ms. sutton: mr. speaker, i rise today with the heavy heart to honor the life and service of barberton police chief michael. he suffered a fatal heart attack while vacationing in tennessee with his family. he was a committed public servant, a 32-year veteran of the barberton police department, serving the last 13 years as police chief. but most importantly, he was the loving and devoted husband of 35 years to his wife, jennifer, and the proud father of four, michael jr., joe, zach and vanessa. the chief was also very proud to be an assistant wrestling coach at the high school for the past 19 years. he was born in barberton, ohio, and lived in the area all of his life. and he touched the lives of people all across our community with his outgoing spirit. the chief was known as a cop's cop and a true professional. his desk was a shock to -- his death was a shock to his family and the city of barberton and the numerous communities throughout ohio which he touched. over the past weeks, we have seen just ho

ms. sutton, has a few more things she wants to adhere. so please, i yield. . ms. sutton: we have to focus our replacing policies that rewards businesses from outsourcing jobs with sensible tax policies that will help our businesses and workers make it in america. and we have to develop a trade model that will put an end, an enforceable end to illegal subsidies and product dumping. one that requires reciprocity of market access and one that ensures that products produced elsewhere and sold into our u.s. market are safe for consumption here in the united states. if you look at this chart that my friend, representative ellison from minnesota, is helping me hold up here, we can see how working americans are being squeezed. 12,000 to 20,000 american jobs are offshored every month. it's outrageous and we have a chance with our policies to stop this from happening. let's close the corporate tax loopholes and save $14 billion a year and start to save these jobs. with that i yield back. mr. garamendi: if you yield for a moment. this house more than a month ago passed a very

ms. sutton. ms. sutton: i thank the gentleman for his time and his leadership on this important issue. i rise today in strong support and as a co-sponsor for the prevention of interstate commerce in animal crush video ares act and i thank mr. gallegly and mr. peters and all those involved in dealing with this horrific, her risk problem. the recent supreme court decision overturned 10 years of federal law that outlawed animal crush videos. they said that the 1999 law was over-broad and the supreme court also left open an avenue for a more targeted law. so today we make it clear, again, that the intentional crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, and impaling of animals for profit is beyond sick and it must be stopped. today, with this narrowly tailored measure, we will end the trade of crush videos, videos where animals are tortured for profit. animal abuse and profiting from these actions are beyond wrong. it's our responsibility to close the loopholes to crack down and end the trade in crush videos and i urge a yes on the prevention of interstate commerce and animal crush videos act

ms. sutton, ms. woolsey, mr. davis, ms. kaptur of ohio, mr. schiff and mr. defazio of oregon for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. 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, mr. poe of texas. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. when i was at a town hall meeting in texas, a local man came up to me afterward to talk about his concerns over where our country was headed, something to do with the firey inferno in a hand basket. i noticed his tee-shirt. here's what it said, i love my bible and had a photograph of the bible and i love my guns, with a photograph of two .45 colt resolvers. they were in the right order after all he was the local preacher. we have the freedom of speech and that includes the freedom of religion. it is first in the constitutional bill of rights because without it, none of the wreft would be possible. the right to bear arms is the second amendment because without it we could not protect the first amendment

ms. sutton: mr. speaker, next month we will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of social security. before 1935, half of america's seniors lived in poverty. since f.d.r. signed social security into law, we have upheld a sacred trust to our parents and grandparents, but after decades of hard work, raising their different, and -- children, and defending the u.s., they would be able to retire with dignity and respect. three weeks ago my colleague from ohio, the house republican leader, implied we should raise the retirement age to 70 for everyone. office workers and construction workers alike and cut social security benefits to help reduce the deficit and pay for the war in afghanistan. raiding social security in this way is both irresponsible and it is a breach of trust. we should not be gutting social security and breaching our sacred trust to america's seniors. it's amazing republicans are willing to gut social security and refuse unemployment compensation during these challenging times while at the same time arguing that we must preserve the tax cuts for the superwealthy. i yield b

ms. sutton: i thank the gentleman for the time and thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 2480, the truth in fur labeling act, and, mr. speaker, consumers should be able to make informed decisions on what they're purchasing. when fur is not labeled because the value is below a certain level, a consumer may believe that no fur is used, even when it is. this bill will fix that problem by requiring that all fur apparel have labels regardless of the value. it's alarming when investigations reveal that dog fur and other animal furs are being sold to consumers who thought they had merely purchased fake fur. labels on all fur products will allow consumers to know what they are buying for themselves and their families, and it will help us disclose the truth about the type of fur that is being used on garments. i urge a yes vote on this bill and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. sarbanes: mr. speaker, again, i urge support of this bill from my colleagues

ms. sutton. mr. speaker, i'm proud to offer today h.r. 5390 which renames the office located at 13301 smith road in cleveland, ohio, as the david john donafee post office building. i would like to thank chairman lynch for his efforts to bring h.r. 5390 to the floor of the house. david john donafee was a lifelong ohioan who committed his life to family and community. he was born and raised in brook park, ohio, and graduated from high zool in -- school in berea. he served as a postal carrier for 14 years. his co-workers knew david for his positive spirit, sense of humor, and willingness to go out of his way for anyone. one co-worker remarked, he was the guy that made the place a little better. david was well-known in local hockey community for his support of and involvement in his son's youth hockey league. he announced and scored the games. he was the heart of all the teams, according to his wife. mr. speaker, on february 14, 2008, valentine's day, david donafee was walking his mail route in parma hei