mr. rothfus, for five minutes. mr. rothfus: mr. speaker at the beginning of the last century, a godless totalitarian ideology moved and a global war against freedom began. this ideology slaughtered millions what was the soviet union. they brought another reign of terror that killed millions more and still today limits freedom for the chinese people. also in the 1940's, communists moved into vietnam. those living in northern vietnam were its first victims, like other lands under communism's iron grip, the ruler killed hundreds of thousands of their citizens. those who desired and had the means fled to the south. . throughout the 20th crntry americans fought people who defeated humanity. indeed, well into the cold war, president kennedy proclaimed to the world that we would pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship support any friend, oppose any foe in order to survive to assure the survival and success of liberty. the cold war at times flaired hot and in southeast asia, more than 58,000 americans gave the last full measure o

mr. rothfus, seek recognition? mr. rothfus: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number two offered by mr. rothfus of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 223, the gentleman from pennsylvania and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. rothfus: i rise today to stand with our nation's veterans and their families. we owe these brave individuals and their loved ones a debt that can never be repaid. when our nation called, they answered. they serve bravely in theaters around the world, kept us safe and helped spread american values and the freedoms we hold dear. our veterans made unimaginable sacrifices to their health, to their well being and to their families. they fulfilled their commitment to our great nation and we must now uphold the commitments we made to them. it is for that reason that i rise in strong support of the bill under consideration today and why this amendment is so important. for the last two ye

mr. rothfus: these are dollars that hardworking taxpayers take out of their wallets and there are too often used to grow washington's bureaucracy at the expense of growth elsewhere in the country. western pennsylvanians are rightfully frustrated with the federal government's overreach in their daily lives. back in pennsylvania's 12th district i regularly talk to folks who are appalled by the i.r.s.'s hi pop rasi-i, corruption -- hypocrisy, crups and the abuse of -- corruption and the abuse of power. the i.r.s. needs to be held accountable to the people. washington bureaucrats are not above the law. americans spent countless hours and precious resources filing their taxes by april 15. they are following the law. it's only fair that the i.r.s. do the same. i was proud to support bills to restore the public's system in laws and prevent the i.r.s. from abusing its power. i thank the speaker and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the ho

mr. rothfus: marine sergeant john mare, marine corporal george hovepls jr. marine staff sernlt dewey johnson. air force major bacchi. air force captain lyn mcintosh. air force captain charles mcmillan. i thank the speaker and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker members, i rise to recognize israel, our part in peace and prosperity for 67 years of independence. mr. green: on april 14, 194, hours before the british mandate was due to end israel's founding fathers and mother, led by david ben gurion declared the birth of the state of israel in tel aviv. on that day, 67 years ago, the population of israel was 806,000 people. today, after many difficulties and hardships and a strong, resolute israel has a preponderancelation over eight million. many of the jews who lived i