Commitment. To bring you gaveltogavel coverage and the house members will be working on two measures to reunify creek korean americans with relatives in north korea. But chair legs before the house of communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, the washington, d. C. March 9, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Jimmy Panetta to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority leader majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. With time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio, mr. Gonzalez, for five minutes. Mr. Speaker, today i rise to honor the life and legacy of world war ii veteran ralph waite, medina nay testify and northeastern ohio icon who died february 18 at age 93. He joined the army in june, 1944 immediately after his graduation from medinah high school. He served in the u. S. Army, in the european theater and took part in the about the bathle of the bulk. When he came home from the bulge. When he came home he married his High School Sweetheart and together they raised their twin sons, harold and darell. He lived a life committed to serving his community and our nation. Ralph was scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 501 for 36 years. Active in buckeye boy state for 30 years and led the medina Youth Exchange program. His crowning honor was the naming of ralph e. Waite Elementary School in 2009. He was an icon in the community. Known for his Outstanding Service to his church, youth, and veterans. Ralphs life motto was we occupy space on this earth and Community Service is the rent that we pay for the space we are permitted to occupy. Ralph lived by these words. Throughout his life and legacy and example will live on in his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and the entire community of medina long into foot ture. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Villa, for five minutes. Mr. Speaker, i rise tate to recognize university of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of medicine on the successful establishment of a medical school commemorated through the graduation of its inaugural class. The class of 2020 has established a precedent of success in excellence for the school of medicine and all future classes to emplate. Mr. Vela he established the school noled decadelong efforts to ensure Rio Grande Valley residents had access to Quality Health care services, an important milestone for the region. From 1997 to 2009, a Regional Academic Health center was opened in efforts to build the resources and Health Care Infrastructure were launched. The success of these efforts resulted in the Texas Legislature approving the creation of the medical school in 2013. In 2015, the utrgv school of medicine received preliminary accreditation which allowed the university to recrew the First Medical School class. The inaugural class will receive their doctor of medicine on may 9, 2020, where they will go on to complete specialize Residency Training across the country including in south texas. The class of 2020 is the future of health care not only for the Rio Grande Valley but for this country. I ask my colleagues to join me n recognizing the utrgv school of medicine first graduating class. Congratulations to the university for their success and future physicians. Thank you for choosing to be our nations healers. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house