mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. %% mrs. mcmorris rodgers: i rise in strong support of house concurrent resolution 285, recognizing the important role fathers play in their family and recognizing this year as the year of the father. father's day has an especially significant meaning to the people of spokane, washington. this past sunday, the city celebrated the 100th anniversary of father's day. it was started by sonora dodd. she recognized her father in 1909. a civil war veteean who raised six children on his own after the death of his wife. from there, the city of spokane established the first celebration of father's day at the local ymca in 1910 and in the year's following the celebration spread around the nation. the resolution that we are considering today is a way to demonstration our appreciation to fathers everywhere and to recognize the critical role that they play in our lives. research in the field confirms tha

mrs. mcmorris rodgers: i request permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate an eighth grade student from walla walla, washington, the winner of the first girls rock the house contest in my home state. at a time when only 17% of congress is made up of women, we need to be doing a better job of making young ladies aware of the opportunities and encouraging more young women to become involved in public service. that's why i'm a strong supporter of girls rock the house and i'm very proud of this year's winner. the bill elie wrote is well researched, well written. it's an idea to promote healthy living and i am aproud to stand before my colleagues and ask them to join me in recognizing her achievement on behalf of the united states congress, congratulations, well-done. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> permission to a

mrs. mcmorris rodgers: you knadershipuires making toh desions and ye we stand re today as members of congress witthe majori not en sending us a budget. the obamadministration did propose a budge it wa $3.8 trillion funded with revenue thad $2.2 trillion. the majority doesn't even seem owwhenn spratt -- when dt. we re in the marity and john spratt said if you can't forwd a budget you can't govern and yet today don't s a dget all across this country, amerifamilies have had to readdress their budget, make tough decisions in their family households. that's whatou do ring difficult times. businesses have had make tough disions andet this congress is refusingo make the tough choices. instd, we coinuehe dicit spendg, passing on dt to the nexgeneration. erica deserves better. our ildren and our grandchildn deserve tter than connued deficit spending. e eaker pro tempore: the gentle'sime has expired. for what purse doethe gtleman from minnesota rise? >> to address the houseor one minute. the speer pempore: without objectio thankou, mr. speaker. rise today to calon members of congress d thwall street or