mr. moran: mr. speaker, thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. moran: mr. speaker, thank you. i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. holden, for his comments and for the leadership of our committee on agriculture, mr. peterson and mr. lucas, for their support of this resolution, h.res. 317. we consider this resolution today which recognizes the region between manhattan kansas and columbia, missouri, a great opportunity for two states that are often rivals to come together in recognition of the kansas city animal health corridor. this area of kansas and missouri has long been considered our country's headquarters for animal and bioscience. the largest concentration of animal health and nutrition interest in the nation is located in this corridor, including more than 120 companies that account for nearly $17 billion in global sales. this amounts to over 1/3 of the total sales in the animal health industry. part of what make

mr. moran of kansas. >> i ask to take mr. moran's place. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. burton: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm only going to speak for about a minute because i'm going to be a little bit redundant. the last couple of nights we've been talking about the acorn organization and the acorn organization over the past, oh, couple of decades got, you know, $30 million, $40 million, $50 million for their services, quote-unquote. now in the last authorization and appropriation bills they've gotten $8.5 billion and this is an organization that in just the last couple of weeks we've found has been corrupt, they've been ex tolling the virtues of setting up a prostitution ring with young women that were coming into the country or being brought into the country illegally. and it's caught on television, it's caught on tapes. and it's really tragic that an organization like that should have any amount of legitimacy, let alone get taxpayers' dollars. so tonight i'd like to come down here for a minute and say that we

mr. moran of kansas. mr. moran of kansas. mr. heinrich of new mexico. mr. heinrich: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on tuesday we began our nation's hispanic heritage month. hispanics comprise over 45% of new mexico's population, and our state's hispanic community has deep roots and a rich history in our state. i am truly honored to highlight this important community in congress today. for a population that is expected to triple in size in our country by 2050, education continues to be an issue of fundamental significance. preparing our children for the future is the greatest investment that we can make for our long-term economic vitality and for our country's ability to compete in the 21st century. we have many disparities to address in education and a long way to ensure the success of our children throughout their elementary and secondary ed cathes, particularly -- education, particularly our hispanic students. but, mr. speaker, i am proud to stand here today to highlight an example of a new mexico institution of higher learning that is doing a tremendous job of serving our

mr. moran for today, september 10, 14, and 15, and mr. bartlett for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam 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, revise and extend their remarks, and include therein extraneous material, mr. hoyer, maryland. ms. woolsey, california, mr. mcgovern, maine. ms. kaptur, ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are are recognized for five minutes each. mr. hoyer from maryland. mr. hoyer: revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i rise to mark the death of a good friend and a good friend of america. sven who died last month after a long struggle with cancer. he was the first vice president

mr. moran for september 16 and 17. ms. foxx for today. mr. tiahrt for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? mrs. lowey: 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 revise and extend their remarks, and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey for five minutes. mrs. lowey for five minutes. ms. kaptur for five minutes. mr. schiff for five minutes. and ms. jackson lee for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? mrs. lowey: i ask unanimous consent to claim ms. woolsey's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. lowey: as we mark the eighth anniversary of th

mr. moran of kansas. mr. inglis. mr. souder. ms. foxx of north carolina. under the speaker's announced policy january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker, for recognizing me for this hour. this nice young man is going to help me set up this tripod so we have some pictures to look at. as i think some people might know and some of my colleagues know, i have been appearing before this house in the leadership hour for approximately 12 weeks and i have been talking about this house of hypocrisy that we seem to be trifing in here involving multiple people on ethical issues and maybe even some criminal issues that need to be addressed. and i raise the issue, because i want to remind the leadership of this house that if we don't address these issues, we are failing in our duty as members of congress. as we sit here with the democrat majority blasting joe wilson for an inadvertent outcry in the house of representatives, we seem to have forgotten what i

mr. moran from kansas. mr. bartlett from maryland. without objection. mr. bartlett: madam speaker, i believe that we can all agree the health care reform proposals ignited debates an homes and workplaces all over the country. the intense interest in health care policy by so many americans made this district work period unusually exciting. my offices were busy taking phone calls, emails and having people drop by voicing their concerns. this healthy health care debate has led many americans to become involved in politics for the first time. whenever we in congress do something really important, we need to get outside the beltway because that's where the great wisdom in our country lies. all of us in the congress share three goals for health care reform legislation. we want to make health care insurance more affordable and accessible. we want to improve the quality of health care, we want to reduce the cost of health care. where we disagree is how to accomplish these goals. i would like to share some of what i did and learned concerning health care over the re

mr. moran: madam speaker, thank you. we're just days away from president obama's deadline to iran that accept his offer of meaningful talks about that country's nuclear program. and although the u.s. and other world powers will meet in iran on october 1, iran has said the discussions of its nuclear program are finished. any discussion that does not include iran's nuclear program significantly delutz any benefits of -- delutes any benefits of such talks. for eight months, iran has had an opportunity to discuss its nuclear program. now days before the deadline they remain unwilling to engage on the most important issue. the president needs to rally the international support through the u.n. and through g-20 summit this month for sanctions against iran to ensure that they have great impact. at the same time, congress should move forward with legislation that has been introduced to put pressure on iran. specifically, we should pass h.r. 2194, the iran petroleum sanctions act. the more difficult it becomes to deal with iran a

mr. wilson? that was james moran. wilson's office said this evening i let my emotions get the best of me.ree with the president's statement my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. i extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility. concluding claims that illegal immigrants would be covered are false and citing one of the competing statements. let me politely send it back to you. >> thank you. gary neurenberg. thank you. >>> you can read the president's entire remark at wusa9.com. we also have the text of the letter the late senator ted kennedy wrote to president obama before he died. you can also find a web poll on whether you think any type of health care would be passed this year. >>> update for michelle obama's idea to start a farmer's market right near the white house. the application was approved to close down the 800 block of vermont avenue for a temporary farmer's market. that market would run between h and i streets every thursday between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. that market could open now as early as next thursday. >>> how safe is your cell phone? half a

mr. moran, kansas. ms. kaptur, ohio. mr. burton, indiana. mr. maffei, new york. mr. wolf, virginia. mr. grayson, florida. mr. neugebauer, texas. mr. faleomavaega, american samoa. mr. bishop, utah. mr. deal, georgia. mr. forbes, virginia. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? to -- >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, the president's mention of a tort reform demonstration project in his speech to congress last week was a red herring. by putting secretary see we'llous -- sebelius in charge of a tort reform demonstration project, the president has left tort reform to the former executive director and chief lobbyist for the kansas trial lawyers association. the president may have well just said, we need to protect the hen house so i'm appointing the fox to evaluate security. democrats deride the status quo in health care, waving their fingers and blaming special interests, but their rhetoric fails to meet reality. in a moment of extreme candor, howard dean, the former d.n.c. ch

mr. moran, kansas. mr. tiahrt, kansas. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. ellison, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. ellison: thank you, madam speaker. i'll get a few documents together before we begin the progressive hour. mr. ellison: madam speaker, thank you very much. here we are again, another special order with the progressive caucus. it's an honor to be here again, here before the people, to talk about the issues that concern them. no issue is more prominent today than the issue of health care and i'm pleased to be able to discuss this critical issue with our co-chair of the progressive caucus, chairwoman lynn woolsey and i yield to the gentlelady. ms. woolsey: thank you very much. i want to thank the gentleman from minnesota, congressman ellison, for every week having a one-hour special order on the very subject of health care. we've done a lot over these last few weeks and the progressive caucus is very proud of the role

mr. moran. mr. defazio. mr. forbes. mr. schiff. mr. franks. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. franks: mr. speaker, i stood on this floor about three years ago and called upon the united states to clearly define its position toward what is now the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, the islamic republic of iran. i then called upon the iaea to refer iran to the security council because i believed then that western intelligence has long suspected about iran and what it seems that president obama is just now beginning to realize that iran is systematically pursuing the development of nuclear weapons. the finding that they have a second nuclear center should remove all surprise in from this announcement. they reveal iran has been covertly operating and developing a new underground uranium enrichment facility. it is disgraceful that today's announcement comes only a week after announcing our abandonment of the missile defense site that could have protected the homeland of the united states from long-range missiles and only on

mr. moran. mr. bishop from utah. mr. franks from arizona. mr. deal from georgia. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. deal: i thank you. congress recessed on july 31 for the beginning of the august recess. on that day house resolution 3200 passed out of the committees that had jurisdiction. that is the health care reform bill. it passed out of the energy and commerce committee on which i serve late on that friday evening the last day in july. and everybody in this house went home for the august recess . during that period of time, i held town hall meetings, as did many of my colleagues. there were tea parties. there were freedom rallies. the american public spoke out as they have not done in a very long time. and much of their frustrations centered around the bill h.r. 3200 that at that point in time had passed all of the committees of the house and was ready for action on the floor. but the american public sent a message, a message that they don't like the runaway spending that congress has been engaged in. they don't like many of the programs that t

mr. moran: i thank the gentleman from nebraska, the gentleman from ohio for this legislation. i am a supporter of h.r. 3663. in kansas and across america, the relationship between pharmacists and patients is a vital part of the way we deliver health care. patients depend upon pharmacists for information and counseling to ensure they receive quality products and medical services. my mom and dad are 92 and 93 and still live in my hometown of plainville, kansas, a town of about 1,900 people. my dad can be stubborn about going to the doctor because the doc may tell him he's not 100% healthy. but my dad has morning coffee with our pharmacist and he keeps a watchful eye on my dad's health. it determines weather plainville and other kansas towns survive and flourish and we must protect and foster these health facilities. the center for medicare and medicaid services has required pharmacist that provide diabetes testing supplies and other medical equipment to obtain considered as read days by october 1, 2009, in order to dispense these important supplies to medicare patients. h.r. 366

moran of kansas, and was favorably reported out of the oversight committee on september 10, 2009, by unanimous consent. additionally, this legislation currently enjoys the support of over 65 members of congress. mr. speaker, house concurrent resolution 163 supports the designation of september 23 as national job corps day. administered by the united states department of labor, the job corps is the nation's largest career technical training and educational program for young people over the age of 16. the job corps has a wide array of services, including job planning, job placement, residential housing, food services and drivers education. since the inception via the 1964 economic opportunity act, the job corps has provided countless young americans with the academic, vocational and social skills training needed to help them obtain meaningful jobs and pursue further educational opportunities. in light of the recent economic crisis, the various services and programs offered by the job corps have never been more important for america's youth in the entire nation. the job corps helps to ensure that america's work force remains capable of handling the challenges of our rapidly changing world. notably,