mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, there's one question. the question is, where are the jobs? we have 9.7% unemployment, 15 million people out of work. since the democrats have been -- actually, since presumption has been elected, we -- since president obama has been elected, we spent $18 trillion in these 18 months. why are there no jobs? because there is uncertainty displayed by this administration and this congress. there is uncertainty on energy costs, there's uncertainty about health care costs, there's uncertainty about taxes. a businessman just told me yesterday you can't raise our taxes and expect us to hire more people and create new jobs. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed q

mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. and it's great to be down here with my colleague, mr. mcdermott . usually i don't like resolutions, you know, but he approached me on the floor. but this is a really important one. and i think it's important to go back over the history of what we did 10 years ago. everything was paper, you had to have paper copies, you couldn't do bank transactions, you couldn't do certifications, you couldn't do business documentation. and my colleague mentioned anne eshoo, jay inslee, i serve on the energy and commerce committee, i've been on the telecommunications subcommittee. i think credit goes to chairman bliley, some credit goes to billy toe zan. the great thing about energy and commerce is a lot of the issues we address cut across partisan lines. it really is a regional -- especially the technology committee. so, the signing of this bill really helped, as my colleague said, really changed

mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, the people of louisiana have suffered a lot of catastrophes, the b.p. explosion, fishing industry down, the tourism industry is down. now, to add insult to injury, we have the moratorium which is costing thousands of jobs in louisiana. what's the result? three deepwater drilling rigs to be moved site of cameroon parish. first rig sailed away over drilling ban to egypt. brazil sees silver lining in b.p. spill. more rigs. mr. speaker, where are the jobs? well, in the deepwater drilling they're going to be moved to other nations. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. towns: you know, sometimes when i listen to debate, you would think that president obama inherited a large surplus and growing jobs. mr. meeks: no. what my republican friends forget