mr. latta: i yield tohe lady. mrs. lummis: this ch illusttes exactly what the gentleman is diussing if you look at the b li, hat is private secr at is imet in the entreprenri -- th is employment ithe entrreneurial economy this ithemoymenthat comesrothe emoyer class of americans. if you ok at the d li, thekyketing government ployment,hat is just that. it is t feral government private stor with public sector jobs. the only problem is a public ctor employee paysheame taxes that a private sector empyedoes howeve, e public sector employee's salarcomes entirely from privateector employmnd the taxes geneteby it. there is no way tt we can sustain an econom totally governmt employees when we have lost the private stor jobs, the kif jobs tt mr. latta habeen referring to this evening in his district, and i yiback. mr. latta: i ane lady f yieldingack. and on thengs th we're tain about, thes, kind of goes back years ago wh ias a couy ommissner. one of the things you wanted to make sure iyou ve the broast base as possible in yr coun

mr. latta: i yield to the ldy. mrs. lummis: my son di a project about a wyoming rancher's dision to stay agculture or leave agriculture beuse e know that in wyoming agriculture, especially be productiongriculture, of course there a no subsidies brief productiongriculture in wyomingand othestates as well. so, the largestroup inyoming are those that ma from 0% to 4% profit. e ond largest grp are the th make from 0% to -4 profit. and after log at many factorsf what was mote -- wha woultivate a pson s theusiness where the profit s that low, e answer foespeci sond and third and fourthenetion ranchers wathe abitypass it on to y childrentoive chdren a better life, tgive my kids the ranch now, mr. latta has mentioned two things that are of ccern if a person'sivation is toe their chiren a better standard ofiving, a bter lif, an opportunity, a shot tt maybe d and they jt want theirye chilen to haves well, you mentioned that next year the state tax is going to go back up ta mxim amount of 55% of the value of t eate, with only a $1

mr. latta: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank the gentleman from utah for yielding. i'm pleased to stand before you today in support of house resolution 1429. this resolution celebrates the symbol of the united states and supports the goals and ideals of flag day. flag day is celebrated on june 14, which is the anniversary of the official adoption of the american flag by the continental congress in 1777. this is done by the first flag act which stated, resolved, that the flag of the united states be made of 13 stripes alternating red and white, that the 13 stars, white and blue star, represents a new constellation. since 1977 -- pardon me -- since 1777, our flag's design has been altered three times, rearranging the design of the stars and stripes each time a state was added. to reiterate what the gentlelady has stated, the first celebration of flag day is believed to have been introduced by bernard cigrand, a wisconsin school teacher to celebrate june 14 as flag birthday in 1885. president woodrow wilson proclaimed the first nationwide flag day in 1916, and in 1947,

foronclusnary rmas i eld backothe gentleman fromhi mr. latta: well, i'd just like toonclude on a statement that's been madeas you tk abouamicans gettg reinvolv and, again, i speak to the students on ste here at the itedtates capiol, i can't thk of beaterlace to tell ks wh they have to . but, you knowone the interting thingis, when spk to seniors in high schoo i y, howy of you are registered to v i remember oneay whad about 10 students out ere and maybe 20% of the kid sheepishly try to start raisg eir hands. said, wait minute, leave your hands up. i want everyone to lk atho got their hands up because they're makinghe decisions for you. i said, if you want to paicate inhis great riment, you have goto be gisted, you've got to get involved anit kind of goes backat benjamin franklin id in his -- sa, it warepoed when left theonstitutional conventionaot of pele thnk sometimes, oh, as fin p in nd theshed u philalphia, ty wrot this great documt, but it was -preedhard word they got it ne. franklin left, pardone, woman asked him aheeft,he said, mrfranklin

. >> thanks, mr. latta mr. ross, three minutes opening statement, please, sir. >> thank you. chairman stupak for holding today's hearing to examine bp's actions and decisions that directly led to the tlach magic explosion and oil spill that continues to gush and wreak havoc on the gulf coast. at a rate of up to 1700 gallons we are minute. since this hearing began a little over an hour ago, up to 112,847 gallons have been dumped into the gulf. on day 59 of this economic and environmental disaster, with up to 60,000 barrels of day spilling into the gulf, i continue to be frustrated and downright angry by bp's response and lack of a clear and productive plan to stop the leak or efficiently clean up the oil that is destroying the ecosystems that surround the gulf. reports have surfaced revealing that in the days and weeks before the explosion bp knowingly made a number of decisions that increased the danger of an explosion and spill occurring. it seems apparent that bp put profit before safety, many people are dead. millions of gallons of oil continue to spew into the gulf. i'm h

. >> thanks, mr. latta mr. ross, three minutes opening statement, please, sir. >> thank you. chairman stupak for holding today's hearing to examine bp's actions and decisions that directly led to the tlach magic explosion and oil spill that continues to gush and wreak havoc on the gulf coast. at a rate of up to 1700 gallons we are minute. since this hearing began a little over an hour ago, up to 112,847 gallons have been dumped into the gulf. on day 59 of this economic and environmental disaster, with up to 60,000 barrels of day spilling into the gulf, i continue to be frustrated and downright angry by bp's response and lack of a clear and productive plan to stop the leak or efficiently clean up the oil that is destroying the ecosystems that surround the gulf. reports have surfaced revealing that in the days and weeks before the explosion bp knowingly made a number of decisions that increased the danger of an explosion and spill occurring. it seems apparent that bp put profit before safety, many people are dead. millions of gallons of oil continue to spew into the gulf. i'm h

mr. latta: mr. speaker, i rise today with a heavy heart to remember the five constituents fr my district who were killed this weekend as a severe thunderstorm whichroduced two tornadoes swept across my district which left destruction and devastation. mary waters and her son and ted kronz and twothers died during the storm. on sunday, i rode with the sheriff and the chief of police to get a first-hand view of the devastation left behind by these tornadoes. during these visits, i spoke with my residents who survived the storm and heard them relate their miracle tales of survival. i want to recognize the 2010 graduating class of lake high school in wood county for their stedfast will and character in the wake of this deadly storm. one of the tornadoes hit lake high school destroying the school. this happened only hours before the senior class of 110 students were scheduled to hold their commencement ceremony sunday afternoon and sadly the class value dick torian lost her father during that storm. the t

. >> thanks, mr. latta mr. ross, three minutes opening statement, please, sir. >> thank you. chairman stupak for holding today's hearing to examine bp's actions and decisions that directly led to the tlach magic explosion and oil spill that continues to gush and wreak havoc on the gulf coast. at a rate of up to 1700 gallons we are minute. since this hearing began a little over an hour ag up to 112,847 gallons have been dumped into the gulf on day 59 of this economic and environmental disaster, with up to 60,000 barrels ofay spilling into the gulf, i continue to be frustrated and downright angry by bp's response and lack of a clear and productive plan totop the lk or efficiently clean up the oil that is destroying the ecosystems that surround the gulf. reports have surfaced revealing that in the days and weeks before the explosion bp knowingly made a number of decisions that increased the danger of an explosion and spill occurring. it seems apparent that bp put profit before safety, many people are dead. llions of gallons of oil continue to spew into the gulf. i'm hopeful that

moran for today, july 9, 10, 14 and 15, mr. latta for june 9 and ms. ros-lehtinen for june 10. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein ex cranious material. mr. connolly: ms. woolsey of california, mr. weiner of new york, ms. kaptur of ohio and mr. defazio of oregon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and you understand a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. representative burton of indiana. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i request permission to take mr. burton's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the new supreme court pick has never