mr. paulsen. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for five minutes and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. paulsen: we owe our way of life to people and it's important for us to remember that every freedom we enjoy, every moment of safety and every dream we have for the future that we hold was purchased with the blood and sacrifice of our military families. we should not only be thankful for the reality for the quality of our life, but for those who laid theirs down to make it possible. we are aware of the things that make our society run, electricity, gasoline, money, jobs, for example. but our society also runs on values, honesty, integrity, service and sacrifice. our national progress can truly be measured by the quality of our spirit. here again, our military families epitomize these essential american values. they are role models for all of us to follow. with that introduction, i want to highlight the service of one of the thou

mr. pull paulsen: i thank the gentlelady -- mr. paulsen: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. it's great to be here not only with republicans, but some democrats who have been trying to work on a bipartisan basis. it's a shame the leadership doesn't offer us a chance to give us the change the american people need. you mentioned small business earlier. i have to tell you, one of my observations here after being a freshman member, not only being aware from -- away from family, spending time away from family, but trillions of dollars of new spend, driving up the federal budget deficit at an alarming rate, the federal deficit at an alarming -- federal debt at an alarming rate. think of it, seven to eight of every 10 new jobs come from this, that's the economic growth in this country. we wanted to focus on a stimulus package to help the economy, i think we missed an opportunity to help small businesses. i held some small business round tables in my district and some of the stories i heard from those folks were alarming. one gentleman in particular said he heard -- he basically felt

mr. paulsen today for five minutes. mr. moran for june 18. mr. poe, june 18 for five minutes. mr. jones, june 18 for five minutes. mr. bishop, today for five minutes. mr. mann zuleo today for five minutes. mr. gingrey, today for five minutes. mr. goodlatte today for five minutes and ms. bachmann today for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. polis: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials. ms. woolsey of california, ms. giffords of arizona, mr. ryan of ohio, ms. kaptur of ohio and ms. jackson lee of texas. 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 from california. for what purpose does the gentlelady

mr. paulsen, minnesota, mr. mcclintock, california. mr. olson, texas. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from connecticut, mr. murphy, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. murphy: thank you very much, madam speaker. i thank you and the speaker of the house for allowing the 30-something working group, which has been empowered by the speaker's office to come to the house floor every so often and share with our colleagues in the house some of the burning questions of our constituents out there, especially those that affect younger individuals and younger families. and to talk about how this house, under new leadership, with a new face in the white house, is rising to answer those questions and meet those challenges. we'll put this poster up at the end of the hour as well but we are always eager to hear feedback from people who want to know more about the 30-something working group. madam speaker, thanks to members of your class, we have a number of new members of the 30-something group

mr. paulsen: madam speaker, capitol hill and the nation are abuzz over health care reform. while there's much speculation to what a reform plan will look like, one thing is for sure. we must avoid any plan that would lead to a government takeover of health care. a government takeover of health care will stifle medicare breakthroughs and take away the peace of mind that families and around america have knowing that they can get the timely treatment for their children, their parents, and themselves. we need real comprehensive reform that protects what works and fixes what doesn't. we need patient centered reform where the patient is in control of of their own car not politicians, not bureaucrats, not special interests. we need sken measures like allowing small businesses to purchase more affordable coverage for their employees by ban -- banding together. i know we can pass real comprehensive health care reform. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are there further one-minute requests? if not, for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. moran: madam speaker, i

mr. paulsen: i rise to pay tribute to two recent state championship teams from minnesota's third congressional district. my hometown won the minnesota high school girls lacrosse championship last week. under coaches judy baxter and beth patterson, they claimed a come-from-behind victory over blake to win their fifth state title in that sport. the minnetonka high school boys lacrosse team defeated east view to win their very first state championship. capping off a man it'sic year in which they were ranked number one for the entire season. the hard work and dedication of these scholar athletes helped them achieve something they will remember forever. i commend each of them along with their coaches, trainers, educators, and parents who help ke these championships possible. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are there further one-minute requests? for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. there's blood in the streets in iran tonight. it's morning over there.