mccaul of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: july 22, 2009, will mark the five-year anniversary of the declaration by the united states congress of the atrocities occurring in the darfur region of sudan constitute genocide. it was an historic resolution because it represented for the first time that congress had made such a determination while the killings were -- while the killings were actually taking place. today, innocent civilians from darfur are celebrating -- are still going through genocide. they are dying at the hands of the janjaweed, also known as the devil on horseback. the united states for years has been seeking to help find ways to ease the suffering in darfur and find a lasting political solution to each of the interrelated crises in sudan. we passed resolutions and impose economic and travel sanctions, frozen assets and enabled divestment from companies linked to the sudanese regime. the unite

mr. berman: mr. chairman, i rise to take the opposition even though i do not oppose the amendment. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: mr. chairman, the gentleman's amendment encourages the administration to create a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for sudan. i have spoken with mr. mccaul about his proposal and agree that developing a coherent approach to this situation in sudan is critical. the united states must make every effort to address the ongoing and interrelated crises in sudan. the u.s. should work toward a stable and lasting peace in the region that has seen so many tragedies in recent years. i have no objection to this amendment. i look forward to working with mr. mccaul on this provision as the bill moves through the process, and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. mr. berman: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: i urge support of this amendment and i yield back the balan

amendment number 6 by mr. mccaul of texas. amendment number 7 by mr. larsen of washington. amendment number 10 of ms. brown-waite of florida. amendment number 15 of mr. royce of california and amendment number 19 of mr. kirk of illinois. the chair will reduce to two minutes the voting. the unfinished business is the request of a recorded vote of amendment number 1 by the gentleman from california, mr. berman, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 1, printed in part b printed in house report 111-143 offered by mr. berman of california the speaker pro tempore: a -- the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. those in favor say aye. in favor of the amendment will votea. those opposed, no. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-caption

the same is the case with mr. cohen, the mccaul on you. let me say to all four of you that you're entire statements we've made a part of a permanent record and we would ask that you summarize your remarks. and as you pull that very close internal zaun, thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman and good morning. let me share my condolences with mr. mauer and the other representatives of the families that lost loved ones aboard a the air flight. it is a terrible tragedy. in the airline industry's safety is our highest priority. we try very hard to assure that we never compromise safety because of economic conditions. we were closely with all members of the aviation community including regional airlines to achieve extraordinary records. no fatalities from airline carriers in the past number of years and there really is in that that i appear before you today. with an understanding that no accident is acceptable, we have responsibility to understand through rigorous as searching inquiry the causes of the buffalo accidents and then to take whatever s

the clerk: amendment number 6 printed in house report of 111-143 offered by mr. mccaul of texas. the chair: those in support of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: the yeas are 429. the nays are zero. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment number 7 printed in house report 111-143 by the gentleman from washington, mr. larsen, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 7 printed in part c of house report 111-143 offered by mr. larsen of washington. the chair: a recorded vote has been

mr. mccaul: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, every person in america has the right to have his or her voice heard. no member in congress should be violenced on the floor. bills should come on the floor under the procedure that allows open debate, consisting of full amendment process that grants the minority the right to offerity alternatives. speaker pelosi, a new direction for america, this right has been denied, this is not a new direction, it is a wrong direction. my amendment would block taxpayer dollars from being used for monuments to me after sitting members of congress. i'd like to yield the remainder of my time to the chairwoman of the rules committee as to whether she agrees that tax dollars should be used to fund monuments to me after sitting members of congress? i would like to yield the balance of my toimto the chairwoman of the rules committee -- to the chairwoman of the rules committee to whether she agrees that taxpayer dollars should be used to defend monuments to me after sitting members of congress an