to be fully present in your sight this stirs within us a desire to be truly humble who are in spirit and truly silent listening to your words speaking in our hearts  less this is some of the one hundred tenth congress lord give us liberty from all the knotty problems of this world which tighten our imagination and narrow our perception rather the panos your cleansing spirit that your servants may have a broad and penetrating vision and how to unleash the free exercise of people and hundred  the mistakes of the past may the native born new citizens immigrants gassed and the visitors those in high places and lowly i'll give you the journal last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval pursuant to clause one of rule one the journal stands approved the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from pennsylvania pursuant to house resolution four sixty four and the order of the house of january fourth two thousand and seven the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following member of the house to the committee to attend the funeral of the late honorable craig thomas mrs cuban of wyoming the chair will entertain requests for one minute speeches for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise this week or ask permission to address thousand women buzzards in my room or without objection so ordered the gentleman is recognize this bipartisan measure companies will receive stiffer monetary penalties should have violation of these laws result in the injury or death of a child in the workplace and i appreciate the leadership of chairman george miller and ranking republican bu on this issue as ranking republican of the workforce protection subcommittee i am pleased to have worked closely with chairwoman lynn woolsey on this issue and i am grateful the house is coming together to consider this bill and ensure the safety of our nation's children i urge my colleagues to support this critical legislation in conclusion god bless our troops and we'll never forget september the eleventh six of rule twenty record votes and postpone questions will be taken after six thirty p m today for what purpose does a gentleman from pennsylvania arise madam speaker i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution three fifty four to recognize the year two thousand and seven is the official fiftieth anniversary celebration of lake sidney lanier quick will read the title house resolution three fifty four resolution to recognize the year two thousand and seven as the official fiftieth anniversary celebration of the beginnings of marina power production recreation and boating on lake sidney lanier g legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration without objection so ordered to yield myself such time as i may consume the gentleman is recognized madam speaker i rise in support of house resolution three fifty four offer offered by my colleague mr deal of georgia to recognize the year two thousand and seven as the official fiftieth anniversary celebration of lake sidney lanier congress first authorized the construction of buford dam in  hundred six as one project in a comprehensive plan to develop our nation's water resources for the purposes of national defense power production flood control navigation and water supply the first groundbreaking for construction occurred on march first one nine hundred fifty and on june seventeenth one nine hundred fifty seven the first hydro power was produced for the generators of the dam today lake lanier provides power production flood control water supply navigation fish and wildlife management and recreational activities to members of the surrounding communities and businesses this weekend june is a suitable time to recognize lake lanier as contributions to the area and accomplishments as summer heat begins to spread across the nation both water supply in cooling water recreational activities are on many minds more than sixty percent of the population of the state of georgia relies on water stored in lake lanier or down river on the chattahoochee river similarly properties around the lake and down the river rely on its banks and dam for flood control nearly eight million visitors annually come to appreciate the scenery and leisure opportunities provided by the lake in fact lake lanier holds the title of the most visited army corps lake in the entire country the city's include ten marinas and fifty seven parks for swimming boating fishing and picnicking in one nine hundred ninety six lake lanier hosted the paddling in a rowing competition for the summer olympics of atlanta and several years ago the marine trade association of metro atlanta found that lake lanier had an economic impact of five point five billion dollars i urge my colleagues to join with me and my colleague mr deal in supporting house resolution three four to honor the impacts accomplishments and continuing success of lake lanier on its fiftieth anniversary i reserve the balance of my time gentleman from ohio thank you madam speaker and i yield myself such time as i might c gentleman is recognized thank you madam speaker today madam speaker we recognize the fiftieth anniversary of lake sidney lanier an army corps of engineers facility located in the state of georgia lake lanier is one of four hundred sixty four lakes and forty three states constructed not graded by the u s army corps of engineers our nation is blessed with considerable water resources that support our nation's economy and quality of life we need water for our homes farms and factories water also supports navigation generates power and sustained our environment the power production water supply navigation recreation and fish and wildlife management nestled in the foothills of the georgia blue ridge mountains lakes in the linear as one of america's favorite lakes over seven and a half million people a year choose to visit lake lanier with over six hundred ninety two miles of shoreline the lake is well known for its aqua blue colored water spectacular scenery and a variety of record recreational activities when completed the total cost of construction including land acquisition was almost forty five million dollars when the gates of the dam were closed in one nine hundred fifty six it took more than three years for the lake to reach its normal elevation of one thousand and seventy feet above sea level the lake is named for one of the nation's most famous poets sidney lanier born in georgia in  oglethorpe college at fourteen years of age graduating at the top of his class in eight hundred sixty while serving on the blockade runner lucy during the civil war mr lanier was captured and contracted tuberculosis while imprisoned in maryland following the civil war mr linear played the flute for the peabody symphony and lectured at john hopkins university wiley is known for works like the harlequin of dreams an absence acknowledgment and sunrise is best remembered for the song of the chattahoochee and enduring legacy for the georgian native i urge all of our members to support this legislation i don't advise my friend from pennsylvania i don't have any further requests for time but if we are awaiting members of additional committees for the next suspensions i do have a collection of mr liniers works that i could read into the record if you need us to to do that but at this moment in time i'll reserve the balance of my time further speakers either so we're ready to move the bill let's go ahead and do that  four those in favor say aye aye those opposed no in the pit opinion of the chair two thirds being in the affirmative the rules are suspended and the resolution agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table the gentlewoman from wisconsin rise mr speaker i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill resolutions four thirty one recognizing the fortieth anniversary of loving versus virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the united states the clerk will report the title of the resolution house resolution four thirty one resolution recognizing the fortieth anniversary of loving versus virginia legalizing interracial marriage within consent that all members have five legislative legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration that objection is just speaker myself such time as i may consume gentlemen nice to speaker i rise today in strong support of h resolution four thirty one a resolution i introduced along with congressman john lewis commemorating the fortieth anniversary of loving versus virginia the landmark supreme court decision legalizing interracial marriages within the united states i want to thank chairman conyers for expediting the consideration of this resolution so that could be brought to the floor before the actual date of the anniversary which is tomorrow june twelfth in june of  residents of the commonwealth of virginia mildred jeter a black native american woman and richard perry loving a caucasian man were married in washington d c upon their return to virginia richard perry loving and mildred jeter loving were charged with violating virginia's anti miscegenation statutes which made their marriage a felony they challenge sixteen states the unanimous opinion in that opinion the supreme court rejected bigotry against interracial racial relations recognizing an individual's right to marry under the fourteenth amendment chief justice earl warren wrote marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man fundamental to our very existence and survival to deny this fundamental freedom and so unsupportable a basis as racial classifications embodied in these statutes classifications so directly subversive to the principle of equality at the heart of the fourteenth amendment is surely to deprive all the state citizens of liberty without due process of law the opinion also stated that the fourteenth amendment requires the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discrimination under our constitution the freedom to marry or not marry a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the state the loving decision marked a critical step forward in our nation's struggle towards equal rights for all particularly full marriage equality according to the u s census bureau one nine hundred seventy to the year two thousand the percentage of interracial marriages has increased from one percent of all marriages to more than five percent the number of children living in interracial families has quadrupled between  seventy and two thousand going from nine hundred thousand to more than three million because of the decisions profound impact in our society numerous cities and towns across this country have already proclaimed june twelfth loving day in commemoration of this decision indeed the supreme court's opinion forcefully rejected the argument employed by leon brazil the trial judge of the case who defended his decision convicting the lovings as part of god's plan unfortunately after forty years similar types of arguments are still being employed by a few to deny full marriage equality to everyone in commemorating the legacy of loving versus virginia in ending the ban on interracial marriage in the united states h resolution four thirty one rea firms the lovings court recognition that marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man at the heart of the fourteenth amendment protections i strongly urge my colleagues to support this timely noticed the generally from wisconsin i want to thank her for presenting this resolution to this congress and i notice that many of the statements that she has made has laid out i think the history of this loving case very well to the congress and so what i'll seek to do is perhaps just add in philly and perhaps some of the blanks that may have been left although i do not convinced that there are any and that is the emphasis on the equal protection and due process of the fourteenth amendment i think it was clear when the unanimous decision the supreme court a loving case and it isn't often that you see an issue that has has been traditionally rooted from the time of our founders up until  seven have a unanimous decision the supreme court even though it meant that resistance every step of the way throughout the entire appeals process until i got to the supreme court today it looks like a clear decision it looks easy it's a simple one none of us would have any trouble with this loving decision but in fact then it was a matter that idea of finally a time had come but the supreme court laid out very clear language in there and in their decision in the legislative classifications based on race were and i  free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality and further condemned virginia's interracial marriage statutes which was a law and then the court concluded there can be no doubt that restricting the freedom to marry solely because of racial classifications violates the central meaning of the equal protection clause i just appreciate the privilege to emphasize those things and then i'd like to add in some other thoughts to this record mr speaker and that is that we ri lly celebrate the anniversary of the landmark decision here today the institution of marriage between one man and one woman is older than the nation itself it predates government itself and it also limits the power of government because traditional families are the fundamental units of our society through them we pour through that crucible our values from a father and a mother into the children and the values of our patriotism are our faith our work ethic our culture the things we eat in the things we do every component of our culture and civilization and is concentrated through those values of those children that we have and that we're so well blessed with and without marriage government be bound to expand to take its place and would try lamely to do so but marriage embraces only one principle and that's a marriage of a union between a man and a woman and the further distinction of that and to have government draw distinction between people because based upon their ethnicity should be important to a free people and i stand here mr speaker  before you this afternoon and i take this position that i believe we are all created in god's image and what he has created i believe it's an insult to him if we draw distinctions between his creation he's also seen to bless us with some specific characteristics that help us identify one another and because he is seen to bless us with those characteristics and in this case it was skin color that doesn't mean that it still isn't a reflection of god's image and i recall stepping into a church in port gibson mississippi the catholic church there that was building eighteen forty eight by the hands of some of the family of jim bowie and the priest in that church was father tony and he showed me in the church that this church that was built on eight hundred forty eight the before the church was built for whites the balcony was built for blacks and just a week before that they had buried the editor of the newspaper who had in  seven taken his white family from the floor of the church and walked his five children and his wife up there where they sat in the balcony with the african americans there by sending a statement where half of the congregation walked across the street to the episcopal church where they go to school to there about where they go to church to this very day but the balance of that congregation is an integrated congregation and so i would say we can't be for equality afford not in support of intermarriage god created us all equally and based upon that i support this resolution i think it's appropriate that we bring it today and i reserve the balance of my time gentleman reserves his time gentlewoman from wisconsin mr speaker i have no  the balance of my time gentleman from wisconsin mr speaker the loving versus virginia decision was a milestone in our continuing efforts to so still the original promises of our constitution  fulfilling the blessings of liberty for all americans it is highly fitting that we remember and honor this decision on its fortieth anniversary i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time her time all time has expired the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution four thirty one those in favor say aye those opposed no in the pen you know the chair two thirds being in the affirmative the rules are suspended the resolution is agreed to and without objection to motion to reconsider is laid upon the table said a woman from wisconsin is just speaker i move to suspend the rules and pass h r twenty three fifty six a bill to encourage the display of the flag of the united states on father's day the clerk will report the title of the bill h r twenty three fifty six a bill to amend title four united states code to encourage the display of the flag of the united states on father's day pursuant to the rule of the gentlewoman from wisconsin ms baldwin the gentleman from iowa mr king will each control twenty minutes the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from wisconsin thank you miss speaker i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to advise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the record without objection so ordered thank you mr speaker i yield myself such time as i may consume gentlewoman is recognized as part of our nation's by sen bicentennial celebration in one nine hundred seventy six congress passed a joint resolution reemphasizing existing rules and customs per taining to the display and use of the flag especially recommending its display on a number of different holidays including mother's day the second sunday in may omitted from the list was father's day h r twenty three fifty six would amend the federal flag code to include father's day the third sunday in june among important holidays on which to fly the american flag the law the law now provides that in addition to the important occasions listed in the flag code the flag should be displayed on all day i know that this is a custom in every community in the united states still i think that it is important for the flag code to recognize both mothers and fathers who raise the next generation inculcate them with the values they need to be good citizens and good neighbors and want to thank our colleague the gentleman from georgia mr scott for his efforts to enact this worthwhile legislation and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation to honor fathers in the flag code just as we now honor mothers i reserve the balance of my time the gentleman from iowa thank you mr speaker i rise in support of this legislation which would add father's day to third sunday and june to the list of holidays listed in the u s flag code on which it's particularly appropriate to fly the american flag it's altogether appropriate that father's day be added to the list of holidays on which the flag should be flown both fathers and mothers are essential elements of the basic family  that has made america so strong and so the flag should be flown proudly on both father's day as provided by this bill and on mother's day as already provided in existing law as a sign of respect for both mothers and fathers and the essential role of the traditional family plays in raising new citizens in our democracy i would i want to also thank congressman todd tiahrt for bringing this initiative to this congress it's interesting to note that there was a class in district that when they were studying the history and studying the days that the federal government encourages the display of the flag a notice that father's day was missing that written a letter to congressman tiahrt asking that he take action on this and he has introduced a bill and it compliments this  resolution this bill before us so i think him for that and i and i want to emphasize how important is for stitches for citizens to weigh in and to reach out and communicate with members of congress because here is a perfect example of how young people saw gap had their voice heard and we have an opportunity here now to fill that gap the first father's day celebration occurred in fairmont west virginia in one thousand nine hundred eight and the first mother's day celebration occurred just fifteen miles away in grafton west virginia so that neighborhood is the home now of father's day and mother's day but it's a historical anomaly that mother's day and father's day were instituted so close in time but it has taken until today for the house to pass a bill that adds father's day to the day on which it's especially appropriate to fly the flag president calvin coolidge recommended father's day is a national holiday in one hundred twenty four and one hundred sixty six president johnson made father's day holiday to be celebrated on the third sunday of june the holiday was officially recognized in one thousand nine hundred eighty two during the presidency of richard nixon i look forward to president bush signing this legislation into law and encouraging all americans to fly the flag of their of their own fatherhood celebrations which will happen at my house and as a father i'm particularly pleased to be here on the on the eve of the next father's day helping support this piece of legislation and would mr speaker then reserve balance my time gentlewoman from my from wisconsin to give us a chair i would now like the old mr david scott the gentleman from georgia and the sponsor of this legislation such time as he may consider the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia thank you very much and speaker and thank you to  lady from wisconsin for her generosity and thanks to mr king and those on the other side of the aisle who are joining in this effort i'm as a speaker without question this is an extraordinary day it is an extraordinary bill an extraordinary occasion this is america the greatest country in the world and our flag represents greatness and to have now finally fruition the manifestation of those precious words that were captured in the book of exodus in the holy scriptures where god said the greatest and the first command relationship of man to man where these words honor thy father and then he said and by mother that died days will be long in the land and finally today on this day june eleventh in the year two thousand and seven nearly four thousand years since those words were written down and inscribed we are finally recognizing fathers as well as mothers by making sure the flag flies not just on mother's day but on father's day as well in the hebrew language the word for father is ob and in the greek language i pato are and together those words main the begetter progenitor the source but it also means provider and protector and it is no wonder why god in his wisdom said honor thy father he put father first and our mother and now we are rectify that situation so i am very delighted to be here this is an important bill at an important time because never before have we needed to stress the role of father to be a good father it is a gapping hole in the fabric of america that fathers are not being fathers throughout so many aspects of our society the american flag is one of the greatest symbols of our country it is the representation of our freedoms our values our heritage as a nation and as americans our flag code instructs us to fly the flag every day but especially on a number of very special significant federal religious and cultural holidays for many years this list occasion this list of occasions has included veterans day presidents day columbus day and mother's day and the past several years the list was amended to include the reverend martin luther king jr's observation observation of his birthday as a national holiday in honor of his outstanding contribution is that a made in this lifetime to the advancement of the civil rights of all americans but our flag called currently does not reflect the important roles of both men and women in the raising of children and never before have we needed to emphasize that mr speaker and it is time that this body officially recognizes the importance of american fathers by passing this important legislation today and i am pleased that the house is considering h r twenty three fifty six for fathers play an extraordinary role in the development of children mr speaker psychologist emphasize that the presence of a father significantly influences a child's development in many ways entrants not only distinguish between their father and strange strangers voices within the first four weeks of life but impotence also recognize that a father's likely to engage in playtime with them that first impression to hear that strong comforting voice of a father to balance that with the mother is so critical in the development of our children in later years the relationship between a father and his children strongly influences success in the classroom improves relationships with peers and decreases the likelihood of negative behavior is there any wonder mr speaker that today and so many reaches and depths in our neighborhoods that there is negative behavior and that is so much associated because there is not a father being a father in the home and then the life of that child the presence of a father is also very important determinant in the child's socioeconomic potential late or in life unfortunately over the last four decades research shows that that there has been an unprecedented rise in this nation mr speaker and the number of fatherless homes especially when their firstborn no father the national fatherhood initiative emphasizes that children from families with fire fathers are five times less likely to be poor what is the answer to poverty getting a fathers who produce these children to be fathers to take care of these children and be responsible for these children it is important for congress to emphasize the significance of fathers and their socio economic value of the two parent family as well for studies also show that children are more likely to engage in recreational activities when their fathers are present when fathers are involved in organized sports such as soccer baseball or basketball they are not only encouraging physical activity in their children but also character development and sportsmanship fathers also benefit from participating in their children's teams as physical activity contributes to increase in wellness and disease prevention in men fathers who are active in in in chow rearing may also find themselves more nurturing toward their colleagues in the workplace improving other aspect of their lives and by taking younger coworkers under their wing or volunteer a more time to charitable organization as well schools across this country are developing innovative programs to reach out to parents and to especially get fathers involved in various and positive activities in kansas city missouri for example m reconnecting education and dad's organization develop a specific reading program for fathers to use with their children the kinda rings center of bellevue washington create the weekly support group for fathers of children with special needs and all over the country schools are facilitating courses in responsible fatherhood including education on child development managing stress and good nutrition for their children and themselves i want to take just a minute here to acknowledge the important work of a similar organization in my own congressional district in georgia these men these fathers are making a difference in the lives of our children by volunteer and their time to improve the learning environment not only for the children but the many others who are within the school as well they call it the dads organization d a d s whose acronym stands for diverse and dedicated support and it is a collective effort by fathers in my congressional district to serve as role models not the athlete not the rap guy not the saying are not the superstars the great role models for our young people need to be their fathers and by doing this today this congress is making this bold and much needed statement this program places fathers of students in clayton county georgia middle schools to serve as hallway and classroom monitors to help with the discipline problem in our schools who better to do that helping faculty to maintain order as students transition between classes throughout the day this is where the violence sometimes starts but with a parent there particularly a father a strong male presence these men also service tutors when students need the help the most including clayton county students to pursue their education and their dreams and one self employed volunteer at lovejoy middle school works while students are in class and take breaks throughout the day to monitor hall always in classrooms that's a father another volunteer a wounded veteran from the war in a rack not only sacrificing his life in a rank wounded when he comes back home in clayton county georgia and walks the halls of addison middle school with a cane mr speaker what a sight these are our heroes no greater war model could we find than this wounded veteran who was wounded in iraq but comes back to help shape the lives of our young people in school and they came so that he may assist the faculty in ensuring good discipline among the students i am so honored i am so full i'm overflowing up here today to know these fathers are making the ultimate difference in our communities and in my district these men are not just fathers to individual students mr speaker they are dads to the children who like the involvement of a father in their lives the expansion of this program to elementary and high school and underscores that success in reaching out to encourage the involvement of fathers both inside the school walls and out and in closing mr speaker i want to also note that many children from single parent families are doing well they are succeeding but just think what it would be if they had both parents there and they've been raised to be upstanding and successful members of our community but by passing this legislation today we will show our support for the important roles that fathers as well as mothers play in preparing future generations in their country honor the father and i mother so that by days will be long in the land we're doing that in congress today was extraordinary important meaning oh and significant legislation thank you and i you back my time longer resist to reflecting through the generation in what this means to me as we discuss this bill that will encourage the special attention to flying the flag on father's day and listen we all have the choice has a father we don't always get to know that father but i certainly got to know mine and there's hardly a day that goes by that i don't think of him and i know that there are days there and there's never a day that goes by that his influence on me doesn't show up in something that i do i look through the grandfathers that i have known i've had the provisional in one of my grandfathers and i and i watch the message that came from them the work ethic the history and to sit on his knee and listen to him tell me about his father and his grandfather relation the families about how how far it goes back and rooted into the rooted into the the settlers that came across the country the pioneers my grandfather on my mother's side was sent at a young age about thirteen years old to go from indiana to iowa to go work on a farm that had only daughters and no sons and what little bit of pay that he got even at that young age he had to send back to indiana and then when he needed a pair of shoes he had to write a letter and ask can i have some money i need a pair of shoes well he was a smart young man and he married the farmer's daughter and another generation began and that farmer's daughter and that fellow of course my young man were the parents to my mother but on my father's side my father taught me some things that i think i've been invaluable in my life he was the one that always challenged me every evening we sat down was all our life was about like the work fun with dick and jane and every evening we sat down at the supper table and dad carried the conversation and it was either about his day of work or was about current events and then sometimes and often times it was the same thing given his job and he was the one that taught me to be intellectually honest because first you listen before you spoke and you look for an opportunity and the other amount of seniority you had in the family and credibility gave you a little bit more opportunity to speak but if you spoke and you could not support the statement that you made he would be there to challenge you on what do you support that statement with why can you make a statement like that when these are there countervailing facts and so from a young age one of the most important things my father taught me was to be intellectually honest and expect to be challenged if you're not intellectually honest and so on one of those occasions we began a discussion on whether you could convert wants to horse power and  we had actually a debate going on an argument going on that lasted for three days and every night at supper i'd start that debate up again and then i went to the school library and went through a book and finally found the equation that showed the trance of the how to how  to do the math between watts and horsepower snuck that book down to the supper table marked it sat on my knees throughout supper and then when we finished eating in the conversation began we went into that discussion again and when i got him just to the right point the conversation i could win the debate i pulled out the book opened it up to the formal and said here so many watts equals one horsepower and i thought i had the argument won but i had not been apparently intellectually honest enough because he said that's not what i'm talking about watts as mechanical or horsepower as mechanical power watts as electrical power and you can't equate the two so i learned a real important lesson there as well but time after time day after day the important  work and ethics and integrity and telling the truth and knowing that when i look him in the eye he knew what was in my mind he knew it was in my soul even when i watch my hands work today the hands of my father doing that work and when i come here to work in this congress i know that i don't just represent the six hundred thousand people in my district which is a profound thing after a man dishonored to be able to do that but all of us are the legacy of our fathers and our mothers the the work ethic that they taught us the values that they taught us we are the we are what has come through that crucible where the representatives of the generations and to be those representatives we can thank to people in our lives more than any others and that's our fathers and our mothers and i think that came through mr scott's discussion here very well and i appreciate that that's in the record we had the opportunity here that i want to add some of those words from my side of this as well and i would then reserve the balance of my time gentleman reserves the balance of his time t you mr speaker i would also like to join the gentleman from iowa giving special recognition to our colleague mr tiahrt of kansas who has also worked on this issue and is sponsoring similar legislation  really is a remarkable bipartisan effort this is because this is simple yet sensible legislation to accord equal to fathers as to mothers in the statutory guidance on flying our nation's flag on special days of the year i urge my colleagues to support it and i yield back the balance of my time gentlewoman yield back for time all time has expired the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h r twenty three fifty six those in favor say aye those opposed no in the pinion of the chair two thirds being in the affirmative this just speaker i ask for the all those in favor of taking this vote by the s and days will rise and maintain standing until counted a sufficient number having arisen the a's and days are ordered pursuant to clause eight of rule twenty in the chairs prior announcement further proceedings on this motion will be postpone purposes the gentleman from american samoa mr folliot of aig arise mr speaker i move to suspend the rules agreed to the resolution house resolution three ninety five the clerk will report the title of the resolution house distinguished colleague the gentleman from colorado mr lamb born for introducing this important resolution the olympics are first and foremost about sports athletes from around the world uniting in their love of their games and their commitment to free and fair competition but the olympics are also an important global forum where athletes trainers and leaders and spectators from around the world come together to participate in and observe the greatest competition on earth the games a pit in my eyes a spirit of global harmony and cooperation among nations for over one hundred years the modern olympics movement and sponsoring the games as built understanding by bringing athletes together around the world in open competition and by forging new bonds of friendship solidarity and sportsmanship given the current state of global affairs we all have learned a lot from the olympic participants and from the symbolism of the peaceful assemblage of people from all different walks of life it is with this harmony of these harmonious sentiment that mr summers resolution recognizes the significance of the olympic movement and promoting global understanding this resolution is particularly time i mean timely as we approach the two thousand a game in beijing china and courage is china to act responsibly in accordance with the spirit of the show lympics this bill also recognizes the proud history of our own u s olympic committee which is coordinated the development of young athletes in the united states and sent so many of them to represent our country with amazing poise i'm delighted to the house will today take this opportunity to recognize the anniversary of the founding of the modern olympic movement on june twenty third i  reserve the balance of my time with this time speaker gentlemen reserves this time the gentleman from colorado thank you mr speaker i yield myself such time as i may consume gentleman is recognized mr speaker i rise in strong support of house resolution three ninety five i am pleased to sponsor this resolution that supports and commemorates the ideals and values of the olympics in a few weeks on june twenty third two thousand and seven the united states  committee will be celebrating the anniversary of the founding of the modern olympics movement specifically june twenty third represents the date in eight hundred ninety six on which the congress of paris approved the proposal of bear and to found the modern olympics games the olympics emphasized the values and ideals of among other things an active healthy lifestyle for both able bodied and  personal excellence good sportsmanship and fair play without regard for gender race or age the olympic movement and its message of peace and solidarity offer hope during times of mulch us world events for over one hundred years the olympic movement has built a more peaceful and better world by educating young people through athletics by bringing together athletes from many countries in friendly competition and by forging new relay relationships bound by friendship solidarity sportsmanship and fair play presently thousands of men and women throughout the united states are working hard to prepare for competition to proudly represent our great nation embodying values of health and fitness olympic athletes are role models for young people as obesity becomes far too widespread in the united states these athletes will be participating in one of the upcoming olympic games the fifteenth pan american games which will take place in rio de janeiro brazil later this year the twenty ninth summer olympics in beijing china in two thousand and eight and the twenty first winter olympics in vancouver canada in two thousand and ten as china prepares to open its doors to the world that the two thousand and eight olympic games in beijing could well be a defining event for our generation the olympic movement's ideals and values are as relevant today if not more so than when the modern olympics games began more than one hundred years ago thank you the resources of the facilities that all our athletes from all over the country to come into trade into adequately for this important global event and i cannot help but to reflect and some of the history of how important and what are some of the events that were classical as far as the olympics were concerned and i want to share with my colleagues one of the great personalities that have come out of this a gentleman by the name of jim thorold so you are the greatest athlete in the world and so i've never meant to stand on ceremony answer simply said thanks king jim thorpe it was one of the greatest athletes in the world he played baseball they played football in fact in one nine hundred fifty he was named the greatest american football player and then another accolade that was given to this great athlete olympic athlete the greatest athlete over he was accused of one later on his medals were restored but given the fact that this is some of the great person knowledge that have evolved and the spirit of the olympic movement another gentleman that i want to share with my colleagues historically was then there was this problem that some of our friends are from germany particularly adolf hitler had this very interesting concept about the supremacy of the white area and race and this african american athlete went there and won four gold medals to the extent that it was very and running a year jesse owens could not even train together with his white counterparts remembers at the olympic committee representing the united states of america and yet when he got to germany in the midst of one hundred ten thousand spectators at that stadium there in berlin ironically all once was allowed to travel and stay in the same hotels as whites in germany and yet was denied the same privilege here in our home country the fact is it noted that after a new york ticker tape parade that was given in this honor in new york city that owens had to write a freight elevator to a general reception for him at the waldorf astoria i think it's worth noting that this gentleman humble as he was one of the greatest athletes one of the greatest athletes coming from our country again the spirit of the olympics where race color creed a religious should have no barriers and yet this great american set in this tremendous example demonstrated in their own way of course they were highly ridiculed by the media and that was their way of showing that something was wrong here in america african americans were not given the same shovel rights and liberties as all other fellow americans for the fact that they stood up for principle not because they hated the olympics or being of athletes but because of that then the olympics of one nine hundred eighty we had a very serious problem when the soviet union attacked afghanistan and president carter then issued a very interesting statement you pull out of afghanistan or we're going to boycott the olympics that's exactly what happened in one thousand nine hundred unit fortunately all our athletes who trained so hard for that for you period  just wasted their whole energy and time unfortunately but because of political reasons and here's one of the ironies of mr chen mr speaker is that the united states was joined in this boycott with japan west germany to lead the first delegation of my territory as members of the olympic committee believe in the olympic organization in seoul korea what an awesome and powerful force it to show the world community in terms of these athletes who prepare for so long and so hard that they could share not only their talent but more they did it to fellowship with each other now in the adventure what is happening seriously it terms of what we are trying to do in dar for the movement now among some of the leaders and others in the world is to boycott the olympics it's china because some feel that china is not doing enough to put pressure on the sudanese government to stop the genocide to stop the genocide in darfur for well over four hundred thousand zizou have already been lost because of that terrible crisis a genocide and over two million refugees have already been cited because of this terrible incident happening and the fact that china receives seventy percent of its all supply from should on the fact that china also supplies arms to the sudanese government a very serious issue and unfortunately like i said to be the we live in a perfect perfect world well more we do allow athletes to separate the politics from from athletics but this is not the reality that we're faced with and i also make an urgent request to our speaker i want to thank my colleague from american samoa for the words he has just shared and especially for the inspiring example that you we counted to less of jim thorpe and jesse owens and olympic athlete has the potential to galvanize the attention of the entire country sometimes the entire world through overcoming adversity through athletic excellence and i expect that we'll get to see a lot more of that in the future and that's the kind of inspiration that we as americans and our young people can benefit from i am proud that in colorado springs we have the headquarters of the united states olympic committee and we have a very involved training center in colorado springs in my district we also have training centers in other parts of the country i'm aware of training centers in california new york and michigan as well so the olympic movement is something that we as a nation can can be proud of and can support and i would hope that this resolution goes a big step in that direction so i want to thank my colleague across the aisle from helping me on this resolution for the words that he shared and at this point mr speaker i would yield back and we serve the balance of my time the gentleman from arkansas has yielded back his time so the gentleman from colorado and we have no further speakers do you wish to yield back your time of the chair two thirds being in the affirmative the rules are suspended and the resolution is agreed to and without objection to motion to reconsider is laid upon the table for what purpose does the gentleman from american samoa arise because just speaker i move to suspend the rules and agree to a resolution senate resolution six seventy six the clerk will report the title of the bill senate six seventy six an actor vide the executive director of the interim american development bank or the alternate executive director of the interim american development may serve on the board of directors and the interim american foundation pursuant to the rule of the gentleman from american he could exchange betrayal in the resolution under consideration without objection so ordered mr speaker i rise in strong support of this proposed legislation and heal myself such time as i may consume the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume but speaker the inner american foundation is an important agency of the united states government that strengthen relations between the united states and latin america and make significant contributions to economic development and civil society throughout the region the foundation which also receives contributions from the inner american development bank primarily funds partnerships among grassroots and nonprofit organizations and businesses and local governments these partnerships are directed at improving the quality of life of poor people and strengthen the civic participation accountability and democratic practice foundation is therefore a vital agency that bolsters latin america and ought to have the full support of all relevant agencies and bod especially the in american development bank the bill before the house today comes to us from the senate it simply makes explicit makes explicit that the executive director of the inner american development bank should be eligible for appointment to the board of the in american foundation while it was previously assumed that the head of the bank could be appointed to the foundation such eligibility was never codify it in the long this  legislation and i reserve the balance of my time gentleman from colorado thank you mr speaker i yield myself such time as i may consume the gentleman is recognize this legislation mr speaker as a technical clarification to the inter american foundation act by background this bill with amend the inner american foundation act to clarify that the president may appoint the us executive director of the inner american development bank or i a d b or his alternate to serve a member of the board of the inner american foundation the inner american foundation act requires that three members of the nine member board quote shall be appointed from among officers or employees of agencies of the united states concerned with inner american affairs unquote the authors of this legislation appear to believe the clarification is necessary because some have recently questioned whether or not a us executive director to an international financial institution or i s i like the eight b is actually an officer or employee of agencies of the united states i would note simply that this question is largely a non issue to my knowledge never before has congress questioned whether a us executive director could concurrently serve on the inner american foundation board indeed any experience with the day to day operations of the international financial institutions would suggest that the us executive directors to the i f r effectively function as officers or employees of the united states in this regard the world bank website states that quote the us executive director is an employee of the us department of treasury and is supported by an alternate executive director for the united states as well as a team of advisors representing different executive branch agencies unquote the u s representatives to the received detailed instructions from the secretary of the treasury regarding the position of the united government on all votes pending before the board as well as on all outstanding policy matters the u s representatives to these institutions are also eligible to receive employee benefits and the treasury department serves as the employing office for collecting accounting for all retirement and health insurance benefits payments made by these individuals having said that passage of this act will certainly do no harm and may serve to help expedite the consideration of hector moralize to serve as a member of the board of directors of the inner american foundation mr morale is currently serving as the united states executive director of the inner american development bank a position to which he was appointed after receiving the advice and consent of the senate in november two thousand and four the position on the board of enter american foundation would be a part time appointment i reserve the balance of my time mr speaker gentlemen reserve says time the gentleman from american s thank my good friend the gentleman from colorado for his most eloquent statement and we have no further speakers at this time and would like to ask my good friend from colorado if he has any additional speakers as well for you mr speaker favor of taking this vote by the a's a nasal rise and remain standing until counted a sufficient number having risen as a naser ordered pursuant to clause eight of rule twenty in the chairs prior announcement further proceedings on this motion will be postponed the gentleman from american samoa mr speaker i rise to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution house resolution for one eight the clerk will report the title of the resolution house resolution four eighteen resolution recognizing and welcoming the delegation of president prime minister and foreign ministers from the caribbean to washington d c commending the caribbean community cara com for holding the conference on the caribbean pursue it to the role of the gentleman from american  of the foreign affairs committee the gentleman from new york mr elliott angle chairman of the subcommittee of western hemisphere for introducing this important resolution which welcomes an impressive delegation of presidents prime ministers and foreign ministers from the caribbean to washington d c for the conference on the caribbean misspeak of the caribbean nations are as varied and stunningly exquisite as anywhere in the world we are pleased to have a strong relationship with a caribbean community also known as caricom the free trade association that unifies the states for the first time in its history through the chord nation of the caribbean community the state department and congress a conference of the caribbean is convening in washington foreign affairs committee is pleased to be meeting with the members of this delegation when they convene here on june one thousand through june twenty first of this month will also be meeting with president bush as well as members of the house ways and means committee and the congressional black caucus this will be a historic meeting that ushers in a new era of cooperation between the united states and the nations of the caribbean an area of the world often neglected the united states and the countries of the caribbean can enhance collaboration in several important areas including mutually beneficial trade and economic relationships battling crime drugs and terrorism and combating the spread of diseases through the aids this will also be a golden opportunity for the caribbean nations and the united states to cooperate new and clean energy production technologies our relations with the caribbean also hit very close to home as increasing numbers of americans of caribbean heritage make these significant contributions to our culture here in america i need only to cite a few that come to mind and one of the gentleman i had the privilege of meeting years ago was none other than mr harry belafonte whose roots is also from the caribbean what about the late in former congresswoman shirley chisholm first african american to run for the president of the united states and she's certainly distinguished herself in representing her constituents from new york also had the meeting the privilege of meeting with the gentleman by the name poitier from the caribbean of caribbean heritage and of course none other than former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and also former secretary of state was to colin powell who's heritage is also from the caribbean we need to continue to work on ways of strengthening the open market and it and economic ties that have brought prosperity to many caribbean issues that promise to lift to lift up those in need we all look forward to seeing some real tangible results coming out of this upcoming conference and i urge my colleagues to give this resolution its fullest support i reserve the balance of my time gentleman from arkansas mr bozeman thank you mr speaker myself such time as i may consume the gentleman is recognized i rise in strong support of a tress for itanium and welcome that welcomes the delegations of presidents prime ministers and foreign ministers from the caribbean to washington to meet with the u s congress this delegation brings the president suriname the prime ministers of barbados believes grenada st lucia st vincent and the granite danes and china that tobago foreign ministers from the caricom members can member countries and the assistant secretary of the caribbean community these unprecedented meetings are part of the caricom conference on the caribbean that will take place from june nineteenth through the twenty first the care being community or caricom was established in one thousand nine hundred seventy three to unify member countries on foreign policies and trade relations with outside states and prove the economic conditions of the region fourteen member states will be represented at the meeting which will focus on trade relations with the united states energy cooperation and security concerns including small arms trafficking and counter narcotics efforts immigration and the reintegration of the portuguese in the region and the prevention of its there is always room to improve u s relations with our southern neighbors other such areas to be addressed during the discussions include encouraging terrorism protecting the environment addressing energy security and renewal resources calm breading the spread of infectious disease and promoting democracy and good governance this bill recognizes the deep and historic ties between the people of the united states and the caribbean and it commands the caribbean community for the establishment of the first ever conference of its kind plaut this important step and look forward to from arkansas for his support of this important legislation and i forgot to mention it is part of my comment commenting on this of the tremendous number of world renowned athletes also coming from the caribbean me this time i would like to thank chairman lantos the marking up this resolution for the support of many members of the foreign affairs committee i would also like to thank my colleagues as the first speech i'm making on the house floor since the passing of my mother and i want to thank my colleagues for their support and for their their strength and caring for me and my family mr speaker this resolution welcomes a delegate delegation of presidents prime ministers and foreign ministers from fourteen caribbean nations to washington d c for the conference on the caribbean which will be held next week i'm the chairman of the western hemisphere subcommittee of the house foreign affairs committee and i can tell you that  the relationship that the united states has with the caribbean nations is of paramount importance in fact in many of the trips that we've gone people have said to us they want the united states to be involved they have a sense many times that we have looked elsewhere and they don't understand why so i think it is important for our subcommittee to be involved are committed to be involved and for the u s congress to be involved and help helping to foster good ties with the caribbean nations and of course this resolution lays the groundwork and then the interaction with the delegations from the caribbean that will be here this week is very very important as a mist a fellow a vegas said the caribbean nations are as culturally very varied and physically beautiful as anywhere in the world it's important to expand our strong relationship with the caribbean community also known as caricom this is an a story conference for the first time in its history the coordination of the caribbean community the state department and the congress the conference on the caribbean is convening in washington i cannot state how important that is and how significant that is and what kind of important role the united states congress can play and i'm honored to be the chairman of the western hemisphere subcommittee and i will do everything in my power to help facilitate relations between the united states united states congress and the nations of the caribbean the foreign affairs committee is pleased to be meeting with the members of this delegation on june twentieth at two thirty p m and i encourage all of my colleagues both on our committee on our subcommittee and even people that are not on our committee to attend this meeting the delegation will also be meeting with president bush as well as members of the house ways and means committee and the congressional black caucus as well of as of course our foreign affairs committee mr speaker i visited four caribbean countries in the last six months and i've learned much from our friends in the south in haiti leaders are very appreciative for the support of the united states and for the recent passage of the hope legislation but i want to make sure we coordinate closely with the government on our assistance plan further to the south leaders of the many small island nations feel neglected by the united states and looking for closer cooperation on energy security crime education health and other issues countries like china are stepping in and filling the vacuum left by the united states in these small but strategically important countries this is our hemisphere the western hemisphere and we simply must be more engaged we cannot stand back and think that other countries are not going to move into the vacuum you know we used to go to school when we were kids and learn about the power see of you know hands off the americas but that's not true anymore other countries like china and like iran and other places will step in if we neglect these countries our friends in the caribbean have offered their support for u s efforts to combat global terrorism with the recent revelation that suspects the suspects from trinidad and tobago in guyana were involved in the plot to blow up j f k airport in new york city we need more than ever to work closely with our allies in the caribbean to defeat terrorism i of course though was just in trinidad with a delegation and we met with the leader of trinidad and he told us in an phatic terms how closely he wanted to work with the united states to combat terrorism they're willing they're able they want to work with us we just need to show that we want to work with them terrorism is not just a single region issue it impacts all areas of the world when we have friends reaching out to us in our hemisphere as allies on the war on terror we must closely engage with them i'm looking forward to this is stored meaning that ushers in a new era of cooperation between the united states in the caribbean and air of the world an area of the world to which again i don't believe we have been paying adequate attention the united states and the countries of the caribbean can enhance collaboration in several important areas including mutually beneficial trade and economic relationships battling crime drugs and terrorism and combat english spread of diseases including a hiv aids there is also a golden opportunity for the caribbean nations in the u s to cooperate on new and clean energy production technologies and again when we were in trinidad we visited some of those technologies trinidad being a major supplier of natural gas to the united states of america our relations with the caribbean also a very important as there are large numbers of americans of caribbean heritage as  gentleman from american samoa pointed out making significant contributions to our culture in america i represent in new york city area district in new york city in the suburbs in my district alone in new york there are very very large numbers of caribbean residents including jamaicans haitians dominican and many many others dominican republic is a country that wants to work closely with us a very very important country haiti needs our attention diana where the united states invaded when ronald reagan was president now we seem to be neglecting them we visited there as well so these are countries that we need to to to to watch to work with the gentleman on the other side of the aisle i mentioned s it just coincidental that the foreign minister of st vincent the granite teens who will be here went to school with me went to college with me some forty years ago in new york city and we have maintained our friendship to all those years never knowing that i would eventually go to congress and he would become t foreign minister of the st vincent the granite deans and so i hope to work with him on these issues is name is louis striker have to work with him these are important important relation ships and we need to again continue to follow us to them and finally we must continue to work on ways of strengthening the relationships that have brought back prosperity to many caribbean nations and that promise to lift up those in need it is my hope that our friends in the caribbean can see some real concrete results coming out of this important caribbean conference in washington so let me just conclude by saying the time for rhetoric is over it is now time for action and a real enhancement of our relations with the caribbean again mr speaker i would like to thank my colleagues for their support of his legislation i thank the chairman i thank the gentleman from american samoa the gentleman from arkansas we all need to work together this should be bipartisan it's good for america and we need to strengthen our ties with the been my privilege over the years to also visit some of our countries here in the caribbean area and as my friend from the new york has said sometimes we neglect these so called small states a couple of weeks ago i had the privilege of hosting several presidents and prime ministers from the south pacific from the pacific region and currently of the united nations they have what is known as a small stage so she ation which is comprised primarily of say countries from the caribbean and also from the pacific region and they number about a little over forty two members in the united nations point i want to make mr speaker is that these are sovereign independent nations and we are not look at them just because they're small they're not important as far as our national needs are concerned we have to be very sensitive to the needs of small states no matter where they are i also want to know with a sense of irony that right in the middle of the caribbean we have four million u citizens living in the commonwealth of puerto rico failed to mention that my love and passion for the sport of golf i was my privilege to meet a couple of years ago the great golfer from puerto rico chichi rodriguez   i don't need to say in terms of the the wealth of talent coming from the caribbean as far as the sport of baseball is concerned i just want to do to share that note with my colleagues and again i want to commend my good friend the chairman of  our foreign affairs subcommittee on western hemisphere and we look forward to meeting with these presidents and prime ministers coming from the caribbean region and with that mr speaker since my good friend has no further speakers i also hear back the balance of my time all time has expired the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to a house resolution for eighteen those in favor say aye those opposed no in the pinion of the chair two thirds being in the affirmative the rules are suspended the resolution is agreed to and without objection all those in favor of taking this vote by the as a nasal rise and remain standing until coun sufficient number having arisen the as a naser ordered pursuant to cause eight of rule twenty in the chairs prior announcement further proceedings on this motion will be postpone gentleman from american samoa misfeature i move to suspend the rules and pass the round house resolution two ninety five the clerk will report the title of the resolution house resolution two ninety five resolution recognizing the strong alliance between the republic of korea and the united states and expressing appreciation to the republic of korea for its efforts in the global war against terrorism gentleman is recognized let me first commend our distinguished colleague and former member of the house foreign affairs committee my good friend and colleague the gentleman from new york mr king for being the author and introducing of this important resolution  speak of the strong alliance between the united states in the public of korea has been a pivotal relationship in world affairs since our involvement when we fought side by side in the korean war over half a century ago out of that conflict was born one of the most significant dividing lines of the cold war it is militarized zone on thirty eighth parallel that splits the korean peninsula and marked a divide between communist regime and democratic asia the partnership between our two countries held this line for decades and today we help maintain a stable pieced in southeast asia in the post cold war the republican korea has remained as steadfast u s ally it has contributed troops and pledged reconstruction funds for iraq and its forces are deployed in afghanistan and as a key member of the six party talks to denuclearize north korea it shares an important responsibility for broader security in northeast asia today we are committed absolutely to compelling the dangers north korean regime to eliminate its nuclear programs overall south korea is a key partner and an ally in the challenge of combating world terrorism a combination of emerging terrorism threats and a north korean challenge makes this resolution particularly important today and i certainly want to commend my good friend such as secretary chris hill of the state department for its diligence and efforts in in negotiating with the north koreans and their six party talk and i would be remiss if i did not also recognize the most significant contribution made by the republic of china and the help that they have contributed it bringing the north koreans to the negotiating table and for which the negotiations are now ongoing and hopefully to bring about a resolution to this important problem in the relationship with the republic of korea is one of our strongest in asia republic of korea was one of the original east asian tigers and serve as a model for other asian countries with its booming economy growth in the seventies in the eighty's and ninety's south korea now is the united states seventh largest trading partner in the world this resolution honors the close alliance between the united states and the republic of korea and recognizes south korea's important contributions to fighting not only terrorism around the world but also welcomes the strengthening and deepening of the relationship between our two countries and our peoples misspeaking when i was in vietnam i remember vividly the presence of some fifty thousand soldiers from south korea who served alongside us the u s forces and i kind of like to say now you know where your real friends are i'm reminded of a chinese proverb there are many acquaintances but very few friends south korea was one of those few friends who were we need to put their mouth where their their talk is in the fact that fifty thousand soldiers were there fighting along u s forces and that terrible conflict that we faced in vietnam i cannot help but to express my personal commendation and appreciation to the leaders and to the people of south korea when they were there with us when we needed help i visited south korea of science and doctors they become lawyers and engineers and all types of businesses i have a very strong affection for the people of the korean people and those who loll fellow citizens who happen to be of korean an so i think this resolution is most fitting and again i commend my good friend the general from new york org for offering it proposing this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time judgment from arkansas mr bozeman  myself such time as i make this gentleman is recognized i rise today in strong support of this resolution which recognizes the enduring ties of an alliance first forged over a half century ago in the crucible of the korean war it was heartening to see the photographs from saul of the thousands of south korean citizens who gathered in a downtown plaza on june the six koreas memorial day to express their support of the alliance they wave south korean flags and the stars and stripes together to show enthusiasm for the strong bonds that link our two countries later this month june the twenty fifth marks the fifty seventh anniversary of the north korean invasion across the demilitarized zone this surprise attack in the early hours of a sunday morning sought to snuff the life out of an embryonic south korean democracy president harry truman's immedia decision to come to the aid of an embattled south korea proved that the united states would not richer from its rendezvous with destiny together with the south korean and other allies we turn the tide of war at inchon and preserve the south korean state which we honor as an ally today south korea's commitment to the alliance is seen in many ways in the twelve hundred south korean military personnel deployed to iraq which makes south korea's contribution the third largest in the coalition contingent there is also the four hundred sixty million dollars which the republic of korea has pledged towards post war iraq reconstruction and there are the close consultations we hold together in the six party process to resolve the north korean nuclear issue the actions of a true and loyal friend which we express our gratitude with in this resolution let me also take this opportunity to second the words of united states faces the forces of korea commander general bell that south korea sergeant jang ho who is south korea's first uniform casualty in the war on terror was a hero sergeant unit was killed february twenty seventh by s'sa'id bomber in bag ram afghanistan this young soldier although born in korea has spent his high school and college years in indiana graduating from indiana university he returned to south korea to complete his military service and volunteered for service in afghanistan his loss was deeply felt both in his home nation of korea and his adopted hometown of bloomington indiana the shared mourning of the peoples of two notions for this fight soldier is one more concrete indication of the ties that bind there tonight sions another of course is the talent and dine in it done dynamism of the two million strong ethnic korean community in the united states los angeles represents the largest concentrated urban center of create culture outside of the korean peninsula for this enriching contribution to america's melting point w grateful therefore origen made it passage of this resolution which recognizes the strong and enduring allowance i reserve the balance of my time the gentleman from american samoa mr speaker again i want to commend in fact my good friend for his eloquent statement and adding more to consider the fact that this is not a partisan piece of legislation fully bipartisanship and certainly i commend not only distinguish chairman of the foreign affairs committee mr lantos but also our senior a team member miss ross leighton for their support of this proposed legislation it's ironic that we're dealing with several pieces of legislation whether being the olympics we deal with south korea i remember years ago when i attended the olympics in one thousand nine hundred eighty and korea and i ran into a gentleman who was a korean american by the name of dr sami league and i asked him why this someon american was so good in the art of diving perhaps one of the greatest divers olympic divers ever in the history of the olympics whose name is none other than great le gayness and i asked dr sammy lee why is it a great deal again it was such a great olympic diver he said any look at his legs there's someone links and the reason for this is that it gives him the ability to jump higher than any a vigil limping competitors because he could jump higher than anybody that's what gives them the opportunity to do flips or whatever you want to call it more difficult than any of the others to accomplish and that's the reason why greg louganis and by the way dr simon he was also a trainer for great again is in the olympics in had to invent what high diving boards were supposed to look like what would be going on cliffs other high platforms to allow him to practice diving ability i guess what he got the gold medal for the united states for the olympics a korean american doctor signed with the and i want to just to make that as a note of interest to my colleagues and and also in view of the fact that we've talked about the olympics we talked about south korea again the speaker this resolution is is very important and to show our sense of especially to the good leaders of the people of south korea how much we care about them how important they are always important they are to our house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution two ninety five as amended those in favor say aye aye those opposed no in the pinion of the chair two thirds being in the affirmative the rules are suspended the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table without objection the title is amend for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california arise this is speaker i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution h rev two two six as amended the clerk will report the title of the resolution house resolution two twenty s resolution to recognize john kelly for his contributions to the nation in helping rescue jews and other minorities from the holocaust during world or to pursuant to the rules the gentlewoman from california ms woolsey and the gentlewoman include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration without objection so ordered the speaker i rise in strong support of this resolution and yield myself as much time as i may consume gentlewoman as recognize speaker i thank mr lantos chairman of the committee in my bay area neighbor for working so closely with me to bring this resolution to the floor today as the only holocaust survivor in the congress his extensive flow of information about the extent of jews and other minorities being systematically murdered by the nazi was a regime the heroic group of us government officials from the treasury department including secretary of the treasurer henry morgenthau as well as just joseph dubois and john paley arch president franklin roosevelt to take more direct and forceful action to help the victims of the nazi approaches atrocities president roosevelt letter signed an executive order creating the world refugee board mr john perry became the executive director of the board which worked to help rescue jews and other victims of nazi persecution and prevented thousands of people from dying in extermination camps furthermore the board assisted the international red cross to provide food and shelter to over three million prisoners of lives during the nazi extermination policy h r s to twenty six recognizes and honors these government officials for their efforts and i support i certainly urge support for this d my good friend the general aid from california not only does the chief sponsor of this proposed legislation but her leadership in her capacity and especially her commitment in the field of human rights of fellow human beings all over the world not just in our own country but in other parts of the world i cannot help but to stand here before the floor and sharing with my colleagues some of the thoughts that came to my mind what my colleague from california was explaining about this provisions of this important legislation and i'm usually not a person that gets emotional movie watching movies but the thought that came my mind immediately was and i watched the recent recently the movie freedom writers cannot help but recall the experience of what these teenagers in this high school and long beach went through and how creative this teacher was in trying to get these kids to leave bashfully from low income areas and who had no idea a concept of what it means to read and somehow the teacher was able to to get these students his high school students to read the diary of anne frank and it got to the point where the students became so interested in what happened when they read this book in the diary of anne frank that they invited a lady that was still living in this part of the holocaust to bring her to all the way to los angeles and as she testified personally what it became what it meant to be not only as a prisoner but i would say a slave during the nazi period in that terrible time what the jewish people went through in that period of their history i thank you chairman of our house foreign affairs committee not only for his leadership but as a whole cause for viber himself i can't think of a better person that could share better with our colleagues what it means to be part of that period and ease pain and suffering as some six million jews went through in that are condemned to repeat it some would say well why should we remember things in the past this happened in the past we don't have to worry about it i think we have to remember always as a remembers that these things should never happen again yes i visited the holocaust museum and what do i say never again never again that racism and bigotry and hatred should never be part of our legacy of this great nation of ours and i get i want to thank you come in my good friend from california i have can i ask unanimous consent for thirty seconds without objection again i just i'm remiss in not complaining complimenting the gentle lady from california in bringing this forward as the so eloquently just  ed it really is very very important that we do remember what people have done and when good people have stepped forward we're sitting here and you know you always want to do your best on the pronunciation of names and it's sad you know that we don't know these knives you know better than we do and i think in your bringing forward this this resolution again it just highlights the importance that we do remember what's happened in the past and that we keep it from happening in the future thank you very much for your back gentlewoman from california mrs speaker i'd like to thank the gentleman from america and from arkansas for their kind words and it doesn't matter how knowing your name or not with your accent it sound different anyway mr speaker i have no further request for time and i yield back the balance of my time and all time having expired the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution two twenty six those in favor say aye those opposed no at this is house resolution two twenty six as amended in the pinion of the chair two thirds being in the affirmative the rules are suspended the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table without objection the title is amend for what purpose is the gentlewoman from arizona arise thank you mr speaker i move to suspend the rules and agree to h r fourteen forty one as amended the clerk will report the title of the bill h r fourteen forty one a bill to prohibit the sale by the department of defense of parts for f fourteen fighter aircraft pursuant to the rule of the gentlewoman from arizona ms giffords and the gentleman from arkansas mr bozeman will each control twenty minutes the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from arizona that you speak i ask unanimous consent to all members that they may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration without objection  speaker i rise today drawing support of h r four hundred forty one a bill that will put an end to military surplus sales that may inadvertently be helping to sustain iran's air force first i would like to thank chairman lan leadership on this issue i appreciate the opportunity to discuss this critical national security issue the background to this problem begins in the one nine hundred seventy s when our country sold f fourteen tomcats to iran's pro western secular government iran was a close ally of the united states the time and needed the capabilities of the f fourteen in a dangerous part of the world times have changed as we know unfortunately and iran has now called for the destruction of israel and is refining uranium and what many observers from the nonproliferation community believe is an attempt to develop the fuel necessary for an atomic weapon iran is a state sponsor of terrorism and is likely responsible for arming insurgents in iraq iran has ignored the calls for the international community for greater transparency this nucular power research and development and the united states security can see the united nations security council recently imposed stricter economic sanctions on iran as a result when the united states navy retired the f fourteen fleet last september that left iran as the only nation still flying those aircraft iran has been trying to get around united states sanctions and export controls to secure the parts necessary to keep the f fourteen flying recent undercover investigations and reports has made it clear that iran may have been successful following undercover investigation the g a o reported in two thousand and six that acquiring surplus military hardware not properly demilitarized is disturbingly easy in january of this year the associated press reported that front companies were able to secretly purchase terry parts for resale in iran iran is the only nation still using the f fourteen there are no other legitimate buyers overseas in order to this address this issue i worked with my colleague from new mexico representative steve pearce and after a joint trip to israel we introduced h r fourteen forty one which will rent the united states government from selling approximately ten thousand parts that are unique only to the f one hundred tomcat this legislation would prohibit the military as well as any other private company from selling f fourteen specific parts it is also mr speaker a complete ban on all international sales a part the civic to the f fourteen we cannot take the risk that components unique to the f fourteen could be resold to iran the text of this bill was included in the fiscal year zero eight defense authorization bill h r fifteen eighty five as section ten forty nine the house armed services committee approved the language in its markup of that bill and the house committee on foreign affairs has always already marked up the specific bill and has reported that favorably this is speaker we must take the responsibility to ensure that our military hardware never falls into the hands of nations hostile to united states and can never be used against our men and women in uniform and not use against our allies i urge my colleagues to support h r fourteen forty one in addition mr speaker i ask consent to include at this point in the record an exchange of letters relating to this bill between chairman skelton of the armed services committee and chairman lantos of the foreign affairs committee mr speaker i strongly support this resolution and reserve the balance of my time gentlewoman reserves your time the gentleman from arkansas thank you mr speaker i yield myself such time as i am against the gentleman is recognized i would like to thank representative giffords for leadership on this issue as were as well as chairman let as for sponsoring the committee amendment clarifying the intent and the impact of this legislation earlier this year as a result of the federal sting operation congress learned that iran had illegally just parts for f fourteen fighter planes from the us military surplus surplus store according to investigators the ascent was just one piece of a larger ring of illegally s military surplus parts that found their way to china and iran the report prompted the pentagon's defense logistics agency to suspend sales of the f fourteen components military surplus offices are supposed to demilitarize parts which would render them useless for military purposes they are also allowed to auction the parts but only to buyers who promise to buy u s arms embargoes export controls and other laws that was not the case however with these particular f fourteen parts as members are aware to ron is in search of several key components for its aging fleet of f fourteen tomcat jets which the