mr. harold will think. i need to get closer and closer to the herring and call to him in this way. hello mr. herring. the herring will think. that is strange, if you want to catch me, why is he getting further away. i don't understand. do you under stand? actually i'm going to be getting closer and closer to the herring and i make my voice smaller and smaller, so the herring will think i'm going away. it's very interesting and what will happen next. i sneak up just behind the herring and i say, what. what will you say? i can't hear anything. >> that's idea i make my voice smaller until i make no sound at alright. so the herring will think, he's gone. well, no fun today i guess but any way i am safe. and at that moment i capture him. what do you think of my wonderful idea. great. very good. very interesting. i'd like to see you try it. thank you and can you suggest a good place to catch and find many snow herrings. sure. into the temple. why don't you go there. thank you. i go now. going into the temple, the temple gate is closed for the night and the temple wall is too high for me to climb over. i hav

her. >> i found out when the sheriffs told me he was there. i never met him and didn't know who he was or nothing like that. >> mrs. williams says her son was released two years ago of a serving time in washington state on a bank robbery conviction. the chp says williams had two strikes against him. records from the washington state patrol also show he had multiple arrests in seattle for a suspended license, assault, property destruction, dui, hit and run and theft. mrs. williams who says her son is a carpenter by trade couldn't get a job because of his prison record. he felt ostracized at church and upset with the political climate, going on rants against liberals while watching the news. he's been upset with the direction the country is going. that's what williams' mother said. he feels the people of our country are being raped by our government and politicians. after the shootout, police found this binder that said "california" on it in the truck. authorities at the scene would only hipt it contains a lot of disturbing material. the chp had not notified mrs. williams about her son prior to us contacting her today

her time. the gentlelady from west virginia. mrs. capito: i would like to continue to reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady reserves her time. the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: thank you very much. to my colleague from california, linda sanchez, who has given a lot of her time to this effort, i yield one minute. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. speaker much rise today on behalf of residents of southern california. in recent months i heard from a number of constituents who will soon be required to pay more than $1,000 a year in flood insurance premiums even though they live in a virtual desert. that's right. southern california is officially a semiarid region, near desert region, but many of my constituents are being told to pay $1,000 a year or more to guard against floods. these families want to know why their home was considered safe just months ago but is now considered to be in a flood zone under new fema map. they want to know what has changed in a s

her time. the gentlewoman's time has expired gaumgaum -- the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i again urge members to support the bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from guam yields back the balance of her time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4514, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- ms. bordallo: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the rules are suspended and the bill is passed -- for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam rise? ms. bordallo: i request 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 gentlewoman from guam seek recognition? ms. bord

mr. speaker, then if she's going to be her last speaker, perhaps i'll consume some time. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: in response to my good friend from california, firstly, i'd argue with him that california is not necessarily the greatest state of the union. we happen to have 50 great states and six wonderful territories in this great country of ours. but coming from florida, i find that rivalry worthwhile, we'll match him any day. this congress, when he speaks in terms of the measure that we are proceeding on from the standpoint of process, this congress alone provided suspension authority on the day other than monday, tuesday or wednesday, has allowed for passage of the iran sanctions conference report, a paid-for doc fix, the small business microlending expansion act, the medicare premium fairness act, and a resolution recognizing israel's right to defend itself from gaza, sponsored by the speaker, along with representatives boehner and cantor. this same action has allowed, meaning same-

mrs. rogers. for her tireless efforts, mrs. rogers was named the most powerful person in livingston county in 1996 and fittingly the chamber of commerce building has been named the joyce a. rogers business center. aside from being executive director of the chamber of congress, mrs. rogers served in various local organizations, including the livingston county board of commissioners, the city of brighton downtown development authority and the livingston county economic development council. in 2001, mrs. rogers' health began to decline. in that year she underwent open heart surgery. she decided to step down from the chamber after three decades as executive director. sadly on november 4, 2009, mrs. rogers lost her long battle with a chronic illness and passed away at the age of 78. she is survived by her husband of 57 years and her five sons. the legacy left behind by mrs. rogers is not only marked by the economic development seen around brighton but also in the family that survives her. a family that like her mother is truly dedic

means even less food for animals causing farmers to take drastic measures just to make ends meet mr to move her blood we are already thinking about reducing our cattle stock we are selling this year's calves to individuals we are also thinking about sending under-performing cows those who yield less than five to ten liters of milk to the slaughterhouse the situation however is further complicated by the fact that meat prices have dropped already leaving many to hope for government intervention and financial support so they can get by. sean thomas r t. and still to come the program here in scarred for life victims of a deadly chemical weapon and war and you're calling in washington to admit the toxic legacy of the vietnam war. and double trouble pakistan bans a new bollywood comedy starring in a cell of the loddon lookalike. now the u.s. banking system is about to go through its biggest overhaul in over seventy years the dog franc bill is designed to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis and with limits risky trading activities looming bank profits but it is unpopular in wall street with weal

means even less food for animals causing farmers to take drastic measures just to make ends meet mr to move her blood we are already thinking about reducing our cattle stock we are selling this year's calves to individuals which we're also thinking about sending under-performing cows those are you less than five to ten liters of milk to the slaughterhouse at the situation however is further complicated by the fact that meat prices have dropped already leaving many to hope for government intervention and financial support so they can get by. sean thomas marty. well moscow is in the midst of the hottest july week almost fifty years on saturday the most cricket thirty five degrees centigrade which is ninety five degrees fahrenheit and the sizzling temperatures the full cost to soar even further along consequence of this record breaking summer is an increase in the number of people drowning across the country the majority of victims seeking relief from the heat and lakes and rivers and firefighters are also being kept busy battling on. a thousand of wildfires nationwide. and wherever you are in the

means even less food for animals causing farmers to take drastic measures just to make ends meet mr to move her blood we are already thinking about reducing our cattle stock we are selling this year's calves to individuals which we are also thinking about sending under-performing cows those are you less than five to ten liters of milk to the slaughterhouse the situation however is further complicated by the fact that meat prices have dropped already leaving many to hope for government intervention and financial support so they can get by. r t. so muscovites that suffering from the horses july week fall is fifty gets enough so saturday this is like temperatures reached record high plus thirty five degrees centigrade which is ninety five degrees fahrenheit with no letup predicted by forecasters within a week while people are seeking relief from the boiling heat and lakes and rivers two hundred drownings have been reported across russia and the heat wave has also caused almost a thousand wildfires nationwide. only or are you all in the wall tell us what you think is the best way to cope with soari

mr to move her blood we are already thinking about reducing our cattle stock we are selling this year's calves to individuals which we are also thinking about sending under-performing cows of those are you less than five to ten liters of milk to the slaughterhouse but the situation however is further complicated by the fact that meat prices have dropped already leaving many to hope for government intervention and financial support so they can get by. sean thomas r t. meanwhile heat wave in moscow continues to smash records and water is the hottest july week for seventy years and saturday's america really hit thirty five degrees centigrade that's ninety five degrees fahrenheit and the sizzling temperatures are forecast to soar even further two hundred rounds have been reported across the country as many rushed to cool down in the sweltering heat and firefighters have been busy battling almost a thousand wildfires across the country. now the u.s. banking system is about to go through its biggest overhaul in over seventy years the dodd frank bill is designed to prevent a repeat of the fina

mr. gore of groping her and making unwanted sexual advances. the prurt prosecutors say the case has problems among them, his accuser fail aid polygraph test and appears to have been paid by the "national enquirer". mr. gore denies accusations. >> coming up, a new study finds what is good for battling britel bones may not be good for the heart. >> and it's demolition day at minetta airport paving wait for a project to take off. >> it's going to be cool to warm this weekend. i'm jand patel. i'll show you the temperatures and the rest of the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and take a look. the commander in chief in the drive's seat for the first time in several years. the news continununununununununu >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> demolition of terminal c at minetta international airport began today taking about eight weeks will be replaced by a 1400 space parking lot. terminal c closed at the end of june when terminal b opened. the new parking lot expected to open in the spring. >> president obama says the new j

mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves her time. mr. hastings: i would inquire of the distinguished gentlewoman from north carolina if she has any remaining speakers? ms. foxx: no remaining speakers, mr. speaker. but i will do the closing myself. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: in an abundance of caution, mr. speaker, i believe i will be the last speaker for this side. so i'll reserve my time until the gentlewoman has closed for her side and yielded back her time. the caution that i ask is that if the speaker of the house is available, then i would yield my remaining time to the speaker of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i was giving courtesy to the gentleman from florida to allow him to get all his speakers and get to the closing but i can do that. i have off said that being here in washington -- i have often said that being here in washington is like being alice in wonderland. i didn't know there were a lot of other people who

for marg reach, who has tireless -- for margarite, this medal is a long overdue recognition of her loss. mr. courtney: although i was unable to be with her during her presentation, i spoke to her last night to let her know how much she means to me and the colleagues in the house. to her and to others still waiting for her loved ones to return home, as the pow-mia flag says, you are not forgotten, not by the members of this congress, not by the men and women of the military. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. blunt: madam speaker, i rise again today because southwest missourians tell me that they are expecting us to keep our eye on the ball. the most important thing they want us to work in the house is jobs, that's j-o-b-s, madam speaker. but most of the bills have exactly the opposite effect. southwest missourians know the difference between good policies that put people back to work and the tax-raising, job-killing ag

mr. wermer's remodel. she wants to correct situations that exist on her property. she now has an nov to act on. that is what she is trying to act on. commissioner hwang: thank you. president peterson: mr. kornfield? >> i have only to add that in exhibit a, where it is talking about the location on property in the description of property, this is not the assessment for the reported property description. this is a property description put together and signed by the property owners. it may or may not reflect the actual property line of these buildings. president peterson: thank you. >> commissioners, the matter is before you. commissioner garcia: just to clarify the last remarks made by mr kornfield on exhibit a? it is the one in the july 15 submission? >> i am looking at the one that says june 24. that is a party agreement. commissioner garcia: thank you. commissionger fung: the convoluted nature of this particular case is actually quite complex. if you start with the original property descriptions, what is mentioned in those in terms of what is common is fairly limited. if you then go through bot

mr. rogers: thank you. i'd like to thank the gentlelady from the district of columbia for her help and support. i'd like to thank mr. dingell from michigan. it's great to know that the leadership and statesmanship is still alive in the people's house in washington, d.c. you know, it is fitting, i think, that this great body, this great deliberative body stop along the way of its important business of nation-changing business to recognize some of the greatest acts happen locally. they're just reflected here and the great things do happen in communities like brighton, michigan, and every other state in this great union. and today is really that day. very, very few times do you get to come to the floor and talk about some great community leader that you have such personal relationship, my mother. and this post office is being named in short for her great work in what is the great community in the great state of michigan. and i will tell you, nobody would be more, i think, shocked and embarrassed that we are doing this today than joyce rogers. as a matter of fact, she would often say that her greate

her time. the gentleman from california. mr. cardoza: thank you, mr. speaker. i understand that the gentlelady and her party don't understand what's happening in middle america. they don't appreciate what's happening to folks like in my district. they may not hang out in places like my family's bowling alley where a person who loses their job and 20% of my constituents are nearly out of work, there isn't jobs around every corner. she may have plenty of jobs in her home state. she may not have to worry about that for her constituents, but in my world, mr. speaker, when something who comes to our bowling alley that loses their job, they have nothing else. they don't have the wall street bonuses, they don't have the big pension retirement systems and the big 401-k's set aside. they don't have the situation that so many of us need. we have to provide a safety net for these people, these hardworking americans, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from ohio, mr. kucinich. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for tw

excellent relationship at the moment historically until it was greeted chatted with mr medvedev influence russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed octopus but later promised it was not paul the octopus who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal all over the world well there was talk of a trio of world leaders forward looking leaders barack obama to reach madrid if i glue merkel a transatlantic troika if you like moving the world forward on security and defense issues with food as the unifying force let's listen in to new money and let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one on the list of russia's partners we have a long time relations which have not been spoiled even by difficult chapters in our history. when it comes to russia and germany's relations with other countries it's not like in school where you have just one friend we can have many friends germany and russia have their own issues they're completely different in nature to translate into problems it's useful for us to be able to discuss them together the room for dialogue doesn't exist i

mrs. clinton, she reiterated her commitment to afghan women meeting separately with them. >> we want to continue to support afghanistan, the afghan people and particularly women rand women's interests and rights. >> mrs. clinton says she will not let karzai, the u.s., nato or anyone else make deals with the taliban that will cut women out of having a legal role in their society. >>> and coming up at 6:00, cleaning up your home. it could prove dangerous. the new study on cleaning products and your health. >>> and the schoolyard issue that prompted a fifth grader to write a letter to the president. how the commander in chief responded. >>> good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. big cooling again today. temperatures well below average. 70s are going to be coming back. we'll let you know how long this cooldown with some spring air will be lasting coming up. i'm done withllhese looists anomd ivg all ceover i want one list. for one store. [ female announcer ] at safeway, you get it all. great quality and great prices. so you just need a safeway list. [ male announcer ] with thousands of everyda

her nomination. thank you. >> thank you, senator feinstein. and senator grassley next. >> thank you, mr. chairman, after thorough review of her record and committee testimony and much deliberation, i've concluded i cannot support the nominee to be justice. when determining whether an individual should be confirmed to be a justice, we should look at their impartiality, commitment to the rule of law and legal expertise. in my opinion, judicial experience is not an absolute prerequisite for serving as a justice. however, since solicitor general kagan lacks any judicial experience and has extremely limited experience as a practicing attorney, we don't have any clear substantive evidence to demonstrate her ability to transition from a legal scholar and political operative to a fair and impartial jurist. solicitor general kagan's testimony before the judiciary committee did not persuade me that she would be able to make this crucial transition. in her testimony, she failed to answer mainly the questions posed to her. she was not forthcoming in discussing her views of basic principles of constit

her and unable to leave a voicemail. >> reporter: this morning sherrod indicated she wanted to speak to mr. obama, not to receive an apology, but to share her experiences. >> people at the grassroots level, people who live out there in rural america, people who live in the south. i know he does not have that kind of experience. >> reporter: gibbs said the president talked with sherrod about some of the stories he recounts in his book "dreams from my father." >> i know the president believed it was a good call. >> reporter: the president encouraged her to take a job dealing with civil rights in the department of agriculture and told her to stay in touch. >> i can always get to him. you know, share whatever i need to share and it gets directly to him. >> reporter: in a week filled with mea culpas, there was one other of note. gibbs revealed the apology tom vilsack made to the president. >> i'm sorry. i made a mistake. i acted before i had the full benefit of what had happened. >> reporter: clearly this has been a distraction to the white house this week. they hoped it would have been about the

mrs. clara shortridge fultz who was introducing her proposed law on lawyers for the poor here at the 1893 chicago worlds fair. >> thank you. the recommend disof many of the evils of -- remedies of many of the evils nice the appointment of a public defender. for every public prosecutor there should be a public defender chosen in the same way, paid out of the same funds as public prosecutor. police and sheriffs should be equally at hor command -- his or her command. it should meet the legitimate mat expenses. let the criminal court recognize on the basis of an exact and equal justice. let our courts be broad enough and generous enough to make the law a shield, not just a sword. and there will come to this date as a natural consequence all of those blessings which flow from the constitutional ob indications consciously kept and the government's duties sacredly performed. that was one of my proudest moments. over 36 states picked up the program but it was kind of troubling me. it took over 20 years for california to open up the public defender's office. first in los angeles in 1916 and then h

mr. kucinich: i want to thank the gentlelady from florida for her commitment to this debate and for her passion to make sure american foreign policy always receives a very strong and ringing endorsement. i thank the gentleman from new york and the gentleman from california for this. and i thank mr. paul, who has been a very powerful voice in this country to talk about the limitations of power. people have been asking, why this resolution and why now. because i strongly believe that we should nip in the bud an expansion of u.s. ground presence in pakistan. we need to do this to keep our troops out of harm's way. it's no secret the administration ordered hundreds of drone attacks in pakistan just this year resulting in the dits of hundreds of innocent civilians. it's not been widely discussed until today that we had over 120 u.s. military in the country, quote, training, unquote, pakistani security forces. we have to appreciate the "wall street journal"'s reporting on this where they covered the fact that there was an increase in forces in pakistan who are there to train pakistan military forces

mr. gore groped and assaulted her four years ago. he denies charges.twice detectived decided not to pursue the case. the district says there are too many discrepancies to prosecute. >> president obama says recent gain business auto makers vindicate the bailout of general motors and chrysler. there is he drove the chevy volt down an assembly line and stopped by a plant adding 1100 new jobs. saying a surge in ought yes sales is proof efforts to revive the economy are working and claimed it saved them from a loss of more than a million job autos senator boxer is talking up benefits of spending today in a job training center. and there is mark matthews there as senator talked about training for jobs of the future. mark? >> boxer talking about green tech jobs saying california is the hub of clean energy economy for country. senator boxer watched as students practiced installing devices and told them they're training for the jobs of the future. >> if we make sure not to go backwards we'll see these workers here putting roofs on schools and office buildings a

mrs. clara shortridge fultz who was introducing her proposed law on lawyers for the poor here at the 1893 chicago worlds fair. >> thank you. the recommend disof many of the evils of -- remedies of many of the evils nice the appointment of a public defender. for every public prosecutor there should be a public defender chosen in the same way, paid out of the same funds as public prosecutor. police and sheriffs should be equally at hor command -- his or her command. it should meet the legitimate mat expenses. let the criminal court recognize on the basis of an exact and equal justice. let our courts be broad enough and generous enough to make the law a shield,

we have tongue it's value for money but her constituency has very great needs with so many substandard needs. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my 9-year-old constituent says she and her brother learned to swim because it was free. paisley is worried her little sister won't be able to learn because this government wants to charge in her letter paisley says please, please stop this madness. will the prime minister listen to paisley and have a rethink? >> well, first of all, can i congratulate the honorable lady and many people in this country think it's a good time to go into the politics and go media and can i congratulate the warmth of the g mtv sofa to come onto a green bench here. she raises an important case. i have to say to her that not all labour councils were able to deliver the free swimming pledge and this is one of the things like many other things i'm afraid it's then again on sunday night on c-span at also, at c-span.org you can find past prime ministers questions and links to the house of commons and prime ministers website. >> on tuesday, the queen travel to new york city were she addressed the united

mr. speaker. i have no further speakers on my side of the aisle so i'd ask the gentlelady to call on her -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized. mrs. schmidt: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield to mr. latham as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized. mr. latham: i thank you, speaker, and i thank the gentlewoman from ohio for yielding. and the gentleman from california. and certainly want to thank chairman peterson and ranking member lucas for waving jurisdiction so we could -- waiving jurisdiction so we could shepherd this bill through the floor. h.r. 5669. this bill really is a solution for the city of ames and the local land owners. h.r. 5669 will allow the city to buy land from the usda's national animal disease center and use that land to build a modern water treatment plant. before introducing this legislation, the city officials were exploring the acquisition of nearby farm land by imminent domain. this will -- bill will prevent a conflict between the city of ames and the local land owners. the

the girl said her mother woke her up and attacked her. mrs.t looks like the woman then -- police say it looks like the on stabbed herself. the child is in serious condition. the motive is still not clear. >>> san francisco police are searching for a woman who robbed two bank of america branches. the surveillance photo was taken july 12th at the bank of america branch on balboa. investigators sea she had a gun and demanded money. police describe her as being between 5 -- five feet and 5'3". >>> vallejo police are investigating two incidents involving ads placed on craigslist. in both cases, the potential buyers were robbed at gunpoint. one man drove to buy a car. when he got there, would two people robbed him of the $2,000 he brought to buy the car. a similar incident happened there a few weeks ago. police believe this man might have been responding to the same ad. >>> police need your help finding an elderly man who suffers from again shaw. look at his photo. he was last seen at the elderly care facility. he's 6'2" with brown eyes and gray hai

she sold her story to the tabloids in which she claimed that she slept with ribery in 2009 while still a minor. today, the two footballers were brought in for questioning mr. ribery now under formal investigation. his lawyer said that he confirms that her client did have sex but he denies that he knew that she was underage. having sex with an underage prostitutes carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison. the question for the judge is whether he could or indeed should have known how young she was. so far, the french football association has kept their distance. after a summer of such a miserable headlines, this might test the patience of the new french manager. >> you are watching bbc world news. new warnings about the danger of tombstoning as schools here in britain break off for the summer holidays. a court has given details of the former media magnate koran -- conrad black. he was convicted and served more than two years of a six and a half year sentence. there will be a hearing to rule on conditions of his release. >> conrad black went to jail in 2007. an international media giant brought down by greed and arrogance. he was found guilty of s

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, it's my pleasure to congratulate the paige high school for becoming the class 5-a baseball champions. led by coach charlie warner, finished the season with an impressive 31-2 record. the patriots went unbeaten in florida competition and won their last 25 games. for their dominance on the baseball diamond, they earned a number one ranking from espn and were crowned espn's rise fab 50 national champions. now, while the patriots achieve their goal and brought home a state championship, it was not done without countless hours of practice and immeasurable amounts of sacrifice. mr. miller: the time they spent together on and off the field will not only be remembered for captured a second state title in five years but friendships and lessons learned will not be forgotten. i'd like to con

mr. david. >> okay, bye-bye. what wora doesn't know is that her new assistant is actually me, in disguise. >> hola. >> hi. [ speakingoing to helping you clean mr. david casa. >> i'm not mexican. >> what? >> i'm thai. >> oh, my gosh. wora, do you think mr. david is handsome? >> he's okay. i no like bald. what? you don't like his balls? >> bald, this bald. >> oh, oh, bald. what? sometimes it was extremely difficult to maintain my cover, and my dialect. you know, mr. david is very famous comic. >> oh, okay. >> you think he's funny? >> i think so. >> oh, oh, oh. these are not mr. david's. i think wora is really starting to buy into my hector persona. hola! but now it's time for the ultimate test. wora -- >> oh, money from mr. david. >> you take one, i take one. he'll never know. >> no, no, no. >> come on. >> no, no, no. no. >> what? >> no. >> oh, my gosh. it was finally time to come clean with the cleaning lady. wora, i have to sell you something. i am mr. david. >> okay. >> i've really learned to appreciate wora so much. this thing called work she does with her hands, her attention to detail, her work ethic. it's allow

mrs. yoshi -- i was at a party with her saturday on east bayh. i said how did you get involved in jazz about 50 years ago? she has a compelling story. she's a japanese-american. her husband sort of liked it and sort of grew night, and she has -- i don't know how she's doing over in alameda or oakland and here now, but she has some really good ideas about maybe she could teach or be a guest speaker at san francisco jazz, just telling people, well, how do you get started, how do you put the venue together, how do you mix it up? she also has c.d.'s that she sells also. maybe this is something that, as a group, you can work with these other organizations to make sure that you're discussful in the future. i know -- successful in the future. i know over 10 years you've gotten money from grants for the arts and you're well respected from ker reschulman downstairs. and i think you're doing the right thing. you have the influence, not just the opera and the ballet, but all of the other venues along market street. so thank you for coming to us and sending

mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. watson: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1412 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. ms. watson: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be post uponned. -- postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. watson: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the senate bill,