ms. schwartz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. schwartz: thank you, mr. speaker. and i rise today to add my voice to all those who denounce the hate and violence and condemning yesterday's attack at the u.s. holocaust museum and to extend my thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of officer steafen johns. racism, anti--- stephen johns. racism, anti-semitism and other forms of hatred are not new. they impact too many people here and around the world. as a child of a holocaust survivor, i know all too well the destruction and suffering that hate can bring. this same kind of intolerance that my mother faced in austria in the 1930's still feeds the actions of foreign terrorists and domestic hate groups. we all have a role to play in combating bigotry and intolerance, wherever it may be and it's a sad reminder of the work that we have to do that yesterday's tragic crime occurred so soon after president obama's historic trip and his strong rebuttal of those who deny the holocaust. so it's with a heavy heart that i join my colleag

ms. schwartz, for 60 minutes. ms. schwartz: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise this evening to begin what i hope will be a special order on a time with my colleagues. it's a little earlier than we thought so we are going to see as they make their way to the floor. hopefully they'll be joining me. as you know there has been a great deal of discussion about health care reform. we just heard a special order from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talking about health care reform and some of their thoughts about it. and i think sometimes we focus very much on controversial issues and some of the difficult decisions we have to make as we move forward to make sure

ms. schwartz: the gentleman would yield. i appreciate very much your raising the issue of health information technology. you are absolutely right. the health industry has been so slow to really been involved in -- to really use the computer, to use information technology in a way that so many other industries have. and i think as any of us know who started out in our professionals careers not using computers, we sort of are a little slow to be anxious to do it. we were nervous about that. i remember someone who worked for me a number years ago who resisted completely. don't be silly, i know what i'm doing. i take notes. i do fine. we finally told her she had to use a computer. and i remember just a few months later the computer system went down and she was like, oh, my goodness, how can i function? imagine health care which has been so paper driven and so labor intensive. the idea that physicians would have at their fingertip even within their own city, even within their own medical practice sometimes, talking with a medical

ms. schwartz: so moved. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed time >> live coverage of the house when members gavel back in tomorrow. >> every weekend, the latest non-fiction books and authors on "book tv remote saturday, how do you run for congress was $7,000 and your sixth grade students managing the campaign? she is interviewed on sunday. joel rosenberg takes you inside the revolution. and what is next for the economy? stephen more on taxes and the end of prosperity. later, "for closured nation recall every weekend is filled with books and authors on "book tv recall look for our entire schedule online at booktv.org. >> we or anxious, willing, and eager to stop the bombing, just as we are eager to stop the war. >> television conversations from the final months of lyndon johnson's presidency. listen saturday morning at 10:00 eastern on c-span radio in washington-baltimore area at 9.1 fm. nationwide on ex-im satellite, channel 132. >> how is c-span funded? >> priva

ms. schwartz of pennsylvania, mr. payne of new jersey, mr. pomeroy of north dakota, mr. farr of california, mr. ellison of minnesota, ms. hirono of hawaii, and ms. roibled of -- and ms. roybal-allard of california. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 5, 111th congress, i am pleased to appoint the following members to the house democracy assistance commission. the honorable david dreier of california. the honorable john boozman of arkansas. the honorable jeff fortenberry of nebraska. the honorable judy biggert of illinois. the honorable bill shuster of pennsylvania. the honorable kay granger of texas. the honorable charles w. boustany jr. of louisiana. the honorable k. michael conaway of texas. the honorable vern cannon of nebraska. i am pleased to fulfill their requests. signed sincerely, john a. boehner, republican leader. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentleman from wis