even profta made a statement recently we are going headlong into marxism where the rest of the world is pulling back. with that i thank you for your time in the discussion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. tonko: yes, mr. speaker, does the gentleman from pennsylvania have any further speakers? mr. platts: one additional speaker. mr. tonko: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. platts: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield five minutes to the distinguished gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for five minutes. mr. thompson: i thank the speaker. i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding. mr. speaker, as we know that this steady march and drum towards cap and trade and cap and tax it strikes me that certainly the health of our nation is really what's at risk here. in terms of what cap and trade will do to our nation. what it does to our businesses, our industries, what it does to our fami