mr. guthrie: i don't. i yield back the balance of my time. mr. loebsack: i urge support of this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1472. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are -- mr. loebsack: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa. mr. sobe sack: i -- mr. loebsack: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa seek recognition? mr. loebsack: madam speaker, i ask that the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurr

mr. guthrie: in my district unemployment is the number one issue like it is across the country. not just for people looking for jobs but for people to provide jobs. they are concerned about the tax increases that could be coming with the expiration of the tax increases. one of the concerns we heard this weekend, madam speaker, is that taxes could increase on those making $250,000 or more which we know half of that runs through small businesses. i'm talking to a lot of small business owners attackses because they want to grow their business and hire people and put them to work. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? without objection. >> thank you, madam speaker. mr. walz: perhaps my career as a public school teacher and having survived 20 years of the high school lunchroom makes me more optimistic than some of my colleagues. the idea of the trust i have in our young people and in this country to overcome any adversities we see, this weekend i was out in minn

mr. guthrie: their concerns about getting the economy moving again didn't have to do with george w. bush or win when the majority took over in 2006. their concern was this congress. the debt from the stimulus bill that didn't keep unemployment from going above 8%. they were concerned about the energy cost that could have greatly affected the great commonwealth of kentucky. and also we are going to talk about how they are going to implement the health care bill. those are the concerns. if we got back to our belief of limited government and unemploymented faith in the american people that we will get this economy moving again. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from maine rise? ms. pingree: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. pingree: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, 75 years ago francis perkins, a wonderful woman from a long line of maine farmers and craftsmen, addressed the nation as the secretary of labor. in addition to being the first woman cabinet maker