ms. richardson, for 60 minutes. ms. richardson: i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to enter their remarks into the record on this topic of the gulf oil spill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. richardson: i appreciate the opportunity to anchor this special order tonight. my name is congresswoman laura richardson, i represent california's 37th congressional district, including the cities of long beach, carson, compton and signal hill. it's adjacent to the ports of long beach and los angeles. the largest port complex in the united states and the third largest in the world. for starters tonight, i want to take a look at what we're going to talk about and the report i've prepared to present to the american people. as a member of congress, i'm a member of the committee of homeland security. i'm the subcommittee chair of emergency communications preparedness and response. because of that i felt it was important to share to the american people the information and th

ms. richardson: the jones act ensures that domestic commerce is carried by u.s. vessels crewed and owned by u.s. citizens. the jonets act ensures a ready merchant marine fleet in time of war and prevents the economy from being dominated by foreign interests who don't pay american taxes, hire american workers or follow american health, savity and environmental laws. ms. sanchez: i would expect all americans to support the jones act and in the past we have. recently, some have tried to blame the jones act for b.p.'s failure to clean up its own mess. nothing could be further from the truth there is no effort that the jones act has interfered with the cleanup in any way. we are in a recession. it's time to work together to expand american manufacturing and create jobs, not play partisan games. i urge my colleagues to stop posturing and start supporting american families by supporting the jones act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. the chair would lay before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of abse

ms. richardson. >> thank you. mr. bal den somewhere, i realize you are the representative, but i'd appreciate not being yelled at. i'm going to talk to you with respect, i'd like you to do the same with me. let meask this to mr. dillingham, when the plane is unloaded, is it done by a general employee or specific carrier? i seem to fly, and i fly two times a week, i don't always see it's a specific carrier. could you clarify that for me? >> when the plane is unloaded? >> like if they are unloaded in the florida. the florida iport, their employees or is it spirits employees? or does it vary from airport to airport. >> riht, i think the latter. it varies from airport to airport. >> that's an important point. i think it gets to the question of why are we charging more fees? my next question is of spirit, have you collected data on your imagines? and what do you know in terms of the number of packages. has it increased or decreased since you've added this fee? >> since we began charged for checked luggage, we arecheckig le

ms. hirono: i rise in support of house resolution 1470rk recognizing the life, a-- achievements and distinguished career of chief justice william richardson of the hawaiian supreme court. he was born in honolulu in 1919. he was a graduate of a public school, roosevelt high school, he worked in pineapple canneries to pay his way through the university of hawaii. he then earned a law degree if the uferte of -- the university of cincinnati he served as a platoon lead we are the first filipino infantry regiment in world war ii. in 1956, he was chairman of hawaii's democratic party. he was elected to the office of lieutenant governor in 1962. in 1966, governor john a. burns appointed him as chief justice of the hawaii supreme court. c.j. richardson served on the court for 16 years. c.j. richardson was our nation's first native hawaiian supreme court chief justice, working closely with his fellow justice, c.j. incorporated native hawaiian traditional and customary practices into state law and expanded public rights. in perhaps his most famous case in 1968, c.j. richardson in essence asked, quote, why should hawaii follow anglo american common l