mr. olson today for five minutes, mr. forbes, june 29 for five minutes. mr. mchenry, june 29 and 30, july 1 and 2 for five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: u.n. of january 6, 2009, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. poe from texas, mr. burton from indiana, mr. mack of florida. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. speaker. as the ranking member on the subcommittee on water resources, i rise today to thank colonel ed jackson, commander of the little rock district of the u.s. army corps of engineers, for his service, especially his last three years in little rock. colonee jackson has provided forward thinking and visionary leadership for an organization with a complex mission. this mission includes the planning and management of civil works projects ranging from navigation, flood control and hydroelectric power to recreation, wate

carter and mr. olson. mr. carter: reclaiming my time, let me say right off, i'm very, very proud to be part of a congress that instantly eacts to a crisis situation. you and mr. oberstar should be commended for that reaction. that's what we're asking for the entire government to do. let's react positively. let's work as a team. let's quit blaming previous administrations. let's go to the -- do the job to clean this mess up. i thank you very much. my good friend from texas who lives in the heart of all -- of oil country, u.s.a., houston, texas is in my way of thinking, the center of the universe for the oil industry. my good friend, pete olson, is one of our members of our houston delegation, very knowledgeable in this area. he has some legislation and maybe other things he wishes to talk about so i yield to my friend, pete olson, the member from sugarland and all points south, talk to us about how he feels about what's going on today. mr. olson: thank you for hosting this special order tonight on such an impor

mr. olson: the eagles have exemplified those traits in spades. the fort ben baptist eagles have proven role models for their school and community. through hard work and dedication, they have achieved the goals they set for themselves at the beginning of the season. mr. speaker, i congratulate the fort ben baptist eagles on their back to back championship titles of the i thank them for representing their community and their school with pride. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. carter of texas for today, ms. kilpatrick of michigan for today and the balance of the week, ms. richardson of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request ares granted. -- requests are granted. mr. poe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any specialereders heretofore entered into, the following persons may be permitted to address this house, revise and extends their remarks and in