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for the cash for clunkers. that is giving discounts for american to trade in their cars for more fuel-efficient vehicles. this is about one hour. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. obey: i yield myself one minute the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. m@@@@@@áwa%", we have to make time for the military authorization bill. the gentleman from wisconsin deserves to be heard. the speaker is not going to miss much. the gentleman may proceed. as i was about to say, i think

we should get on with it. the sooner we get on with it, the sooner we can get on with this year's business. >> members please take a conversation off the floor. >> thank you. i am very pleased that we are returning to rhetoric -- regular order. i must confess that i have been disappointed at the turn this on a product has taken in recent days as compared to where we and

originally began with ever built. the majority has chosen to go to the high dollar level for every account in this conference report except as it relates to the primary purpose of the legislation. the critical trip funding and other -- critical troop funding. it cuts the house level by $4.6 billion. the final package includes $5 billion for imf funding that was not part of the of the original house package. this $5 billion for foreign aid will secure $108 billion in loans. the imf is funded at a level that is almost --

the house is still not in order on the democratic side. please take your conversations off the floor. >> this is such an important message. it is important that our constituents and our colleagues pay careful attention to this debate. the imf is funded at id level almost $30 billion more than what is provided for our troops which this is supposedly what this bill is all about. the conflict agreement includes $1 billion in emergency spending for the cash for

clunkers program that was not a part of either the house or the senate package. nor was it requested but the president. i understand the countries that dropped the language we -- relating to the detainee totals. they've used watered-down language for the detainees at guantanamo bay. this is an issue that will continue to be of great concern to many of us as well as the american people. just last week, the president approved of having the guantanamo detainees transferred to new york city. the president appears to be racing to live -- to move these detainees to their new homes.

during last week's conference hearing, i offered several amendments along with my colleagues. the first sought approval prohibiting the release detainees photos. the second insisted upon the funding level for dod spending. the third i offered to help with the prohibit -- prohibition of releasing the detainees. much has been made up the total cost of this emergency supplemental. the final conference agreement

is $106 billion, which is $14 billion more than the president's request, $9 billion and the house bill and $50 billion more than the senate passed level. we have increased funding for everything in this bill except for the troops. arguments about maintaining some level of fiscal responsibility ring hollow when we support: 84 hostile governments and cash for cars that are past their prime. it is a shame that a process that began in a spirit of bipartisanship has concluded in such a partisanship manner. we began as a united bipartisan house seeking to support our troops. we have ended this process by appeasing the very members who

opposed this emergency funding in the first place. a strong support our troops, but cannot support an international bailout for regimes disguised as a troop-funding bill. >> the gentleman from wisconsin. >> mr. speaker, i yield myself 30 seconds. i would note that in 1999, the last time we voted on the imf, it was attached to the transportation bill. but hundred 62 republicans voted for it. they did not have a problem at that time. -- 162 republicans voted for it.

they did not have a problem with it at that time. >> the gentleman for texas is recognized for two minutes. >> we know what is in this bill. we know what is not in this bill. the protection of these detainee photos -- i do not believe the president has full authority to stand against the judicial branch. we need to protect these photos from release. we need to recognize the validity of these claims the deal with the harm associated with the release of these voters. there are growing protests in and i ran of these photos that

show of these. there was an overreaction to a cartoon that displayed how one person was treated. some have persuaded president obama to change their original position. i'm disappointed that they did not include the instructions that -- and to protect the focus from being disclosed. >> he yells back the balance of this time. -- he yield back the balance of this time. >> the german from virginia is

recognized. -- the gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> america has the best military in the world. we have seen the commitment of our armed forces and are overwhelmed by their patriotism. the success of our military has much to do with the courage of the men and women in uniform. the fight every day for our freedom. what we can do as members of this congress to speak to that courage and commitment is to stand up and to remove politics from bills affecting their ability to execute on their

mission to protect us. we can pass a bipartisan bill. this house has shown several weeks ago we passed a bill. it was a bipartisan bill sending the message that this congress can support our troops and nothing got in the way. we now find and report that will make its way to this house. it is vastly different from the bill that was made in a bipartisan way. the bill that will make its way to this flore seems to put the right of terrorists before the security of americans. when we seen that this body

wants to remove language prohibiting the transfer of detainees at guantanamo bay to u.s. soil -- when this house allows that transfer, what that says is we are willing to take on and told risks at the expense of the security of the people that our troops are trying to protect. we have seen some take-out language that will prohibit the release of the photographs that we now will endanger the lives of our troops. our commander in the ground in iraq was very clear in his admonition several weeks ago when he said our troops will be put in greater harm's way and the specific units will have

enhanced danger immediately if these photographs are allowed to be released. another majority says the white house will stand up and not allow for their release. at the end of the day, we have the ability to stop it. >> the gentleman is recognized for another minute. >> i ask that this house stand up and act now to make sure these photos to not make their way to brochures for recruitment for al qaeda or make their way onto the internet to help attract more terrorists in the fight against our troops. to burden our troops with a loan guarantee to a global build is not putting our troops first. that is put in politics before our troops which is unacceptable to the american people. i yield back. >> the gentleman from wisconsin

continues to reserve this time. the gentleman from california. >> i yield to new jersey for two minutes. >> mr. speaker, we recognize that we need to provide our deployed men and women all the resources they need to accomplice of ongoing mission in afghanistan and iraq. the imf provision allows our country certain rights for the first time in the history of the imf.

the release of photographs of detainees is also jeopardizing the safety of our military forces overseas. there is watered down language on the closing of guantanamo bay allowing dangerous prison assist -- prisoners to come to the u.s. these represent new -- represent reasons 2 too node. -- to vote no. if you believe the and ministration, this will be the last appropriations bill. our forces will remain in iraq for a significant number of years. our efforts in afghanistan are just ramping up. the administration is putting

such costs into the base appropriations bill. it does not reject the cost combined with the rate of inflation as up to no growth. we are standing still and treading water. russia is becoming more aggressive in china is rapidly increasing its aggressiveness along with north korea threatening a nuclear war. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> the gentleman from california. he has 17.5 minutes remaining. the gentleman from wisconsin has 29 minutes remaining. the gentleman from california. >> i yield 3 minutes to one of

our new members from the appropriations committee. >> the gentleman will be recognized for three minutes. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to this conference report. i do that with a heavy heart. and this message -- measure was before us initially, i supported it in the siesta clear. -- i supported it enthusiastically. i felt like we dealt with the administration in good faith. i do not think that was reciprocated.

imf funding has been added. we it had this issue with the photographs and detainees. there has been no effort to negotiate with our side of the aisle which provided the funding and the votes to pass the original bill without condition. it is almost as if there is the assumption on the other side that we would roll over and support the bill because of the military funding act. i wonder if it was worth losing dozens of republicans who wanted to support this bill in a bipartisan fashion. i have to urge the rejection of this conference report. i would hope that we could restore the military funding

that was taken out. i hope we could strip it of the imf funding. i hope we could return to buy partisanship which led us to success in the original bill. i yield back the balance of my time. >> gentleman from wisconsin. the majority leader is recognized. i thank the chairman for yielding. 80% or more of this bill is to support the men and women and some not so young. we have set in harm's way iraq and afghanistan to fight

terrorism. we passed the bill. it went to the senate. the senate amended the bill and added additional funding to the imf. that and not squeak by on by -- on partisan vote. about 25% of the republicans voted on that issue voted to include the imf. why? because what ronald reagan, president george bush in 1990 and 2008 believed that the imf

itself was an important aspect in the seeking of security by the united states of america. we did not put it in that bill. it is supported by two-thirds of the indicted states senate and the president of the united states who when he met with the g-20 plant to play our part in trying to bring the security of this country has paid so dearly to achieve. our share is approximately 20%. the other members of the g-20 will be putting up 80%. they believe this is enhancing the security of their country's. what it does is to lift up the

poorest nations of the world. not iran -- the last time they got money from the imf was when ronald reagan was president. not hezbollah. no discussions with them. the u.s. would weigh in to stop such funding. we have a bill that seeks security and it has te they prongs. -- two prongs. if it were a republican president asking for this, it would pass with over 300 votes again. democrats would join to the republican president's request as we have done in the past to

say this is for america's security or international security, and we support it. this bill does some other things. we have a pandemic flow, swine flu, that is now at a level that is 41 years historically in this country. the administration said we need additional funds because of that for the flu. we did not have that in our bill. every member wants to take care of the health of our people. we know it carries a lot of white underside of the aisle.

just the other day we heard people say what a great theater ronald reagan was. i want to quote him if i can find it for a quickly. he said this. the imf is the linchpin of the financial system. he said i have an unbreakable commitments to increased funding for imf. that is a conservative leader not a democrat. he led this country. i supported ronald reagan and most of as security initiatives because we needed to make america stocker.

we had to tell our survey union adversaries that we are prepared to invest in this country. the first president bush said the imf is at a crossroads of our efforts. remember newt gingrich when he said we have an obligation to work with the imf. this is not a partisan issue. we can and we will pass funding. i urge you to join this. i urge you to forget the partisan rhetoric. think of ronald reagan and

george bush and the second george bush and newt gingrich, and so many other republican leaders who have said this is a critical component of of security. we know how the legislative system works. i believe it is good legislation and many in this house do as well. tonight use this addition by the united states senate as a reason to say i cannot vote for what 80% of this bill does supports those young men and women and some not so young

deployed abroad in the defense of freedom and the furtherance of bausch security. on numerous occasions as most of you know who have served with me, i have put my car in the slot or raise my voice on behalf of republican presidents besought the security of this country. i am proud of those voices and boats. i ask you to join me today for our troops. support our troops and national security. we do not want is a poor countries who support terrorists