mr. melancon, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisianas recognized for as much time as he m consume. mr. melancon: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, representative speier. i rise today with a heavyeart to remember the 11 men that died in the offshore ri deepwater horizon. those men and thousands of them like them, women included, travel to offshore rigs every day to work hardnd provide opportunities for us to make a ving. as a crisis in the gulf of mexico continues to grow, we see shortlines, fisheries and other -- shorelines, fisheries and other economies threatened. this has the entire gulf coast ancountry watching to see how soon we can end this. setting aside the present crisis for a moment, i am proud to stand with members of this congress to remember those men who represent a very human face to this tragedy. i'd also like to take a moment to recognize the families of those 11 people. those men were doing what so many other men and women do in louisiana every day. they were worki

mr. melancon, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. melancon: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, representative speier. i rise today with a heavyeart to remember the 11 men that died in the offshore rig, deepwater horizon. those men and thousands of them like them, women included, travel to offshore rigs every day to work hard and provide opportunities for us to make a living. as a crisis in the gulf of mexico continues to grow, we see shortlines, fisheries and other -- shorelines, fisheries and other economies threatened. this has the entire gulf coast and country watching to see how soon we can end this. setting aside the present crisis for a moment, i am proud to stand with members of this congress to remember those men who represent a very human face to this tragedy. i'd also like to take a moment to recognize the families of those 11 people. those men were doing what so many other men and women do in louisiana every day. the