ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania, congressman fattah, the author of this resolution, and the author of gear up, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for four minutes. free trade agreement i thank the gentlelady and -- mr. fattah: i thank the gentlelady for yielding to me. the gearup program has had bipartisan support. on national gear up day we had governors lie haley barbour in mississippi and governors throughout the nation and we had mayors and school superintendents and college association all across our country celebrate the great achievements of young people who have been part of this program and the adults who have worked with them. the federal partnership with states and with higher education institutions and what i call an enlong ated conversation with young people over -- elongated conversation with young people, we've added a seventh year, has proven to be successful over its first decade o

ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1430 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the erk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1430, resolution honoring and saluting golf legend juan antonio chi chi' rodriguez for his commitment to latino youth programs of the congressional hispanic caucus institute. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. row, -- mr. roe, will each control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i request that the house come to order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the gentlelady deserves to be heard. members will please cease their conversations, take their seats, remove their conversations from the floor. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend a

ms. woolsey for five minutes, myself, mr. sherman for five minutes, mr. defazio for five minutes and ms. kaptur of ohio for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previoused orer of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. the house will be in order. the gentlelady from california is recognized for five minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a year ago the president of the united states quite clearly laid out a plan to begin redeploying troops out of afghanistan in july of 2011. it was not soon enough for me but it demonstrated at least the recognition that this could not go on forever. and a commitment to do the right thing, the thing that the majority of americans want, bring our troops home, was on the table. but now top officials are telling us not to start

ms. woolsey, california. 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. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. jones of north carolina. mr. diaz-balart: i ask unanimous consent to speak outside of -- out of order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from florida is recognized for five minutes. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to honor the memory of a friend who passed away just a few days ago, a larger than life personality, a generous and extraordinary man. a sign of the distinguished cuban family, his grandfather purchased the famed cigar factory in 1875, the cifuentes family makes the best in the world and he symbolized his remarkable family. when the cuban communist tyranny confiscated all businesses in cuba in 1960, including to the tobacco business of the cifuentes family, he came to the united states of america, a country he loved and admired deeply. he married dagmar, a

ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. hoyer, maryland. mr. frank, massachusetts. mr. schiff, california. mr. sherman, california. ms. kaptur, ohio. mr. defazio, oregon. ms. woolsey, california. mr. grayson, florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. 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. burton of indiana. hoyer of maryland. the house will be in order. mr. poe of texas. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank you for recognizing me, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise for a sad occasion but appropriate occasion. i rise to pay tribute to two proud natives of maryland who lost their lives

ms. woolsey and mr. grayson. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. burton of indiana. mr. sherman, california. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: request permission to take mr. burton's time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker, i recently got a letter from a grieving family in florida. their young 21-year-old son was killed three years ago in a senseless homicide by an illegal. the family is still seeking justice, however. this is their son's story. on august 15, 2007, branden randolph michael was on his way to a lunch break. this is brandon's photograph right here. he was driving to the credit union to cash his payroll check. his vehicle was struck by a car driven by a twice deported illegal named mario telez. brandon's car sflipped over several mes and landed on its hood.

ms. woolsey of california. mr. moran of kansas. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. moran: mr. speaker, i rise this evening in memory of my friend ross beach. the house rules only allow me five minutes to speak and it's difficult to summarize anyone's life in such a short time. but impossible to do justice to the life of mr. beach. ross passed away this weekend at his home at the age of 92. ross was defined by family and friends, business success and charity. a life-long kansan, he received his education in my hometown of hayes and following a childhood upbringing in the oil and gas fields of western kansas, he enroll the at kansas state universityy he met and later married the love of his life, mariana kissler. they were married in 1941. ross' service as a naval aviator in world war ii sparked an interest in flying that would continue throughout thinks life. ross was a pioneer in our state in banking, radio and television and in oil and gas. his many professional endeavors created jobs and economic opportunities for many kansans. he was the president of kansas natur