mr. westmoreland would appreciate it. now i want to go to superfund speed and cleanup. i visited a site in my district. there are lengthy delays in when something gets on the cleanup list. can you tell me what percent of remedial budget do you spend on physical cleanup versus administrative costs? >> um -- >> my point is this. that's something you can get back with me, too. when we can tahave talked with region head quarter, i've been told, we can clean it up rapidly if it's initially identified. when it's delayed, it gets through the whole system, you have litigation. the cost benefit nail sis of moving quirk versus later is great. let me move to the definition of solid waste issue. case law and state statute is clear. do you agree that recra applies to discard, abandon and thrown away waste? >> i believe that's part of the definition. >> do you agree that recycleable material is not for permanent disposal. it's destined for beneficial rejuice? >> the definition is subject to certain regulatory findings. >> that's where we're headed. since we agree case law and statute

mr. westmoreland would appreciate it. we'd like to talk about that. now, i want to go to the super fund clean-up speed and funding. there was a company added to the national priority list in my district and i visited it. they are lengthy delays. obviously, when something gets on, the clean-up list. can you tell me what percent do you spend on physical clean-up versus administrative cost? my point is this, that's something you can get back to me on. when we talk to the region headquarters i have been told numerous times we can clean this up rapidly when it's initially identified, but if it's delayed then it gets in through the whole system. then you have litigation. long, long terms and the cost benefit analysis of moving quicker versus later is great. let me move to the definition of solid waste issue. case law and state statute is pretty clear. do you agree that to material thrown and abandoned? >> the rcra statute -- yeah, i believe that's part of the statute. >> do you believe that recyclable material is destined for reuse? >> although, the definit

mr. westmoreland: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. in commemoration of black history month, i ry rise to stand up for the rights of african americans. the first black members of congress served during reconstruction and they were all republicans. they won their seats despite fierce threats of violence against groups like the ku klux klan. one of these members was a slave who earned his freedom through service to the union in the civil war. he settled in florida and was repeatedly elected to congress at-large. in some ways, mr. speaker i carry the torch. in 1876, the democrats contested his election and had him replaced mid-term with one of their own. no black republican would again be elected from florida to this house until november 2 of 2010 when the voters of that state entrusted me to be their representative. on my desk in my office, there is a book called "capital men" and a biography of those first black members of congress. and i stand with walls and the early black members of congress once stood turner of alabama are long of g