mrs. biggert: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 1182 congratulating radford university on its 100th anniversary. radford university was founded in 1910 as a state normal and industrial school for women at radford. classes began in september of 1913 and in 1979 the school became radford university. during 2010, radford is celebrating their centennial university with numerous programs and events. on march 24 the university observed the centennial charter day celebration. located in radford, virginia, radford university's organized into six undergraduate colleges and one college of graduate and extended education. the university aims to create a challenging, supportive, and engaging educational culture that is anchored in the liberal arts tradition and is ethically responsible to the needs of the 21st century global society. the university has more than 200 clubs and student organizations and competes in 19 ncaa athletics. in addition, radford has a national reputation for excellenc

mrs. biggert: mr.peaker, i rise to express my support of h.r. 3553, the independentian veterans housing opportunity act of -- the indian veterans housing opportunity act of 2009. this would amend the native american housing self-determination, also called nahsda, so that disability income is not counted against native american veterans when determining eligibility for nahsda housing benefits. currently native american households with income below 80% of an area's medium income are eligible for housing assistance under this program. unlike similar programs for non-native american households, nahsda counts veterans' affairs disabilities or survivor payments as income when determining eligibility for housing assistance. as a result, many native american families of disabled veterans can lose their eligibility for housing and if their disability benefits place them beyond the 80% threshold. interestingly, the internal revenue service does not consider this disability payment as income, yet, without changes

mrs. biggert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. mrs. biggert: thank you. i thank the gentleman from for yielding. i had to come down to the floor just to support this resolution. i served as the co-chair of the 107th women's caucus, along with juanita mill der mcdonald. as -- millen der mcdonald. the first name that appeared on our list was dr. dorothy height. and we had that event over in one of the hotels near the hill. and it was the most interesting thing i had been to. dorothy height was in her hat, as she always wore her hat. we all arrived in our hats and i still have that hat hanging on my coat hangar here in washington, and every time i see it i think of her. here is a person who had such dramatic effect on our country, such a strong personality, but everything she did was with great -- graciousness and really think of the times that she saw as her 98 years and what transpired in this country and i think that juanita millender-mcdonald would have been the first one down here, too, if she had not also passed on. so that was a gre

mrs. biggert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. mrs. ing. i had to come down to the floor just to support this resolution. i served as the co-chair of the 107th women's caucus, along with juanita mill der mcdonald. as -- millen der mcdonald. the first name that appeared on our list was dr. dorothy height. and we had that event over in one of the hotels near the hill. and it was the most interesting thing i had been to. dorothy height was in her hat, as she always wore her hat. we all arrived in our hats and i still have that hat hanging on my coat hangar here in washington, and every time i see it i think of her. here is a person who had such dramatic effect on our country, such a strong personality, but everything she did was with great -- graciousness and really think of the times that she saw as her 98 years and what transpired in this country and i think that juanita millender-mcdonald would have been the first one down here, too, if she had not also passed on. so that was a great year and it started off with a great event to have th

mr. speaker. i urge my colleagues to support h.res. 1293 authorized by illinois' congresswoman judy biggert, i gave congressman petri the credit, but he does so many good things i just made that mistake. and i ask my colleagues to support the goaltenders and ideals of national child abuse prevention month by voting for this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1293. as amended. so many as are 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 resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1131 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1131, resolution exp