mrs. gardner purchased it in 1898. a predella panel from an altarpiece represting the lamentation. mrs. gardner had never seen the painting. she bought it based on berenson's recomndation and on a photograph which he had sent her. although isabella gardner never obtained a madonna, she did succeed in acquiring the first authentic raphael to reach these shores. by the turn of the century, the fortunes creat when america changed from an agricultural to an industrial economy had grown enormously. j. pierpont morgan was the greatest financier of his age. he also was determined to become its greatest collector. in the year that morgan formed united states steel, the world's first billion- dollar corporation, he achieved a goal equally great in the field of art. for an unprecedented sum, he acquired raphael's famous colonna altarpiece. like other wealthy americans of his time, morgan sought the company of the european aristocracy. he was part of the cultural movement known as the american renaissance, which saw the united states as the heir of the european past. adjacent to his house in new yo

mr. gardner for today and mrs. napolitano of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. hese requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. poe can -- pocan, is recognized for 60 minutes as designee of minority leader. mr. pocan: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise on behalf of the congressional progressive caucus to enhance calls made by our colleagues today to talk about the budget produced by the house republicans. we have a number of members in the progressive caucus who will be addressing various components of the budget. we'd like to start out by one of the freshman members from the great state of california, mr. mark takano. i'd like to yield some time to r. takano from california. mr. takano: i'd like to thank my friend, the gentleman from wisconsin, for yielding me time this evening. earlier today i was joined by 22 of my fellow freshman democrats in sending a letter to the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ryan, in requesting specifics for his 2014

mr. gardner of colorado. mrs. roby of alabama. mr. messer of indiana. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that i might be here after consider the first sponsor of h.r. 313, a bill originally introduced by mrs. emerson of movement for the purposes among other things of adding co-sponsors, requesting printing pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. please take your conversations off of the floor. please take your conversations off of the floor. will members please clear the well. again please clear the well and take your conversations off of the floor. the house will have order. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. farr: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. farr: mr. speaker, every day police officers place them