mr. pastor: i object. it's very interesting, because the urging of your colleagues, they asked me to object. mr. flake: i have the utmost respect for my colleague from arizona. he is a straight shooter and i know if it were up to him, he would do that. and i think that some things go on their own without us realizing what we're doing. in this case, the language stands that this earmark is to go to a specific company despite other language that may be in the legislation to say this is to be competed out. we know, based on experience, that the department of defense or department of homeland security, in this case the agency, looks to see what the committee wanted and they will award it based on that. and so it really isn't full and open competition. we shouldn't be listing the company here. so i would have to your knowledge adoption of the amendment to strike this earmark unless we can remove the company listed. i yield to the gentleman. mr. price: the only place the company is listed is in the report, which

mrs. lummis: i rise in support of pastor shawn kumm. he's joining us from laramie, wyoming, where he's part of the zion evangelicallet ran church. he settled in wyoming in 1996. he held two offices, first as secretary to the board of directors, followed by his nomination in 2003 to vice president of the senate, a position which he currently holds. pastor kumm and his wife, barbie, have two children. his son nikolai and daughter alexandria who is here today. he's provided invaluable help to his church and my constituency. i thank him for his positive impact, leadership and service to the community and wish him the best as his congregation continues to grow with god's blessing. i also want to acknowledge representative jeff fortenberry who joins me here today, and pastor kumm's parents reside in representative fortenberry's district. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair will entertain up to 15 further win-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland r

mr. ronald cotton. i have just don't know. so i prayed. i sat in a pastor study in a church not far from where i had been raped and i waited for this man and i saw a truck pull up. and i saw this very tall man come out of a truck and stand behind this really tiny woman, his wife, and i thought, oh my god, he's too tall. oh my god, how did i do that? how did i make that mistake? where had my memory failed me? when ronald came to the door and he stood in front of me, i couldn't physically move, and i started to cry and i said, ronald, if i spent every second of every minute of every hour of every day telling you how sorry i am, for what happened to you, it wouldn't come close to how i feel in my heart. can you ever forgive me? and ronald with true grace and mercy, took my hands and said, i forgive you. i forgave you a long time ago. i'm not angry at you. i want you to be happy. i want to be happy. i want you to live a good life and i want to live a good life and don't look over your shoulders thinking i'm going to hurt you. i won't be there. we spent the next