ms. foxx: mr. speaker, the march employment report continues to show us that the federal government has not been helping to create jobs in our economy. a "wall street journal" editorial from april 9 highlighted a few examples from the report. here is one extremely startling statistic. the labor force participation rate or the share of civilian population that is working dropped again to 63.8%. in march, 2009, a month after the $800 billion stimulus passed congress, the labor participation rate was nearly two percentage points higher at 65.6%. this is a prime example that throwing the money of hardworking taxpayers that the federal government takes from them at a problem will not solve it. we need real solutions that will stimulate our proven economic engine, small businesses. that's why i support the small business tax cut act that will help 22 million hardworking small businesses retain and create more jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvan

ms. foxx: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 619 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 125, house resolution 619. resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution, the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill, h.r. 4348, to provide an extension of federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the highway trust fund pending enactment of a multiyear law re-authorizing such programs, and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi

the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. ms. foxx: i rise today to offer an amendment this would add another positive element to this bill. the path can designate national monuments on federal lands, this has been used 129 times to designate natural treasures such as the grand canyons grand thetons and the statue of liberty. as someone who has enjoyed an appreciated the historic treasures throughout the country, i appreciate the importance of protecting these blessings. currently a national monument designation allows for the president to impose unilaterally the uses of the land. i've offered to stand-alone bill h.r. 302,

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to point out to my colleague from massachusetts that if we raise taxes on the oil companies, surely that will be passed along to consumers -- when i'm finished. i believe the gentleman from colorado probably has adequate time. as my colleague knows, yesterday in the rules committee people on his side of the aisle talked about tax breaks and giveaways and that again implies that all the money that hardworking taxpayers earn is government money and that is not the way it is. the attitude about giving away money from the federal government implies that the money belongs to the government. i'd also like to point out to my colleague that the subsidies he talks about are not subsidies. they are the tax deductions, tax , quote, breaks that every manufacturer gets, not just the oil companies. and to talk about corporate welfare is a bit disingenuous and with that, mr. speaker, i will reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reser

ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate an outstanding young man from deep gap, north carolina. kyle is set to graduate from the united states air force academy this may. he will be graduating as squadron commander of his unit and was recently selected to represent the air force academy after the dolittle raider reunion. he was selected as number one cadet from all the history and f.a.s. history majors to serve on the silver goblet detail at this historic event. he was first nominated for the air force academy in 2006. in 2007, he left the academy to spend time as a missionary in taiwan and subsequently returned to the academy. today i'm proud not only to congratulate kyle for graduating at the top of his class, but proud of his dedication and commitment to god and his country. may god continue to bless kyle and his family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to add

ms. foxx: i thank the gentleman for yielding time. i want to say that our colleagues reveal their attitude toward taxpayer money when they say, this will cost us. the attitude of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, mr. speaker, is that all the money that hardworking taxpayers earn belongs to the government. this doesn't cost us, this allows some people to keep more of their money. i rise today in support of h.r. 9, the small business tax cut act, which would provide america's private sector with the resources it needs to help supercharge desperately needed hiring. it's worth mentioning how this bill will benefit women since 1/3 of the firms directly benefiting from the act are owned by women. in north carolina small businesses with between one and 500 employees employ 205,490 individuals, 23,348 of those businesses are women-owned. mr. speaker, it's for these reasons i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 9 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. mr. levin. mr. levin: housm