karen morrison, ohio health, trudy barkley, ohio state university, cassie espy, mount carmel, yvette mcgee brown, the jones law firm. the women's fund, go red for women, delta sigma theta, the links incorporated, barbara benington, dawn tyler lee, the mayor's office, and our judges, african-american women elected to the courts, laura blunt bailey, monica hawkins, terry brun, terry jamison and the list goes on and on. jennifer bruener. judges and yes ohio supreme court. melanie steward. today i stand here and i say thank you to jo ann davis and he first speak for the ohio. callie marshall reporting it every day on the news. and so many more. today i join women on this floor because we absolute women. women make a difference. but most importantly, mr. speaker, we know when women succeed, america succeeds. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. >> i ask unanimous consent to rise and address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is