ms. sutton: absolutely. i'd be honored to do so and i represent, representative tonko, you pringing up the tax credits and i want -- you bringing up the tax credits and i want to point back, before i get to what we've teased about a little bit here, we're not going there quite yet, but what i want to talk about first is that in the recovery stimulus bill, one of the things that was put to use where i live was a department of energy investment to create a basf catalyst plant. so we're now creating the largest lithium eye on battery facility in north carolina right in that district outside of -- north america right in that district outside of ohio. pushing ohio to be a leader as we move to the nextgen ration of vehicles powered by lithium ion batteries because that's the biggest market for the future. so we get the jobs to build the factory, then we get the jobs to work in the factory, and then we get all of the jobs down the road that are sustainable as we develop this and we in the meantime of course are pro

ms. sutton of ohio. ms. sutton: madam speaker, i rise today with a heavy heart to honor the life and service of police officer james kersetter. . kerstetter. on march 15, he was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to the domestic call. he made the sacrifice, putting his life on the line to protect another. the officer was a committed public servant. he was a member of the department for 15 years. he was a member of the s.w.a.t. team and taught the rookie officers at the department. he was the lead crash investigator and prior to joining the police force, he served with the lorraine county sheriff's department. but even more importantly, he was the loving and devoted husband of wife tammy and the proud father of three daughters, misty, shelby and bailey. james kerstetter was known as sponge to his fellow officers and was called jimmy by his family. and imy was a humble family man, a loving husband, father, son, brother and uncle. he never wished for the spotlight, but he touched the

ms. sutton calls the attack an insult to all women regardless of whether they work in the home.chairman said he hasn't received any complaints. he also claims that the line is not sexist and that type of rhetoric is very common in all elections. sutton faces re-election this fall. the liberation of women reminds me that we can liberate our country from the banks that control the government. >>> next an indiana man raisings quite a stink when he's finally arrested. in his attempt to evade police, thomas hobis jr. hopped into a manure pit and hid there neck-deep in hog feces for longer than an hour. the officers' reward for apprehending the smelly bandit? they were able to share an ambulance ride with the smelly man as he was suffering from hypothermia as a result of being submerged in pig manure for over an hour. >>> in orlando bus driver making an unscheduled stop and leaving his passengers on board while he grab as cup of coffee. one of the passengers pulled out a cell phone and caught this footage of a driver coming out of a starbucks while the people on the bus sat there and

ms. sutton: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and service of cleveland heights police officer thomas paton ii. on march 13, officer paton was on patrol when he began chasing down a suspect. tragically, he collapsed during the chase and died shortly after the incident. he was only 30 years old. officer paton was the only son of my friend and our community leader, ohio state senator tom paton, and his late wife, evelyn. he leaves behind a loving fiancee trisha and beautiful 8-month-old daughter evelyn. he meant the world to his family and was nicknamed precious by his five sisters. it was without question what career path thomas would take. he came from a family with a strong tradition of police officers that began with his grandfather who joined the cleveland police department in 1946. as a child, he would dress up in old police uniforms and dream of what it might be like to be a patrolman. thomas grew up in strongsville, ohio, in the heart of the 13th congressional district, and he attended

ms. sutton, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for two minutes. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlewoman for her leadership on this ex-- on this extremely important issue. i rise in strong support of this resolution. this thursday, april 28, 2010, millions of workers and their families throughout the world will gather to commemorate workers memorial day. we will remember and honor those who were injured or killed on the job and we will renew the call for stronger workplace protection. since 1970 when the occupational safety and health act was passed, more than 410,000 workers' lives have been saved due to improvements in working conditions. however the number of workplace related illnesses, injuries, and deaths remain far too high. in 2008, more than four million workers were injured and 5,214 workers were killed. in ohio 168 workers lost their lives in the workplace in 2008. 168 ohioans who went to work and lost their lives as a result of workplace

ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker.ressional republicans threat to take us back to the failed policies that created the economic crisis. siding with special interests, wall street banks, credit card companies, big oil and insurance companies. these bush economic and fiscal policies created the worst financial crisis since the great depression with job losses of nearly 800,000 a month. and nearly doubled our national debt. democrats in congress are working to create american jobs and a strong new foundation for our economy, protecting main street and the middle class. not siding with the insurance companies and wall street. this week's news provides evidence that american families are beginning to feel some effects of an economy headed in a better direction. "usa today" headlines reads, "economists say recovery looks stronger than expected." bloomberg says the plan to increase employment, survey shows. "new york times" from the malls to the docks show signs of rebound. no matter how much they tried to side with wall stre