ms. jenkins. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from kansas is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. jenkins: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank him for his leadership on this very important issue. mr. speaker, last thursday h.r. 5842, the restoring access to medication act, which i authored and introduced, passed out of the full ways and means committee markup with bipartisan support. it is now included in this bill that is being considered on the floor today. we all know the president's health care law is full of pitfalls that makes health care more expensive for average americans. while we await the supreme court's ruling on constitutionality of the entire health care overhaul, there is bipartisan, bicameral agreement that requiring folks to have a doctor's prescription to buy medicine is as simple as advil or cough syrup with their health savings account or their flexible savings account is simply wrong. this provision would repeal the unnecessary and punitive obamacare limitation on reimbursement of over-the-counter medication with health f.s.a.'s, h.r.a.'s, h.s.a.'s

ms. jenkins: i thank the gentleman for yielding. thank you, mr. speaker. d.h.s. under both the bush and obama administration have made it clear that a b.s.l. -- bsl-4 lab is essential to our security and building a new structure is both responsible and cost effective. manhattan campus was selected as the new site for this after an exhaustive study by the bush administration's d.h.s. and then reconfirmed by the current administration's 2012 budget. we need this and man hat isn't best place to build it. a fact that secretary nal confirmed earlier this -- napolitano confirmed earlier this year. while fema state and local grants are important, uncreasing them by eliminating construction of this lab is simply irresponsible. make no mistake about it, if we had a surplus it might be nice to increase these grants but the result of this amendment f amendment will be stopping or delaying -- amendment will be stopping or delaying construction of the facility and jeopardizing the security of our nation's food supply. i urge the body to reject this amendment and i yield back

ms. jenkins. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jenkins: as a member of the house energy action committee and a representative from an energy state, i come to the floor today to support an all-of-the-above energy bill and an all-of-the-above jobs bill. i know firsthand the tremendous economic growth and job creation that comes from unlocking american-made energy. my state of kansas is undergoing an energy boom. farmers are making money, tractor dealerships are selling new tractors and families are paying off loans. even church contributions have benefited. sadly, this american success story has been attacked by the current administration's repeated rejection of policies that would increase domestic energy production and create thousands of high-paying american jobs. this important legislation strengthens our energy security, it removes the bureaucratic red tape hindering american energy production and it creates american jobs. simply, we cannot afford to delay action that would create thousands of jobs. i urge passage of this legisl