mr. grimm and i feel the intelligence community is also deserving of recognition as a whole. they work long hours in distant parts of the world, far from their families, far from their friends, to keep our country safe. when the members of the american intelligence community do their job, no one really knows about it. they are silent warriors who keep us safe. they are deserving of our deepest gratitude. mr. chairman, this amendment does exactly that. it commends our intelligence community for a job well-done in bringing osama bin laden to justice. thanks to the diligence of these intelligence professionals, the world is a safer place without osama bin laden. mr. speaker, even though osama bin laden has been brought to justice, the war on terror is not over. this amendment commends the men and women of the intelligence community for committing themselves to defeating, disrupting, and dismantling al qaeda and all terrorist organizations that will do harm to our great nation. this amendment also

mr. grimm, on this amendment. the chair: the gentleman's comments will be covered under general leave. mr. reed: thank you. at this point in time, mr. chairman, i'd like to yield as much time as he may consume to the chairman of the intelligence committee, my colleague from michigan. the chair: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. rogers: thank you very much. i congratulate mr. reed on te amendment. i think it's wholly appropriate that we commend all of the intelligence services and our elite special forces who participated in bringing osama bin laden to justice. and it reallyasn't a victory over one peon or one leader, but a blow to the entire network, to the belief system of those that believe violence, killing innocent men, women, and children of all religions is a way to promote your political gains. if you think about the incredible accomplishment that happened after and started really after 9/11, we had to make up for huge gaps in human intelligence and they, through the help of

i have an amendment with my colleague, mr. grimmat will be discussed on this floor tomorrow and hopefully supported and voted upon in a bipartisan fashion to recognize the effort of those intelligence officials. mr. speaker, i rise also today to commend the work that is being done here in this chamber, that is being led by this side of the aisle in having an open dialogue and having an open process. we have eight amendments or nine amendments that are going to be considered under this rule and in this chamber tomorrow. mr. speaker, that is a direct change from the history that has been demonstrated for years prior to us coming here. it is time that we on this side of the aisle recognize that we are going to listen to the american people, we are going to have an honest conversation with the american people about the issues that we face on a day to day basis. and as such i stand today and urge my colleagues to vote yes on this rule and yes on h.r. 754. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro te

mr. grimm: my amendment honors the brave members of the intelligence community, military, and civilian contingent who played a vital role in the mission that killed osama bin laden on may 1. on september 11, 2001, bin laden and members of histories network struck at the heart of the nation, carrying out attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent americans. of those killed, 2,752 were in my hometown of new york city. including over 400 police officers, firefighters, and first responders. the largest percentage of these americans and their families called my district of staten island, brooklyn home. so i have a good reason to stand here today and to congratulate the men and women of our intelligence community for their role, the role that they played in locating and killing osama bin laden. a man who was the embodiment of evil and oppression. the members of america's intelligence community are faceless warriors whose heroic accomplishments rarely see the light of day. so i urge this adm