mr. walz: i yield two minutes. mr.nored, the 13 fallen chaplains that we will be honoring. captain arnoff of the u.s. army, lieutenant colonel meyer engel of the united states army, first lieutenant frank goldenberg of the united states army. lieutenant alexander goode of the united states army. lieutenant henry goodie of the united states army. major samuel hoitz of the united states army. first lieutenant herman rosen of the united states army. first colonel samuel rosen of the united states air force. first lieutenant solomon rosen of the united states army. captain morgan singer of the united states army. captain david silver of the united states air force. captain irving kepter of the united states army. and first lieutenant lewis woffel of the united states army. may god bless their souls and may we remember them and honor them with a memorial at arlington cemetery. i can my colleagues to vote yes on this. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded that the house rules prohibit persons being recognized in the

mr. walz: thank you, mr. speaker. this monday, memorial day, will give citizens around the country the opportunity to come together and remember those who have laved down their lives in defense of our freedom. the debt we owe our nation's service member and veterans is immeasurable. therefore its fitting to honor those heroes by renewing our commitment in this house to care for those service members both while in the military and after they return home. as a 24-year veteran of our armed services, i'm proud of the work we have done in congress. passed landmark budgets worthy of our veterans. made sure the v.a. health care budget was delivered a year in advance. expanded health care for returning combat veterans. passed a 21st century g.i. bill and continue to improve upon it and enhancing employment opportunities. although we have come a long way, our work is never done. we must ensure our returning troops do not fall through the cracks and they make the transition to civilian life with the full support of this nation.

the chair now recognizes the gentleman from minnesota, mr. walz. mr. walz: well, thank you, mr. speaker, and i want to thank my friend and colleague, the gentleman from pennsylvania, for his leadership, for his vision and for the understanding that the american people sent us here to do america's work, not one party's work, not ideological rigidness, but the idea to come together that this nation's boupty in terms of energy reserves and mineral resources, if used wisely and safely and reinvested in this nation's future can produce what we know needs to be done, strengthening our national security by making sure we control our energy destiny, making sure we can control our economy and making sure there's stability in where that energy comes from so that american businesses aren't forced through the ups and downs at the whims of nations that hate us. we spend hundreds of billions of dollars sending it to the nations that hate us. hate us for free. and we can keep the jobs at home, we can invest. it's not an either-or proposition. taking the royalties that belong to this nation's p