mr. rogers: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: before i yield back, mr. speaker, let me take a moment to talk about the ranking member. mr. dicks, as i said before, has served on this committee for 30-plus years, i'm not exactly sure how many. 36? 36 years. he has been a very, very dedicated member of the committee, including and most especially the defense subcommittee on which he served for i think over 30 years. 34 years. and before that was an aide to a member of congress, so he has wide, deep experience. but maybe just as important, perhaps even more so is the dedication that he has given to the country through his service in the congress. i personally have found him to be a close friend. he has also been a great partner in this appropriations process since i became the chairman of the committee. he has been h

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the house is still not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. members are reminded not to traffic the well. the gentleman from ohio. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 4305, a commonsense bipartisan bill which would increase resources for local law enforcement to aid in the recovery of missing children and elderly adults. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house will be in order. members are reminded to take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman from ohio may continue. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd also like to thank my colleague, mr. deutch of florida, for his diligent work on this bill. every 40 seconds a child goes missing. throughout the united states an average of 2,000 children under the age of 18 are reported missing every day and as many as 800,000 each year are reported missing. although many of our children are at risk, the risk for children living wit

mr. speaker. -- mr. butterfield: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the has orderous waste electronic manifest establishment act as amended. mr. speaker, this legislation will establish a centralized federal electronic manifest system for tracking hazardous waste for both the federal government and the states and will pay for it through the collection of user fees. protecting the public from hazardous waste is certainly a critical mission of the department of transportation and e.p.a. both departments in coordination with industry and state agencies have been vigilant in the treatment and transport of hazardous waste because of the safeguards established by the hazardous waste manifest system. paper manifests provides shipping information to help with the tracking of potentially dangerous materials and information about the contents of each shipment for emergency responders. the requirements of the current system were established over 30 years ago. since 2001, e.p.a. has proposed a nearly paperless manifest system which would redu

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, this month marks the 40th anniversary of the expulsion of asians from uganda by idi amin. they came to this country with nothing but the clothes on their backs but they picked themselves up and soon integrated themselves into the fabric of britain. will my right honorable friend the prime minister join me in commending this community and also the conservative government of the time which had the courageous decision to let them in, notwithstanding the enormous opposition in the house and in the country at large? >> i think my honorable friend is absolutely right to raise this, the asians who have come from kenya and uganda have made an extraordinary contribution to this country and it was an absolutely right decision to welcome them here as happens in the 1970's and those that opposed it i believe were profoundly wrong and i would also say to him who is from that background, what an incredible achievement it is for someone from that background within one generation to come to p

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, first off, i want to commend mr. waxman and thank him for leading us on the subcommittee in such a profound and effective way leading the minority on the subcommittee and also on the full committee. mr. speaker, this is much to do about nothing, and as a matter of fact, mr. speaker, i would urge the members of this committee and the members of the majority committee, i would strongly urge them to get on their feet and apologize to the american people who are wasting their time, energy and resources because, mr. speaker, this piece of legislation that we have before us and the legislation that don't answer any of the american people's problems, don't acknowledge of their concerns and certainly don't speak to the pain that they are suffering day-to-day, moment by moment, week by week and we stand here posturing solely for a few political points in the november election. mr. speaker, i want to ask the members of this body to refer to comments made just about 30 days ago in the "u

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i was a co-sponsor of the original version of this bipartisan bill and rise to support the modified legislation we are considering today. i want to thank mr. barletta for his work on this important legislation in the aftermath of hurricane irene and tropical storm lee. these two disasters caused millions of dollars in damage in northern new york, one year later small businesses and homeowners are still recovering. as i walked around my district immediately after i saw people shoveling out mud, throwing out heirlooms, and struggling to understand what had happened to them. many of the businesses were ruined, along with homes, but i also saw something else. i saw people helping people. what we're doing here today is having the government help people. we're following the example of our constituents. currently the small business administration offers disaster recovery loans to small businesses and homeowners for as low as 4% and up to 8% if credit is available elsewhere. to date n

mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent -- thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one order to inquire mr. cantor for the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: i yield to the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, on monday and tuesday, no votes are expected in the house. on wednesday the house will meet at noon for morning hour, 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on thursday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on friday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. mr. speaker, the house will consider a number of bills under suspension of the rules next week, including a prioritization of visas for foreign graduates of american universities in the stem fields and issue being championed by chairman lamar smith, the gentleman from texas, as well as bob goodlatte from virginia and raul labra

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill, the polluters bill of rights. i understand that my republican friends are trying to improve the coal industry's outlook and i imagine that most industries would benefit if congress simply eliminated their obligation to help keep the public safe. we hear a lot about the immorality of leaving our chirp with mountains of debt and i -- children with mountains of debt and i completely agree with that. i support measures that responsibly reduce the debt. but bills like this one are piling another form of debt on our children. we are leaving them to deal with the consequences of letting coal companies pollute the air that our children breathe and the water that they drink. our failure to take comprehensive action on global climate change is already profoundly immoral. it is a disgrace that we refuse to sacrifice on behalf of our grandchildren. i fail to understand the perverse notion that my colleagues on the other side sh

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, mr. speaker, this month, this month marks the 40th anniversary of the expulsion of patients in uganda by idi amin. they came to this country of with nothing but the clothes on their backs as they pick themselves up and soon integrated themselves into britain. will my right honorable friend, the prime minister, join me in committee this community and also the conservative government, which had the courageous decision to let them in notwithstanding the enormous amount of proposition both in the house and in the country at large? >> i think my honorable friend is absolutely right to raise this. the asians have come from kenya and uganda have made an extraordinary contribution to this country, and he was absolutely right decision to welcome them here as happened in the 1970s, and those who oppose it i believe were profoundly wrong. and i would also say to him who is actually from that background what incredible achievement is for someone from that background to get with one generation to come

mr. speaker. and i yield back. ms. mccollum: sir, you said there is designated land on the other half of the exchange. i'm very well of the school trust land. can you show me a map? i know that the state talks about areas. can you show me a map? the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from washington has 30 seconds remaining. mr. hastings: i yield myself the 30 seconds. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. hastings: mr. chairman, i have to -- i hear the crocodile tears in this process. i remind my colleague that when this area was designated wilderness, nepa was not involved. now, once this land is -- the land trade is made, it is subject to minnesota environmental policy act. so there is a process in which this will be carried out. i don't support the amendment. i urge a no vote on the amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new jersey. those in favor say aye. those opposed

mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to mr. palazzo, the subcommittee chairman of the space and err naughtics committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. palazzo: i rise in strong support of h.r. 4158. this legislation will resolve a conflict that's emerged within nasa over the last decade regarding the ownership of art facts from the mercury, gemini and apollo programs. left unresolved, as chairman hall pointed out, astronauts, their families and those to whom they transferred, donated or sold artifacts may not have clear title to them. if nasa persists in its efforts to acquire these items received by astronauts 40 years ago or more significant financial consequences could befall them. in the 1960's, agency managers allowed astronauts to carry a small number of mementos in the spacecraft. as the spacecraft became larger, the policy allowed them to retain expendable gears such as undergarments, shaving kits around spay space suits. and they were further allowed to retrieve from the lieu

mr. van hollen: madam speaker. mr. garrett: the american public is looking -- the american public -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. van hollen: i would ask unanimous consent to bring up the substitute amendment so we could vote on it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. garrett: the american public is looking for leadership from washington and they are not seeing it from the president who has failed to present a budget that would get any single votes in either the house and senate. 97-0, 414-0. they are looking to the senate to demonstrate some degree of vision, some degree of leadership by taking any of the bills that we sent over to them, whether it's the budget or the sequester legislation and showing that they can pass that legislation. they are looking for some degree of vision from the other side of the aisle in the house as well on these matters to make sure we can stand up fiscally and a long defense and they are seeing a lack of vision from the other si

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, in a few short hours a giant in the state of connecticut, coach jim calhoun, is going to announce his retirement after leading the basketball program. when he arrived 26 years ago it was a great program. he secured three national championships, he was inducted to the hall of fame, the nba is populated with graduates like ray allen, emeka okafor and walker. he's performed hundreds of acts of personal kindness, small and large, coaches against cancer, the uconn cardiology health center program and his latest passion which is to help families with the scourge of autism. he's a really good person and to him and his wife pat, on behalf of the people of the second congressional district, i want to extend my congratulations for his great leadership and career and wish them all the success in the world as they begin a new chapter in their wonderful lives. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this is the second to the last day that we will be here and be in session before we head home to our districts and we still do not have a farm bill that gives certainty to our producers and ranchers across the country. in a little over a week the 2008 farm bill will expire. while many of these programs will continue in the future for months ahead, we have an opportunity to actually save money and give our producers certainty as they begin planning for the coming years. last week i sat down and i visited with mike and lori. they're produce near the town of heron, south dakota. they raise soybeans, beef cattle and this year was difficult for them in light of the drought situation that producers in south dakota were producing. thankfully they had programs like crop insurance that helped them manage their risk in such a difficult year. they wrote me a letter on the importance of the farm bill and i want to read a portion of that letter to you. we're experiencing a severe drought i

mr. speaker. i would like to speak out of order for a minute. >> without objection. >> i am pleased to yield to my friend, mr. cantor. >> i thank the gentleman from maryland for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday and tuesday no votes are expected in the house. on wednesday the house will meet at noon. but will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on thursday, the house will meet at noon for legislative business. on friday the house will meet. let's votes are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. mr. speaker, the house will review a number of bills next week, including a prioritization of visas for foreign graduates of american universities in the stem field. it is an issue that is championed by several congressmen. in addition, the house will consider a piece of legislation relating to waivers of work requirement with respect to needed assistance for family programs. in addition, there is a package of bills to expand domestic energy production and help create american jobs. lastly, mr. speaker, members are advise

mr. speaker. mr. upport of h.r. 2706, the billfish conservation act authored by our colleague from florida, mr. miller. under current law it is illegal to import or sell athletic billfish. despite this, the u.s. is one of the major importers of billfish in the world. while pacific billfish populations in general are in better shape than athletic billfish, -- atlantic billfish, their population levels are likely to worsen. to add more protection to the billfish, the legislation would make it illegal to sell specific billfish species or possess those billfish for sale whether they are atlantic or pacific. now, i know, mr. speaker, that concern had been raised at a hearing that the u.s. fishermen in hawaii and the pacific insular areas might be disadvantaged by these new rules and that the local consumption of billfish products might be made illegal. the bill was amended during committee consideration to address this concern and the legislation as amended now protects these u.s. fishermen and the existenc

mr. speaker. mr. duncan: mr. speaker, americans don't want permanent wars to last three or four times longer than world war ii and they especially don't want to spend hundreds of billions on people who hate us or don't at least appreciate what we have done for them. probably half the spending we have done over the years in iraq and afghanistan has been pure foreign aid. and we have point of order millions into pakistan and egypt throughout the middle east. our nation is $16 trillion in debt. we are borrowing this money to send the money that is exploding with anti-american rage. 17 americans have been killed by afghan police whom they were training. now we have our ambassador and three others killed in libya. we should have gotten out of afghanistan years ago. we need to get out now and not take too long to do it. we must not run the whole world and start putting our own country first once and for all. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one minutes? being none, the chair lays before the ho

mr. speaker. mr. lungren: i would yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman from pennsylvania yield back? mr. brady: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house res. current resolution 132 -- house concurrent resolution 132. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6336 with amendments. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6336, a bill to direct the joint committee on the library to accept a sfatue depicting frederick douglass from the district of columbia and to provide fo

mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. -- mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield

mr. speaker. mr. speaker i rise on this solemn day in the history of our nation, the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks on 9/11, to honor and pay tribute to a north carolina state trooper who was killed in the line of duty this past saturday morning. mr. butterfield: it was a tragic, tragic incident. trooper bobby demuth serve the state of north carolina proudly and honorably for 12 years. he he was assigned to the rocky mountain troop c, district 1 is of the highway patrol. the trooper loved his work. he loved his work as a law enforcement officer. he he protected the good of our society from the bad, and he fought to make north carolina a safer place. the trooper's life was tragically cut short and he was killed while in the line of duty. he was pursuing an individual suspected of some very serious crime. he was serving and protecting. following a 20-mile, 30-minute high-speed pursuit that began in our capital city of raleigh and ended by the heroic effort of trooper bobby demuth, the suspect was

mr. speaker, just one minute. i've got a -- at this time i would like to yield the bam of my time to mr. -- balance of my time to mr. kelly of pennsylvania. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kelly: you know, i -- it's intriguing, and again i've not just talked the talk, i've walked the walk. and i'm always fascinated by these facts and figures we throw around. we're talking about general motors. the general motes that are i understand, the general motes that are my father started with in 1936 is a parts picker, it was not the same general motes that are told me i could no longer be a dealer. because it wasn't the same general motors. you see, general motors kind of went by the wayside and a new general motors came into view. and as we talked about all these folks that fell in line with what -- of course they did. who did they give all the money to? who got bailed out in this great auto bailout? who are the peoples whose jobs were saved? who were the people whose mentions were left hanging? we can talk abo

mr. speaker. mr. gowdy: i will when i'm through. president obama supports this. law enforcement officials support it. our colleagues, mr. speaker, who served in the f.b.i. and federal prosecutors and in the military, they support it. e democrat-led house passed this bill in 2008 with former speaker pelosi giving a glowing speech extolling the virtues of the underlying bill and excourting her colleagues about the necessity of passing it. and all of this happened, mr. speaker, because intelligence is the lifeblood of our ability to defend ourselve it happened, mr. speaker, because this bill has nothing to do with americans on american soil. it happened in the past, mr. speaker. because this provides protecons for americans who are traveling abroad. it passed because there is ple oversight. it passed because it has the needed checks and balances between the legislative branch and the executive branch and the judicial branch. so why the opposition, mr. speaker? how can you explain supporting something

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? mr. kucinich: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5910, the global investment in american jobs act of 2012. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5910, a bill to direct the secretary of commerce along with heads of other departments and agencies to produce a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the united states and attracting foreign direct investment and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the the gentlewoman fro

mr. speaker, kelly is correct. big government hasn't built america, american small business owners have built it on their own and that's just the way it is. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? without objection. ms. tsongas: i rise today as a member of sustainable energy and environment coalition to talk about a critical issue for massachusetts and our nation. the wind production tax credit. providing a modest credit of 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour generated, it has encouraged over $75 billion in private investment over the last five years. now 0% of the average turbine is manufactured here in the united states. these companies hire a diversity of workers and provide good-paying jobs in a rapidly growing sector of our economy. nigel green worked for g.e. wind as a wind parts runner. he says, quote, i can tell you honestly that nothing gave me more pride in my country than seeing a turbine go from in repair status back on on line and producing clean ren

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the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lipinski: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor great legislator and personal friend, congressman jerry costello, who will retire at the house of representatives at the end of this 112th congress. jerry has long been known as one of the most respected and well-liked men of congress since he took office in 1988. it's my honor to lead this special order in his honor. i knew jerry before i was elected to congress in 2004 and i had the privilege to working in his congressional office in the mid 1990's. today we serve together on two house committees, the transportation and infrastructure committee and the science, space and technology committee. jerry has been an important mentor to me throughout my time here. i've always been impressed with his work on behalf of his constituents and his work to improve america's transportation network. he is someone who is here to get things done and he knows how to do it. his retirement from this body will be a loss to us all. congress will not be the same without jerry,

mr. speaker. this is really quite a charade we're engaged in here today on the house of representatives' floor. let's just flash back a year to how we got to this spot. at that time our republican colleagues threatened that the united states would default on its full faith and credit, that we wouldn't pay the bills that we already incurred, that this congress had already voted for and threatened to tank the economy unless we passed their version of the budget, the ryan buet, the budget that came out of the house budget committee. so in order to prevent the united states from defaulting, everybody got together, the house, the senate, the president, and they passed the budget control act. to hear our republican colleagues today, you think they'd have nothing to do with the budget ctrol act. we heard the chairman of the budget committee, mr. ryan, on television today saying, well, i don't really, you know, i didn't want to associate myself with that a the reality is he voted for it, the speaker of th

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, nearly four years ago, barack obama was swept into office by the strength of his rhetoric, but the profound difference between mr. obama's rhetoric and the reality americans have actually lived under in his presidency is something every american has a profound responsibility to understand. mr. obama's rhetoric on jobs and the economy four years ago was, quote, we have to have a president who understands the essence of the american dream is a good job, unquote. but the reality under mr. obama's presidency is the highest sustained unemployment since the great depression. the percentage of people participating in america's labor market under this presidency has fallen to 63.5%. that is the lowest rate since jimmy carter was president 31 years ago. manufacturing unemployment has fall ton its lowest levels since 1941. the number of unemployed americans eclipsed 15 million for the first time in history. the number of people forced to work part time for economic reasons eclipsed eigh

mr. speaker, i urge this body to reject this bill. you know, the surveillance bill raises several serious constitutional and civil liberties issues that congress needs to address and has not addressed in this bill. and i'd like to discuss just one of those. congress should prohibit the

the speaker pro tempore: the ntleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: may i ask how much time remains on each side. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland has three minutes remain, the gentleman from new jersey has five minutes remaining. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. are you the last speaker? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i yield a minute and half to the distinguished gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is rcognized for one and a half minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much to the ranking member of the budget committee and thank you to madam speaker. we rise today to try to bring some logic and sense because as americans debate sequestration they throw their hands up and say, what is that? what is that in the minds of children and the elderly? what does that mean in a real, rational way of coming together and saying there are some cutsened there are some revenues enhancers and increases to be able to invest

mr. speaker. >> i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to the servicemen who have fallen since the house last met -- lieutenant andrew chesterman of 3rd battalion the rifles, lance corporal matthew smith of 26 engineer regiment and guardsman jamie shadrake of 1st battalion the grenadier guards. we send our deepest condolences to their colleagues, friends and loved ones. their courageous and selfless service to our country will never be forgotten. before listing my engagements, i would like to say on behalf of the government, and i hope the whole house, a word about the huge success this summer of the olympic and paralympic games. i want to send all our congratulations on the superb performance of britain's athletes and paralympians. i want to say a huge thank you to the volunteers who put such a smiling face on the games and a large well done to all the organisers. i think that they made the entire country proud and, as they promised, they have indeed inspired a generation.

mr. speaker. targeting foreigners located outside of the united states. and not on americans located in the united states or anywhere else in the world. third, the f.a.a. is subject to a robust oversight structure including congress. and i can assure you that the intelligence committee takes this responsibility extremely

mr. speaker brown and mr. speaker scott. >> good morning. my name is sharon and i'm vice chair of the district 11 council and a 4 year resident which is located in the heart of district 11. i do not come forward to test by earlier because my neighborhood has never seriously been in danger of being split into another district. but i wanted to take this last opportunity to speak, to publicly thank the task force for not just listening to the public, but to actually hearing all the folks who came to testify. and for your commitment to keeping neighborhoods whole. for you reuniting the other neighborhoods that were split 10 years ago. i also wanted to thank the consultants and kay for all their work in getting the draft maps and the boundaries up on the website so quickly. and lastly i would like to thank any fellow council members who came to testify so passionately but respectfully for their neighborhoods in district 11. so far we have only lost population in those areas we all agreed to sacrifice to keep district 11 whole. it is an honor to s

mr. speaker, your fellow republican running for senate in wisconsin, -- >> i am a house guy. [laughter] i am just teasing. >> i know you are. he is someone who said he is worried that mitt romney will drag him and other down-ballot republicans down. >> over the last few weeks both campaigns have been into all kinds of other areas. but the american people want to know is what is the plan to get our economy going again and create jobs. the president's economic policies have failed. he cannot go out there and run on his record. he has to try to make this election about everything other than his record. the romney campaign needs to stay focused on jobs, their plan to create jobs, and commence the american people that he does have a plan.

mr. [speaker not understood] to report to you, too. counsel for mr. wong is also present. we will just confirm that's what we're working on and i'm prepared to take any questions you have. >> commissioner walker? >> once the plans are approved, what is the estimate of time for executing and getting the project completed? >>> i prefer our engineer to answer that question in terms of how long it would take to have it executed. i can answer the other part because of the fact that this is -- we're talking about a significant amount of money involved. and because of insurance being also part of it, it may take about couple of three weeks to get that done. but as far as execution from an engineering point of view, i'd rather have him address that question. >> okay. so, really the question is the time to get the permit, assuming there's movement forward, and then executing. >> >>> yes, definitely, good morning, members of the board. javier chavareia. as she discussed we have completed top graphic survey. a few small changes have occurred. when we went to the property to implement

mr. speaker. mr. from now members of the house and the senate will head to the capitol steps. we're going to the capitol steps for a moment of remembrance, to honor those who were killed in the attacks on september 11, 2001. september 11, 2001, a day that will forever be seared into the american citizens' and the world's memory. 11 years later, mr. speaker, spouses still grieve, children still feel the void, parents are still devastated by the loss of their children. it was a tragedy. it was a tragedy for individual families and for the entire nation. one of the lingering tragedies of that day is that it led to policy decisions with terrible consequences that we're still living with today. over the last decade-plus, violence and mayhem has just led to more violence and mayhem. our continued military occupation in afghanistan has not brought the stability. it has not brought security. it has not brought a strong democracy to that country. afghanistan remains one of the most poorest and dangeus places o

mr. speaker. i yield five minutes to the gentleman from ohio, mr. kucinich. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for five minutes. mr. kucinich: i certainly join with my colleagues in mourning the passing under tragic circumstances of ambassador stevens, as well as the dths of sean smith and security officers tyrone woods and glen doherty. as well as all those who were injured. i think all of us can agree that what happened to ambassador stevens and the rest of the diplomatic staff should concern everyone, concern all americans. these attacks were wrong. and it's appropriate that we honor ambassador stevens. the resolution as i read it is not complete, though, because this discussion that we are having here on the floor is missing some elements and i'd like to bring them forward right now. we have to ask th question, why was the consulate in benghazi, libya, slightly defended to begin with? did anyone know that benghazi was still a flash point? i mean we overthrew the government. did anyone know that when the government fell that al q

speaker: mr. shaw the other thing i've realized is that the city attorney hasn't had an opportunity to review it either and it's not his fault and me not reviewing it is my fault. speaker: it's not entirely your fault because of the timeline speaker: mr. shaw let me finish. i don't think it fair to you or fair to the process for me to try to read it on the fly and figure it out. i propose that we put it over and i apology to my fellow commissioners for that request and especially with only three of us here i propose we pull it over. speaker: supervisor weener has claimed that the sunshine task force didn't happen their agenda properly and that charge could legally be against the commission as well and if you are going to request to postpone which i would probably entertain, i would like you to consider -- speaker: we don't need to consult you. we're going to put it over. speaker: i know but i don't think you should hear this case at all. my case should have been assigned to a different jurisdiction