mr. goodlatte: i thank the gentleman. i hope you will remain because there are other things we want to discuss, but i would like to recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. conaway who is an outspoken member of this congress on fiscally responsible budgets of this congress and i yield to the the gentleman from texas and we'll get to the the gentleman from florida who wants to say a few words and has to leave but i hope the gentleman from texas will remain. mr. conaway: i thank the gentleman from virginia and i look forward to working with you on this balanced budget amendment. there are several issues that are important but none more important than a balanced budget. if we only do one constitutional amendment in the next 10 years, let's do this one. think about those senators who voted no on the balanced budget amendment. any of them still in congress, if we could point to one of them, had you voted yes during 1995, during the surplus years we experienced in the late 1990's, it's easy to pass a balanced budget. and all of t

mr. goodlatte, today for five minutes, mr. murphy from pennsylvania today for five minute, mr.ul, january 13 for five minutes, mr. many ran, today, january 13 and january 19 for five minutes, mr. conaway today for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following member mace be permitted to address the house forefive minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous materials. ms. woolsey of california, ms. kaptur of ohio, mr. grayson, florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previoused orer of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. jones of north carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> to claim the time of

mr. goodlatte for today, mr. wolf for today, mr. burton for january 26 and 27, mr. thompson for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. payne: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. ms. brown from florida, five minutes, ms. woolsey of california, five minutes, mr. blumenauer of oregon for five minutes, ms. kaptur of ohio, five minutes, mr. grayson from florida, five minutes, -- five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. 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. mr. poe of texas. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. in the deep, dark dungeons of this capitol, the government trolls are writing bills behind closed doors. their aim has always been to take aw