mr. kline: thank you, madam speaker. i understand that mr. latourette has introduced his remarks for the record. i have no other speakers. i would just encourage my colleagues to support h.r. 1261. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to support h.res. 1261, recognizing national nurses week. and recognizing the significant contributions that nurses make to our nation's health care system. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time has been yielded back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1261. so many as are in favor say aye. as amended. so many as are 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 upon the table. for wh

mr. john kline, for pursuing a responsible course. i would note and thank the ranking member of the rules committee, mr. dreier, as well, for the bipartisan support that he and members of the rules committee and on the minority side are giving this particular resolution, although they are trying to, of course, high jacket it for other purposes. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. e gentleman from california. mr. dreier: i thank my friend for his very thoughtful remarks and fee -- and how horribly refeel about those that lost the lives in his state. with that i'm happy to yield four minutes to our distinguished republican whip who's launched the you cut item on his website, a total of four minutes, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the speaker, i thank the gentleman from california. i would like to just follow-up on the remarks that we, too, would tell the gentleman from west virginia, we agr

capps, california, mr. kline, -- klein, florida, mr. defazio, oregon, prosecute grayson, florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, last week's state visit did absolutely nothing to ease serious concerns -- mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. please take your conversations off the floor. the gentlelady will resume. ms. woolsey: last week's state visit did absolutely nothing to ease serious concerns about the leadership of afghanistan president hamid karzai. our counterterrorism strategy is supposed to depend on having a stable responsive transparent democratic government that enjoys the confidence of the afghan people -- people. instead, mr. karzai's government has proven itself to be irresponsible and infective in a way that jeopardizes his country's future and

mr. kline: mr. speaker, across the country countless familiar lows and small business owners are making -- families and small business owners are making the tough choices. the american people realize the path to renewing our economic prosperity comes through courage and sacrifice. they also realize the difficult work must start today. it is a dare lix of public duty for this congress to deliberately fail to pass a budget. more than a year ago the american people ignited a national debate about the future they see for the country. they have demanded that washington get spending und control and spend taxpayer money wisely. it is shameful that here in the people's house the democrat majority's avoiding that same debate. we will failing our children by failing toroduce a budget. it is time to get our priorities straight and our fiscal house in order. mr. speaker, let's join this debate taking place around the country and begin to make the tough choices the american people expect from their elected leade