mr. george miller from california, mr. peters from michigan, mr. schiff from california, mr. spratt from south carolina, mr. doggett from texas and ms. jackson lee from texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for five minutes. without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i rise today to celebrate the albanyan organization of southeast michigan and raise a concern they expressed to me. respect for people of diverse cultures has made our nation great. our national heritage reflects the cultural contributions of a wide range of ethnic groups. i'm fortunate to represent the 9th district of michigan, a district rich in religious and ethnic diversity and includes families from the ball can region. as a congressman of the 9th district, i have developed a

mr. george miller of california. ms. kaptur of ohio. and mr. brady of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. poe of texas. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. as dangerous to the public's health and well-being as government-run health care is in europe and canada, we have our own american example that hags serious problems. last month there was a surprise inspection at veterans' affairs clinics in the united states. the surprise inspections exposed that fewer than half of those clinics followed proper standards for colonoscopies. some mistakes could have exposed veterans to h.i.v. and other diseases. let me repeat less than half followed proper medical standards for colonoscopies. since february the v.a. has informed 10,000 veterans in three states to get retested. more than 50 patients tested positive for infections including some with h.i.v. but

mr. george miller from california. ms. kaptur from ohio. mr. inslee from washington. mr. spratt from south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: there's no objection. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois for a motion. mr. quigley: mr. speaker, i move now that the h d

the chair would like to recognize george miller of california. mr. mill -- >> i ask unanimous consent to claim the gentleman's time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas. >> thank you very much. from its beginning in the house energy and commerce committee, h.r. 2454 has been forced on members of congress with little time to consider the significant and damaging consequences of this legislation. on june 12 of this month, the committee on agriculture, on which i serve, held a seven-hour hearing to review the bill. we learned there's little solid economic analysis on how this legislation will affect our economy. preliminary evidence makes clear it will increase the cost of energy and with it the cost of everything we use in our rives on a daily basis. we do know the congressional budget office has said this bill will raise government revenuely $846 billion over the next 10 years. in everyday term that means a huge tax increase. $846 billion, however, is just the beginning. h.r. 2454 is permanent and after a 10-year pe

mr. speaker, i would like to thank our committee chairman, representative george miller from california, and our ranking member, john kline, along with our ranking member -- john klein, along with our ranking member on the subcommittee, representative guthrie of kentucky, toer --er for expediting this legislation and helping us make these needed corrections in a bipartisan manner. i urge all my colleagues to vote yes on h.r. 1777. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this legislation and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: the house easily passed this bill under suspension at the end of march and as often happens with the legislative process when it went to the senate a few changes were made. therefore we are here again today simply to give final approval to a bill we already supported and rightfully so. the primary purpose of thi