mr. garamendi: if i knew i had more time, mr. speaker, but i move to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands adjourned until >> all right. hello, everyone, including those watching on v-net. we are here to roll out the budget. we have a couple of speakers and there will be a background call at 2:00 p.m. starting shortly after this to answer all your questions. with that, i turn it over to deputy secretary of state heather highen bot tom. -- higginbotham. >> thank you. i'm going to take a few minutes to make some remarks about the agency for ment and development. secretary -- if secretary kerry were to develop this budget request, one fact was front and center. nation's % of the budget, america's defense has never been more vital to our economic prosperity or global leadership. whether in the mideast, ukraine, europe or our own hemisphere, diplomacy is needed now more than ever. investments in diplomacy and developm

mr. garamendi: i rise in support of the bill and i thank congressman waters and representative grimm for their work. a lot to be said and a lot more work will go into this before it becomes law. this is a major step forward. in my district in california, in a zone that was mapped with 100-year flood protection, graded by the army corps of engineers and now a hazard area. last year, $700 a year for the flood insurance. this year, $7,000, which is about twice the mortgage on that house. not workable. we are seeing across my area insurance premiums of $10,000, $25,000. this bill would stop that. move things back and give us time to deal with the fundamental problem in flood insurance and that is the catastrophic coverage. more to be worked on. good progress. good bill. let's vote it out of here and get this thing solved. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from west virginia is recognized. mrs. capito: i recognize for one minute the gentleman from florida, mr. buchanan for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized fo

mr. garamendi is representing now.e are moving forward with the authorization for the funds and to complete the study. some say it will take seven or 10 years to get it done. had we started seven or 10 years ago we'd be right near completion so we need to start today and the people will thank us seven or 10 years from now when we get this done. we'll introduce this hopefully soon. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to highlight the military transition support project, an innovative program to ease the transition for recently discharged veterans as they return to civilian life, which i helped launch last month. each year over 15,000 service members are discharged in san diego and around half will choose to stay there. over th