mr. klein is the executive director. we also have our education share from our board of trustees sitting here with us. our board chair wanted to be here but could not. >> just a little bit about sf jazz -- thank you for hearing us. we have served some francisco for 20 years through our performances and educational presentations, programs. we are the largest nonprofit presenter west of the mississippi. we are the second largest nonprofit jazz center in the country. the present over 100 concerts a year for the jazz festival, our free summer concert series, and the touring ensemble. we offer a dynamic array of artistic and educational programs to youth and adults alike. we are committed to encouraging jazz appreciation on nurturing evolving artists of all ages. creating a home for sf jazz will allow us to greatly improve our service to our community. it will create a community gathering place that serves the neighborhood and all san franciscans. we want and -- we want a building that creates an identity that reflects the op

mr. klein: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of all veterans. we will never forget the sacrifice of 294,000 floridians who put on the uniform and served our country in the forgotten war. this year we're marking the 60th anniversary of the korean war and provides us with another opportunity to say thank you to those who fought for the freedoms we all enjoy. once again, our community in south florida have come together and we are dedicating a new memorial in palm beach county to make sure that the war is never forgotten. i'd like to personally thank joe green, the president of the chapter of the korean war veterans. without his hard work, this memorial would not have become a reality and we owe him a great deal of gratitude. i wake up thanking those who served our country. standing with our local veterans is a top priority and today i ask those to remember those who served in the korean war on the occasion of the 60th anniversary. i thank the speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe

mr. klein: my mother was a public school teacher and i know how hard they work to help our children learn and grow. that's why mrs. flynn and her actions in shaping our future leaders and scientists of our country and her efforts are an inspiration to all of us. thank you to her and all the teachers in south florida. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, enough is enough, the democrats' failure to lead is now putting a strain on the troops by refusing to pass a clean emergency supplemental war bill. mr. rogers: yesterday, the pentagon announced that it's putting together an emergency plan in case congress fails to do its job and does not pass the upcoming supplemental. if the democrats continue to play political games with this bill, the pentagon

mr. klein: i rise to support social security, an essential lifeline that some 130,000 seniors in my congressional district depend on every day. social security an earned benefit that american workers have paid through a lifetime of their careers. that's why it's outrageous, at least from my perspective, to hear my colleagues to cut social security as a mechanism to reduce the deficit or to pay for the war in afghanistan. this is irresponsible, short sighted and overwhelmingly reckless and i will not stand for it. social security is one of the federal programs that has a dedicated source of revenue, what we pay into that has paid for itself in full over 75 years now without contributing to the national deficit. in south florida and around the country, seniors rely on social security as a stable, guaranteed source of income in their retirement years, particularly in these tough economic times. i adamantly oppose and will work to defeat any attempt to weaken america's social security and pay down