mr. delaney: thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. carney: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. delaney i know would like to see an extension, which is why he's offered this amendment, so that the affected communities have some time to react to the phase-out position, tension phase-out, of the -- the potential phase-out, of the hub zones in those areas. i thank the gentleman for this amendment and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. crenshaw: mr. chairman, i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez. ms. velazquez: thank you. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in opposition to this amendment. over the years the small business committee has seen the hub zone program move further and further away from its goal and this amendment would only amplify this problem. allowing a massive expansion of the program, as has been proposed, would greatly reduce the efficacy of the program by steering contracts away from active economically distresse