mr. langevin. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i want to thank chairman mollohan for his outstanding leadership as chairman of the subcommittee on commerce, justice, science. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the flake amendment to strike funding from the commerce, justice, and state appropriations bill for the jason project and i again do want to thank chairman mollohan in particular for his unwavering support of this important program. which ultimately results in being a public-private partnership, which i think is a great example of haw howe to invest in education. -- of how to invest in education. the jason project was first created by dr. bob ballard. many of you may remember, dr. ballard was the famed underwater explorer who found the die titanic. dr. ballard has a real passion for children and educating the next generation. i've had the opportunity to work with dr. ballard who is now at the university of rhode island, on science education issues, and i'm grateful for his wo

mr. langevin: increases to directing against rogue threat tours country. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. franks: may i inquire as to the remaining time? the chair: the gentleman from arizona has five minutes remaining. the gentlewoman from california has four minutes remaining. mr. franks: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield to the gentleman, mr. roscoe. -- mrs. roskam. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roskam: what if the administration is wrong and made the wrong request. this is an administration that says iran has legitimate nuclear ambitions. no they don't. there's no legitimate pursuit of nuclear power, it is all for a despicable, evil purpose. this is an administration that got it wrong in support of the dissidents, they've back pedaled when they missed the mark. i take the gentlewoman at face value when they say they're fully funding the request, but in my opinion, the request is wrong. the gentleman from arizona is right. this is an aggressive regime that ought not to be coddled. this is an effort to make sure that all of us

mr. langevin, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of the american clean energy and security act, and i thank our leaders who made this bill a priority, especially chairman waxman, and the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, who worked tirelessly to bring this bill to the floor today. i have long been an advocate for reducing harmful carbon emissions and investing in the clean energy economy. the effects of climate change are already beginning so we must act now for generations yet to come. by he increasing the renewable energy standards and investing in domestic clean energy jobs shes, this bill is directing our nation towards sustainable and economically viable energy future. this bill establishes five programs to pr