ms. frankel, for 30 minutes. ms. frankel: i ask that all members may have five legislative days to include special remarks under my special order. tonight's special order is meant to order israel's 65th independence day and yet, first, today's tragedy demands our attention. security officials continue to investigate the details of the incident, i know that all americans join with us today, our thoughts and prayers affected, the victims, their families and the courageous first responders. when acts like this occur, it find it even more important that we carry on and refuse allow our lives to be dictated by those wishing ill. in many ways it is fitic to discuss israel, a nation that are knows all tool well the pain of these tragedies. today, israelis commemorated memorial day to honor the memory of 24,000 israeli men, women and children who have been killed in terror attacks and wars in the past 65 years. immediately following the memorial day, though, israel transitions to independence day when israelis and jews across

ms. frankel: thank you, mr. speaker. today, use it, april 9, is equal payday. it symbolizes how far in 2013 women must work in order to make what their male counterparts earned in 2012. this means that it took more than three months in 2013 for women's wages to finally catch up for what men were paid in 2012. for working mothers who have to to put food on the table and the retired women whose income is tied to their former salary, the wage gap means real dollars. listen to this, in south florida, the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman would have enough money for 51 more weeks of food, three months more of mortgage and utility payments, five more months of rent or 1,600 additional gallons of gas. equal pay is about fairness and it's about family. hank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from maryland seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. edwards: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in recognition of equal payday

ms. frankel: and so, instead of addressing -- dressing angel for her prom, her mother dressed her for her funeral. instead of attending angel's graduation, her family visited her gravesite. isn't it time to take the guns out of the hands of criminals and mad men? isn't it time for this congress to stop the senseless gun violence? mr. speaker, let us vote. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the entleman from illinois rise? without objection. >> mr. speaker, this week mr. hoyer launched his make it in america initiative to strengthen our manufacturing sector and spur job growth. american manufacturinging has been a bright spot in our economic recovery. but too often i hear from my district that a lack of skilled workers is limiting their opportunities to for growth. -- for growth. mr. snyder: in our 10th district we have nearly 700 manufacturing facilities employing over 98,000 people. these businesses and our country will remany globally competitive only if we continue to develop and train our work force with the skills necessa