mr. wiener. this is an important stopgap for crime across america in helping law enforcement. as an original long standing supporter on the office of violence against women, starting with chairman hyde who served so ably -- ably in this body, i'm delighted to see we have $11 more than 2009 with $400 million. in addition, it is important to note the second chance act. wherever i go, mr. speaker, i'm having ex-offenders who want to straighten their life out and get back with their family who need mental health services and they need to have the second chance. i hope we can ensure that this makes it through the senate, come into conference and get this money out so we can redeem americans who want to get back on the right track. this is an important issue to be involved in. i want to speak about an issue that's very near and dear. i am a member of the nasa action team and we note that the space exploration, human space flight, has gotten a mark out of this committee of $400 million less than the president's mark. first i'm delighted they have -- the president nominated general bo

mr. wiener, who has been a very constructive and important member of our committee and played a very central role in having us recognize the essential part that transportation efforts can play in reducing carbon emissions. i yield a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. weiner: we'll be recognized for generations to come. the e.p.a. will have the ability to write the regulations. we're taking the -- taking the responsibility to do it here in this congress desm spite the con trarne views on this floor, there is a real global crisis we face, despite the objections of my colleagues on the other side, there is a need to create new jobs and this bill would create 1.7 million of them. another reason we should support this change in our policy, ahmadinejad, the saudi kingdom they want exactly what my republican friends are advocating, don't do anything. keep pumping the same amount of petroleum, keep using the same amount of oil. every time we put our pump to our gas tank, we are helping the tyrants in iran and the tyrants in saudi arab