ms. ros-lehtinen, and the manager of this legislation for the minority for the words that i believe are enormously important. let me indicate to my colleagues that this may be the most important -- one of the most important and devastating humanitarian crisis that we have faced over the time frame that we have been in congress. and let me say this. we have gone through hurricane katrina and rita. as i stand here today, there are a number of hurricanes that are in the gulf region.

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from florida, congresswoman ros-lehtinen. ms. ros-lehtinen: if the visitors could join us in the pledge to our nation's flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. schwartz: last week, the small business jobs act was signed into law marking the latest effort by the democratic congress to partner with small businesses to put the economy back on track. the jobs act makes $30 billion in lending and $12 billion in tax breaks available to small businesses to create 500,000 new jobs. the democratic congress has already helped small businesses by providing tax credits for hiring unemployed workers, producing goods in u.s. manufacturing and expanding

ms. ros-lehtinen: to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm proud to rise to recognize south florida's own joseph pepe barilla, the president of barilla spices, who will be honored the 10th annual bubbles and bones gala. his story is the classic story of a refugee in the united states. he came as a lone 14-year-old hispanic immigrant who through hard work and determination has become the leader of one of the largest and fastest growing spice companies in the united states. his accomplishments will be highlighted at an event in south florida by john cross, known as footie, and will benefit a nonprofit substance abuse treatment facility which assists over 300 inner city youth. congratulations. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. paulsen: i rise to recognize september as p.a.d. awareness month.

ms. ros-lehtinen: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, i rise this morning to recognize and honor major edward j. hoodat jr. of the coral gables police department. he graduates tomorrow from the f.b.i.'s national academy at quantico. he was chosen by his chief to attend and by his class of 272 elite police executives to represent them. after the three-month training in terrorism protection and domestic crime investigation, ed says it is quite an honor to be at the finest executive leadership course in the world. there have only been 44,000 of these top graduates since july 29, 1935 when j. edgar hoover created the f.b.i. police training academy. so congratulations to major ed hoodat, to his wife, and their lovely daughters. congratulations to the entire family. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? without objection, so ordered. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, secretary o

ms. ros-lehtinen: infamous. mr. bishop: no, famous. the gentlelady from florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida voiced. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank the speaker and the gentleman for the time and i also want to thank ambassador watson for her comments on this wonderful institution. madam speaker, as a former florida certified teacher, former educator, and an alum of miami-dade college, i am so proud to be here on the floor congratulating miami-dade college on its 50th anniversary. i'm proud to say that my father and my brother are also graduates of this fine institution and i'm infinitely grateful for the education that i received from the excellent professors at miami-dade college and i'm sure that i would not be in the same position here tonight were it not for this excellent education. miami-dade college has been an essential part of south florida for so many years, 50 years, since it was first established in 1960. by 1967, madam speaker, the college had become the largest institution of higher education in the state of florida. and it built u

ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm proud to rise tonight to recognize and encourage continued support for the miami lighthouse for the blind. founded in 1931 in little havana in my congressional district, the miami lighthouse is invaluable to our south florida community. most of us take our vision for granted, but for the millions of vision-impaired americans, even performing every day tasks can become a challenge. the miami lighthouse is a resource for the visually impaired, providing not only the tools and the tange that they need, but also a loving and supportive community. i recently had the privilege of visiting and participated in their children's summer camp program. as i toured the state of the art facility, i saw the wonderful impact that this organization has had in the lives of children, adults and seniors that it serves. miami lighthouse is truly helping people of all ages regain their independence, their programs cover everything from employment training to computer usage to daily skills like cooking a

ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. kennedy of rhode island. ms. velazquez of new york. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, thank you so much. i will engage in a colloquy here with the permission of the chair to discuss an important issue for america. that is manufacturing. if america's going to make it, we're going to have to make it in america. before i go into the subject of how we can restart and rebuild the american manufacturing sector and make it in america, i would like to do a little review of history first. years and years ago, i played football at the university of california and it's football season and my friends have accused me of using football analogies, and well, it happens to be true. so, ok, football season. let's consider for a moment that it's not football that we're dealing with, but rather it's the economy. and if we were to consider the first quarter, we would hav

ms. ros-lehtinen, and the manager of this legislation for the minority for the words that i believe are enormously important. let me indicate to my colleagues that this may be the most important -- one of the most important and devastating humanitarian crisis that we have faced over the time frame that we have been in congress. and let me say this. we have gone through hurricane katrina and rita. as i stand here today, there are a number of hurricanes that are in the gulf region. we add our sympathy to the people in california experiencing an enormous and terrible explosion. to my friend from utah, he knows that those dear friends have experienced their own share of concerns and certainly with natural disasters. and so we don't take anything away from the suffering of the american people or others. many of us remember the tsunami for all of our communities where were engaged in trying -- were engaged in trying to get our hands around that natural disaster and trying to help. but as many have expressed as they've come back to the united states from pakistan, madam speaker, i can assure you that thi