mr. perlmutter: thank you. and for purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to my friend from north carolina, dr. foxx. i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. on house resolution 1736. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. perlmutter: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perlmutter: madam speaker, house resolution 1736 provides for the consideration of the bill h.r. 4783, the claims resolution act of 2010. it makes in order a motion to concur to the senate amendment thereon by the chairman of the committee on natural resources, provides one hour of debate with 50 minutes of debate controlled by the natural resources committee and 10 minutes controlled by the ways and means committee. the bill contains a number of important provisions, many of which have already passed the house. it approves settlements in the class action lawsuits brought

mr. perlmutter: we have mr. inslee but i don't know where he went. i have one more if he's in the neighborhood. ms. foxx: then i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the jal reserves the balance of her -- the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. mr. perlmutter: he's not here so why don't we close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i realize that we are here to debate something other than the continuation of the tax cuts and staving off the tax increases which are coming right around the corner. however it's important that we continue to remind the american people that our colleagues across the aisle continue to refuse to deal with what's the most important issue that we need to be dealing with. instead we are here day after day, day after day, naming post offices and celebrating anniversaries of sports figures when our colleagues have known that the tax increases were going to occur on january 1, 2011 since that bill was passed. they have been