ms. pingree, each will control 20 minutes. mr. hastings: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the legislation under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: i yield myself uch time as i may consume. this bill authorizes the national parks for possible inclusion into the wild and scenic rivers program. the act of 1968 was intended to put a development freeze on rivers to preserve their, quote, free flowing unquote characteristics. even though no risk has been identified, proponents of the study explain they would benefit from the expertise of the national park service and interaction with the surrounding community. due to a number of real -- very real concerns that have risen through prior designation, this bill has several commonsense provisions aimed at informing property owners and communities about the full impact of a wild and scenic designation. the national park service will be required to cons

ms. pingree: since their presents are just days apart they decided to have a joint birthday present. instead of presents, they asked for people to bring the most needed items from the food pantry. there was never a suggestion from a parent or teacher to do this, they planned it all themselves. i agree with their teach whore said, these two girls have some of the biggest hearts she's ever seen. their compassion and generosity is inspiring and i want to recognize and thank these two emerging leaders from maine, gabbie and alice, for recognizes not only that no one in their community should go hungry but also that they have the power to effect change. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, on march 2, 1836, 178 years ago, the republic of texas was born with the signing of the texas declaration of independ

ms. pingree. >> thank you, mr. chair. thank you, mr. secretary, for being here this morning, for the great work that you do in handling so many diverse and not always easy questions. i have plenty, but i actually think my first question is very simple. i want to talk a little bit about the farm bill implementation, and i'm going to use a specific example of the main senior farm share. so back in maine we're hearing from a lot of people, farmers, consumers alike who are worried about the implementation of farm bill programs, particularly those programs that were left stranded without full funding after the last farm bill expired in 2012. there's a lot of anxiety in my home state about when the funding will be released and what changes they should expect. so i was a little concerned just recently, this is a new hampshire headline from maine, that it says the delay threatens farm program from maine seniors. the usda has not yet provided a time line for implementation of the senior farmer's market nutrition program which funds the maine sen