madam speaker, please join me in honoring first lieutenant wayne t. hogancamp of the united states army. thank you. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. speer: madam speaker, i have one question -- ms. speier: madam speaker, i have one question, how long until we do something about our reliance on oil? the amount of oil that has spilled in the gulf since its inception is 65,000 barrels a day, up from 1,000 barrels. do you realize that if we had retrofitted 100,000 homes in this country it would equal the amount of oil that's been spilled into the gulf during this time. i say to ll of us it's time to take decisive action. it's time to rid ourselves on our dependence on oil. we can do so by embracing the home star program that the house has already passed and really what we should do is ask b.p. to put into an escrow account $6

i rise today to recognize a very special individual by the name of first lieutenant wayne t. hogancamp. he lives in orange county, california, was awarded the third highest honor in the military for gallantry of action, is the ver star, on january 1, 1945. while in command of an m-8 cannon platoon and advancing over an enemy controlled road in the philippines, he maneuvered his m-8 through a barrage of enemy artillery fire and successfully destroyed two 77 millimeter guns thus allowing his column to advance. while continuously exposed to enemy fire and using a burning m-5 tank for cover, he eliminated the enemy threat, allowing the safe passage of his men. first lieutenant hogancamp's bravery is a testament to the dedication and valor of himself, his unit, and the united states army. it was an honor for me and my office to have helped lieutenant hogancamp obtain his much hogancamp obtain his much deserved silver st