mr. rooney: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rooney: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of house concurrent resolution 199, which recognizes the services and sacrifices of echo company of the 100th infantry battalion. i want to thank delegate gregorio sablan for introducing it. it was part of saipan and guam and now serves to protect the citizens of the northern mariana islands and guam. since that time it has served two tours in iraq suffering the loss of two of its men. it continues to support the people and communities of the northern mariana islands and stands ready to support america. echo company carries on the traditions of world war ii predecessors in the 100th battalion, 442nd infantry regimen and continues to lives by its motto, go for broke. this resolution honors the soldiers of the unit and the families who support them. i urge members to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker

mr. rooney, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rooney: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. wittman and mr. kissell, for managing this bill and for chairman skelton and ranking member mckeon for supporting the national military families month resolution. this resolution is about supporting our military families. we rightly give due credit time and time again in this chamber to our service men and women who wear the uniform. especially now in a time of war. but this bill goes a step further and recognizes the spouses and parents and the children of those men and women who serve our country. as a former army captain, married to another army captain, my wife and i met so many families at just two of our duty stations at fort hood, texas, and west point, new york. the people that we came to know in the military were truly the best people we have ever met. the sacrifice of seeing a loved one off to war and wait for the days and months for their return. sending letters, waiting in the middle of the night for a phone call or email jus

mr. chairman, for allowing me some additional time for the answers to the questions. thank you. >> you're more than welcome. ranking member from florida, tom rooneyk you, mr. chairman as a freshman, that sounds pretty good. mr. johnson post of the questions i wanted to ask, and it's usually what happens when you're low man on the totem pole at. >> was that the viagra issue also? >> yes, sir. >> i warned you about that, mr. johnson. >> that's my sign to talk quickly here. i really appreciate your testimony. i think that it's incumbent upon us, especially my predisposition is to protect the u.s. tradition of the value of property rights. and certainly, i understand what you're saying about the courts leaving it open to congress to fill in the gaps here. and obviously, mr. chairman, i think that's our duty moving forward, is to make sure that it's our obligations to finish the work that has been started years ago. as technology and things evolved, that the court has punted it to us and now it's our opportunity to address that situation, as outlined in the grafner case. my questions, you know, i apologize for sounding elementary in what i ask. specif