobs that would be lost in every state of the union. i cannot support these dangerous and dra clonian cuts to investments in -- draconian cuts to inve

mr. costello: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. costello: mr. speaker, i rise in strongs support of s. 846, a bill that names the united states courthouse located at 80 lafayette street in jefferson city, missouri, as the christopher s. bond united states courthouse. senator kit bond is a sixth generation missourian with a long and distinguished career in public service, spanning over 40 years, serving in many different capacities as an elected official at both the state and federal levels. senator bond served as a law clerk to the fifth circuit court of appeals. and missouri assistant state's attorney general, missouri state auditor, governor of missouri, and finally his longest serving post as united states senator from 1987 to 2010. from the state of missouri. in the senate, senator bond served on the committees on appropriations, commerce,

mr. costello: i ask the gentleman if he has other speakers. mr. denham: i have no other speakers. mr. costello: i yield back the balance of our time. sproy the gentleman from california. mr. denham: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 846. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. mr. denham: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: in the opinion of the chair 2/3 being in the affirmtive -- the gentleman from california. mr. denham: mr. speaker, i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2943. the speaker pro tempore: