mr. lamborn: because it hasn't been defined like it should be. mr. lamborn: madam speaker, you'll have a chance, i'm sure. i like to yield five minutes to the gentleman from tennessee, representative duncan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. duncan: i thank the gentleman for yielding, madam speaker. i rise in support of this resolution to honor our veterans who is it so much to preserve our freedom during the cold war. it is unfortunate that we are maybe about to pass a massive health care bill that will take away an important part of that freedom that those veterans worked so hard to preserve. madam speaker, robert samuelson, a very middle of the road economics columnist for "the washington post" wrote a column this weekend called a cost control mirage. mr. samuelson said the health care plan we will vote on tomorrow, quote, evadse health care's major problems and would worsen the budget outlook. he added that, quote, it's a big new spending program when government hasn't paid for the spending programs it alre

mr. lamborn: i would yield three minutes to the the gentleman from virginia, representative goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. goodlatte: thank you, madam speaker and i thank the gentleman from colorado and the gentlewoman from guam honoring cold war veterans. i, too, also commend the importance of understanding the history of the cold war and what president kennedy did with the airlift into berlin to protect the people of that city. what happened during the 1980's, when president reagan called the soviet union exactly what it was, the evil empire and later went to the berlin wall and called about mr. gorbachev to tear down that wall. it was the brave men and women who made that possible in our history to see the ability of our president to stand up to the soviet union and indeed, to see that wall torn down not that many years ago. i will tell you also, however, madam speaker, that we have before us in this congress today and tomorrow health care legislation, a massive bill. when you take all of the pages of all the bills that are bein

mr. lamborn: thank you, mr. speaker. at this point i'd like to yield two minutes to my colleague from the state of texas, mr. poe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. poe: thank you. i appreciate the gentleman yielding. i totally support 1075 and the support of the national guard and the agri development -- agri-development business teams. they are doing a phenomenal job in iraq and afghanistan. the chairman could give me the exact number but i don't know the percentage of national guard troops that are in afghanistan, but it's extremely high. we count on the citizen soldiers to help us in times of war, and they are there, not just from the state of missouri but from the state of texas as well. and i had the chance to be with some national guard troops in afghanistan during the christmas season. they are doing a phenomenal business in helping those afghans change from growing poppies that's turned to cocaine and heroin that's sold primarily in europe and teaching them to f

mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, thank you. the service performed by cold war veterans is indeed honorable and herer tos you. we should encourage the people of the united states to participate in activities to honor these brave men and women in uniform. we must give them the recognition they deserve. as members of the military, their health care falls under the tricare system which must be protected in any health care bill before congress. we must make sure any bill gives them the benefits they deserve. however, what happens to them and the families of them tomorrow? we're going to be voting on a massive health care bill that will affect the health care of our veterans and their families and indeed of all americans. something i would like to briefly address is that we have many doctors and physicians in the united states who are opposed to this health care plan. yes, there is one large organization of about 245,000 members which supports the plan. the american medical association. but we have a number of medical plans, includin

mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, i rise today in remembrance of a noble and humble man lost in the devastating earthquake in haiti. david haynes of colorado springs, colorado, left an enduring legacy of selflessness and faith. david lived a life completely devoted to his family and to his savior, jesus christ. he and his beloved wife, renee, have been blessed with two beautiful adopted sons, aden and zander, who will remember their father's unending love. his movie was part of "cranium's arc." on january 11, david arrived in haiti to tell the story of orphans and widows. after a day of shooting footage he was in the hotel montana when the earthquake hit. his life was an amazing journey filled with fashion and truthfulness and faithfulness and his legacy will -- with faith and truthfulness and his legacy will endure. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. yarmuth: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from k

mr. lamb bore of colorado, the -- lamborn of colorado, the house bill sponsor. mr. pierriello of virginia, for their leadership on h.r. 4667 and thank chairman filner and ranking minority member buyer for advancing this bill. i ask my colleagues to support it and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. filner: madam speaker, just like our military men and women did not hesitate to offer to lay down their lives to defend our freedom and the way of life that we cherish, we will not hezz state to defend -- hesitate to depend the funds necessary to support themselves and their families. with that, madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 4667. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. filner: i urge my colleagues to support the cola bill, h.r. 4667 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: t