sweed believe it certainly can happen we believe the political will should be there on the part of all parties to move this through certainly to the advantage of iraq is to move that hydrocarbon package through to passage by the council of representatives as quickly as possible because t get a real return from that this is not theoretical this is genuine and real and it's absolutely essential we think it can be done it needs to be done as quickly as possible and as quickly as possible means just that it means in the the few weeks ahead we we know because agreement was reached in the framework legislation in an accompanying side letter that laid out basic principles for the other pieces the package just a general sense of political understanding necessary to make it happen is there bridging over differences they've got to now move to the specific pieces of the package not a theoretical statement of principles but the actual parts of a legislative package and move it and we think it can be done obviously we will exert our maximum efforts in this regard the prime minister has committed and will commit again i have no doubt at sharm to his maximum efforts to move this through the house is coming in now for general speeches after that a break and they'll come back at noon eastern for legislative business and we'll start the house break with an update on the bill for additional iraq war spending which president bush says he'll veto first live coverage on c span democrat screws up democrats are reluctant to criticize the same token want to republican screws up republicans are reluctant to criticize us today must think or i intend to depart from this excepted practice and direct attention if not could just as i'm to the world might matter mr paul wolfowitz was one of the architects of the war in iraq he was generally awarded a low marks for his iraqi performance that he was subsequently elevated to the presidency of the world bank allegations of mismanagement of the world by under mr war for what's his leadership have recently been prominently reporting the congress may or may not become involved and the two house committees on which i sit transportation and judiciary likely will not become involved nor am i options would follow his resignation or his retention if the latter the appropriate world might panel may consider attaching a shorter tighter leash  his questionable ad misguided leadership were guarding the iraqi war plus the allegations of mismanagement at the world by under his watch not with stabbing paul wolf has made significant contributions during his years of public service and probably deserves another chats with the a formation leash firm that lay attached made while mr speaker a member of the congress openly criticize members of our own party a specially of members of our own party where the criticism is warranted i believe our constituents will applaud such object of a date and i furthermore believe mr speaker that fewer accusations of screw ups missed you  management scramble will be voiced and hopefully your acts of screw us mischief mismanagement and scandals will be practiced the bigger on that optimistic note i conclude and yield back the balance of my time thank you thank you gentleman  well president bush and vice president cheney have made much on the talk shows of the last two weeks saying that congress the democrats are trying to change direction in iraq should listen to the military professionals now if only this is ministration had taken its own advice if they had listened to the military professionals and the intelligence professionals we would never have gone to war in iraq the trail of this administration to the sad fourth anniversary of mission accomplished is littered with professional military and intelligence advice it was either ignored discarded or deliberately distorted there were no links to nine eleven and al that was recently to class the classified report on april sixth of this year there were no weapons of mass destruction despite statements from the likes of vice president cheney we believe that i has in fact reconstituted nuclear weapons three sixteen two thousand and three the war has drug on for four long years since the president dressed as a fake quieter jock landed on the deck of an aircraft carrier and declared mission accomplished since that day more than two u s soldiers have died every day for fourteen hundred and sixty days three thousand three hundred forty two have died three thousand two hundred and five  george bush proclaimed mission accomplished now they have been so wrong all along with their inside advice their made up intelligence their series they were wrong about again we will in fact be greeted as liberators i think it'll go relatively quickly weeks rather than months weiss president cheney three sixteen two thousand and three we're dealing with a country that can cry in its own reconstruction and relatively soon three twenty seven two thousand and three deputy secretary wolfowitz who was promoted to the world bank so we could get his girlfriend a job he was kind of wrong to now the scandals are unfolding about what little reconstruction has been done how poorly it was done but how burton has benefited tremendously over twenty five billion dollars of no bid contracts which is probably boosted vice president cheney's portfolio quite a bit so there have been some successes in this effort our troops have done everything that was asked many of them now on their second and third tour of duty they are mired in the midst of a fourteen hundred year old sectarian conflict a civil war the iraqi government has delivered on no promises to take meaningful steps to end that civil war there is not a singular military solution to this conflict there must be a political solution in iraq there must be diplomacy in the region and yes to the president and the vice president we need a new direction and this congress is listening to the professionals unfortunately mostly we have to hear from the retired generals and the others because those who are still in uniform are being gagged by this administration from giving their true opinions about the changes that are necessary to extract our troops from the midst of that conflict this is a sad fourth anniversary but it is the first anniversary of attempts by this congress to stand up for its constitutional obligations and begin to try and change the stay the course open ended commitment of george bush and dick cheney who have been wrong every step of the way someone else needs to push for change in iraq because it will never come from this white house thank you gentleman from oregon for the chair recognizes the gentleman from from kentucky mr davis for to then thank you mr speaker mr speaker i rise today to honor a distinguished businessman philanthropist decorated military officer fellow west point graduate and a pillar of our community in northern kentucky and cincinnati next month mr george schaefer will retire from his position at fifty third bank beginning as a management trainee in one hundred seventy one after completing his service in the army george rose through the ranks the fifth third to help the company group to grow into one of the largest financial institutions and bank holding companies in the united states george's career grew so too did his commitment to making the entire cincinnati metropolitan region a better place to live work and go to school he's raised millions of dollars for the united way and the cincinnati fine arts fund for twelve years he sat on the board of trustees of the university of cincinnati where he helped the university grow into one of the nation's premier educational institution george well your talents and leadership will be surely missed at fifth third i know that you're inspired work in the community will continue i wish to thank you and your wife betty and for all of your service and wish you the best as you embark on this new chapter in your  thank you for your service to our nation in uniform for answering the nation's call thank you for your contributions to our community thank you for pouring yourself into so many aspects to improve the quality of lives for our communities in northern kentucky and the greater cincinnati area recognizes the gentleman from indiana for two minutes thank you mr speaker i rise today in tribute to corporal nick palos otto nine year veteran of the south bend police department who gave his life in the line of duty for the people of south bend indiana corporal palos otto is our hero on april twenty fourth two thousand and seven report of gunshots brought corporal palos otto and his partner patrolman michael nor i to a local motel there at one thirty seven a m an armed suspect shot both policeman killing corporal palos otto wounding patrol minority patrolman nor credits corporal palos otto with saving his life our community has lost a beloved family member a generous friend a devoted father and a dedicated protector often described  having a heart of gold he proudly wore his uniform and bravely patrol the streets of our city until making the ultimate sacrifice born and raised in south bend nick always wanted to be a police officer during his many years as a south bend officer he received eighteen commendations and was officer of the month in two thousand and six corporal paul's auto leaves behind his parents his wonderful son jo and joe's mom michelle a brother tony a sister amy and countless relatives and friends who loved him south bend has lost a brave guardian mr speaker we grieve for house in recess until noon today