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I am pleased that the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has responded so quickly to the resolution passed by the House last week.

I hope that we will pause tonight and honor the memory of Stephen Tyrone Johns of Temple Hills, Maryland, who died today defending the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum against an anti-Semitic gunman.

Tomorrow morning, the House will appoint Members to the conference committee on the supplemental.

I am pleased that the House passed the CARS Act this afternoon with strong, bipartisan support.

Thank you for offering me the opportunity to speak on behalf of Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher.

Today’s announcement of proposed statutory PAYGO demonstrates Democrats’ continued commitment to bringing down the deficit.

I am pleased that Chairman Obey has put forward an aggressive draft schedule to bring all the FY10 appropriations bills to the House Floor for consideration before we leave for the August District Work Period.

May’s job losses were down dramatically, a sign that the economic recovery policy put in place by President Obama and the Democratic Congress appears to be starting to work.