mr. faleomavaega, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from american samoa. mr. faleomavaega: madam 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. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman -- mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to submit for the record letters between the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, the gentleman from california, mr. berman, and other committees of jurisdiction. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i rise in strong support of this joint resolution, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, this resolution before us today, house joint resolution 86, recognizes the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the korean war and% reaffirms the strong united states-republic of korea alliance. this res

mr. faleomavaega: i gladly yield to the gentleman from new york. mr. rangel: and i want you to know that this just the beginning of the united states of america's involvement. in september of this year, in commemoration of the lives that were lost by koreans and americans and the other 20 countries that fought against communism, there will be a commemorative ceremony in seoul, which our state department will be participating in, and, again, my colleagues have been invited to join but the situation here in congress didn't allow us to accept. but mr. boehner, the minority leader, as well as our distinguished speaker, has thought that since we could not be represented over in seoul next week that reception will be held right here and a ceremony in statutory hall where the participants from the free countries that joined with me will be there with their representatives. the reason i constantly say i haven't had a bad day since and to say how good god is because it's been 60 years ago and recently, last week, at the kennedy center, the korean angels, a youn

mr. faleomavaega for introducing this resolution. it is with some degree of sadness i rise to speak in support of this resolution. it is my understanding from the house historian's office that i am the first member of the united states congress of thai ancestry. for myself, thailand is not just a place, not just an ally of the united states, it is someplace where my mother was born and raised and most of my mother's side of the family continues to reside. i, of course, speak in strong support of this resolution asking for a peaceful resolution of the conflict an dispute going on currently in thailand. mr. speaker and members, for us here in this nation, while we%% may have strong disagreements between conservatives and liberals, we ultimately resolve our differences peacefully. right now, what's happen in thailand is saddening, disappointing and something we must all be troubled by. island is an incredible, important ally for the united states and southeast asia. it's been the linchpin of our strategic interests in southeast asia for

mr. frank: i don't know t. . faleomavaega: without objection, the gemais recognized for five minutes the speaker pro tempore: wiout objeio the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. frank: i s dippointed thatcolleague on the financl services committee would obrve thtradion we have oyielding to each other it would save membe a lot of time becau i am going to urge people tvote f it. might sait will need a word or two of imovement. if it had in fact bn offered at the fincial seices cmittee we could have accepted it then, but then members wouldn't have a chance to make a dratic speec the floor. so that explains why we have to go through this. i urgadoption of the recommal motion and i yield back the bance of my time the eaker pro tempore: all time having been yielded back, without objection, the pvious questn is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion to remmit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have i the motion is adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts r