mr. hultgren: i urge my colleagues to support passage and have the safest towers in the world. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. diaz-balart: i very reluctantly claim the time in opposition. i actually understand and frankly listened to the gentleman's concerns and i actually want to work with him to make sure that nothing is used that is arbitrarily or totally unfair. i think the gentleman's concerns are very very valid. at this time and that's why i say reluctantly have to oppose. because at this moment, what i am concerned and we don't want to slow down the hiring of the air traffic controllers. we need to hire 1,500 air traffic controllers in 2016. i appreciate the gentleman's concerns and i share a lot of his concerns. reluctantly at this time, i'm concerned about the hiring of hiring. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from illinois. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have

mr. hultgren of illinois, an amendment by mr. meehan of pennsylvania, an amendment by mr. garrett of new jersey, an amendment by mr. ellison of minnesota, amendment number 28 by mr. emmer of minnesota, an amendment by mr. peters of california, an amendment by mr. issa of california. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida, dr. yoho, on which further proceedings were pogsponed and on which the yeas -- were postponed and on which the yeas prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. yoho of florida. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient numbering are viz -- having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states ho

mr. hultgren: mr.eakeri jecto the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of der that a quorums not present. the spaker po tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of re 20, furthe proedings othis question are posed. the pledge of allegiance today will be led byhe geneman from pesylvan, mr. thompson. mr. ompson: i pledge allegiance to thflag of th united stat of america and to the republic for ich it stands, one tion under god indivisible, with libty and justice for all. the speaker: the c will recve a message. the messeer: mr. speaker, a ssage from the senate. the secreta: mr. spear, have been directed by the senate to inrm the house that the senat hasgreed h.con.res 54 authorizing the reprinting of the pocket version of the united states constitution. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and ext

mr. hultgren: in the aftermath, the chinese government arrested large numbers of protestors and their supportersibited other demonstrations expelled foreign journalist, and has prohibited discussion or remembrance of these events ever since. today is a solemn reminder of the state of human rights in china 26 years after tiananmen square. since 2011, fu, a chinese democracy advocate, christian dissident and poet has languished in prison simply for expressing his democratic beliefs. today i urge his immediate and unconditional release. as part of the defending freedoms project, my colleagues and i will continue to shine a light on his case and that of other prisoners of conscience. i applaud him and his fellow champions for the freedom and their courage. we thank them for their courage. they are not alone. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new mexico seek recognition? ms. grisham: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. grisham: imagine that your lov