mr. flores. two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. flores: thank you, mr. speaker. one of the top concerns i'm hearing from my constituents is the state of our economy and jobs. and that's why i rise today in support of this resolution directing the committees of the house to examine and exercise oversight of federal agency regulations and their impact on the economy. the u.s. department of energy recently announced that we currently have the highest gas prices in this country that we've ever had during the month of february and it makes no sense for the department of energy -- excuse me, the department of the interior to continue to resist access to our own sources of american energy. this is critical. because our country's economic health is tied to having a robust energy sector. obama administration officials estimated it would cost roughly 23,000 jobs if they enacted the deep water drilling moratorium but it went ahead anyway. and to add further insult to americans, it also included a shallow water regulatory permit slowdown. and r

. >> manny flores, i also am supporting a worker. we will hear from mr. theriault and miss reilly. thank you very much. >> good afternoon, i am also with iron workers local 377. i have known my for over 25 years. he is an excellent speaker, an excellent care giver for people in general in san francisco. we strongly support him being on the board of the bridge district. >> i will keep it short and sweet. i am a representative with sheet metal workers, and on behalf of the officers and members, i like to support mike theriault. >> tim donovan. not only do we represent electricians in the city, but also on the bridge. we want you to move forward with the motion in support of mike theriault. and the current president janet reilly. thank you. >> i am an iron worker on the golden gate bridge, and we are proud to have mike as a representative. we would be very proud to have him represent us. thank you. president kim: public comment is now closed. colleagues, are the recommendations or comments you would like to make? supervisor farrell: the think we are very lucky to have the number of we