i yield back, mr. engel. mr. engel: i thank the gentlewoman. let me say this. it's time for the arabs to step up and normalize relations with israel. i'll have more to say in a little while. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. woolsey of california. mr. jones of north carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. jones: to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. jones: earlier this year, congress passed h.r. 1, better known as the economic stimulus package. included in this package was a provision to modify the first time home buyers tax credit language congress passed last year. under the new provision a first-time home buyer who purchased a home before december 1 of 2009 would get a tax credit of $8,000, which can be fully retained by the home buyer so long as the home buyer does not sell the home for 36 months after purchase. if the home is sold prior to 36 months, the credit will have to be repaid. m

engel for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. engel: i thank the chairman for yielding to me and i rise in support of this bill as i supported it in committee. i think this bill goes a great step in the right direction. it will revitalize our economy by creating millions of clean energy jobs, increase our national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil and help preserve our planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. i want to mention as i did in committee my disappointment that the bill does not contain strong enough language in terms of flex fuel cars in this country. i believe very strongly that the united states needs to move toward cars manufactured in america that can run on ethanol, methanol and gasoline. if you give gasoline competition with ethanol and methanol, i believe it will reduce the price of gasoline. so i'm disappointed that while the bill gos a step in that direction, it doesn't go totally in the direction i'd like it to see. i would ask unanimous consent, yesterday, energy secretary chu said all n

mr. engel: thank you, madam speaker. i want to take this opportunity to commend the young people and the brave people of iran who are marching in the streets -- streets, clamminger for freedom and democracy -- clamoring for freedom and democracy. >> the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. engel: thank you, madam speaker. i want to commend the brave people of iran who have been demonstrating in the streets of tehran for freedom and democracy and demanding that they have a free and fair election. the election that was held was obviously neither free nor fair, it was fraudulent. and the declared winner, president ahmadinejad, obviously lost the election. and the people of iran deserve better and i think that i want to commend those brave people. they remind me of the people in tiananmen square, they remind me of the people in prague during the prague spring of 1968. they remind me of people everywher

engel, two minutes. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. engel: i thank the chairman. i especially want to thank him for his great leadership as chairman of our foreign affairs committee. i certainly support the legislation. this legislation reinvigorates the foreign affairs committee and provides a needed shot in the arm to american diplomacy. for too long we have not different our diplomats the resources they require and this bill provides a much needed boost to those serving on the frontlines around the world for our country. specifically h.r. 22410 authorizes 1,500 additional foreign service officers and doubles the size of the peace corps. as chairman of the subcommittee on the western hemisphere, i would also like to thank chairman berman for including several sections i developed to promote good relation was our partners in the americas. first the bill incorporates the countries of the caribbean into the marriott initiative, a u.s. central america security partnership. the caribbean leaders told us they wanted this at the summit of t

i have mr. engel is next. i'm not putting a timetable on when you get back to us with the written responses at this point. >> i'd like to be on the list for questions. >> let me explain again. anyone can submit written questions. norm think committee asks members to -- >> i think on something this important we can -- we don't have the opportunity to ask questions to her. i don't want to waste the time that we have remaining. >> other directors and secretaries came in when we were the majority you raised holy hell if they didn't stay her for every question. >> there's not much i can do about that now. >> i'm going the ask mr. engel to -- you're next. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. madam secretary, welcome. i heard your opening statement and i was delighted when president obama selected you and i think you are degree and will continue to do a great job, so welcome. i want to call two things to your attention which are two health priorities of mine. personally, i was pleased to see that my legislation, the

mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, mr. eliot engel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. engel: i thank the gentleman, my friend from west virginia, for yielding to me. and i rise, of course, in support of this resolution. we are all shocked and saddened about what happened yesterday. the holocaust memorial museum is a museum dedicated to victims of genocide and to have any kind of hatred perpetrated in that museum is an absolute disgrace. my heart goes out to officer johns and his family. d -- officer johns' family and he was doing what so many wonderful people do, protect the public and protect us and his life should not have been taken. mr. speaker, hatred is a terrible thing. the person who did the shooting reportedly has a long history of hating jews, hating african-americans, hating catholics and just about hating everybody. we need to do something about that. we need to teach our children that hatred doesn't -- isn't a part of mainstream anything and that people need to respect o

res. 529, a bipartisan resolution that i offered with mr. pence, mr. waxman, mr. smith and mr. engel and i thank the speaker for promptly bringing it to the floor today. with the input and guidance from many members of this chamber as well as the bipartisan congressional task force against amendment semitism. i rise today in great sorrow as this nation mourns the loss of officer johns who was killed yesterday at the united states holocaust memorial museum at the hands of a hateful white supremacist. i offer condolences of officer jaunches and condemn the vicious attack on the holocaust memorial. the museum is a place of reflection and expression of the addage, never again. the museum seeks a world without racism, anti-sifmentism, holocaust denial and intolerance. this vicious attack hurt all americans. a hate crime in every sense, this attack violates all of us. acts of hatred and violence cannot and will not be tolerated in our country. today, the lessons of the holocaust are more relevant than ever before. officer johns died protecting those values and he is a hero to all of

mr. engel: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to commend south orange town schools superintendent ken mitchell in my district for his quick reaction and bravery as he single-handedly prevented what could have been a terrible tragedy in south orange town middle school. according to reports a man came into the school, stormed past security, and demanded at gun point that mr. mitchell make changes to a letter on swine flu. he certainly picked the wrong person to threaten when he took on mr. mitchell, a former hockey player and coach. the 55-year-old superintendent was able to tackle him and disarm him before police were able to break into the locked office to apprehend the suspect and thankfully no one was hurt. why someone would enter a school with a gun is something i'll never understand. it's disturbing to even fathom what could lead someone to choose to do that. however it is heartening to realize that someone like ken mitchell is standing in their way. the dedication shown by mr. mitchell to the children should be

mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee rise? mrs. blackburn: address the house for one minute and revise and stepped my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. blackburn: there are few issues that divide the americans like such abortion. last month, the president, speaking at notre dame, called for open hearts, open mind and fair-minded words on abortion as he pled for the country for greater understanding. mr. speaker, the actions of his administration and this house belie the hope of calling for a constructive dialogue on one hand. he commits tax dollars to fund abortion. this chamber seem to have forgotten that for many tax dollars are a deeply personal commitment to our government. they are the product of hard work and often represent dreams and opportunities delayed for yet another year as we give the tax man his due. to take those dollars so patriotally sent to washington and nation capital and a