mr. davis: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend tte rules and pass the bill h.con.res. 288. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 288. concurrent resolution supporting national men's health week. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, and the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all meebers may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. davis: now, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: mrr speaker, on behalf of the commmttee on oversight and government reform, i present house concurrent resolution 288 for consideration. this resolution expresses our support for the goals and ideals of the

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise also in support of h.r. 5611 and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. mr. speaker, this is straightforward and noncontroversial bill to extend for one month to august 1 the existing f.a.a. authorization law, the excise taxes that support the airport and airway trust fund and the trust fund's expenditure authorities. the current f.a.a. authorization as well as the excise taxes and spending authorities are currently scheduled to expire on july 3. this extension will give congress additional time to consider longer term f.a.a. re-authorization legislation and to determine whether modifications to the financing structure of the airport and airway trust fund are appropriate. i note, mr. speaker, that on march 25, 2010, the house passed a senate amendment to h.r. 1586, a four-year f.a.a. re-authorization with an additional amendment and the two chambers are continuing to work to resolve their differences. well, the

mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. i thank you, mr. chairman, for yielding. i received a phone call early this morning from one of my constituents. they said to me, congressman davis, i have had a job since i was 18 years old. i have always worked. but my employment benefits ran out at the end of may. my basement is flooded as a result of the heavy rains. my son is in college and can't find a summer job. our house is almost in foreclosure. there are no jobs to be found. and now i have no unemployment benefits. what can i do? the only thing i could say to him was, you can keep looking, you can have faith, and you can have hope. but there is something that we can do, we can pass 5618 to extend unemployment benefits for you and your family, and for the other hundreds of thousands of families throughout america. that's the very least we can do and we ought to do it now. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, is recognized. mr. camp: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of

mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think o constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that information in voters' hands with tough disclose and disclai

the unfinishhd business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, to suspend the rules and agree to house%% concurrent reslution 288 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 288, could be current resolution supporting national men's health week. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to qqor call: r. quorum call: quorum call: the house will be in order. members wiil please take their conversations off the floor. members and staff, please take your conversations off the floor.+ the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests foo one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from northern marianas rise? nn objection. the gentleman will suspend. members and staff, please take your conversations off the floor. the house will be in order. members and staff, please take your conversationn off the floor. the gentleman is recognized. mr. sablan: thank you very much, mr. speaker. god's blessi

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker.i first of all want to thank the gentlewoman from the district of columbia for yielding. i rise to support the united states secret service uniformed division modernization act. but i also rise today to congratulate the chicago blackhawks on their stanley cup win over the philadelphia fliers. as every sports fan in chicago knows, the hawks are proud to share the united center, which is in the heart of my district, with that of a historic team known as the bulls. mr. speaker, as my dad used to say, life is 95% anticipation, on to use the words of the great american value dear, it's been a long time coming, my dear, it's been a long time coming, but now it's here. hawks don't always get -- hockey doesn't always get its due attention in many parts of america, but some of the most memorable moments in sports are found in hockey. who doesn't know of the miracle on ice during the 1980 winter olympics at lake placid, new york, where team u.s.a. defeated the sovene yet team which was considere

mr. davis, ok, i'm sorry. >> i will try to be brief so my colleague has a chance to get his question in. it has been suggested that minority homeowners have been disproportionately affected by the crisis. and i think many people agree with that. secondly, they suggest that some of the reasons have been targeting of subprime loans in these communities and neighborhoods, and of course, higher rates of employment. are your company's doing anythg as you try to do -- are your company'ies doing anythings you try to help these individuals to look at this when doing loan modifications? >> yes, we have individuals dedicated to working with communities on the ground and we of the office of homeland protection. we actually have the same people twork with communities and help people with the documentation process. as i said in my testimony, we also got very close -- work very closely with hope now. i personally go down and -- >> anyone else? >> at bank of america we take a similar approach where we have de

mr. davis, ok, i'm sorry. >> i will try to be brief so my colleague has a chance to get his question in. it has been suggested that minority homeowners have been disproportionately affected by the crisis. and i think many people agree with that. secondly, they suggest that some of the reasons have been targeting of subprime loans in these communities and neighborhoods, and of course, higher rates of employment. are your company's doing anything as you try to do -- are your company'ies doing anythings you try to help these individuals to look at this when doing loan modifications? >> yes, we have individuals dedicated to working with communities on the ground and we of the office of homeland protection. we actually have the same people to work with communities and help people with the documentation process. as i said in my testimony, we also got very close -- work very closely with hope now. i personally go down and -- >> anyone else? >> at bank of america we take a similar approach where we hav

mr. davis of illinois. mr. burton of indiana. mr. forbes of virginia. mr. defazio of oregon. mr. mchenry, north carolina. ms. ros-lehtinen, florida. ms. foxx, north carolina. mr. fortenberry, nebraska. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. kaptur is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. ms. kaptur: madam speaker, i thank you very much and ask unanimous consent to insert extraneous materials into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: thank you. madam speaker, tonight i want to devote extra time to talking about the proposed financial reform bill the conference committee report being worked on at that moment that is likely to come before the house later in the week. i wanted to put the discussion tonight in a broader context in hopes that my colleagues will listen and consider the bill to be brought before us. let me begin with this% statement. bankers hold a very privileged position in our society because, in fact, they hold the awesome power to create money. their use of th

mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisemeets and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've nevereard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the sclose act will finally put that information in voters' hands with tough disclosure and disclai

mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclore form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union king responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that information in voters' hands with tough disclosure and disclai

mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that information in voters' hands with tough disclosure and dis

the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. davis of illinois for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. myself, mr. poe, for june 23. mr. jones for june 23. mr. wolf for today and june 17. mr. smith from new jersey for today. ms. ros-lehtinen for today. mr. moran for june 21, 22 and 23. and mr. lungren from california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks, and include therein ex

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mrs. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the disclose act. under current law, yes, it is correct that groups must disclose their name, their name and advertisements and file a disclosure form. but you know, that doesn't tell anyone very much at all. right now, voters see tv ads sponsored by organizations they've never heard of. groups like the american future fund. american leadership project. citizens for strength and security. common sense in america. and today i'm getting calls from the campaign for liberty. but they will not tell us who they are. does anybody know who they are? in 2008, there were over 80 of these groups and they bought $135 million in advertisements. i for one don't think our constituents should go through another election cycle in the dark. voters want to know who is %% behind that ad? who stands to gain from it? why isn't an actual -- sit an -- why isn't an actual person, corporation, or union taking responsibility for it? the disclose act will finally put that information in voters' hands with tough disclosure and dis

davies. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> mr.peaker, i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the royal marine of 40 commando who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham on monday, and to the two soldiers from the 1st battalion the duke of lancaster's regiment who died yesterday. we should send our sincere condolences to their families and their friends. we should pay tribute to the exceptional work of our armed forces serving in afghanistan and, perhaps today in particular, to the highly skilled doctors and nurses who work alongside them, and those who treat the injured personnel back in the uk. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> philip davies. >> does my right honorable friend accept that the millions of people who voted conservative at the last election in order to make him prime minister did not do so in order to see a reducti

mr. davis. i am sorry. >> i will try to be brief so that my colleague gets a chance to get his question in. studies have demonstrated and suggested that minority communities, minority homeowners, have been disproportionately affected by the crisis. i think many people agree with that. secondly, they suggest that some of the reasons have been targeting of subprimal loans in these communities and neighborhoods and higher rates of unemployment. are your company's doing anything, as you try to do loan modifications, to take those factors into account the so that these individuals can experience modifications? >> @ citi -- at cici we have individuals dedicated to working with individuals on the ground. the office of homeowner protection sends people to the sites to work with people on the documentation process. we also work very closely with hope now to make sure we are on the ground, working with the community. i personally go down. >> anyone else? >> at bank of america, we take a similar approach.