the chair recognizes mr. lance for five minutes. >> thank you very much, madam chair, and good morning to you, mr. secretary. it's my honor to meet you here today, sir. the innovative u.s. pharmaceutical sect or generates high-quality jobs and enormous economic output and exports for the economy of this country. as i understand it, nationwide, the total economic output from the biopharmaceutical sectors direct, indirect, and induced impacts was almost a trillion dollars. the sector supported a total of 4 million jobs in 2009, including 700,000 direct jobs. the district i serve in new jersey is arguably the medicine chest of the united states. what is the administration doing mr. secretary, to retain this country's global leadership position in biopharmaceutical r&d and manufacturing? >> i know generally your district, and we are seeking to advance u.s. pharmaceuticals through the international trade administration in many, many ways and perhaps you're aware of that work. >> i am, sir. >> we stand strong country aft

gear rhett, mr. lance, mr. runyan. other members in attendance, ms. waters, ms. brown of florida, mr. rush, mr. scot of -- mr. scott of virginia, mr. watts, mr. -- ms. woolsey, ms. jackson lee of texas, mr. clay, mr. butterfield, mr. al green of texas, ms. moore, ms. clark of new york, ms. edwards, ms. fudge, ms. bass of california mrks sewell, ms. norton, and ms. christian -- ms. christianson. -- ms. christiansen. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady rise? ms. foxx: i send to the desk a report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 2049 to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tem

. >> the chair recognizes mr. lance for five minutes. >> thank you very much madam chair, and good morning to you, mr. secretary. it's my honor to meet you here today. the innovative u.s. biopharmaceutical sector generates high quality jobs and enormous economic output and exports for the economy of this country. as i understand, nationwide the total economic output from the biopharmaceutical sectors direct, indirect and dick used impacts as almost a trillion dollars. the sector support a total of 49 jobs in 2009, including 700,000 direct jobs. the district i served in new jersey is arguably the medicine chest of the united states. what is the administration doing, mr. secretary, to retain this country's global leadership position in biopharmaceutical r&d and manufacturing? >> i know generally your district, and we are seeking to advance u.s. pharmaceuticals for international trade administration, in many, many ways. perhaps you are aware of that. >> i am. >> we stand strong country after country after country with resp

mr. speaker, i rise today to honor an outstanding young man from my district who i have recently had the pleasure of getting to know. lance corporal cody evans, a -- of speedville, tennessee, serves in the united states marine corps as a combat engineer, one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. mr. fleischmann: while serving in afghanistan, lance corporal evans stepped on a pressure plate while sweeping for i.e.d.'s, nearly losing his life. he lost both legs and suffered numerous other injuries. i met lance corporale advance in january of this -- lance corporal evans in january of this year. he has the spirit of a fighter, a spirit that is -- that has led to his continued recovery. no mention of cody would be complete without mentioning his mother, regina. who has been with him constantly. her dedication to her son is incredible. as a nation, we must recognize those who serve, who have the character and commitment to the risk -- to risk their lives so we may sleep peacefully at home. cody evans deserves this recognition, which is why i ask that this poem be placed in the congressional record. i yield back. the spea

mr. cicilline: madam speaker, i rise today in honor of lance corporal abraham toller of the united statesarine corps. elected to serve the united states when he joined the marine course in 2009. he was promoted to the rank of lance corporal just two years ago. as a member of the second battalion based in camp lejeune in north carolina, lance corporal toller was conducting combat operations as part of operation enduring freedom in afghanistan when he lost his life on april 12. among other awards, he earned the combat action ribbon and sea service deployment ribbon. his family will be having a funeral in liberia as well as in the united states. my prayers are with his wife, their 1-year-old son and his entire family. with heavy hearts we remember him today. may we honor his memory always. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> madam

mr. and the cpr and i started chest compressions. was nice to see this middle school students had lance during this time and it that the that panic.it was frightening. and you wanna know whether the driver is all right. >>erica: this is some light at the end of the tunnel because we will see some sunshine and higher temperatures as we head into the weekend. right now there is a way around the bay area. here's the day planner. was the victors -- up until the afternoon in afternoon will be moderate rain in the >> to taper off and when we eat into the overnight hours. we're attacking the happy story line. it's approaching concord. highway 101 is getting a healthy dose of what weather. adeptly need to insure wipers and carry an umbrella. dry -- a bit dry air in cupertino. this light rain instances go in some detail area prepared by 12:00 in obese body weight. as we advance the clock that they will become more widespread. will still be dealing with grain by 8:00. but it'll be more spotty. the be showers once again as a wake up tomorrow morning. bay area that usually translates into snow in the sierras. here is the www.snowbomb.com. her

mr. president, i rise today, along with my colleague, the presiding officer, to pay tribute to lance corporal abraham taro, a rhode islander who served this the united states marine exoarmt on april 12, lance corporal taro was killed in hell helmand province, afghanistan. in a memorial service will be held saturday to honor his self-sacrifice and he'll be laid to rest in his native liberia. when he was 7 years old, he left liberia and started a new life in the united states. he was one among thousands of liberians who came to the united states seeking safety from a civil war. we are proud that so many of these brave individuals and families now call rhode island their home and our state continues to be enriched by this strong community. lance corporal taro enlisted in the united states marine corps in june, 2009. he was other than-on his second deployment to afghanistan, assigned to the second bat battalion, second marine division of the second marine expeditionary force, serving as a mortar man and had additional duties as a military dog handler. each generation of americans has called upon