mr. pascrell. i want to say he's worked tirelessly as an advocate for this bill doing investigation, having a hearing we held in the state of new jersey and as you know, he's very aggressive in a very positive way to make sure this bill came to the floor. i yield to the gentleman such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, as you know, speaker pelosi gaveled in the 110th congress on behalf of america's children. today i'm proud to say the house will consider this bipartisan bill to protect our children and youth -- in youth sports. as co-chair of the congressional brain injury task force, with congressman platts from pennsylvania, i've worked for the last nine years on the issue of brain injury for our troops as well as those who are playing sports. all sports. men and women. back then, we had no idea how prevalent brain injury would become. a study published this month in pe

mr. pascrell and mr. wap juano, in sending -- capuano, in sending a letter to speaker nancy pelosi for a compromise on this issue. it provides a one-year extension for higher tax rates for individuals and joint filers making over $500,000 annually, a five-year extension of the middle-class tax cuts for individuals making less than $200,000 and joint filers making less than $250,000 annually. and the current extension on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends. i move we come together to address this issue quickly when congress returns and i urge members on both sides of the aisle to work out a compromise. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, the city of bridgeport lost a man. bishop moles foreshadowed little of his lifelong leadership, dedicated his life o

mr. pascrell: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, many folks from new jersey, both first responders and workers went to new york after this tragedy. there's no question that when you look at the records that there were people from all 50 states in lower manhattan on 9/11 and after 9/11. there are 435 congressional districts, and 430 of them were represented by the names of constituents on the world trade center health registry. but you don't need that. you need to look at the two reports from mount sinai. great hospital in new york city. to see the number of people that went to that hospital who worked on that pile even after they were given the all clear signal by the government, not self-imposed. what in god's name are we doing to ourselves and arguing amongst ourselves when we know that this is the right thing to do? get out of the bureaucracy nightmare. let's do something together for a change. the only thing we have to show for it is bickering over the last two years and what did that bring us? these folks deserve our

mr. pascrell. the phone numbers are on the screen -- staying with the policy park, -- part, the head of the congressional budget office was testifying yesterday on capitol hill and was asked about the debt and the tax proposals. let us listen to him talking about the effect on the economy but also the effect on the debt. >> permanently or temporarily extended all or part of the expiring income tax cuts would boost output and employment in the next few years relative to what would occur under current law where those tax cuts expire. in that would occur because all of being equal, lower tax payments increased demand for goods and services and thereby boost economic activity. a permanent extension, whether full or partial, would provide a larger boost to income and employment over the next two years. indicates that all four of the options for extending the tax cuts would probably reduce the national income in 2020 relative to what would occur under current law where those tax cuts expired. beyond 2020