ms. wasserman schultz for 60 minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, i rise this evening to proudly commemorate the 5th annual jewish annual heritage month which takes place across the country. it promotes awareness of the contributions americans have made to the fabric of american life from technology and literature to entertainment, politics and medicine. it's a concept that was brought to me by leaders in the south florida jewish communte. when i was first elect todd serve in this body and it was an idea borne of the concern that was although there has been 355 years of jewish life in america, there is still a tremendous lack of understanding about jewish culture that jews are both a religion and a heritage. in terms of our traditions and our community, because we are less than 2% of the population in america, most people in america have either never met a jewish person or rarely if ever interacted with a jewish person. so our traditions are often a foreign concept. and it was felt by the leaders in my jewish community that having a month d

wasserman schultz: we want to talk -- ms. wasserman schultz: we want to talk about the choices we have over the next week an months. the choices the american people have continue to go in the direction where we're nurturing our economy and helping it or the direction the other side of the aisle will take us, that's a very stark contrast we'll be taking over the weeks and months. >> under the peeker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, mr. carter, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. carter: thank you, madam speaker. i thank you for allowing me to take this hour. i've been coming up here on the first day of each week that we're back in session and talking about the rule of law. and how the rule of law needs to apply to those of us who served here in congress, those who served in the administration, and that it is the glue that holds our society together and if we in turn are going to circumvent the rules of law, then we, in fact, are chipping away at the very founding aof american culture.

ms. wasserman schultz of florida. the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the patrick murphy amendment from yesterday and i am proud to have joined my colleagues in repealing the discriminatory don't ask, don't tell policy. as a member of the house approiations committee and select intelligence oversight panel, i did so not only because i believe this is an important step towards full equality, but because i believe repealing this policy will make our military stronger and our nation more secure. mr. speaker, since the don't ask, don't tell policy was created in 1993, more than 13,000 able bodied patriotic people have been jetisonned from the military. we owe these americans a debt of gratitude not disrespect and dishonor. this was not a difficult vote for me. the preamble states, we the people in order to form a more perfect union to provide for the common defense and secure the blessings of liberty, do ordain and establish this constitution. our president often says we are i

ms. wasserman schultz of florida. mr. burton of indiana, ms. woolsey of california, mr. moran of kansas, mr. whitfield of kentucky, mr. defazio of oregon. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. poe is recognized for -- mr. gohmert is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. there are certain requirements of this body that the constitution sets forth. this is the body that controls the purse strings of the country. this body has an obligation to make sure that we act cautiously, carefully, in spending the money that we legally steal if those who produce it. it would be theft, except that we are authorized to pass laws to make it legal theft. when we take it from people who produce that money in this country. but it should come home to folks around this body that we have an obligation to those people to be conscientious in the things we do. accordingly, it's the obligation of this body to prepare a budget in order to have control over our appropriations. the people

ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 5327. as a staunch supporter of the jewish state of israel, it gives me great pride to be a co-sponsor of this resolution which will provide israel the funding it needs. in support of the iron dome defense system, congress and president obama's message to the people israel is loud and clear. our commitment to israel's security is unshakeable. and through this funding that will help israel produce and maintain an effective defense against rockets and mortars, such as those used by hamas and hezbollah, we are backing up our words with action. i support our colleagues to vote yes and vote yes on 5327 and i commend my colleague, the gentleman from virginia, mr. nye, for his leadership on this very important issue. thank you, madam chair. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. mcmahon: at this time i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new york, represent

ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, america has been through tough times before, but we have always pulled together as a nation to oveome our challenges. just over one year ago mocrats came together and faced the challenges we were handed by the mmanageme of the bush republicans. fad with massive job losses exceeding 700,000 a month just ov one year ago, weassed the american recovery and reinvement act and since that time we have reversed the job losses and spurred economic growth. one only needs to look at america's manufacturing sectors to see the progress that we are making. american industrial production has increased aumulative 6.8% ring the past 10 months and largest 10-month gain since 1997. total industry production continues to increase last month, together with last month's jobs report, this suggested strong starts for the second quarter. the increase which ws sitely above market expectationwas led by a strong 1% growth in manucturing output. as americans we can do it. we can turn our economy around.

ms. wasserman schultz: thank ou, mr. speaker. i appreciate the indulgence of my colleague from ohio.mr. speaker, i rise a little off topic to honor two extraordinary young women who are here with us today in the and taylor for receiving the credential spirit of community award. at age 12, taylor found out that due to budget constraints her school was considering canceling art education. so she gent hand written letters to 45 art supply in the united states and europe securing 30,000 dollars worth of donated art splice. now 13 she has start add nonprofit called the traveling canvas to provide art education around the world. at age 14 when lauren saw her father struggling, she took action spearheading the first psoriasis fundraising walk. her vision spread nationally raising more than $750,000 for the national psoriasis foundation and in the spirit of this legislation and promoting i know we are all proud of her accomplishments. when lauren herself was diagnosed with psoriasis, she said the following, i now understand and remember that she's 14 years old, i now understand if anyone on