ms. hochul of new york. the chair: those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and remain standing. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. this is a five-minute vote. members will record their votes by electronic device [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: the yeas are 186 and nays, 2838. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 10 printed in part a 112-111 and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in part a of house report 112-111 offered by mr. schrader of oregon. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in favor of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen

ms. hochul: mr. speaker, i'm here today as someone who very recently stood before the voters, and i can tell you that the constituents i represent are fed up with our inability to control the soaring price of gas in this country. in the diners, in the small businesses and certainly at the gas stations, you can feel the incredible anger and helplessness of our consumers. and that is why i feel compelled to stand here today to offer this final amendment to restore critical funding to the commodities future trading commission. the cftc are like the sheriffs in town who protect us from the wild west of oil speculators. now, if the republicans -- >> the noise is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. if the gentlelady will suspend. please take your conversations off the floor. the house is not in order. ms. hochul: now, if republicans had their way, they'd send the sheriffs packing, let the speculators drive up our gas prices and run wild just shooting around town. those who supp

ms. hochul, the whole number of the house is now 433. without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the request on house resolution 287 on which the chair will put de novo. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 42, house resolution 287, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 1227, making appropriations for the department of homeland security for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. the speaker: the question is on adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. polis: mr. speaker. the speaker: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: i request a recorded vote. the speaker: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc.,

ms. hochul: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. rangel and mr. king. it is truly an honor and a privilege to be here on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives where i will serve the people of the 26th district of the state of new york. i promise to work for them tirelessly every single day and continue to fight for them with every breath i have. and i look forward to working with each of you in a spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation as we work toward a brighter future and a stronger america. this is a proud day for my family and for me to begin this new chapter in our lives. a chance that will serve the people of my district and your districts. but before i begin this journey, i must thank the people who helped me get to where i am today. to the people of the 26th congressional district, i am humbled by your support and the faith that you put in me. to my family, my husband, bill of 27 years. you're my rock and inspiration, honey. my son, biy, my daughter, katie, my parents, jack and pat courtney. my brothers and my sister, sheila, who work

ms. hochul. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, on amendment number one of rokita of indiana, i was unavoidably detained and i would like to place for the record my vote and i ask unanimous consent that my vote of no be placed in the record at the appropriate place. the chair: without objection, so ordered. -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i -- mr. cuellar, the gentleman from texas. mr. cuellar: i ask unanimoussen kent -- consent to remove representative ryan as co-spon or of h.r. 771. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from culberson rise? mr. culberson: i ask unanimous consent -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee rise? ms. j

ms. hochul. that's what i'm trying to comprehend here, is how we look at distinguishing where the association is being created among people who are finding each other to share some sort of growing prislam versus those who are affiliating in some way into a prison culture, the gang culture. and it's it distinguishable? >> i think it is distinguishable. i think one of the things that would help is if corrections department as a whole record the data for change of religion. we talk about how many% of inmates are muslim, how many are catholic, how many are jewish. but how many actually change religion two or three times during a period of incarceration. and then why? that would be something to be able to follow up on. why do we have an individual who has now been in prison three times spent before you go on, you touched on this earlier, or some other panelists did, which is in a sense of of those who are the teachers of the faith, and are given access, materials and other kinds of things in the priso

ms. hochul, because that's what i'm trying to distinguish, trying to comprehend here is how we look at distinguishing where the association is being created among people who are finding each other to share some sort of a growing prislam, versus those who are affiliating in some way into a prison culture, a gang culture, and is it distinguishable? mr. dunleavy, you've been in the prisons, mr. smith? >> i think it is distinguishable. i think one thing that would help is if corrections departments as a whole recorded the data for a change of religion. we talk about how many percentage of inmates are muslim, how many are catholic, how many are jewish but how many actually changed religion two or three times in a period of incarceration and then why. that would be something to be able to follow up on. why do we have an individual who has now been in prison three times? >> before you go on you touched on this earlier, or some of the panelists did, which is in a sense the qualification of those who are the teachers of the faith and are given access, materials, and other kinds of things in the prison. is the