these are the men and women of the national air traffic controllers association, naca, who yesterday celebrated their 25th year as the guardians of the u.s. national air space system. on june 19, 1987, the federal labor relations authority certified naca as the exclusive bargaining representative for the federal aviation administration air traffic controllers. naca now represents more than 20,000 air traffic controllers, engineers and other aviation safety professionals. they have the safest record in history, guiding 70,000 flights per day and protecting over 700 million passengers per year. madam speaker, i would ask all of my colleagues in the house today to join naca in celebrating a quarter century of hard work, keeping america's air space system the safest in the world. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, the great lakes are our most threatened national assets. yet they are the larges