Floor Statements

Thank you for that kind yielding.

Mr. Speaker, I rise for a good ``half a bill.'' This deals with NOAA, also

known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But this bill drops the ``O'' for oceanic and becomes a NAA bill. That is because the Resources Committee that has jurisdiction over oceans failed to deal with this bill. It has failed to deal with the President's Commission on Oceans, has failed to address any of this in the last years and has failed to address the need for oceans in this bill.

So the Science Committee had no choice but to bring you the NAA bill. I am going to vote ``yea'' on NAA because it has a good bipartisan leadership, and it comes from a Science Committee that understands that the Planet Earth needs oceans in order to create weather, and this bill on oceans becomes unadminsterable. Thank goodness for bipartisan, bicameral legislation, because this bill will not see the light of day without oceans having a great part of it.

The other side is that with NOAA, the problems that we see here in Congress, are created in the oceans, fisheries and so on, and we have not been funding the ocean side of it. There is international law of the sea, there are international oceans, years, there are all kinds of commissions and groups supporting oceans, yet Congress fails to address it. I commend the bipartisan leadership of getting NOAA in an organic act, but I wish they would include the oceans

Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding.

The first thing you learn when you are elected to be a lawmaker is not to pass laws that you can't enforce.

Why is this a bad bill? Because it cannot be enforced. What is in your wallet that shows you are a citizen? None of the people sitting here watching, listening has anything in their wallet that shows they are a citizen of the United States.

This bill requires proof of United States citizenship. How are you going to prove it? Your driver's license? You don't have to be a citizen to have a driver's license. Your Social Security card? You don't have to be a citizen to have a Social Security card. What is in your wallet that shows you are a citizen? You don't have it. You don't have it. So what this bill says is we distrust most the people we asked to create a government.

Members of Congress couldn't even qualify because they do not have cards in their wallet that shows they are a citizen. They can say, ``I have got my voting card.'' Yes. Well, there are 435 of those. How many people in the United States recognize a congressional voting card? You can't even show it in the airport and get by.

So this bill is not enforceable because there is no proof of citizenship card in the United States, which this bill requires. You shouldn't enact a bad bill.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Luis Alejo on being awarded the 2005 Democrat of the Year for Santa Cruz County, given by the Democratic Central Committee, DCC, of Santa Cruz. Luis is an amazing young man with many attributes that make him a perfect candidate for this special award. He is a passionate, zealous, and intelligent person with a drive to educate and assist those who need it the most.

Luis' academic achievements help him work to better the community and residents of Santa Cruz County. Luis, a native of Watsonville, California, received dual B.A. degrees from UC Berkeley in 1997 and his Juris Doctorate (JD) from UC Davis School of Law in 2001. He received his master's degree in education from Harvard University in 2003. His academic accomplishments led him back home, where he has been an active member of the community.

After graduating from Harvard, Luis came back to Watsonville where he became a staff attorney for California Rural Legal Assistance, CRLA, While working at the CRLA, Luis worked on education, housing, public benefits and civil rights cases on behalf of low-income families and residents. Luis has always been a champion for empowering those who feel their rights have been violated. Luis has also worked to educate people on the rights given to them as laid out in the Constitution.

Luis brought his passion into the classroom as a high school teacher in Watsonville. As a former teacher he continues to inspire Watsonville youth as the director of the Student Empowerment Project. Luis later became a member of the California advisor committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, of which he was nominated by a former California Supreme Court Justice, Cruz Reynoso. As a civil rights activist, he has been the point person for distributing valuable information to Watsonville residents about the process and requirements to become naturalized citizens.

As a member of the DCC, Luis has worked tirelessly to modify by-laws and endorsement policies and procedures within the organization. He is currently in charge of the endorsement program for all the political races for 2006 in Santa Cruz County. As the Watsonville representative of the DCC, Luis has effectively organized Watsonville residents in order to unite them on Democratic causes through the creation of the Pajaro Valley Cesar Chavez Democratic Club.

Luis is currently the chair of the Pajaro Valley Cesar Chavez Democratic Club. The Pajaro Valley community points to Luis as the key person who has brought inspiration and resources to Watsonville. He also spearheaded a registration drive targeting voters in order to educate them on how to get their voices heard.

Mr. Speaker, for all of these reasons, it is with great pleasure that I acknowledge Luis Alejo. He has proven himself to be a person who works for the people of the community, and his hard work has changed Santa Cruz County for the better. He continues to educate people, and for that I acknowledge him today.

Mr. Speaker, today, Mr. Saxton and I are pleased to introduce the House companion bill to S. 3322, the Lugar-Biden bill, ``Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act,'' that unanimously passed the Senate in May 2006.

According to the Defense Science Board, since the end of the cold war, the U.S. has begun stabilization and reconstruction operation once every 18-24 months. This frequency of engagement reflects the reality that U.S. national security is more threaten by failing and ungoverned states than traditional threats. We only have to look to Afghanistan and southern Lebanon to see the far-reaching consequences of ungoverned territory.

The complexities of failed states cannot be dealt with by military solution alone. Combating failed states requires a complex combination of political, diplomatic, development assistance and military actions, as well as the ability to respond quickly in the immediate aftermath of crisis. The military plays an extremely important role in stabilizing a country, but civilians play an equally important role and have comparative advantage in helping to develop civil society--judicial systems, law enforcement, health care, economic development, trade promotion and other essential sectors to stabilize a country.

The Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act would lay the legislative framework for authorizing this integral civilian capacity. Specifically, the Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act would:

Authorize the establishment of the State Department Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, S/CRS, and expenditures for a Crisis Response Fund for a Conflict Response Corps, and for educational, training, planning and operational capacity for S/

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 6061. The consideration of H.R. 6061 is a thinly veiled effort from the Republican Leadership to garner their party's base support in November. H.R. 6061 is a red herring to the real issue that Congress should address: comprehensive immigration reform.

But, as we all know, ``Politics . . . (for) all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.'' (Richard Armour)

This bill's objectives are not new to this body, in fact, we have already voted on them in the form of H.R. 4377, the very bill which has spurred protests all year long, throughout the country, due to its punitive and unjust nature.

The major initiative in H.R. 6061 is to complete segments of fencing, eventually ensuring 700 miles of it along the southwestern border. One section of this wall would cover practically the whole Arizona- California border.

But Republicans and Democrats know that more fencing along the border is like placing a band-aid on a gaping wound. It will not fix our broken immigration system; it will only serve to move the flow of illegal immigration into more remote and dangerous portions of the country.

In fact, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has called fencing ``a less efficient way'' to address border security than adding more border security officers and yet this Republican led House insists on considering this bill.

Furthermore, building a 2-layer fence through hundreds of miles of public lands and National Parks will have severe ramifications on the delicate ecosystems of the desert. Already in Arizona alone, the Border Patrol estimates that 39 protected or proposed to be protected species are being affected by its operations. This only serves to highlight how this issue has not been viewed through a comprehensive lens.

As people cross our southern border, what kind of image do we want to portray to visitors, our own citizens or their family members? We should not convince ourselves that America is exempt from the images associated with other historic barriers, such as the Berlin Wall, the Maginot Line and the Great Wall of China.

I urge the Republican Leadership of the House of Representatives to address comprehensive reform of the Nation's immigration system so that immigration is legal, safe, orderly, and reflective of the needs of American families, businesses, and national security instead of engaging in this election year political grandstanding.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dominican Hospital on 65 years of high quality, passionate, and kindhearted healthcare in Santa Cruz County. Created by six Dominican Sisters from Adrian, Michigan, the Catholic hospital was duly named ``Sisters Hospital.'' Today, the hospital continues to approach the healthcare needs of the region by partnering faith with scientific innovations.

Since its inception in 1941, ``Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital'' has consistently delivered comprehensive and modern medical care for the county. Part of the compassionate mission of Dominican Hospital is to ``improve the health of the people of the greater Santa Cruz area, without distinguishing by race, creed, or source of payment . . .'' The hospital is known for partnering with other healthcare providers in order to improve the quality of life for those who are less fortunate.

In 1951, ``Sisters Hospital'' became aware of the ever growing needs within the community for a comprehensive healthcare institution. Due to this realization, the hospital decided to expand its services and obtain a new location. The hospital acquired its Soquel Avenue location and renamed itself, Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital.

In 1984, Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital, in a partnership with the County of Santa Cruz, agreed to provide the first inpatient mental health services program in the county. This was in response to the ever growing needs the hospital saw emerging within the community. Dominican Hospital, time and time again, proves its love for the community by constantly evaluating and reacting to the needs of the people, and I am very grateful to them.

The hospital again expanded its services in 1988. It introduced the county to its first cardiac program. It also created Dominican Oaks, an assisted and independent living community, providing 206 residents with comprehensive medical support. Dominican also joined forces with Catholic Healthcare West, a hospital system of similar values and visions with locations throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada.

Dominican Hospital now serves about 150,000 patients annually, has birthed over 75,000 children, and currently counts 379 beds on two campuses. The medical specialties available at the hospital are numerous. They include, but are not limited to, complete Emergency Services, a renowned Intensive Care Service, the only Level 2 and Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery in the county, Behavioral Health Services, and an array of outreach services, and educational options focusing on community needs and healtb prevention.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Eutiquio Chapa upon his receipt of the National Hispanic Heritage Youth Award in the category of Education. This prestigious award is given each year to Latino high school graduates who have excelled in academic achievement, community service, and writing. The Hispanic Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based non-profit organization which commemorates ethnic dignity and education, specifically tasks each applicant to express the influence of their heritage on their personal success. Looking at Mr. Chapa's accomplishments and goals, it is evident why he was chosen.

Mr. Chapa was a top student at Palma High School, where he graduated with a 4.4 GPA and was named a National Hispanic Scholar. Furthermore, Mr. Chapa was chosen for a special summer program at M.I.T. in 2005. All of this success was in the face of criticism he endured from his own peer group for changing schools midway through high school. Eutiquio Chapa has been accepted to Stanford University for the fall and will no doubt have much success there.

A second-generation Mexican-American from King City, CA, Eutiquio Chapa is interested in furthering his knowledge of the human brain. He plans to develop manners of instruction in order to improve the education process for low-income elementary grade level students learning English as a second language. He is obviously determined to equip others with educational possibilities.

Mr. Speaker, my heartfelt congratulations go to Eutiquio Chapa. It is a true pleasure to have him as a member of my constituency.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate a national treasure located in my district and commemorate an auspicious occasion: the 40th anniversary of the California State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories at the heart of Monterey Bay.

Founded in 1966, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) is the second oldest marine lab on the Monterey Bay: The founders were a small group of strong-minded faculty and forward-thinking administrators at California State University (CSU) who were dedicated to the pursuit of marine science, research and education at the highest possible level. Currently, MLML is operated by a consortium of seven CSU campuses (Fresno, East Bay, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, and Stanislaus), with undergraduate and graduate students pursuing their Masters of Science degrees in marine biology and oceanography. From its grass roots conception and its humble beginnings in an old cannery building, MLML has grown into an institution of international reputation for excellence and has trained generations of students.

The current director, Dr. Kenneth Coale, 9 full-time faculty and a complement of adjunct professors and affiliated researchers dutifully cultivate the mission, which is to ``Provision the Pioneers of the Future in Marine Sciences'' through a hands-on, field-oriented approach to their curriculum, placing their students at the frontiers of marine science where discoveries are being made. Since MLML is associated with the California State University system, the primary responsibility of the faculty is teaching. Despite their emphasis on well-taught courses and mentoring of graduate students, the MLML faculty and associated researchers are regional leaders within their research disciplines. Their research has been critical to the creation of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, and has shaped the development of new. programs throughout CSU. Findings by the faculty have been acknowledged as some of the most significant in the field of oceanography over the last 50 years by the National Research Council, and MLML has received the Environmental Heroes Award bestowed by the head of NOAA and former Vice President Al Gore.

The Moss Landing Marine Laboratories are a testament to the power of academic freedom and the commitment to Science-Based Earth Stewardship. MLML has educated over 1000 marine scientists who now hold positions in the federal government, the most prestigious academic and research institutions nationwide, regulatory and resource agencies, and teaching institutions throughout the country. The great wealth of nearby marine resources, the faculty emphasis on mentoring and teaching with integrated research, and the excellent facilities, staff, and marine operations contribute to making this one of the best programs for a Master of Science in Marine Science in the United States. I celebrate the pioneers that founded this institution and those who continue to lead the way in maintaining excellence.

Madam Chairman and Members, I rise in support of this bill. I have been listening to this debate all

day. I don't think most people have read it. The bill deals with the slaughter for humane consumption. Now, I represent California, the most populous State in the Union, which has the most horses.

Guess what, this has been the law in California for many years, and all of these naysayers and predictors of bad happening just doesn't happen in California. Change this debate; change this debate.

What if we were up here talking about slaughtering cats and dogs for profit for human consumption? You wouldn't have people up here saying, well, the cats and dogs population will ruin everything; it will stop the world. We take care. The slaughterers don't buy sick horses, injured horses. They buy fresh horses, and they buy them for human consumption. This bill says you can't do that.

Now this is the day and age in America when we ought to be not allowing people to for profit buy horses merely to slaughter them for human consumption. That is wrong. This bill is right.

I urge a rejection of the amendment and a passage of the bill.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the achievements of Joe Hall, who has recently retired after serving the citizens of Santa Cruz in various capacities since 1973.

Joe is best known in my office as the steward of the San Lorenzo River Flood Control Project, an effort on which we have worked together since I began my service in Congress and is finally nearing completion.

Through his hard work in the City of Santa Cruz Planning Department and later as assistant director of the Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency, Joe worked tirelessly to corral the resources of local, State, and Federal agencies toward a project that will provide vital flood protection to the residents and businesses of Santa Cruz.

He was the primary source of information for me as I advocated for the project in Washington, and I know he is as proud of the success of this project as I am.

There is no doubt that the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake is the defining moment for a generation of Santa Cruz residents, and Joe played an integral role in the miraculous redevelopment of a downtown that was literally leveled by the quake.

It might have been an accepted idea at the time to forget about downtown Santa Cruz and redevelop an economic base elsewhere in the area, but the visionary work of Redevelopment Director Ceil Cirillo, Joe, and other city officials led to an amazing rebirth in downtown that continues today.

Joe also was instrumental in the creation of legislation on the State level that provided a special bond financing mechanism to assist with the seismic retrofit of older buildings. While the legislation was approved too late to help Santa Cruz, other California cities have since benefited from Joe's ideas.

While Joe has been an outstanding employee of the city of Santa Cruz since 1973, he has also served the Santa Cruz community in a number of other capacities, including president of the board of education, a public affairs talk show host for a local public radio station, and an instructor in city planning at Cabrillo College.

And while Santa Cruz may have benefited most from Joe's good works, he has also served his country with honor and dignity. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army upon his graduation from UCLA, Joe served as a training officer for the U.S. Army Electronic Command and in 1996 he retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel.

I am certain that I have not heard the last from Joe, as I expect he will remain an active member of the community, but I do want to wish he, his wife Marcella, and his children Eric and Christine, the best as they enter this exciting new chapter.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Arnold Manor of Carmel Valley, California who passed away on June 2, 2006, after an extraordinary 96 years working to make the world a better place. Dr. Manor lived his life to its fullest, selflessly serving others and living an impressive and honorable life that serves as an example for all Americans to follow. His love of life and his dedication to helping others will be missed by all. I offer his wife Dorothy, daughter Susan, and the rest of Dr. Manor's family my deepest condolences.

A pioneer in our local community, Dr. Manor became the first professional to specialize in Obstetrics and Gynecology on the Monterey Peninsula beginning in 1938. Over the course of his 52-year medical career, he helped deliver over 7,500 babies into this world. Dr. Manor was committed to giving his patients the utmost care and respect and his interactions with his patients serve as an example for other medical practitioners to follow. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Manor served as one of the leaders during the planning and construction of the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.

Along with his dedication for caring for others in the medicinal world, Dr. Manor donated much of his time to various noteworthy non- profit boards throughout the community. Dr. Arnold served as chairman for the Monterey Urban Renewal Agency, the Carmel Bach Festival, the Carmel Music Society, the Devereux Foundation, and the Gateway Center, just to name a few. One of Dr. Manor's most lasting marks on our community was his leadership at the Monterey Peninsula College.

Dr. Manor lived his life to its fullest and shared his kindness with all who were fortunate to meet him. He is remembered by friends as one whose life was enriched by his love of music, reading, and nature. In his final decade, Dr. Manor frequently enjoyed the company of his hiking companions in the Haasis Hikers group. Dr. Manor brought out the best in people, working amicably and productively, never seeking praise or reward for his honorable work.

Mr. Speaker, in short, our country has lost a remarkable citizen. While Dr. Arnold may no longer be with us, his memory and life's work will carry on in all those whose lives he touched. I regret that Dr. Manor was unable to be in every city in our country, because our society grew greater and kinder with every person he touched. On behalf of the United States Congress, it is my privilege to honor the life of Dr. Arnold Manor, and I join his family, friends, and communities of the Monterey Peninsula in mourning the loss of this truly great American.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the achievements and promise of Martha Lois McGinnis Cameron Norton, or just simply Martha. I have known Martha much of my life as the ``go to woman'' in local elections. She is one of those Americans who embodies the meaning of the word citizenship; who works always to strengthen the quality of our democracy. Martha was born in Washington, Iowa, in 1922. She grew up on a farm and spent her childhood raising corn, tending hogs, and seeing to all the other chores of an Iowa farm girl. But being from Washington, she had politics in her blood. As a child she saw both President Hoover and Governor Roosevelt speak during the 1932 presidential campaign. Four years later she worked her

first of many campaigns when she helped re-elect President Roosevelt.

While Martha built a remarkable professional career as a research scientist and educator, it is her relentless political activism that I wish to focus on today. That activism began in earnest in 1946 when Martha joined a local campaign to save San Francisco's landmark cable car system. In 1956, she worked to re-elect President Eisenhower. In 1959, she helped run her father's successful write-in campaign to become Mayor of her hometown.

In 1962 Martha moved to Monterey and hasn't stopped since. She soon worked on a variety of local races, including several of my father's, who was then serving in the California State Senate. In the late '60s, she worked on the coastal protection campaign that culminated in the voters 1972 adoption of the landmark Coastal Act. That same year Martha became a Democrat. As a young woman, she registered Republican on the advice of her mother who said that it was the Republicans who secured the vote for women. But she had become disenchanted with the direction that the Republican Party had taken, especially in civil rights, and followed Leon Panetta in making the switch.

In 1976, Martha worked as a precinct walker in Leon Panetta's successful race against Congressman Burt Talcott. She also worked on Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign, coordinating more than 100 volunteers from their teens into their 70s. In the '80s, she helped elect two pivotal Monterey County Supervisors, Sam Karas and Karin Strasser Kauffman. In 1996 she volunteered once again for Karin, in her primary race for the local state Assembly seat. While Karin lost the race, Martha felt that democrat Fred Keeley went on to be a great Assemblymember. And all along, Martha was instrumental in my own campaigns for local, state, and federal office.

Martha truly is the tireless volunteer. In addition to her campaign work, Martha has devoted countless hours to many different boards, commissions, and other community organizations, including the MPUSD school board, the Highway 68 committee, the Toxic Waste committee for Fort Ord, several League of Women Voters committees, and local Democratic committees and clubs. Martha also served several stints as the President of the Peninsula Women's Democratic Club. She has worked tirelessly over the years to register voters and encourage participation in the political process. And it is this grass roots commitment to making democracy work that deserves the attention of this House because it is the people like Martha across this country that keep our democracy alive and well.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise the work of Carl Pohlhammer, one of the pillars of my California Central Coast district. Carl is one of those Americans who embodies the meaning of the word citizenship; who works from humble circumstances to strengthen the quality of our democracy. I am privileged to be able to call Carl a friend.

Carl and I both share a common point of personal history having mothers who both chose the San Francisco Bay Area as our port of entry into the world. And while my parents had the good sense to move our family to the Monterey Peninsula in the late 1940s, Carl left it to the U.S. Navy to decide.

In 1963, Carl arrived at the Naval Postgraduate School as a Navy Lieutenant and Assistant Professor where he taught political science. That same year, Carl also began teaching political science down the road at Monterey Peninsula College, the Monterey Peninsula's community college. Carl eventually left the Navy, but has continued to teach to this day, despite his nominal retirement in 1995.

Prior to arriving in Monterey, Carl graduated cum laude from San Jose State University followed by the University of California at Berkeley. He married Anita Arellano, his college sweetheart, in 1954, and then spent a year in France, courtesy of the U.S. Army.

Since arriving on the Monterey Peninsula, Carl has been active in numerous community campaigns and organizations. Perhaps his most infamous effort was to chair the 1968 `bourbon renewal' campaign to convince his adopted hometown of Pacific Grove to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages. Always active Democrats, Carl and Anita attended both of the Clinton inaugurals. Anita was a delegate to the 1984 Democratic Convention in San Francisco. Carl has been a member of the Monterey County Democratic Central Committee since 1996, and was Chair from 2001 to just this year.

Mr. Speaker, every member of the House knows from their own district the crucially important role that civically involved volunteers play in the life of their own communities. Our

democracy depends on them. Carl is one of those people who deserve the Nation's gratitude for his public service as a community activist.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Monterey County Fair on an outstanding 70 year tradition. During the week of August 15-20, 2006, the 7th District Agricultural Association's official County Fair will be enjoyed by both community residents and visitors with a theme of ``That's Entertainment.''

The Monterey County Fair promotes Monterey County's rich agricultural heritage with livestock demonstrations, displays and auctions to raise money for scholarships, including the participation of over 5,000 of Monterey County's youth through programs such as FFA and 4-H in festivities offered at the fair.

Exhibitors can choose from agriculture, horticulture and floriculture divisions for those with a green thumb, visual arts for the crafty and artistic, home arts for culinary whizzes and wine makers, and photography for camera buffs. Livestock categories include cattle, sheep, swine, rabbits, and poultry. These fun and friendly competitions are a chance to win both ribbons and prize money.

The Fair hosts Kids' Day, Seniors' Day, and Special Friends Day so that all children under age of twelve, all senior citizens living in Monterey County, and citizens of who are mentally or physically challenged can enjoy the fair.

The Monterey County Fair provides an excellent showcase of the unique, creative talents of the residents of Monterey County including crafts, fine art and photography. With over 200 categories for exhibitors to choose from, such opportunities increase self-esteem and community pride for all ages. This year they have added such innovative educational exhibits as a Living Food Pyramid that showcases local produce and teaches nutrition in a dynamic way, a Birthing Barn, Kid Tractor Pulls, a special new Kids Club, a Wild West Express Act, a special Street Rodder Car Show, and the all new Battle of the Bands.

The Monterey County Fair has launched a year-round Kid's Club to encourage Monterey County kids to learn more about the Monterey County Fair and get involved with many Fair activities year-round while having fun, such as the Read and Ride contest, coloring contest, and special Kids' Day activities.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Monterey County and all its citizens, I want to acknowledge the valuable contributions of the Monterey County Fair, and wish them all the best on their 70th anniversary.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to speak out of order.

Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight because in a moment, we are going to have a historical presentation here on the House floor. It is the 165th time that there has been a consistent voice about getting our troops out of Iraq and ending the war in Iraq. And I know that the voice of the distinguished colleague from California, Lynn Woolsey, is being listened to because, eventually, we are going to follow her advice. It is just a question of when. I hope it is not going to take another 165 days.

I would like it yield the remainder of my time to the distinguished Congresswoman representing Marin and Sonoma Counties in California for her 165th presentation on the House floor on this issue.