he succeeded his father, william h. gray jr., who preached for 22 years and his grandfather, william h. gray sr., who served there for 24 years. so while in congress he returned to philadelphia on weekends just to preach. he leaves an amazing legacy that will never be forgotten, that will be a part of our nation's history for generations to come. so, during this time of grief, i hope that his family and all of us will find solace in our memories and comfort will be bestowed upon the family and loved ones at this time of their bereavement. i will continue to keep the family and his parishioners and those who have held him dear in my prayers and hope that the lord will continue to be with them at this time. with that, mr. chairman, mr. speaker, i yield back. mr. fattah: we're going to do a couple of things and then i'm going to close. first, we're going to ask for unanimous consent for the gentlelady from ohio and the gentleman from new jersey to be able to extend those in favor say aye remarks in the record -- extend their re

for setting aside this time to appropriately reflect on and to celebrate the life of service of william h. gray. bill gray, as we know him. who represented my home city of philadelphia so very well in this congress. but we are going to have a number of speakers, i'll have ample opportunity to talk. i want to move to a process in which we can acknowledge some others who want to say a few words but i first seek the house's permission to unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material into the record on the subject of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. the speaker pro tempore: thank you -- mr. fattah: thank you. i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from ohio who chairs the congressional black caucus for an opportunity to talk about bill gray and his service to our nation. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for leading this special order hour to talk about a man who was so important to many of us, william h. gray. on behalf of

. >>> william h. gray iii has died, after an illustrious career in public service.s a congressman representing philadelphia, bill gray was the first black majority whip in u.s. history. he left congress to run the united negro college fund. and after attending seminary as a young man, was pastor of his baptist church in philly for over 30 years. the mayor of philadelphia remembered him beautifully today saying, "he knew the guys on the corner. and he knew nelson mandela and everyone in between." bill gray died on a trip to wimbledon with his son, he was 71. >>> it's been a big mess in san francisco this week because of the bart strike. the bay area rapid transit idled for the first time in 16 years. it has clogged highways and roads and left 400,000 commuters looking for other ways to get to work every day. >>> mentioned this earlier, the folks at the center for science and the public interest sometimes affectionately known as the food police have identified what they are calling the worst meal in america. the big catch at long john silvers. it features fried fish,

hoyer: i rise with a great deal of sadness, saddened by the passing of my friend, william h. gray people of pennsylvania's second district in this house from 1979 to 1991. bill gray was a historic figure, i had the honor of serving as vice chairman they have -- chairman of the democratic caucus when he chaired the democratic caucus. he made history as the first african-american democratic hip from 1981 to 1991. as budget chairman, bill gray played an instrumental role in setting the stage for the balanced budget of the 1990's. he was a leading voice against apartheid. some of us just participated in a birthday celebration for nelson mandela in emancipation hall. bill gray was a leading advocate of changing the apartheid system in south after chasm his efforts were able to enact sanctions, led to adoption of sanctions against south africa. after retiring from congress, bill gray led the united negro college fund, helping literally thousands access higher education and the opportunities that come with it. throughout his tenure, bill gray continued to minister to the families of the

reacting today to the death of william h gray the third. he passed away suddenly monday in london. the president released a statement saying he was a trailblazer, probably representing his bloody and -- -- beloved he passed away monday at the age of 71. up, a panel discussion from this year's national cable and teller -- telecommunication meeting. anay a panel caused interruption disruption. the future of everything. this is coming up at 6:00 30 eastern here on c-span. over the past few months we have featured a number of ceos and other corporate leaders as they testified of congressional hearings. this book at other affair event. we will be showing some of their remarks on topics like the ,conomy, tax poly, regulations and unemployment. you'll hear from leaders of citigroup and microsoft among others. here's a preview. i want to say a few key things. i think the consumer has really demonstrated incredible veryience in a challenging economic environment. the question is how long will that last? the consumers held up relatively well. inwill also see that spending. you see that in th