mr. crawford. this is the abbreviated institutional master plan for the samuel merritt university. the first filing of an imp for this institution. they're based in oakland. san francisco is one of four campuses that they have. they offer bachelor's degrees, and receiving degrees leading to a registered nurse license. this was triggered because they are relocating their campus from the current location at st. lukes hospital to 555 san jose to the subject location at 135 main street. this is abbreviated because they're less than 100,000 square feet within the c-3 zoning district. there at 7229 square feet. there will be expanding to 13,000 square feet at the new location, which is currently vacant, and the expansion will allow for expanded skills labs. the had 96 students currently at the san francisco campus, which is not expected to increase that the new location. they have nine full-time faculty and four other staff on site. they do not provide housing. most students come from the bay area, some housing has not been necessary. clearly, the location is in a transit-bridge cordray

mr. crawford. mr. crawford: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection, so ordered. mr. poe: mr. speaker, over the weekend john wesley nero got into an arguement with his mother and his grandmother so being a scoundral he beat them both up and then fled in the darkness of the night. local bow month, texas, police officers confronted the outlaw to confront him but he fled away and a high speed chase occurred. meanwhile officer brian hubert, right here is a photograph of him, had positioned his vehicle ahead of the chase. he attempted to retrieve road spikes out of the trunk to stop nero's vehicle. according to witnesses, wh

mr. crawford: stanley leaves behind his wife, and his children and three grandchildren. arkansas lost a great leader, advocate and ambassador last week but stanley reid's legacy will live on through the impact of his work. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. garamendi: madam speaker, later this week this house will take up the second coming, if you will, of the house republican budget, a budget designed to destroy medicare, basically to terminate it, for anyone that's 55 years or younger. a plan designed to put social security on a track to privatization, a plan designed to take nearly $700 billion out of the medicaid program, basically to destroy those things that have held the fabric of america together. have no illusions about what this is all about. it's not just a constutional amendment, it's not just cut and cap. it is really about destroying medicare, medicaid, proams that are essential for seniors. if you w

mr. crawford: stanley leaves behind his wife, and his children and three grandchildren. arkansas lost a great leader, advocate and ambassador last week but stanley reid's legacy will live on through the impact of his work. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. garamendi: madam speaker, later this week this house will take up the second coming, if you will, of the house republican budget, a budget designed to destroy medicare, basically to terminate it, for anyone that's 55 years or younger. a plan designed to put social security on a track to privatization, a plan designed to take nearly $700 billion out of the medicaid program, basically to destroy those things that have held the fabric of america together. have no illusions about what this is all about. it's not just a constitutional amendment, it's not just cut and cap. it is really about destroying medicare, medicaid, programs that are essential for seniors. if y

mr. crawford: in st. francis county alone hundreds of homes were under water an tens of thousands of acres of farmland was flooded as well. in another part of my district heavy flooding devastated all areas of two counties, the community of spring lake which is home to 32 families was completely flooded with several feed -- feet of water. so far only three of those families have moved back into their homes. . the commupet of smith road home to 18 families was flooded as well and so far not one has been able to move back home. on top of the damage to these communities, more than 50,000 acres of farmland was flooded. the entire corn crop was wiped out and most of the rice crop as well. mr. chair, flood disasters across the south have taken a huge toll on our way of life and touched nearly everyone in our district. we must ensure we retain the vital funding to the corps of engineers so we can repair and reinforce our levees so citizens can live in safety and our economy can recover. with that i yield back. t

mr. carson: madam speaker, i rise in honoring representative bill crawford. crawford, who is retiring in 2012, has served indianapolis' 98th district with distinction since 1972. during his tenure, he served as chair of the house ways and means committee where he led a lasting imprint on crafting budgets that afforded every child of equal opportunity to receive a quality education and every minority and women-owned business an opportunity to compete. crawford has also fought to ensure workers on public contracts reflect the communities where the work is performed. a believer in the power of redumpings, crawford authored indiana's second chance law underwhich one who pays their debt to society and has been trouble-free for eight years can have their criminal record sealed so they can find employment. crawford has been called both the dean and the conscience of indiana's black caucus. a metric of gauging any wisdom for action has been simple, is it right, not safe, not popular, but right? thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gent