here to present this award are david bloom's daughters, ava, christine, and nicole.ause] >> we want to start by saying that our family is so grateful to tim russert. he was instrumental in establishing the david bloom award. we want you to know that we miss your dad dearly. [applause] six years ago, our father, david bloom, passed away while covering the war in iraq. despite how difficult it was to lose him, we can't help but be so proud of his courage and reporting. tonight, however, we're not just remembering our dad. we are honoring all of the u.s. troops and brave journalists who continually put themselves in harm's way to do dangerous work. the winner of the david j. blum award shows bravery on the job. tonight, we're pleased to present this year's award to oral lebaron of the bbc. >> in the fall of 2008, garon produced a report on a day of desperation for thousands of refugees near goma. the presidential election was just days away, but the bbc decided that the panic at a un food distribution center out with a campaign. he reported as starving men, women, and c

additionally i would like to thank air force major nicole who worked tirelessly to secure this tribute for the service of these women. the major was a thunderbird pilot, the thunderbirds are the -- two more minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield an additional two minutes to the gentleman from. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for an additional two minutes. mr. conaway: thank you, madam chairman. the thunderbirds are the elite performance team for the air force and nicole was a member of that team in the early 1990's. as a test pilot from err -- from her letter, as a test pilot, no one understands this legacy better than her. as she explained in her letter to me, i'm convinced that every opportunity i've been afforded from flying combat patrols over iraq to representing the military's fellow is because of thighs pee nearing wasps. countless serviceman have reaped their courage and sacrifice. it is with great enthusiasm that i ask my colleagues for their support on senate bill 614 and that we recognize the contribution of these women for their service with its highest con

. >> one of the things you talked about is tony nicolle. >> he is the legendary coach at butler for decades, most associated with the basketball program. >> humility, unity, and thankfulness. did you know that before you gave the speech? >> there was an article in the indianapolis paper this spring. i knew there were sort of a code from the program, but there was an interesting article. it had been called the butler way. i thought that would be a big departure for the speech. >> here is some of what you said. where did that come from? >> it is just a conviction of mind. i may have overstated a little bit for effect. if one reads the whole speech, there were many qualifiers hear about the hazards of generalization. >> something move you to do this. >> i see a contrast between the values that have made america what it is, the values summed up in the butler way, and those that have too often dominated american life in what we think of as the baby boom era. i illustrated here, but i do not believe we have done as well as we could have. for instance, in the debt we are passing on to these young

my staff, nicole francis ronalds and christine corcoran, as well as the staff on the energy and commerce and others, representative dingell's staff. it has been a truly collaborative process and we have a good result. we've heard about how this bill will improve our environment. serve as an economic stimulus, and shore up the three million to five million jobs in the auto and related industries. close to home in my district, the akron area auto dealers association put it this way -- providing stimulus to stimulate sales is necessary for the industry and this represents an opportunity to promote the industry and the environment. another organization stated passage of this important legislation will not only help the consumer and public by putting carring on the road that run cleaner and maintain better fuel efficiency but will provide assistance by boosting car sales to the struggling auto industry in america. and the united steelworkers who represent hundreds of thousands of workers in jobs supplying the auto industry summed it up like this -- quote, from the glass to the tires to the pl