mr. neal, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. gerlach: i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the subject of the bill under consideration. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gerlach: i rise to urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation that my colleague, mr. neal of massachusetts, and i believe will help make the upcoming flu season less miserable for millions of americans and avoid expensive hospital stays for those suffering with the flu. last december in the midst of a flu season in which the centers for disease control and prevention reported more than 12,000 people hospitalized with flu complications, and 149 deaths among children under the age of 18, the food and drug admini

mr. neal is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. things are going to beijing to what we've heard today and what we've heard in previous hearings is certainly very troubling to t that rest touches every american and is critical of america to trust the irs not be intimidated or be afraid of the irs. these reports include today's testimony of targeting by the irs of organizations based on their political views, religion or opposition to the administration's policies is certainly unacceptable. also troubled by the mismanagement the irs in handling tax exemption applications and the lack of oversight at the screening process. acting commissioner miller last week based on questions i offered highlight a case of what my constituents who follow the advice of the irs only to be penalized a few years later. americans serve should be able to rely on the advice of the irs without punishment. the inconsistencies information and thereby the irs to provide congress with information in its oversight roles certainly is unacceptable as well. it's unb

. >> mr. neale is recognized. >> thanks for calling today's hearings. what we have heard today and in previous hearings is certainly very troubling. ,he irs touches every american and it is critical americans should trust the irs and not be intimidated or afraid of the irs. , includingts today's testimony of targeting by the irs of organizations ,ased on political views religion, or opposition to administration policies is certainly unacceptable. we are also troubled by the mismanagement of the irs in the screening process. acting commissioner miller last week, based on a question i offered, highlighted a case of one of my constituents who followed the advice of the iressa only to be penalized a few years later. americans certainly should be able to rely on the advice of the irs without punishment. the inconsistencies of information and failure by the irs to provide congress with information in its oversight role certainly is unacceptable as well. it is unbelievable to me that lois lerner testified before this committee just a few days before her apolog

mr. neal: again, thanks to mr. gerlach and our capable staffers. in the senate this was done by unanimous consent. that's an important consideration. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time having been yielded back, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 475. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. . . in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rule is suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. royce: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1151. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1151, a bill to direct the secretary of state to develop a strategic -- strategy to obtain observer status for taiwan at the try enial international civil aviation organization assembly, and for other purposes. th

mr. bob fisher, dennis wong and michael are here with us today. and a man that worked hard long hours with us and that is neale, the director of the museum of modern art. thank you so much. so we talked about this unique partnership. it became a real thing in 2010. lots of meetings and discussion, last year march 2012, we had ground broken on this station and # 12 months later we are here to celebrate the official opening. i'm going to mention other people, but without further a do i'm going to mention the first person i'm proud to work for is an innovative thinker who said yes, let's try this and that for better efficiency and safety. i can't thank this man who has been in several aspect of city government. he understand the types of collaborative efforts necessary to conclude and project like this. now it gives me great pleasure to introduce our great mayor, mayor edwin lee. >> thank you, chief. i want to thank former mayor gave some for having reached this incredible agreement with museum of modern art. i just thought it was such a win win for everybody. not easy by any stretch of the imagination because it

neal caffrey owe me one. i owe you one. something like that. elizabeth: so, as we all know, mr. stanzler is very, very specific.asses are only to be served with cabernet, and in burgundy glasses, for heaven's sake, only put pinot in these. if it smells like paint the next time i walk in here, i will shoot someone. mr. stanzler. andrew, hi. skip the pleasantries. you have six seconds. okay, well, everything's set for saturday.

mr. speaker, on tuesday, june 25, our colleague ed markey was elected to the nited states senate. neal: from - in to the kennedy family, we have sent great people to the united states senate. john kennedy served in this house and thought it was a privilege before he went to the united states senate. i would also just say a couple of personal things about our colleague. no one ever walked away from ed markey and said he didn't know what he was talking about or he was uninformed. he engages the debate fully and having known him for more than three decades, he's fulfilling a personal ambition. in addition to which, he has promised me that he will take the humility of this institution and bring it to the nited states senate. the last point that i think is very important and a reminder to all of us, in the polling data that led up to ed's victory, by 15 point the people said they thought it was his experience that would serve him well and that was a deciding factor in why they sent him to the united states senate. a round of applause for our friend, ed markey. the speaker pro tempore: the g