ms. markey. ms. markey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h. -- house resolution 1186. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. markey: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. markey: mr. speaker, i rise today to raise awareness about a deadly trend in our nation, distracted driving. 80% of all crashes involve some sort of distraction, and in 2008 nearly 6,000 people lost their lives in accidents involving a distracted behavior. one of those 6,000 was aircrafta forney of fort collins -- erica forney of fort collins, colorado. she was riding her bike from school and struck by a car whose driver was on a cell phone. the tragic story of erica's death is all too common and worse, her story was preventable. i introduced house resolution 1186 to raise awareness about the dangers of dist

ms. markey: i rise today in support of a cat known worldwide for his rid and white hat. in support of a fox who liked to wear socks and his game-playing friend called mr. knox. in support of an elfont horton who hears a who and a human mr. brown who proves he can moo. in support of those who hopped on pop and a dad who yelled at them to stop, in support of those amusing side kicks, thing one and thing two, and all of those folks with the last name of who. in support of marvin k. mooney who just couldn't go and those multiple colored fish we all know. in support of cindy lou who and the mean old grinch and the lorax who speakers in trees in a pinch. these characters taught our children to read in the field of children's literacy, dr. seuss took the lead. throughout power of green eggs and ham, our children explain, i can read, sam i am. i come before the house today not to emulate dr. seuss but honor his legacy with read across america day. today, march 2 would be theodore seuss geissel's 101st birthday this resolution honors his birth and designates today as read across