mr. perlmutter. mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you for the opportunity the other day for us to have a moment of silence. i know it was important to the members of our delegation as well as to the people of our community in aurora, colorado, and the whole metropolitan area. and i had a chance to speak on tuesday, i have a number of things to say, but i know each of us in our delegation bears a heavy heart as a result of all this, and i would like others to be able to share some of their thoughts. so with that yield two minutes to my friend from boulder, mr. polis. the speaker pro tempore: t gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, is recognized for two minutes. mr. polis: thank you. i want to thank my colleague, mr. perlmutter, from colorado, not only for bringing forward this resolution but for spending time those affected in the aftermath of this. i'd also like to thank president obama for immediately changing his plans and coming to colorado to express on behalf of our nation grief and provide

mr. perlmutter. mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you for the opportunity the other day for us to have a moment of silence. i know it was important to the members of our delegation as well as to the people of our community in aurora, colorado, and the whole metropolitan area. and i had a chance to speak on tuesday, i have a number of things to say, but i know each of us in our delegation bears a heavy heart as a result of all this, and i would like others to be able to share some of their thoughts. so with that i yield two minutes to my friend from boulder, mr. polis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, is recognized for two minutes. mr. polis: thank you. i want to thank my colleague, mr. perlmutter, from colorado, not only for bringing forward this resolution but for spending time those affected in the aftermath of this. i'd also like to thank president obama for immediately changing his plans and coming to colorado to express on behalf of our nation grief and pro

mr. perlmutter. mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you for the opportunity the other day for us to have a moment of silence. i know it was important to the members of our delegation as well as to the people of our community in aurora, colorado, and the whole metropolitan area. and i had a chance to speak on tuesday, i have a number of things to say, but i know each of us in our delegation bears a heavy heart as a result of all this, and i would like others to be able to share some of their thoughts. so with that i yield two minutes to my friend from boulder, mr. polis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, is recognized for two minutes. mr. polis: thank you. i want to thank my colleague, mr. perlmutter, from colorado, not only for bringing forward this resolution but for spending time those affected in the aftermath of this. i'd also like to thank president obama for immediately changing his plans and coming to colorado to express on behalf of our nation grief and pro

mr. perlmutter of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent that when the house a journs today it meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: senate 1335, an act to amend title 49, united states code to provide rights for pilots and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 738 and rule 18 the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 4078, would the gentlewoman from missouri kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h r. 4078, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to orless than 6.0%. the chair: when the commi

mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. i stand here with a lot of sadness with my friends from the colorado delegation. we're pretty -- we're democrats and republicans, a pretty tight knit group. we had a terrible incident in aurora, colorado, friday. you are well aware of it. 12 people were killed. 58 were wounded. and it is with sadness and grief that we come before you today. as our governor said at the villingle -- vigil on sunday night, we will remember these 12 and those who were shot. but there was a silver lining in this very, very dark moment in the history of colorado. and we saw bravery and selflessness and heroism among the people that were in that theater that night and any one of us can tell you stories of how people, to complete strangers, were willing to give up their own lives to save the life of the stranger next to them. and, you know, in times when it is difficult like that, you want to find bright spots and there were many. another bright spot was the courage demonstrated by the aurora police and the f

mr. perlmutter: thank you, mr. speaker. i stand here with a lot of sadness with my friends from the colorado delegation. we're pretty -- we're democrats and republicans, a pretty tight knit group. we had a terrible incident in aurora, colorado, friday. you are well aware of it. 12 people were killed. 58 were wounded. and it is with sadness and grief that we come before you today. as our governor said at the villingle -- vigil on sunday night, we will remember these 12 and those who were shot. but there was a silver lining in this very, very dark moment in the history of colorado. and we saw bravery and selflessness and heroism among the people that were in that theater that night and any one of us can tell you stories of how people, to complete strangers, were willing to give up their own lives to save the life of the stranger next to them. and, you know, in times when it is difficult like that, you want to find bright spots and there were many. another bright spot was the courage demonstrated by the aurora police and the f