mr. mcmahon: thank you, madam speaker. i ask annapolis consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcmahon: i rise in strong support of this resolution and thank my colleague, mr. manzullo, for his support, and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcmahon: an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the richter scale struck in the qinghai province of china. the devastation and suffering that followed was immeasurable. the earthquake killed over 2,000 residents of one prefolkture, which is 97% tibetan and has been a cradle ofity bet culture for centuries. further, monasteries and other places were destroyed. first on the scene were buddhist monks, and they worked for hours without breaking until heavy machinery could be moved in. they were joined in their efforts by local and national chinese authorities w

mr. mcmahon: thank you. i thank the great the gentleman from missouri for recognizing the significance of the increasing suicide rate in our armed services and the need to increase mental health professionals to combat this disturbing trend. i would also like to thank my colleagues, congressman tom rooney, harry teague, for their partnership with me on this amendment and on veterans' mental health issues which we have tackled in a very bipartisan fashion. mr. speaker, serving in the military canave lingering effects on service members and the families that support them. for this reason, the mental health care needs of the tricare population are large and diverse, requiring a skilled group of professionals to diagnose and treat a variety of disorders. unfortunately, these professionals do not currently exist and the mental health needs of our service men and women are, quite frankly, not being met. but congrescan help increase this pool by implementing the recommendation of the congressionally mandated instit

mr. mcmahon. the chairman: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcmahon: i have a longer statement, which i will submit to the record. i ri today to ge my colleagues todopt a sense of congress in this amendment, which wod recognize for father vincent, a decorated hometown hero from my district in staten island and brooklynnew york, for his military accomplishment and his commitment to faith. we'd like the department of navy to commission a navy destroyer ihis name. the father put in infoation, received the congressional medal of honor for his heroism in this line of firen vietnam. he was sent there as a chaplain, but he quickly became much more as heecame a friend and accompanier of every soldier in the battlefield. he could have come home after a year's service, b instead h stayed and earned the name of the grunt padre, because with his fellow marines he raced into battle and was at his side all the way. on the morning of september 4, 1967, during the operation swift , the first baalion, fifth ma enas, encountered the vietnams -- i ask the gentlem

mr. mcmahon, to suspend the rules >> we are glad to have a good friend of his representing pennsylvania in the house. i am certain that your prior service to the 12th district will be invaluable as to serve here in washington. on behalf of the republican delegation, please do not hesitate to contact any of us if we can be of help as to begin your service to the people of pennsylvania. welcome to the house of representatives, i yield back. [applause] >> thank you, madam speaker. i would also like to what? my wife nancy, my beautiful two children, my family [applause] mrs. murhat -- mrs. murtha for their support. [applause] >> are you confident in bp? >> the law and trusted this. >> debate on the underground coal mine safety measure is coming up in the u.s. house. coming up in the senate in 10 minutes, both on cloture, ending debate for the financial regulations bill set for 2: 30 p.m. you can follow that on c-span 2. we will take you back to the white house with live coverage of the news briefing with robert gibbs. the speaker pro tempore: members, please clear the well. and the center aisl

mr. mcmahon for bringing this legislation to the floor. at this time i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: how much time do we have on both sides? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey has 12 minutes. the gentleman from pennsylvania has 16 minutes. mr. pascrell: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to mr. hall from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. hall: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today in support of h.res. 1320 honoring the brave americans who acted quickly and professionally to keep the attempted bombing at times square last saturday from becoming a tragedy. the people of new york city, new york police and fire departments, bomb squad, and others worked to identify the attack and defuse the device. in particular i would like to call the attention to the actions of dwayne jackson and lance or theon, both disabled vietnam veterans who work as street vend

mcmahon wins. and we talk to jon lender, tell us what happened yesterday and what it means for november. and then we'll talk about the specific parties involved, mroth the republican and democratic parties endorsed their candidates for u.s. senate in november. the seat that is vacated by christopher dodd. the democrats actually nominated richard blumenthal, the