peter marshall. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from illinois, mr. jackson, is recognized for 30 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. jackson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i've recently given several special order speeches about my view of the constitution and making my argument for why i think it should be amended to include certain basic rights that the american people currently lack, such as the right to a high quality education, the right to health care and equal rights for women. i believe these rights should be given to the american people as a matter of moral and social justice. however, more than that, i believe there is a strong economic case for why these rights should be granted by this congress. if we guarantee the right to an education of equal high quality to every american and give the congress the power to implement that right by appropriate legislation, then, mr. s

chaplain -- senate chaplain peter marshall prayed these words in the u.s. senate, our father in heaven, give us the long view of our work and our world. help us to see that it is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail. may thy will be done here and may thy program be carried out above party and personality beyond time and circumstance, for the good of america and the peace of the world. through jesus christ our lord, amen. that was the prayer of chaplain peter marshall during his time as chaplain of the united states senate. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. ellison, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. ellison: thank you, mr. speaker. i claim this time on maff of -- -- on behalf of -- mr. ellison: mr. speaker, my name is keith ellison, i claim time on behalf of the progressive caucus. i want to thank you, mr. speaker, for providing the