mr. platts: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no additional speakers. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. tonko: thank you, mr. speaker. decades ago a global space race inspired all sorts of ingenuity and innovation. it enabled this country to stretch its thinking, provide for lofty opportunities and emerge with a higher level of status in the global community because it had won that space race providing many, many opportunities. it is indeed the inspiration for today's house resolution 411 as witnessed by the the space challenge in mojave, california. we can provide that loftyness, to be able to emerge with an innovation economy driven by another sort of global race, one called an energy race which will find the winner to be exporter of energy innovation, energy thinking, energy ideas and energy intellect. and so i think the moves forward by this house can perhaps inspire another saga of intermediate space challenge. but today we

mr. platts: thank you, madam speaker. i yield five minutes to the distinguished the gentleman from california, mr. royce. mr. royce: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise to support this resolution. in recognizing the national center for missing and exploited children on its 25th anniversary, it is time for us to reflect on just what a role it played in terms of increasing the recovery rate over time of missing children. if you think about the last 25 years and the fact that 138,000 missing children have been recovered, returned to their families, but then in the early years, that rate ran at 62%. and now that rate is up to 97%. you begin to get an appreciation for just what the national center for missing and exploited children were able to do for humanity for these children, for these families. as mentioned, it was officially opened in june of 1984 by president ronald reagan and since its inception, it has become the leading organization worldwide dealing with the issue of missing and exploited kids.

mr. platts: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the health and wellness of america's children is undoubtedly a subject of great concern at this time in history. over 33% of america's elementary schoolchildren are overweight or obese and over 13% of america's high school children are obese. overweight and obese children are developing diseases and vascular conditions once thought of as conditions affecting only the middle-aged. these children are shown to be at increased risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, respiratory problems and numerous other diseases. in addition, think often suffer low self-esteem and a sense of isolation and other psychological side effects. physical education is important in defeating obesity in children and adults. regular physical activity reduces the risk for many problems, including stroke, coe colon cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure. it helps control weight, reduces falls for older adults and is associated with fewer hospitalizations. physical activ

mr. platts: mr. speaker, how much time do i have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: you have 30 seconds. mr. platts: mr. speaker, i do not have any additional speakers and i would yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. tonko: yes, mr. speaker. if there is a common threat woven through the fabric of volunteers across this great country of ours, it's a sense of positive, positive spirit, positive attitude, positive energy in going forward in building stronger communities, enhancing the quality of life of american citizens. their deeds speak to our needs. and so to focus effectively and most positively on the subject at hand, bringing us to the house resolution 453, i will close with my comments focused in great respect for the volunteers of this country, the spirit of this house resolution. i would suggest that they are that muscle of america, they make the total dif

i now yield to the gentleman, two minutes, to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. platts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for two minutes. mr. platts: i appreciate the gentleman yielding and especially given that we have different views on this piece of of legislation, him yielding time to me. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 1256, the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. i appreciate the senate's swift consideration of this bill after many years of consideration, i'm pleased this important public health legislation will final finally be signed into law. as one of the deadliest products on the market, tobacco should be subject to the same serious regulation oversight as most other products consumed by americans are subject to. this helps ensure americans are fully aware of the harmful effects posed by tobacco products. most importantly this legislation will ensure that tobacco products are not advertised to or sold to children. addiction to tobacco begins almost universally in childhood and adolescence. to

mrs. capps: i thank the gentleman. mr. chairman, i rise today to ask for your help in providing fair and adequate disability benefits to our nation's federal firefighters. together with the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. platts, i introduced the federal firefighters fairness act to create the presumption that federal firefighters who become disabled by heart disease, lung disease, certain cancers and other infection diseases contracted the illness on the job. this effort is strongly supported by all five major fire organizations and has 130 bipartisan co-sponsors. i offered this bill as an amendment to the national defense authorization act. however, it was not made in order due to pay-go issues. mr. skelton: i thank the gentlewoman for raising this important issue. i certainly share her concern for our federal firefighters while protecting our national trend military installations, nuclear facilities, v.a. hospitals and other federal facilities. federal firefighters are routinely exposed to toxic substances, biohazards,

mr. d >> mr. speaker i move to suspend the rules and pass house resolution 530. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. clip resolution 530, commending the purpose of the third annual civil rights baseball game and recognizing the historic significance of the location of the game in cincinnati, ohio. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott and the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the legislation under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: this resolution recognizes the historic significance of the civil rights baseball game in cincinnati, ohio. i want to commend my colleague the gentleman from cincinnati, mr. driehaus, for introducing this legislation. th

tonko, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. platts, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: thank you, madam speaker. i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order. members will take their conversation off the floor. the speaker pro tempore: members will take their conversation off the floor. the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: thank you. again, madam speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 454 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. tonko: i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 454 which recognizes the 25th anniversary of the national center for missing and exploited children. the ncmec serves as the national research center for national and exploited children. it's estim