. >> mark skaggs lives in town and videotapes trains as a hobby.e's recording a different train moments before impact and almost misses the collision. >> i heard the whistle blowing and i spun around and caught it just at that instant. i kind of had a sinking feeling because i thought, oh, man, this guy could be dead. >> the train engineer and conductor check on the truck driver. he survives. rescue workers arrive quickly and take him to the hospital. he's released the next day. >> he was fortunate that the train wasn't going any faster. it could have been much worse. >> and in the southeastern united states, another train enthusiast gets the shock of a lifetime. november 21st, 2007, salisbury, north carolina. a tractor-trailer is slowly crossing the railroad tracks when a freight train plows right into it. >> the train hit the trailer pretty much dead center in the middle of the trailer. >> the train lifts the 18 wheeler off the ground and shears off the rear axle. >> the trailer got split in half. the rear tandems went off the trailer like a fris

senior vice president of operations and construction, mike skaggs, and his team for making my visit so educational and productive. madam speaker, it is imperative we continue to support the safe, affordable and reliable energy that nuclear provides in order to attract industry and create jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. cole: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five days to -- in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 4487, and i may include tabular material in the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cole: mr. chairman -- the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 557 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 4487. the chair appoints the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, to preside over he committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state