mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to extend and revise my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 253, the y mountain access enhancement act. this legislation would direct the u.s. department of agriculture to sell approximately 80 acres to the u.s. forest service land owned for years by the residents of the city of provo, utah, as the y mountain to brigham young university. located directly east of the b.y.u. campus, it includes a trail that leads 1.2 miles from the mountain's base up to a large white concrete y on the mountain's hillside which was built over 100 years ago. the y, which is 380 feet high by 130 feet wide is even larger than the hollywood sign in hollywood, california. d serves as an signature for brigham young university. as an alumnist of b.y.u. i have come to know the y as a symbol of campus pride for the students. some of my colleagues are probably wondering what does an island boy want to

mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to extend and revise my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 1151, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: i would certainly like to thank, especially, the chief sponsor of this proposed bill, distinguished chairman of the foreign affairs committee, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, for his leadership on this issue. and also our senior ranking member, mr. eliot engel from new york, for his support as well. i'm happen to say i'm a proud co-sponsor of this bill as well. mr. speaker, this legislation directs the secretary of state to develop a strategy to gain observer status for taiwan at the triennia assembly of the international civil aviation organization. taiwan has made significant progress in its economic and political development. today taiwan is a leading trade partner of the united

mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that two letters that i have here be made part of the record, one from the national congress of the american indians and the other one from the native american rights fund. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. 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 to decry the disparaging name of the national football league's washington, d.c. franchise, the redskins, which i will refer as the r word. for decades, native american leaders and organizations have advocated for an end to the use of the r word as the washington franchise brand because it is derogatory, it is demeaning and patently offensive. recently, 10 of our colleagues explained the violent history and disparaging nature of the r word in the letter to mr. roger goodell, commissioner of the nfl, and what can be deemed as an ignoreant

mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. without objection. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, just yesterday on the cover page of "the washington post" newspaper, there was an article itten by journalist john and rick. according to a recent poll taken among the sports fans of the washington, d.c., area, and i quote, a large majority of area sports fans say the washington redskins should not change the team name. even though most supporters of the nickname find the word redskin is an inappropriate term for native americans. mr. speaker, not only is the term redskin inappropriate, but just plain offensive and derogatory towards native americans. and i want to share with my colleagues in congress and pecially the american people how the word redskin came about .nd its history in 199 it was a standard procedure in maine and nova scotia to scalp many of the neighbors of the micmack tribe and it was implemented in 1755 by set

mr. faleomavaega. >> maybe he thought american somolia was in spain or something, where it could be pronounced for vinga? a tough day for the pro tem, how do you respond? this guy never heard the name samoa before? and he destroys your name, you react with total class and win the whole day and everybody's respect. watch how he reacted. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from american somolia, mr. -- >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker, it is american samoa. >> the best natured man in congress is the guy who ignored that he has just been called mr. falumabina, but he stands up for where he is from. that act of restraint on your part is the best new thing in the world, now it is time for that active of restraint on your part is the best part. >>> good wednesday morning. right now on "first look" -- heat fans were leaving early, but the battler of the big man. president obama returns to german bradenburg gate. the world's nuclear weapons. >>> obesity a disease and mayors want to regulate how many 47 million food stamps users spend their assistance. >>> an incredible tornado near denver int

mr. faleomavaega. >> maybe he thought american somolia was in spain or something, where it could be pronounceda tough day for the pro tem, how do you respond? this guy never heard the name samoa before? and he destroys your name, you react with total class and win the whole day and everybody's respect. watch how he reacted. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from american somolia, mr. -- >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker, it is american samoa. >> the best natured man in congress is the guy who ignored that he has just been called mr.

mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i rise today to denounce the disparaging name of the national football league agencies washington, d.c., franchise, the redskins, which i'll refer to as the r word. the native american community has spent millions of dollars in the past two decades to fight that racism that is perpetuated by this slur. despite their best efforts, our native american brothers and sister's cries have fallen on deaf ears. it is largely due to the widespread ignorance, the lack of understanding regarding the history of this degenerating term. mr. speaker, i would like to share with my colleagues the painful and violent past associated with the r word. the origin of the r word is commonly attributed to the historical practice of trading native american indians skins, mr. speaker, native american skins and body parts as bounties and trophies. for example, in 1749, the area in maine and nova scotia -- for every indian killed to be paid upon producing his scalp. just as devastating was the proclamati

mr. faleomavaega: i have an amendment at the desk that was printed -- >> i have an amendment at the the desk. the chair: the lerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. pierluisi of puerto rico. mr. pierluisi: i offered this amendment last year, it was agreed by voice vote but it was not included in the act enacted in march this ehomicide rate in puerto rico is three times higher than any state and most of these murders are linked to the international drug trade. appropriately the federal government is allocating substantial resources to combat drug trafficking organizations operating in the central american corridor and along the southwest border. however, those organizations are adapting, returning to smuggling routes through the caribbean region that were heavily utilized in the 1980's and 1990's. as a result, the coast forward seized or disrupted over 17,000 pounds of drugs in the vicinity of puerto rico in 2012, a 600% increase over the previous year. d.e.a. seizures rose over 60%, and customs seized more drugs in puerto rico than it did along the 180-mile bor