ms. bordallo. the speaker pro tempore: one minute. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. bordallo: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to express my views on the final conference report on the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2010. i want to thank chairman skelton and ranking member mckeon for working so closely with me on a compromise to h.r. 44, the guam world war ii loyalty recognition act. i also want to thank aaron, paul , dave, aaron, vicki, julie, and andrew. unfortunately i was disappointed that h.r. 44 was not included in the final defense authorization bill, but i'm confident that the commitments made by the house and the senate conferees to hold hearings and readdress war claims in next year's defense bill will be honored and that further debate on this important legislation will bring us closer to finally passing this bill. i again want to thank my colleagues in the house who have been supported, including h.r. 44, speaker pelosi, majority leader hoyer, congressman larson of our caucus, members across the aisle, and many others. finally, mr.

ms. bordallo. the speaker pro tempore: one minute. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. k you, mr. speaker. i rise today to express my views on the final conference report on the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2010. i want to thank chairman skelton and ranking member mckeon for working so closely with me on a compromise to h.r. 44, the guam world war ii loyalty recognition act. i also want to thank aaron, paul , dave, aaron, vicki, julie, and andrew. unfortunately i was disappointed that h.r. 44 was not included in the final defense authorization bill, but i'm confident that the commitments made by the house and the senate conferees to hold hearings and readdress war claims in next year's defense bill will be honored and that further debate on this important legislation will bring us closer to finally passing this bill. i again want to thank my colleagues in the house who have been supported, including h.r. 44, speaker pelosi, majority leader hoyer, congressman larson of our caucus, members across the aisle, and many others. finally, mr. speaker, the c