mr. dicks: we're trying to vote on the flores amendment. uld you have waited to -- make your five-minute speech? this is totally irrelevant to this debate. mr. roe: i apologize to the gentleman. i yield back. mr. dicks: no problem. the chair: the gentleman yields back. does any member seek to talk on the amendment? the question is on the amendment of the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. and the amendment is adopted. are there any further amendments to the bill? for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. cough mon of colorado. at the end of the bill before the short title insert the following -- section, none of the funds made available in this act may be used by the secretary of veterans affairs to provide disability compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, united states code, to any veteran pro-- posttraumatic stress disorder as req

mr. flores. >> good morning. carter's local 22. supervisors, madame clerk, i will say it again. tenants rights. i want to thank mr. chiu. it's in the right direction. i urge you to move forward. let's plant the seed. you are all leaders. let's leave the way for the city and county of san francisco. we know how to do things right. let's do it. let's move things forward. thank you very much, supervisors. supervisor mar: thank you. maria, as well. >> good afternoon. i did not come down here to make friends. i came to talk about what i believe in. i also came down here to call some people out. he comes out here representing the union. you did not see him walking members of our organization -- crying while there were up. supervisor mar: what is your name? >> ben. i'm a resident of your district, supervisor mar, for eight years. supervisor mar: please speak to the measures before you and try not to attack people. >> i would like to pass this around, if you have not seen this. this is still being distributed by parkmerced. it's says "and urban place with a suburban space." nowhere does

mr. flores: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas for a motion. mr. flores: mr. speaker, if i may continue i have additional remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas only for a motion. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the chair recognizes the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, for 30 minutes. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i appreciate the privilege to be recognized here on the floor of the house of representatives. and to address you about the issues that are important i think to you and all of us who serve in this united states congress. and as we know the american public watches the work that we do here and sometimes wondering how we would like to hear that work interpreted. today i would take up two or three subjects. one of them is a piece of legislation that is an amendment that i offered on the agriculture appropriations bill that did pass the house of representatives today and becam

mr. flores of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. flores: madam chairman, i rise to offer my amendment which would address other restricted and misguided law. section 526 of the energy independence and security act prohibits federal agencies from entering into contracts for the procurement of an alternative fuel unless, quote, if greenhouse gas emissions, unquote, are less than or equal to an equivalent conventional fuel source produced from conventional fuel sources. simply put, my amendment would stop the government from enforcing a ban on the u.s. department of agriculture and other federal agencies funded by the ag appropriations bill. the initial purpose of section 526 was to stifle a defense department plan's to buy and develop coal-to-liquid jet fuels based on the opinions of environmentalists that coal-based jet fuel produces more greenhouse gas emissions than traditional petroleum. earlier this week i offered a similar amendment to the milcon aprops bill and it passed by voice vote. my friend, mr. connaway, also had language