mr. deutch: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. deutch: mr. speaker, this resolution honors our law enforcement community by supporting the observance of peace officers memorial day. since 1962, may 15 has been recognized as peace officers memorial day. and the week of may 15 has been designated as police week. for nearly 50 years we have continued this observance as we honor the men and women of our nation's law enforcement agencies. they protect our neighborhoods, our homes and our loved ones, as we are grateful. the men and women who dedicate their careers to our safety do so at the expense of spending long hours away from their families, putting themselves at great risk, and in too many instances, making the ultimate sacri

mr. barton: i rise in support of the deutch amendment. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. barton: the minority is prepared to accept the deutch amendment and would encourage the majority in the same amendment to limit their remarks so that all members may spend the evening at home in their district with their loved ones. we support the deutch amendment. and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. deutch: thank you, madam chairman. i appreciate the comments and the support, and i ask that my colleagues all support this amendment and i i yield to. the chair: the gentleman yields. -- mr. deutch: i ask that my colleagues all support this amendment and i i yield to. the chair: the gentleman yields. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. without objection, the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 6 printed in house report 111-475. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: i have an a

mr. deutch from florida, to have him offer up his thoughts. mr. deutch: thank you very much.that, mr. speaker. i rise to join my democratic colleagues to discuss the challenges facing seniors in america today. i'd like to thank the gentlewoman from california, representative spire, for her ongoing commitment to our nation's seniors, as well as representative so he cowsky and representative matsui -- schakowsky and representative matsui. an effort launched by the democratic caucus to help the financial security of our nation's eldest americans. today i'd like to focus on an issue of great importance to me and the many residents in the 19th district of florida, and that's the issue of social security. social security is a sacred trust that provides over 50 million americans each year with a measure of financial security in my district and across the country, social security guarantees seniors the ability to enjoy their golden years free from abject poverty or financial reliance on their children. as their representative from florida's 19th dict, i have the privilege of serving

mr. deutch: i urge my republican colleagues to join a bipartisan effort protecting taxpayers from a massive bailout of the oil industry. it's time to worry less about oil company profits and more about the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from missouri is recognized for one minute to address the house. >> mr. speaker, enough is enough. my constituents in missouri have had enough excuses and delays from big banks and wall street. mr. callahan: that's why my democratic colleagues and i have been fighting for commonsense regulatory reform and consumer protections, holding big banks accountable for their actions and ensuring that the crash like we experienced in 2008 never happens again. wall street reform which has passed this house im34re789s protections for consume -- protections -- implements protection force consumers. bailouts would be a thing of the past. before and since this recess

mr. deutch: this legislati will stop a 21% stop in medicare reimbursement rates s that doctors in our communy can continue to do their important work. our seniors deserve access to more than simply medicare. they deserve accs to doctors. let's show our doctors a the seniors and the veterans who rely upon them the respect that they rightly deserve. let's continue to help restore financl security to the americaneople. i yield back. the eaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the spker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texass recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. spker. i saw a headline yesterday. said anotherrillion dollar week in washgton, d.c. we're going to spend nearly $1 trillion this week in washington. you know what, we don't even have a budget. mr. neugebauer: there's another problem. we don't have $1 trillion either. so now wt are we going to do? well, 're going to go out and borrow more ney from the chine and other people. you remember the old

mr. deutch and ms. kilroy had spoken about the 401-k's turning into 201-k's, it's tragic and happened to senior americans across the country. i'm going to talk to you abt a senior citizen in my district. this is a real story of a senior citizen who spent his entire life as a doctor providing health care to those who did not have resources. he provided health care in a county hospital setting. and he made, you know, a good salary doing that. so he retired, had a comfortable home. had $1 million in retirement, in his 401-k. he was using a financial adviser, one of the slick financial advise we have heard about, much like the employees at goldman sachsho would sell a risky investment but on the other hand would short it for their rsonal gain. this particular constituent had the situation where his financial adviser was not looking out for his best interest. so over the course of the financial meltdown, this constituent lost three-quarters of his 401-k. now that's just outrageous on so many scores, but part