mr. howell, i see no questions, let's go to the budget analyst for the report. >> mr. chairman and supervisor avalos, on page 32 of our report we report table 3-d tails the cost to procure the 61 60-foot long busses and the total cost including the warranty support, the project support, the sales tax, is 78,885,665. we also note the mta provided two recent procurements from springfield, illinois, where the price for new flyer 60 foot long bus was similar in price to the price per bus that the mta procurement contract and table 4 on page 33 of our report shows this comparison and that's important from the standpoint that new flyer was the only der business bidder on this contract. >> i think this is an important procurement for mta i see from the budget analyst's report about two-thirds of our existing 447 busses are projected to reach the end of their useful life this coming year or next year and though i wish we could purchase more more quickly, i think this is a wise procurement over the next 6 years and the 60 foot busses i know are desperately needed. many of them

mr. howell a lengthy protestation of japan's piece intentions.'s messengers of death swooped in over our pacific paradise. on they came, wave after wave, old lee, fearlessly. they had little to fear. they knew our task forces were at sea and they knew that no long-distance airplane reconnaissance, no inshore airplane patrol was being maintained. they knew from detailed maps they carried with them the exact location of idle air, hangers, and other structures. each was given a specific objective and straight towards that objective he came. past papali. diamondhead. and over waikiki beach. the treachery of an empire was on the wing. planned for months with brilliant cunning, favored by our lack of readiness with the sky and see all their own, at 7:55 a.m., hell broke loose. made in japan. >> man your battle stations. god bless you. [bugle plays] >> all hands, take your battle stations. blowing] [bugle playing] >> all hands, abandon ship. all hands, abandon ship. >> the ferocity of the attack momentarily subsided. the people awakened by the bombardme

mr. speaker, diane howell my constituent visited g.p.'s in newark 15 times before she was eventually diagnosed with terminal cancer when her son and e. her to a. patients are only doug:ed at a. and e. would you revie this very tragic case and to back luke's campaign that cancer be ruled t first and not last and increased the rate? >> i'm sure i will look into the case. i'm sure my friend will be keen to look at it himself as get back to him. is e knows the n.h.s. -- successful cancer rates go down. the cancer treatment fund has helped thousands upon thousands of patients but of course where possible we should always do more. >> the deputy prime minister has made a slew of extraordinary claims today but among the most extraordinary is his claim and response to the honorable lady's questions that pension of poverty rose under the last government. in fact, poverty fell dramatically. so can the prime minister explain to the house what he thought with that statement and physical hare the studies which it fell dramatically under the last govern

mr. howell to take on serious financial risks that will be unable to recover from his own pocket. moreover, without flood insurance coverage, he's found it difficult to purpose regular homeowners insurance from competing brokers at affordable rates. while mr. howell and most of my constituents support of the intent of the coastal barrier resource system to protect neighboring habitat and recreation, they have overly burdened by mapping mistakes that were made more than two decades ago. as a result, i ask my colleagues to support passage of after 3572 to ensure this is rectified and the system works as it was intended. i, again, thank chairman hastings and ranking member defazio for their assistance. with that i thank the gentleman for yielding and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. lowenthal: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time and urge adoption of the bill. the

mr. speaker, diane howell, my constituent, visited gps in newark 15 times in eight months last year beforehe was eventually diagnosed with terminal cancer when her son, luke, took her to a&e in newark. 80,000 people a year or one-quarter of all new cancer cases are only diagnosed at a&e. would my right honorable friend agree to review this very tragic case? and also to back luke's campaign that cancer be ruled out first and not last and increase referral rates at rgps? >> mr. speaker, of course i will look into the case, and i'm sure my right honorable friend, the secretary of state for health, will be keen to look at it as well himself and get back to him. as he knows, the nhs is successfully seeing 51% more patients with suspected cancers than four years ago. survival rates have never been higher. almost 9 out of 10 patients say their care is excellent or very good. and of course the cancer treatment fund has helped thousands upon thousands of patients. but of course where possible we should always do more. >> the deputy prime minister has made a series of extraordinary claims today but