ms. kilroy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized. ms. kilroy: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of legislation i introduced, h.r. 5751, the lobbying disclosure enhancement act to help bring accountability to the way lobbyists do business in washington. back home many people will tell us that washington is broken. that we need to end politics as usual. well, one of the ways that we try to do this is to rein in lobbyists through the disclosure filings that they are required to file. and this amazing -- it's amazing how difficult it is to even make that happen. h.r. 5751 would create a task force to help prosecute and investigate, investigate first and prosecute violations of lobbying disclosure act. if there is not some kind of push to enforce, then frequently people fall into noncompliance. they don't take it seriously. well, it's time for us to be taken seriously on this question. mandated by the honest leadership and open government act of 2007, recent studies found the need for more transparency and accountability for special interests in government.

ms. kilroy: over 10% in my district. i take strong issue with comments that the unemployed don't want to work. that they aren't looking for jobs. they do. they want to pay their bills. they want to support their families. make those utility payments, put food on their table, send their children to college. but right now i have talked to anguished hardworking men and women who have lost jobs in their factories closed and been looking continuously for work. it's not yet there. they are looking for these jobs. but they need this help now. it is time that we extend unemployment compensation. and give these hardworking citizens the help that they need. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada rise? ms. titus: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. titus: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor army sergeant matthew hen began, a res. -- henigan, a resident of nevada who was k

ms. kilroy: it has the consumer protection bureau, it has an early warning system and plan so that any future failing institution will not be bailed out at taxpayer expense. taxpayers will no longer be on the hook, be forced to deal with something that's called too big to fail. it puts an end to tarp, it brings transparency to the markets and because of the spill, wall street will no longer be able to act like a casino that will do such damage to our economy again. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired -- the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. >> mr. speaker, the new state job numbers confirm that 47 states are suffering since the so-called stimulus bill passed while d.c. bureaucrats are benefiting from increasing jobs. mr. wilson: the political -- the politico reported on such a discrepancy on an article titled "reality gap." the article says, america is struggling with a sputtering economy and high unemployment but times are booming for washington's governing class.