mr. faleomavaega. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman veck niced. mr. faleomavaega: i ask unanimous consent that the full text of my statement be made part of the record on this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. faleomavaega: it's important to understand that a nuclear capable iran is a threat to the world and to the state of israel where they continue to threaten israel's existence by pledging that israel must be wiped off the map. this is a direct threat to our closest ally in the mideast. iran's reckless attitude continues to stimulate unrest in the mideast and i fear that their program will cause other countries to develop their own nuclear programs. i thank ms. ros-lehtinen and mr. berman and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. for what purpose does the -- the gentlewoman from florida reserves the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentlelady from maryland, ms. wedrds. the sp

mr. faleomavaega: mr.speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the full text of my statement be made part of the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i rise today with deep sympathy to offer my condolences to the family and friends of a beloved son, father, brother, uncle, leader and as a member of the extended family, an nfl great and the son of american samoa, junior seau, whose life ended tragically in oceanside, california. it is a very sad time for mott only the national sports world, but also for our poll nearbyian community. we have -- polonesian community. we have lost a son who are in the national football league. a beautiful life has come to a tragic end. yet, we remember junior as the young man full of life, the leader able to light up any room, a devoted son and father and community leader. we remember the strength of this unique individual, a true samoan warrior. junior was born on january 19, 1969, in san diego, california. the american samoan parents

mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to extend and revise my remarks. tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: madam speaker, i would be remiss if i did not certainly extend my commendation to the gentleman from new york and my good friend and colleague from puerto rico for their leadership and their services in bringing this legislation before the floor, and want to -- especially for chairman smith and ranking member, mr. conyers, for their support in bringing this bill for consideration. madam speaker, i fully support the fundamental purpose of this bill which is to create and integrate blue alert plans throughout the 50 states and u.s. territories in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured in the line of duty. this program is similar to the public notification system to broadcast information about missing persons, especially seniors with alzheimer's and disease, or the apple bert alert, a public notification system about a missing child. similarly, the intent of this legislation is to expeditiously ap

mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of house concurrent resolution 105, to authorize the use of the emancipation hall in the capitol visitors center for the rlei draping ceremony on june 24 of this year to celebrate the birthday of the great warrior king, king kamehameha. i want to thank my colleagues for their leadership and to all the members of the hawaiian congressional delegation for their support on this important legislation. i also want to take this opportunity to commend my good friend, senator daniel, for his stewardship on this and many other issues befitting the people of hawaii. the senator has been an integral part of the lei-draping ceremony for the past 36 years. and it is befitting that his outstanding service and dedication to the people of hawaii will be recognized in next month's ceremony. mr. speaker, for more than 40 years the hawaiian congressional delegation and the hawaii state society in washington, d.c., has hosted lei-draping ceremony in the second week

mr. faleomavaega: the question is on ordering the previous question on the -- the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. hastings: mr. speaker. i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by five-minute votes on adoption of house resolution 643, if ordered, and an approval of the journal by the yeas and nays. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house procee