mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 562, it directs the office of the historian to compile and disseminate oral histories from current and former members of the house of representatives involved in the historic and annual selma to montgomery, alabama, marches, as well as the civil rights movement in general. in march of 1965, a defining three-week period of the civil rights movement culminated with the historic 54-mile march from selma to montgomery. led by the reverend martin luther king jr., it was the last of three marches that resulted in the passage of the voting rights act of 1965, recognizing the rights of all americans to participate in the electoral process. . original

mr. lungren and mr. lewis and others expressed their thoughts, as did so many of the rest of us about how this is a great lesson on the fact that we have not always been where we promise to be as a nation. but that we made progress. and a reminder that there's still progress yet to be done. so i want to thank the gentleman, the majority leader, for his comments that he made on the floor today, and for his focus on this issue. i yield to the gentleman. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman and would say that the gentleman has been a huge supporter and participant in the pilgrimage to alabama, marking that event, that day in history and look forward to his participation in the process of making sure that the house historian has the necessary information to accurately reflect the house's role, the members of the house's role, and certainly the gentleman's role in the pilgrimage to alabama, celebrating that event. and as he indicates, mr. speaker, a reminder to us all that this country didn't always

mr. lungren, senior member of the judiciary committee. it the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: the notion that 15 unelected members have been empowered by the affordable care act to ration care for seniors and that's for all seniors is or wellian as the previous congress to divert attention to what's being done hire. delegating to a government board to make decisions with such a dramatic impact on the health care alternatives available to medicare recipients raises the most serious ethical concerns about the respect of dignity for our seniors. this is the unfortunate consequence of a world view which favors the notion of bureaucratic efficiency as the solution to the challenges facing our health care system today. the purpose of providing quality health care to our nation's seniors is simply incompatible with the idea that health care can be achieved through a panel of experts. rather than empowering seniors to play an active role, the ipab moves in the opposite direction by empowering an unaccountable government panel to make these decisions. in this regard, the inclus

mr. lungren: i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's desk senate concurrent resolution 36 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: senate concurrent resolution 36, concurrent resolution to authorize the use of the rotunda and emancipation hall by the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies in connection with the ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the president-elect and vice president-elect of the united states. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the concurrent resolution? without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair is prepared to entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and stepped my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one m