ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: i rise in support of the s. 1707. the text before us is a result of negotiations between the house foreign affairs and the senate foreign relations committees with substantial input from the armed services committees and other committees of interest, as well as the departments of state and defense. last week the consensus text was introduced as a new bill which passed the senate by unanimous consent on september 24. while the senate may have felt that appropriate to rush the bill through their process, many of our colleagues and i feel that a bill of this magnitude both in terms of its policy impact and the financial cost should have been considered under regular order according -- affording the opportunity for robust discussion rather than being added to the suspension calendar. nevertheless our focus is and must be on providing our civilian and military personnel the necessary resources and authorities to succeed

ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida. ms. lehtinen: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. mccaul: i thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, today we rise as americans first and foremost to remember, to remember the victims of 9/11, 3,000 americans were killed on that day, to remember the fallen heroes, the firefighters, police officers who rescued so many lives and some gave the ultimate sacrifice. i remember watching on the television on 9/11 with my daughter as a second airplane flew into the building, she said, daddy, why did that airplane fly into the building? by the time the second one hit we all knew that this was no accident. this was an intentional act of terrorism, an act of war against the united states. i was a counterterrorism prosecutor in the justice department. we saw many warning signs. the embassies in africa, u.s.s. cole, 1993 world trade center, ramzi yousef who almost brought the world trade cen

ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. mccaul: i thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, today we rise as americans first and foremost to remember, to remember the victims of 9/11, 3,000 americans were killed on that day, to remember the fallen heroes, the firefighters, police officers who rescued so many lives and some gave the ultimate sacrifice. i remember watching on the television on 9/11 with my daughter as a second airplane flew into the building, she said, daddy, why did that airplane fly into the building? by the time the second one hit we all knew that this was no accident. this was an intentional act of terrorism, an act of war against the united states. i was a counterterrorism prosecutor in the justice department. we saw many warning signs. the embassies in africa, u.s.s. cole, 1993 world trade center, ramzi yousef who almost brought the world trade

ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker. our ambassador, susan rice, our permanent representative to the united nations, has emphasized that the u.s. is taking a new approach to the u.n. as part of its broader new era of engagement. instead of protecting the investment of our tax dollars, instead of conditioning our contributions on real reform, the u.s. has adopted a strategy of money now, maybe reform later. at the u.n. general assembly as it begins its new session next week or this week, there's perhaps no better time to evaluate its effectiveness thus far of this so-called new approach. well, let's see what they've resulted. in march, the u.s. sent an observer to participate in the u.n. so-called human rights council which is dominated by dictatorships like china, cuba and saudi arabia and is notoriously anti-israel. despite u.s. engagement, the council stayed true

ms. ros-lehtinen. without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, madam speaker. i rise today to express my deep concern regarding the most recent strong arm tactics of the u.s. government to coerce the people of honduras into accepting the return of former president man well salia into power. have some u.s. officials forgotten what democracy really is? democracy does not belong to nor is defined by one man nor one government. it cannot survive without respect for the rule of law. yet this has been forgotten. the u.s. and the international community failed the honduran people and honduran democracy as he violated the constitution and took unilateral actions to extend hizz hold on power. our government said and did nothing as democracy came under attack in the months leading up to his removal for -- from office. yet when the honduran supreme court, the attorney general, the national congress, the human rights ombudsman took the necessary steps in accordance with the constitutional tenets, then the u.s. and the international community quickly sprung into action to d

rapet ros-lehtinen request unanimous consent -- ms. ros-lehtinen: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. rapet ros-lehtinen i'm here to support the violence against women act. violence against women is one of the world's wide spreed human rights violation. it is a pandemic that can be stopped but requires dedicated political will and resources. a as long as women across the globe continue to struggle to break through the shame and silence that surrounds the violence, we must continue to put it on every national and global agenda. violence against women fractures communities, deficient states lives and robs the gift and potential of millions of women and girls. it is an issue that demands our utmost attention and our undivided priorities. together, we must copt our efforts to end this scurge on society and turn violence against women into an extinct crime rather than a global pandemic. only then will women be able to live free of violence w

ros-lehtinen for her work, and i urge passage of this resolution. at this time i would yield such time as she may consume to my friend and colleague, the gentlelady from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman from colorado, my good friend, mr. lamborn, for the time, and i also thank mr. grijalva of arizona. thank you so much for bringing this resolution before us today. and i rise in strong support of house resolution 361, which is a bipartisan bill recognizes the national significance of historic virginia key beach park which is located in my congressional district in south florida. i'd also like to thank my dear friends and fellow south floridians, kendrick meek, alcee hastings, lincoln diaz-balart and debbie wasserman schultz for their support on this legislation. a segregated beach during the 1900's, virginia key beach park serves as a reminder for our nation's struggle for equality and justice for all members of our society. during world war ii, the beach was a training ground for african-american soldiers ser

ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. thank you for the time. mr. speaker, last week we commemorated a sad anniversary of the september 11 attacks on our nation. on that fateful day eight years ago we realized that protecting our homeland and defeating our enemies would require innovative approaches and an unconventional view of the threats that we face. however when looking at the iranian nuclear threat, it would appear that some have forgotten the lessons of 9/11. many believe that because iran has not yet mastered all of the elements needed for an operation of nuclear weapon, we have the luxury of time. mr. speaker, that is not so. iran has already produced 1,400 kilograms of low enriched uranium which can easily be used for a dirty nuke. as former president clinton noted in the year 2005, if you have basically a cookie's worth of fizzle material and you put it into a traditional bomb, you can amplify the destruction power by hundreds fold or more. so the nuclear threat from iran already exists in a radiological form. yet the u.s. and the u.n. se

ms. ros-lehtinen for today. and september 14. mr. neugebauer for today and september 10. mr. solder -- souder for today. mr. inkles for today. mr. moran for today, september 10, 14, and 15, and mr. bartlett for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks, and include therein extraneous material, mr. hoyer, maryland. ms. woolsey, california, mr. mcgovern, maine. ms. kaptur, ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are are recognized for five minutes each. mr. hoyer from maryland. mr. hoyer: revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i rise to mark the death of a good fri

ms. ros-lehtinen for september 15. mr. moran for september 16 and 17. ms. foxx for today. mr. tiahrt for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? mrs. lowey: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house revise and extend their remarks, and include therein extraneous material. ms. woolsey for five minutes. mrs. lowey for five minutes. ms. kaptur for five minutes. mr. schiff for five minutes. and ms. jackson lee for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? mrs. lowey: i ask unanimous consent to claim ms. woolsey's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. lowey: as we mark the eighth

ros-lehtinen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from florida three minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank my colleague from oklahoma for the time and i thank my friend and my colleague from florida lincoln diaz-balart for introducing this important bill and for getting it to the floor today in such a prompt manner. our congressional districts share a border and this piece of land to be conveyed to miami-dade county actually sits just about on that very border, but regardless of congressional districts, the conveyance of this property will be of great benefit to all of the residents in south florida, particularly for the families living in pine crest, palmetto bay and cuttler bay. this land will bring them increased safety and important piece of mind. miami-dade county expects to build the only fire station that would be equipped to swiftly address emergency situations in these communities. i'm a local resident of this area myself, so i can say that we have all too long needed this fire station. and i commend congressman diaz-balart as well as the house for swiftly mov