ms. kaptur from -- northern marianas islands, ms. kaptur, and mr. stupak of michigan. the chair: without objection. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. . ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, i rise today to reinforce the call to action by the american people. as we watch the recovery grow and wall street strive, the american people need an answer to unemployment. i will be introducing legislation to provide one year training for those individuals out of work and be allowed to keep their unemployment and keep a stipend. i believe as a member of the new jobs caucus that is led by members from chicago and from ohio and members from around the nation, that we need to expand our domestic energy resources by exploring natural gas. i also believe it is important to address those individuals who have been chronicically unemployed. in addition, i support the durbin-hoyer relief to auto dealers but make sure that the arbitration is not so expensive that they can't participate. 40,000 jobs in the state of texas alone, it is important to create the opportunity fo

ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, the job market is bleak. a major reason is that bank credit is frozen in this country still. business can't get loans to hire and function. the federal deposit insurance corporation reports that lending has declined for the last five consecutive quarters. this chart demonstrates that. it was in the "washington post" yesterday, because credit in the real banking sector has dried up. i'm not talking about the political tarp bailout fund banking sector being managed by treasury. i'm talking about the impact of that on the rest of the banking system where credit is simply not being lent across this country. businesses are clammering to get loans only to be rejected from coast to coast. the normal banking sector is not functioning. tarp destroyed over $600 billion of real bank capital as the treasury moved itself into the driver's seat of picking winners and losers. wall street banks literally and the way they have been handled have blunted real economic recovery as businesses cannot get loans to conduct their aff

ms. kaptur, ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey from california. the gentlewoman may proceed. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, president obama will talk to the american people about afghanistan tonight. etion expected to announce a major new escalation of the conflict. i believe the president's apparent decision to send tens of thousands more troops to afghanistan is a mistake and i believe that because the past year has taught us that there is no military solution to afghanistan. that's why i've urged the president to change our mission and to emphasize diplomacy, economic development and humanitarian aid as the best way to stop vie -- violent extremism in afghanistan. as a californian, i'm proud to say that the california democratic party has passed a resolution that also urges president obama to change course in afghanistan. i want to recognize a

ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. burton of indiana. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? out objection ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, madam speaker. i rise to recognize the success of the miami-dade county memory walk sponsored by the alzheimer's association. this event called on volunteers of all ages to be champions in the fight against this terrible disease of alzheimer's which impacts more than five million americans and their families. over 2,200 people participated in the memory walk in my home county of miami-dade and their efforts raised over $130,000 for research and end to a cure. i was encouraged by the wonderful outpouring of support and participation from our community in south florida. i know from countless personal stories as well as from my own family just how deficient stattings this disease of alzheimer's is. my mom, amanda ross was diagnosed with alzheimer's a year ago. and while i'm blessed to have tremendous family support during this difficult time for her, i recognize how important it is to have organizations such as alzheimer's that can step i

ms. kaptur from ohio. ms. kaptur of ohio. jones of north carolina. jones. burton of indiana, mr. burden of indiana. -- burton of indiana. mr. moran of kansas. moran of kansas. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. ellison, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. ellison: mr. speaker, i have some documentation i need to set up so i'll claim the time and i got to go get that. mr. ellison: mr. speaker, my name is keith ellison, congressman he willson, and i'm here to claim the time -- ellison, and i'm here to claim the time on behalf of the progressive message. we come to discuss critical issues and a progressive perspective on these same issues. the progressive message is put on and organized by progressive caucus members who happen to represent one of the largest caucuses in the congress and the purpose of this message is to focus on critical issues from a progressive perspective. that means a perspective that all americans are welcome and concluded -- included, that be-- we need civil rights, hu

ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. doggett of texas. mr. holt of new jersey. and mr. grayson of florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. moran: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house revise and extend their remarks, and include therein extraneous material. mr. gingrey today for five minutes. mr. murphy today for five minutes. mr. mcclintock today for five minutes. and ms. foxx today and december 16 for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. young of florida for today until 3:30 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. jones of north carolina. the

ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. grayson of florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. wolf, virginia. ms. lee, california. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to claim the time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: thank you, madam speaker. first, i want to commend president obama for thinking long and hard about the course he believes the united states should take in afghanistan. that kind of deliberation is a welcome change from the previous administration. i also want to commend him for making it crystal clear that the united states of america condemns torture. unfortunately, on the issue of troop levels in afghanistan i bel

ms. kaptur, mr. price of north carolina, ms. roybal-allard, mr. berry, ms. kilpatrick of michigan, mrs. lowey, messrs. obey, latham, wolf, tiahrt, wamp, and lewis of california. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> good afternoon, mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3951. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 395 1, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 2000 louisiana avenue in new orleans, louisiana, as the roy rondeno, sr. post office building. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, and the gentleman from louisiana, mr. cow, -- cao, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks even add any extraneous materials. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lynch: i yield myself such time as i may

ms. kaptur from ohio. mr. grayson of florida. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. lungren, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. lungren: thank you very much, mr. speaker. earlier, the majority leader in his dialogue with the republican whip stated that perhaps the reason that republicans were relieved of their responsibility of being the majority in the house of representatives was because of the substance of legislation considered at that time, rather than procedure. well, i'm not going to quarrel with the majority leader, but i would like to change our debate from the past to the present and future. i would like to examine some common themes that are running through the substance of the legislation that's been presented on this floor during this year. i might say that my desire to have this hour today was prompted by a discussion i had with a member of my constituency, a woman living in my district who came up to me at my last town hall

ms. kaptur for five minutes, mr. grayson of florida for five minutes and mr. spratt of south carolina for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. scott: mr. speaker, i now ask that this house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye.. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly, the house stands >> you can read this sentence health care bill on line and c- span.org and follow live coverage at 10:00 a.m. on c- span2. next on c-span, general david petraeus testifies about the war in afghanistan. later, president obama meets with congressional leaders to discuss job creation. and the senate homeland security committee looks into efforts to keep terrorists out of the transportation system. now, general petraeus. he testified on capitol hill about obama's plan to send an additional 30,000 troops to afghanistan. he is joined at the senate foreign relations hearing by u.s. ambassador karl eikenberr

ms. kaptur from ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 7, 2009, at 9:31 a.m. that the senate agreed to senate resolution 370. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, lorraine c. miller, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. poe of texas. woolsy, california. jones, north carolina. defazio, oregon. deal from georgia. kaptur from ohio. moran from kansas. burton from indiana. and ros-lehtinen from florida. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from iowa,