mr. chairman , i yield myself the balance of my time by thanking the gentlewoman from oregon ( ms. hooley ) xz4001860 , the gentleman from nebraska ( mr. osborne ) xz4003030 , and the gentleman from indiana ( mr. souder ) xz4003850 for helping to advance this very important cause . 
i thank also the chairman and the ranking member for their support , and i encourage my colleagues to support this amendment to end the scourge that is providing a poison across our communities and drawing in our children and putting them towards a life that will lead them down a road they should not go . 
let us get them back on the path towards prosperity and hope for the future . 
mr. chairman , i yield back the balance of my time . 
