ms. hanabusa: yes. mr. hastings: i have no problem with your amendment, it was accepted by a voice vote last congress. it adds more land for energy production and as the gentlelady thoughs i'm in favor of that we accept the gentlelady's amendment and yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman from florida yields back the balance of my time -- of her time. the question season oh theament offered by the gentlewoman from hawaii. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number six printed in part a of house report 113-271. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. marino: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment number six offered by mr. marino of pennsylvania. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. marino, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from

ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i join my colleagues from california and guam in expressing my support for those devastated by superstorm typhoon yolanda haiyan. we do know the united states has already committed $20 million and the u.s. estimated it may probably cost 300-plus million dollars to send aid to the philippines. we know there are military has shown that its humanitarian and disaster relief capabilities are bar none and they show that in march, 2011 when the earthquake hit japan. mr. speaker, members of congress must stand with ready to support the efforts to aid the people in the philippines. hawaii's filipino community is the largest minority that we have. and many have relatives from the area. typhoon haiyan ripped through the area where our first immigrants came from. we need to show the world, mr. speaker, that the united states is, again, the great nation that it is because it does not turn its back on people in the need -- in need. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose do

ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. tomorrow will mark the 50th anniversary of the executive order of president kennedy which established the presidential medal of freedom. 500 exceptional individuals have received the award in these 50 years. tomorrow, 16 will be honored, including president bill clinton. for us in hawaii it is noteworthy that the hawaii born president will be honoring senator daniel k. inouye. in his press release the president recognized the senator for his lifelong public service, including the highly decorated 442nd regiment in world war ii for which he he was awarded the highest military honor, the congressional medal of honor. it is, however, most noteworthy that when asked how the senator wanted to be remembered, senator inouye said, very simply, that i represented the people of hawaii honestly and to the best of my ability. i think i did ok. were his words. he was a true american, a humble man, and truly deserving of the highest civilian honor of this great country. i yield back. the speaker pr

ms. hanabusa: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number five printed in part a of