payne: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 285. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will read the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 285, concurrent resolution recognizing the important role fathers play in the lives of their children and famelies and supporting the goals and deals of the year of 2010 as the year of the father. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne, and the gentlelady from washington, mrs. mcmorris rodgers, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes he %- gentleman from new jersey. mr. payne: i request five legislative days in which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house concurrent resolution 285 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. payne: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. payne: mr. speaker

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welcome, congressman payne. good afternoon to a very large audience. including a number of faces that are familiar with me. i would like to thank the bureau of public affairs again for organizing this diplomacy briefing hearing, for inviting me to join all of you today to discuss some of the key priorities that we see in africa. i want to begin by emphasizing the strong commitment of this administration to working with our african partners to bring about a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous africa. bill ball administration -- the obama administration seized immense potential in africa and we're determined to work with africans across the continent to help realize that great promise. often africa has been overlooked as a top policy priority within the united states government. i can tell you that this is not the case with this administration. president obama is not complacent about africa, and he is determined to forge a deeper and more lasting impact on our relationship with the continent. and not just through words, but through concrete action. as

speaker, i'd like to begin by thanking the committee chairman, howard berman, and the chairman payne and my good friend, congresswoman watson. i also thank congresswoman clarke and congressman royce on their constant leadership on african issues. this year, mr. speaker, 17 african nations are celebrating the anniversary of their independence. 1960 was an important year when the french, british and italian colonies. they won hard-fought victories that led to independence on january 1, a nation of cameroon and -- in 1960 was a nation of mauritania securing its independence from france. the resolution i'm bringing to the floor today will honor the sacrifices of the fallen fathers of these african nations. little did they know then that the u.s.a. would enter into its nation's permanent history the tribute to the thousands of unsung men and women who gave their lives based on the simple game of freedom and a desire to assert necessities from a nation . we in the u.s. of a know something about that freedom and that determination. chief of all, these visionary african leaders are in camero

thomas payne said a century ago, lead, follow or get out of our way. tell them to get out of their way if they are not going to help us, because right now they thank you. >> thank you for your testimony. good morning, mr. chairman. >> governor jindal was forward-leaning and directed the oil coordinator and other state agencies to be involved in cleanup efforts. the governor met with leadership of the affected parishes to assist them in developing responses to oil impacting their parishes and to address the economic issues facing the parishes and their citizens. his designated the secretaries of office of coastal protectionn and restoration, department of wildlife and fisheries, department of natural resourccs and environmental qualityyas trustees to represent the state and cleanup. state agencies and local governments have used their expertise as just stated to develop innovative processes to protect their coass lines which are quick to deploy. however, like other disaster responses, the state does not have the authority to independently conduct any re

payne, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 285, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 285, concurrent resolution recognizzng the important role that fathers play in the lives of their children and families and supporting the goals and ideals of designating 2010 as the year of the father. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 423 the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the concurrent resolution is adopted. the unfinished business is the question on suspending

the honorable luiz guitierrez, donald payne, representing the 10th district of new jersey, and congressman dennis kucinich, represents the 10th district of ohio. gentlemen, your full statement will appear in the record. the chair now recognizes congressman gutierrez. >> thank you. thank you for inviting me to speak before the committee on the proposed merger. while this merger hasn't generally been greeted with enthusiasm, i believe we should not overlook the potential serious impact it could have on consumers and the employees. for consumers, the issues of airline fees, which we all know covers just about everything except the air you breathe on board those airplanes, requires further scrutiny. in 2009, united and continental airlines made $523 million in baggage fees alone. recently, united announced that its passenger unit revenue was up 25% from a year ago. given this a good news for united, i believe is a good time to review the fairness and necessity of excessive fees. the airline industry reported $1.2 billion in one year in extra fees last year. they are almost out of whack as the