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the speaker pro tempore: the prayer today will be offered by our guest chaplain, reverend charles e. smith, maria baptist church of forest hills, texas. the chaplain: almighty god, bestow the best of your blessings of the men and women

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hope and love that sustained r forefathers. let their decisions inspire america so that we might shine as a beacon. as we pause this week to pay homage to our fallen police officers, let us be thankful

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liberty to us and our prosperity. finally, unite us as one nation under god that we may give you praise and glory always. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the

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and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under and justice for all. chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: mr. speaker, i have been directed by the

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Michael C. Burgess: memorial service. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas, congressman burgess, is recognized for one minute. mr. burgess: and i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, i have the honor of welcoming and recognizing reverend crles e. smith who just gave the opening prayer before congress this 13th day of may of 2009.

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Michael C. Burgess: reverend smith is the pastor at hills, texas. he's joined by his wife, gloria and his children and many, many members of his church family and congregation. he's a long-ti resident of fort worth where he and his wife live with six children.

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Michael C. Burgess: members of his congregation which he's so capeably served. it's my pleasure to have reverend smith here today and

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John Hall: that are already too high before they have to pay even more to cover their children who just graduated from college and are now struggling to find work. families u.s.a. released a study this week showing that 3.5 million new yorkers spend more than 10% of their pre-tax income on health care costs and almost one million new yorkers spend 25%.

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Ted Poe: piece of evidence showing that the time is now for reform. we must reduce health care costs for middle-class families and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: mr. speaker, in an

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Ted Poe: effort to give away taxpayer money, the social security administration is even sending so-called stimulus checks to dead people. an 83-year-old man in maryland said his mother, who's been dead for 40 years, received one of the $250 stimulus checks. even though the 83-year-old son didn't receive one of the checks, i guess because he's still alive, i guess he appreciated the government

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Ted Poe: that the social security people n't know about. bureaucrats should go ahead and register them to vote as well. get the community group acorn involved. apparently acorn has a

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Bruce Braley: quality and given the entrepreneurs the tools they need to stay competitive in this global economy. the energy and commerce committee is currently considering draft legislation called the american clean energy and security act, or aces. it will limit the amount of pollutants industries can emit in the atmosphere and by

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Joseph R. Pitts: technologies or to build windmills will create jobs here at home and will make america the 21st century leader in clean energy economy and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, the

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Joseph R. Pitts: president's nominee to ad the justice department's office of legal counsel is truly from the radical fringe which is why her confirmation is running into so much trouble in the senate. that person is dawn johnson, a former attorney for one of the nation's largest and most radical abortion groups. ms. johnson's own quotes speak for her radical views. she equated pregnancy to slavery. she said that laws restricting

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Joe Baca: traumatic experience it is for women. her appointment is the slap in the face to fair-minded americans. and now senator reid has indicated he does not have the votes need to bring her confirmation to the senate floor. the president should withdraw this mistaken nomination that runs counter to the american value. i yield back.

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Joe Baca: the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, ke the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlema minute. mr. baca: this week marks the one-year anniversary of the raid at the processing plant in postville, iowa. on may 12, 2008, ice agents arrested nearly 4,000 immigrant

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Joe Baca: the families of the detainees but the whole community of postville which today has not fully recovered. this is an examp consequences of enforcement only opposed to reform. we need a real reform that reflects america's need that's comprehensive immigration reform.

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John Shimkus: coal miner jobs. why in the world in this economy would we make it more difficult to compete in the

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Ed Perlmutter: set off by the coal. and so there are thousands of jobs in the technology and research of how we can use a cheap and plentiful resource like coal but we need to make it so we don't continue to pollute the atmosphere. we need to use renewable energy wherever we can and we need to be efficient in how we use our energy.

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Erik Paulsen: it's good for national security, it's good for the climate and it's good for jobs. we must do it now. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> i ask u address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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Erik Paulsen: mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, this week marks the peace officers memorial service, a time when thousands of officers come to washington, d.c. to honor officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. it's a time of rembrance and an opportunity to provide comfort and appreciation to the families of fallen officers. the motto of police week is never alone, never forgotten. and it must ring in the halls

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Erik Paulsen: officers who commit their lives to serve us. from the officers who protect us here at capitol hill to

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Donna Edwards: goal and right now it does not. this is not a 90% in out two-year military operation and everyone there knows it. winning requires a long-term plan to turn 90% illiteracy to literacy, to transform a 16th century economy to the 21st century. it's a generation of change an we have to have a plan while

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Todd Tiahrt: is prepare the american peop to match their sacrifice with real and long-term commitment for afghanistan and for our own thank you, and i yield the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. tiahrt: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. tiahrt: thank you, mr. speaker. last year should be rembered as the year the bailout.

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Todd Tiahrt: this year's not much better under the current leadership in washington. incredibly banks that want to repay the money they got from the troubled asset relief program, tarp as it's referred to, are being stopped by the obama administration from repaying the funds. after accepting tarp bailout funds and being forced to accept bailouts, many banks have had enough and they are ready to return the money.

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Todd Tiahrt: bailout freedom act, to ensure we have clear and timely processes for making that happen. once banks are certified to be well capitalized by the regulators, the federal government should allow the tarp bailout funding to be paid back. from the beginning i have opposed the bailouts and growing encroachment of the federal government in our business and daily lives. now we must reverse that course

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Jackie Speier: please bailout freedom act. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. speier: 2/p of the american people believe global warm something a clear an present danger. there are still members in the house that deny it exists. fortunately many here are

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Jackie Speier: working diligently to craft a bipartisan and commonsense energy plan that makes polluters pay, provides for middle class energy tax credits, and creates a new industry and lots of good clean green jobs. in the process, we will reduce our reliance on foreign oil from nation that is mean to do us harm and put us on a path

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John Fleming: something about global warming. at l listening. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for wh from louisiana rise? mr. fleming: i ask unanimous consent to one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. fleming: thank you, speaker. i rise today a member of the

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John Fleming: house armed services committee. i am concerned that the department of defense has become less open and less recent actions taken by the pentagon has limited transparency and congressional oversight. first, for the first time ever nondisclosure agreements have been required of senior defense officials working on the budget. second, for the first time

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John Fleming: congress has the constitutional duty to raise and support armies and navys. this responsibility requires candid answer from our senior

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John Hall: military leaders about the f.y. 2010 budget approval. to quote our president, a democracy requires

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Diane E. Watson: renewable energy sources, crack down on heavy pollutants who have damaged our air, and water quality and give american entrepreneurs and innovators the tools they need to stay competitive in the global economy. and there's also the energy and