of her time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to yield as much time as he may consume to the sponsor of this resolution, mr. latta of ohio. ppthe speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for as much time as he might consume. 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 i

mr. latta: ank e ntlady f yielding back. when you ok at the staggering number, i'm sure wyoming, like the ste of ohio in ou constition,e ve to balance r budg. i was a couy commissioneror sickars wh i was fst electe to public service w through the 1991-1992 downturn at that ti. what did we do? we hado cut ba. we didn't say we're going to spendore. mrs. lummis: how did y cut? mr. latta: wh we d, when we did our budget for the year, there arrtn thingsn ohio that mmissioners ar spnsible for. u thought,el do we have to -- we ve the dgetfor ings like bad weather? you have havmo orte. one of the things we hope never happenis we had capil rder case, we dn know how much that would cost us. all thesehings we h to sit down with oth elected oficials and say, we a had to ke cuts across the board, nd scale back because if w didn't, welre going to be in trouble. butgain, our constitution says, you shall balance your buet. m. lummis: will the gentleman yid? are you aware of my circumanince you've been inongress where the members f congress in the leadersh veeen called to the white house to down and talk about how we'rgoing to c spending? i

mr. moran of kansas. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? without objection, the gentleman from ohio is recognized for five minutes. 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