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wap juano, in sending -- capuano, in sending a letter to speaker nancy pelosi for a compromise on this issue. it provides a one-year extension for higher tax rates for individuals and joint filers making over $500,000 annually, a five-year extension of the middle-class tax cuts for individuals making less than $200,000 and joint filers making less than $250,000 annually. and the current extension on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends. i move we come together to address this issue quickly when congress returns and i urge members on both sides of the aisle to work out a compromise. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, the city of bridgeport lost a man. bishop moles foreshadowed little of his lifelong leadership, dedicated his life of shepherding the souls of some of the least fortunate people in fairfield county. mr. himes: the prese