mr. cummings: thank you, madam speaker. i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentleman from connecticut, the sponsor of this legislation, mr. courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. courtney: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank chairman cummings and the ranking member for their help in moving this resolution forward. i particularly want to say thank you to mr. cummings who is clearly someone who doesn't come from connecticut, someone who because of the mission and duties of his chairmanship has taken an extraordinary interest in the coast guard academy, he's been up to the academy, adressed the student body, at an event that was widely covered by the media. i know superintendent -- i know the superintendent and others really appreciate the strong interest he has in the academy and i want to thank, again, mr. duncan for his kind words as well. we are very proud of the coast guard academy in connecticut. all you have to do is turn on the tv these days and you can see admi

mr. cummings, who has been a leader in creating jobs and helping small businesses. >> thank you very much. mr. brady said when democrats look in the mirror we should blame ourselves for the plight of our many constituents who are out of work. i just want to be very clear that when i look in the mirror i feel good about the fact that just yesterday i voted to try to help constituents get unemployment benefits while the other side of the aisle gainsaid it. i do not know what merely want to look into, but that is the mirror i look into. i do not want to get into the blame game, but i want to make this picture clear. we ask you about the gulf coast, and we understand there are 33 wells we are talking about out of 3600. there are 33 wells the moratorium effects. when we see the damage that has been done to our environment, when we see it the 11 gentlemen who were tragically killed -- as a matter of fact, one of their own fathers was with us yesterday in the transportation committee. when we see all the damage done to our environment, a six month moratorium to try to get this thing straight so

mr. cummings, who has been a very creative leader in creating jobs and helping small businesses. >> and thank you very much. mr. brady said that when democrats look into the mirror we should blame ourselves for the plight of our many constituents who are out of work. i just want to be very clear that when i look in the mirror, i feel good about the fact that just yesterday i voted to try to help my constituents get unemployment benefits while the other side of the aisle voted against that. i do not know what kind of mirror you want me to look into, but that is the kind of marriage i look into. i do not want to get into the want toame, but i do make the picture clear. you were asked about the gulf coast. i have been there twice and i am getting ready to go again. there are 33 wells we are talking about here, affected by the moratorium. when we see the damage that has been done to our environment. when we see it that gentlemen who were tragically killed, as a matter of fact, one of them, his father was with us yesterday, and then we see all of the damage done to our environment, six months to t

mr. cummings is recognized for five minutes. >> the health-care industry, i think he said that they have increased jobs? has that been a steady situation? one of the things that have been trying to encourage, many of my constituents, to look towards those fields that seem to be on the upward trend and seem to be providing jobs and a steady way. the reports are that a lot of companies now are doing more with less, and therefore, will not be replacing people in the same job. people have to be retrained. if there are people that are looking at this right now, if there are areas where you see a trend with regard to jobs either increasing or not losing, seeming to have a steady stability or growth, what would those areas be? >> of the area that most jumps out is, in fact, health care. they have steadily added jobs throughout the whole recession. that is a remarkable thing when you consider how many jobs we are losing while there are growing. going forward, the demographics of the american population are going to encourage job growth in health-care industry. >> when you look at the health- car

mr. cummings is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. hall, you spoke about the health-care industry. you said that the increased jobs? what's yes. >> has that been a steady situation? >> one thing that i have been trying to encourage my constituents to do is to look towards those fields that seem to be on the upward trend and seem to be providing jobs in a steady wavy. the reports are that a lot of companies are doing more with less and therefore will not be replacing people in the same jobs. people have to be retrained. people are looking at this right now, if there are areas where you see a trend with regards to jobs, either increasing or not losing, but seeming to have a quite steady -- some kind of stability for gross, what would those areas be? >> the one that jumps out is health care. healthcare has steadily added jobs throughout the whole recession and that is a fairly remarkable thing when you consider how many jobs we were losing when they were still growing. in going forward, the demographics of the american population are going to probably encourage job growth in the healt

mr. cummings, who has been a leader in creating jobs and helping small businesses. >> thank you very muchlves for the plight of our many constituents who are out of work. i just want to be very clear that when i look in the mirror i feel good about the fact that just yesterday i voted to try to help constituents get unemployment benefits while the other side of the aisle gainsaid it. i do not know what merely want to look into, but that is the mirror i look into. i do not want to get into the blame game, but i want to make this picture clear. we ask you about the gulf coast, and we understand there are 33 wells we are talking about out of 3600. there are 33 wells the moratorium effects. when we see the damage that has been done to our environment, when we see it the 11 gentlemen who were tragically killed -- as a matter of fact, one of their own fathers was with us yesterday in the transportation committee. when we see all the damage done to our environment, a six month moratorium to try to get this thing straight so it does not happen again seems to be a small price. we understand it doe

mr. feinberg received his ba cum laude from the university of massachusetts in 1967 and his jd from new york university school of law in 1970. without objection your written statement will be placed int the record and we ask you limit your oral remarks to more or less five minutes. we have a lighting system that starts at four minutes. mr. feinberg, we're glad to have you here and please proceed to your testimony. >> thank you very much, congressman nadler. i appreciate the opportunity to testify once again before this committee as expected. th opening statement questions that have been raised are what i expected in appearing before this committee over and over again over the years, and i'll try and address briefly in summary fashion what i'm doing and answers to some of these questions and then whatever the committee's pleasure. i will respond. i am in charge of independent gulf coast claims facility. under the arrangement entered into between the administration and bp, i am designing and administering an independent facility. imbeholden to neither the administration nor bp. i'm really beho

mr. feinberg received his ba cum laude from the university of massachusetts in 1967 and his jd from new york university school of law in 1970. without objection your written statement will be placed into the record and we ask you limit your oral remarks to more or less five minutes. we have a lighting system that starts at four minutes. mr. feinberg, we're glad to have you here and please proceed to your testimony. >> thank you very much, congressman nadler. i appreciate the opportunity to testify once again before this committee as expected. the opening statement questions that have been raised are what i expected in appearing before this committee over and over again over the years, and i'll try and address briefly in summary fashion what i'm doing and answers to some of these questions and then whatever the committee's pleasure. i will respond. i am in charge of an independent gulf coast claims facility. under the arrangement entered into between the administration and bp, i am designing and administering an independent facility. imbeholden to neither the administration nor bp. i'm really

cummings. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. secretary salazar. one of the things that we are -- that we had with the coast guard sub commitet and transportation committee and one of the things that we were concerned about is the -- what role do you all see the coast guard playing in the future? you know, the legislation passed by the committee on transportation infrastructure will require much more significant role for the coast guard and the approval of the oil spill response plans which is crucial given that the coast guard is responsible for managing the response to the spills. so what steps, if any, mms and the coast guard taking now to strengthen the role of the coast guard and by the way, that's been one of their complaints that they're asked to be responsible for overseeing the cleanup, but they don't have enough say in creating the plan. did you know that? they've actually testified to that. either one of you. >> congressman cummings, if i may, the role that we have seen play out with respect to the response with the deepwater horizon blo

cummings. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. secretary salazar. one of the things that we are -- that we had with the coast guard sub commitet and transportation committee and one of the things that we were concerned about is the -- what role do you all see the coast guard playing in the future? you know, the legislation passed by the committee on transportation infrastructure will require much more significant role for the coast guard and the approval of the oil spill response plans which is crucial given that the coast guard is responsible for managing the response to the spills. so what steps, if any, mms and the coast guard taking now to strengthen the role of the coast guard and by the way, that's been one of their complaints that they're asked to be responsible for overseeing the cleanup, but they don't have enough say in creating the plan. did you know that? they've actually testified to that. either one of you. >> congressman cummings, if i may, the role that we have seen play out with respect to the response with the deepwater horizon blo

cummings. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. secretary salazar. one of the things that we are -- that we had with the coast guard sub commitet and transportation committee and one of the things that we were concerned about is the -- what role do you all see the coast guard playing in the future? you know, the legislation passed by the committee on transportation infrastructure will require much more significant role for the coast guard and the approval of the oil spill response plans which is crucial given that the coast guard is responsible for managing the response to the spills. so what steps, if any, mms and the ast guard taking now to strengthen the role of the coast ard and by the way, that's been one of their complats that they're asked to be responsible for overseeing the cleanup, but they don't have enough say in creating the plan. did you know that? they've actually testified to that. either one of you. >> congressman cummings, if i may, the role that we have seen play out with respect to the response with the deepwater horizon blowout a

mr. speaker, h.r. 3967 introduced in october of 2009 by our colleague, representative cummings, helps tell the story of the african-american struggle for equality. for the last quarter century, doctors jo ann and elmer martin have worked tirelessly to create a safe, nurturing environment for baltimore's youth. . they have created a unique opportunity to teach and connect with young people, to tell the story of great african-american leaders in the history of our united states of america. h.r. 3967 amends the national great black americans commemoration act of 2004 to extend authorization for federal grant funding. representative cummings is to be commended for his work on behalf of this outstanding education and outreach program. and, mr. speaker, we support this legislation, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from guam reserves the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from wyoming, mrs. lummis. mrs. lummis: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. h.r. 3967 renews the authority to spend appropriations for the great blac