ms. hirono: mr.speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend my remarks and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1645 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. myrick: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. hirono: i rise in support of this bill which which designates the week of november 8, 2010, as national school psychologist week. school psychologists are mental health professionals with specialized training who understand that many students face barriers to learning and need additional support to overcome these barriers and improve academic and behavioral outcomes. there are more than 35,000 credentialed school psychologists in this country who are essential in helping children succeed in school. national school psychology week reminds us of the integral rules school psychologists play daily to ensure that our students have an opportunity to reach his or her

ms. hirono: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution house res. 1473, as amended, supporting backcountry airstrips and recreational aeration. -- aviation. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 235, house resolution 1473, resolution supporting backcountry airstrips and recreational aviation. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono, and the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. petri, each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hi roe nee: i ask unanimous consent that all members have -- ms. hirono: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include ex-troin -- extraneous material on h.r. 1473. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of h.r. 1473 as amended, introduced by the gentleman from montana, mr. rayburn, which expresses support for back coun

ms. hirono: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. hirono: mr. speaker, if we don't act soon, middle class income families across the country will see their taxes go up. i've spent the past six weeks meeting with small business owners, workers, educators and farmers. i've asked them how they feel about extending the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans and we agreed that the most important thing we do now is to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. i will oppose those who hold the middle class tax cuts hostage so that people earning more than $1 million will receive average tax cuts of $100,000 annually. the top 2% of these income earners in our country can't afford to pay their fair share. extending the bush tax cuts for this group pile on a whopping $700 billion to our deficit over the next 10 years. we must pass legislation now that ensures that 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses do not pay higher taxes next year and let's remember that the 111th congress and the obama administration have already enacted eight ta

ms. hirono: mr. speaker, every year the secretary of defense recognizes employers for their support of employees serving in the national guard and reserve. this year the government of the state of hawaii was selected for the freedom award, the highest employer recognition award given by the defense department. hawaii army national guardsman minimum wageor submitted the nominations. the state of hawaii provides credit to our retirement for the time their guard and reserve employees are activated and offers ref frention hiring for those who have been deployed. the state also held a farewell ceremony and welcome home parade for our 29th brigade. notably, hawaii is the only state to recognize its fallen war heroes by awarding them the state medal of honor. as we celebrate national employer support of the guard and reserve week, warmest aloha goes out to employers like the state of hawaii for recognizes the unique challenges that members of the guard and reserve face in balancing their civilian lives with