ms. plaskett: did they meet your approval? mr. starr: yes, they do. ms. plaskett: ok. and there's another consulate that's currently under construction, that's estimated to be completed in 2017. is that correct? is that accurate? mr. starr: yes. ms. plaskett: and then the consulate and an embassy in mexico city are also supposed to soon be under construction. mr. moser: yes, ma'am, that's correct. ms. plaskett: the four remaining consulates are in the site acquisition phase for new locations. and as for the completion timelines, when we traveled to mexico city, they were told that the consulate was estimated to be completed in 2019 and mexico city embassy estimated to be finished in 2020. are those timelines still in place? mr. moser: yes, ma'am. they do depend somewhat on mexico city's case about when we will receive the clean site. ms. plaskett:. ok. as i recall, the clean site was not for the entire space. it was for a portion of that embassy. mr. moser: a very small portion in the southern corner of the site. ms. plaskett: and we have an idea when mexico, the gover

ms. plaskett: thank you so much to my colleague, sheila jackson lee. i want to thank you, the congressional black caucus, for the special order hour. a special tribute to the lives and legacy of representative louis stokes, amelia boynton robinson and julian bond. thank you, mexico jast lee, for your work here -- thank you, ms. jackson lee, for your work here in congress, your tireless efforts to raise awareness to issues which many americans may have forgotten or not given thought to. thank you for your mentorship to us younger members here and your tireless efforts to support not only the people of houston but to the people of america. thank you for allowing us this most important opportunity to pay tribute to these remarkable individuals. mr. speaker, today we gather in reverence and in solemn reflection to honor the lives and legacy of some exceptional people. some exceptional americans who we have lost in these recent months. these were civil rights activists, states men and women, trail bladesers, members of -- trail blazers, members of a great g