every six months. it makes no sense. if we have a lower tax rate in our corporations, and we have to improve our education system, this is so weak graduate from our high schools and colleges the best-trained workers. american workers can compete and we can be a high-which country. the automobile industry, i believe we made a major mistake in bailing out the unions. that is what we did. we bailed out the unions, not the of the companies themselves. host: north agusta, south carolina, on our democrat line. caller: i have several things i wanted to say. host: try to make it quick. we are almost out of time. caller: on health care, the democrats do not want to be honest about the trial lawyers and tort reform.

another thing i would like to know is that they are preaching to us about money and why did they have to spend $5 million on jets, 321 rooms, 300 limousines, and like $533,000 for the copenhagen meeting. ? guest: we have not talked about health care and this is a front and center issue. i agree with this colubrid the first thing we should do is medical malpractice reform. every american knows that the legal system is sucking money out of the health-care system. we should allow people living in any state to buy insurance from across state lines and we should allow higher deductible policies. that would drive down the cost

of insurance. we do spend too much money on health care in this country host: thank you so much for being with us. is the author of numerous books. guest: i have a new book," the end of prosperity." host: thank you for joining us and we will have to the house of representatives. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [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 speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend burt bailey, st. john missionary baptist church, dallas, texas. the chaplain: god of our weary ears, god that has brought us along the way, god who has led us into the light, keep us forever in the path, we pray. pray for your comfort to the family whose sons and daughters have made the ultimate sacrifice. and we ask you to heal the wounded. we remember the sorrow and suffering, for the people of

haiti who struggle day-to-day with their backs against the wall, especially the children. we are thankful for the graciousness of this president, of the house of representatives, and for the generosity of the people around the world. and we seek the guidance of your infanity wisdom for the house of representatives who solve the problems of our time and our great nation. in the name of the one who loves the world, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the chamber her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from ohio, congressman driehaus. mr. driehaus: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it

stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute, ms. brown. ms. brown: thank you, madam speaker. it is an honor to be here today with our distinguished guest chaplain, reverend burt bailey who is the pastor of the st. john missionary baptist church in dallas, texas. ms. eddie bernice johnson's constituent. revend bailey is well-known for his strong faith and the work he's doing in the dallas, texas, community. he's impacted the lives of thousands of congregation members and i am pleased he could be with us in the house of representatives to share his prayers and wisdom. for over 130 years, the missionary baptist church has been known for their tradition of serving the church, family and community. during this time at st. john, reverend bailey has proven an energetic and dynamic leader.

i am pleased to be able to share his faith, his inspiration with our colleagues and i thank reverend bailey for his prayers and blessings. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker: thank you. the chair will entertain up to 15 further one-minutes on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. baca: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak to the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. mr. baca: madam speaker, the house this week will consider legislation re-establishing statutory pay-as-you-go, that's pay-go. in 1990 the clinton administration turned the deficit into a record surplus due in part by adhering to pay-go, a principle that compels congress to pay for what we buy. however, under the republican president and congress, pay-go was waived and allowed to expire, clearing the way for policies that wiped out our surplus, that was a $5.3

trillion. financial tax cuts by the wealthiest will have to be paid by the next generation. restoring pay-go is an important step. pay-go has a history of bipartisan support. democrats hope the republicans will join us this week in supporting this proven tool for fiscal responsibility. and i hope that they will not continue to be the party of no and will have the principles and vote for pay-go. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute, the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: mr. speaker, a very prominent, prestigious dignitary is visiting the united states from canada this week. the premiere of newfoundland and lab door, danny williams is here. no red carpets, no dinners in his on.

you see, this isn't a state visit. it's a sneak visit. the canadian premere came to have heart surgery in an undisclosed location. he couldn't have the heart surgery under canada's government-run health care. i wonder why. he has proclaimed socialized medicine. was it the long waiting lines or the rationing the reason he came to the united states? maybe he came to america to, well, get well. it seems the elites have one standard for the masses and another standard for themselves. as one writer put it, state controlled access for thee but not for me. government-run health care is unhealthy for canadian premeres and americans as well. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? mr. defazio: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. sh vader: --rader: -- mr. schrader: unfortunately, during the bush administration, pay-go and other fiscally responsible policies were abandon for tax cuts and expensive drug programs we didn't pay for. this week we have the opportunity to once again vote for a return to fiscally responsible policy. we already voted for this on july 22 when we passed the statutory pay-as-you-go act of 2009 with a bipartisan majority. although this bill isn't perfect it's practical. it worked in the 1990's to move us from a record deficit to record surpluses. it will work now. the fiscal and economic mismanagement that this

congress and the president inherited in january of 2009 must be addressed. instituting statutory pay-go is a concrete start to the fiscal reforms american families struggling to balance their own budgets expect us to meet. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for one minute. mr. cao: mr. speaker, the new orleans saints' first trip to the super bowl this sunday has not only boosted the morale of orleans parish but it has changed the way that new orleans thinks of their city and of themselves. i am proud to represent the louisiana second district. they write, when the city was full of water the saints were with us. when the city was full of despair the saints were there to encourage us.

when the streets were passable once again the saints were walking around the city looking to help. when the future looked cloudy, the saints kept cheering us on and we began to realize that cheering for the saints was in fact cheering for our shared future. the saints have become a symbol of a city where pulling together can be a celebration every day. mr. speaker, new or lienians are reminded of the plight of the people of haiti. but for this weekend inspired by mr. howser and so many like him we will cheer on our boys this sunday with the president. who dat? the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. inslee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. inslee: mr. speaker, america is in a great race with china to see who will be preimminent in the creation of millions of new jobs in the new clean energy economy. the president is right.

the nation that leads the clean energy economy will lead the world economy. and he is right that we do not intend to finish second place in this race. now, at this moment there is something pending in the u.s. senate to determine whether we will win this race. there is something that is absolutely fundamental to drive millions of dollars of investment to these new technologies in solar and wind and geothermal so we will finish first in this race. and that is to put a cap on carbon pollution, because when we put a cap on carbon pollution we will drive investment into the jobs of tomorrow. we must remain resolute. we call upon the president to remain resolute. we have to put a cap on carbon so we can finish number one in the jobs race. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from nebraska is recognized for one minute.

>> congress received the white house's budget proposal. the president's budget more than doubles our national debt, drives spending to a record $3.8 trillion, pushes the deficit of an unheard of $1.6 trillion and raises taxes by more than $2 trillion over the next 10 years. it also includes $36.5 billion in direct tax and fee increases on american oil, natural gas and coal. these tax increases will only serve to produce energy production, increase energy prices and destroy american jobs. i support an all-of the above approach to our energy policy, one which encourages reach and exploration for all forms of american-produced energy. let's take this opportunity to do what is right for the future of our country by tapping into domestic energy resources and creating american jobs here at home. i yield back. .

ms. berkley: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized for one minute. ms. berkley: thank you, mr. speaker. it seems the very tough in las vegas right now. we have the second highest unemployment rate and very highest mortgage foreclosure rate in the country. people are hurting. we rely on our tourism to fuel our economy as our major industry. when the president singled out las vegas again by saying, when times are tough, you tighten your belts, you don't blow cash in las vegas, he's hurting the people i represent badly. what he should have said is that las vegas is the most amazing place to vacation. it's a bargain right now. and everyone should go and enjoy our wholesome family entertainment. our great hotels, our fabulous shows, great restaurants, shopping, convention space, gaming, our great weather. we are near the grand canyon and red rock canyon and hoover dam. las vegas has it all. that's what the president should have said. mr. president, words matter.

and you need to watch what you say. your words are hurting the businesses and families that call las vegas home. and they are hurting me. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. pitts: the president's budget released on monday is a blueprint for failure. it projects a $1.6 trillion budget deficit for this year alone. and its entire 10-year window the annual deficit never falls below $700 billion. the much vaunted spending freeze only covers some 13% of the budget and only accomplishes this goal by moving certain programs from discretionary to mandatory spending. once the freeze is picked at by the free spending leadership of the house and senate, it will be reduced to a luke warm puddle of even more deficit spending. to take the tough decisions about balancing our budget, the

administration looks to create a nonbinding commission. the president doesn't need a toothless commission when he already has the power to direct his office of management and budget to create a blueprint for solvency. we need leadership. we need the buck to stop with the president not with the commission of un-elected economists, academics, or bureaucrats. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for one minute. mr. butterfield: mr. speaker, there continue to be signs of an improving economy. it is clear americans still need help. in my hometown of wilson, north carolina, unemployment rose to 12.5% in december. that's one out of eight. and 73 of my 100 counties are suffering under employment rates of at least 10%. president obama's 2011 budget wisely provides for critical investment to spur job creation and strengthen long-term economic security.

this budget includes $100 billion in small business tax cuts, infrastructure, and clean energy. this includes a new $33 billion small business tax cut, an extension of the broadest tax cut in american history. it also increases the childcare tax break for middle class families and eliminates the capital gains tax on investments by small business. i urge my colleagues to join me in working to ensure that we take necessary and commonsense steps to solve these problems. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> ask permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, unemployment is still at double digits across the country. in my home state of south carolina, it's a record high of 12.6%. families are hurting. losing jobs. with this dismal backdrop, why would the administration propose a budget that will increase taxes by more than $2

trillion over 10 years, killing jobs? the budget is more spending, more taxes, and more borrowing. media across the country are even calling this budget bluff. in the "san francisco chronicle," economists question the deficit reduction measures. economist isabelle sawhill called the pressures totally insufficient. it was depressing to see the administration abandoning even the goal of a balanced budget. the associated press reports it has a deficit commission without teeth. the political could he reports it's betting heavily on a symbolism of a freeze gilled with loopholes. in conclusion, god bless our troops, we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from arizona is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to once again urge my colleagues to co-sponsor h.r. 4255, stop

automatic pay raise for members of congress in fiscal year 2011 act. representative ron paul and i introduced this bipartisan bill which has 117 co-sponsors because we think that at a time like this is simply unconscionable for members who are seeking a pay raise. unless congress acts, that is precisely what will happen. americans are struggling. they are not getting a pay raise and neither should congress. further, obama's frozen pay for senior white house officials, chief justice roberts recently announced he is not seeking a salary increase for federal judges this year. congress should follow suit. we hear an awful lot of fiscal discipline in this chamber. we talk the talk. mr. speaker, it is past time for us to walk the walk. i urge my colleagues to do the right thing by co-sponsoring h.r. 4255 and stop congress from getting a pay raise. i yield back the balance of my

time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? without objection, the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for one minute. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, my colleagues and i were pleased to meet with the president last week about the many problems facing our nation. the most important being that folks across the country are without jobs. we can no longer pretend that exploding deficits, bigger government, more taxes, and generational debt will lead us out of this dire recession. during his state of the union speech, the president said that republicans have presented no solutions. later that week when we handed him a copy of the republican better solutions, without reading it he said many of our ideas have already been incorporated into his bills. which is true? i urge the president to immediately abandon the government takeover of health care and other industries.

instead he should actually consider some of these commonsense ideas so we can solve this country's problems in a bipartisan way by immediately cutting deficits and restoring the thing this country wants most -- jobs, jobs, jobs. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute to address the house. mrs. capps: mr. speaker, on monday the president unveiled his budget to help restart our economy and get our deficit under control after years of mismanagement by the previous administration. as we make the hard choice that is are needed, we must remember where we started. when president obama was sworn into office, our economy was on the brink of collapse. 700,000 americans were losing their jobs every month and our financial and housing markets were in free fall. working with congress, president obama took immediate and extraordinary steps to

repair this economic and fiscal mess he inherited. a year later our economy is slowly but surely recovering but too many families continue to struggle. unemployment remains unacceptably high. that's why job creation and economic recovery are the central focus of the president's budget. it requests $100 billion for a job creation package to help small businesses access credit and hire new workers. it also invests in education, clean energy, and our infrastructure. all essential for our long-term economic vitality. finally, the president takes the first steps toward restoring the fiscal responsibility that had been lost in the past decade. mr. speaker, after the mess we have inherited we clearly have our work cut out for us. but the president's budget provides us with a good blueprint to meet these challenges. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded not to traffic the well while another is under recognition. frotches the gentleman from florida rise. >> permission to address the

house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from florida is recognized to address the house for one minute. mr. by can nanon congress will -- mr. buchanon: congress will raise the debt ceiling this week. the deficit last year, $1.5 trillion. the budget introduced on monday, another $1.5 trillion. we are over $12 trillion in debt on the way to $20 trillion. the american people are say enough is enough. families, businesses the last couple years have had less revenues. they have made cuts. 49 out of 50 governors in the united states have to cut their -- have to balance their budget. we need a constitutional balanced budget now. i'd ask the president and congressional leaders to step up. again out of the last 50 years we only balanced the budget five times. we need real leadership and real courage and we need it right now. we need to make the cuts and get the budget in line.

thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute to address the house. the gentleman from ohio. >> thank you, mr. speaker. though our economy is groge again, we still face record budget deficits and a growing national debt. due to the revenue loss of the great recession, the reckless tax policies of previous congresses, and the steps we took to turn around the economy. the president's proposal to freeze discretionary spending is an important step to meet this challenge, but we must do more. as we begin the budget process for 2011, congress needs to make tough choices about spending. just like millions of american families are doing to make ends meet during this recession. as members of congress, we need to quit pointing fingers and come together to be smarter about the way we spend taxpayer money. we must enact strict pay-go principle, stop abusive no-bid contracts, and crack down on wasteful earmarks. noisy rhetoric about wasteful spending isn't going to reduce

the deficit. just as it doesn't create jobs or stimulate the economy. so i urge law makers on both sides of the aisle to put aside politics and business as usual so our current deficit challenge doesn't become the burden of future generations. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute to address the house. the gentleman from georgia. mr. gingrey: mr. speaker, on monday president obama submitted his fiscal year 2011 budget to congress with the claim that he was planning on restoring fiscal discipline to washington. however once you look beyond the rhetoric, it's clear that the budget the president's delivered to congress does not deliver on its promises. mr. speaker, the president's budget request totally -- has approximately $3.8 trillion in federal spending as 25% of our g.d.p., an increases our deficit to $1.6 trillion for the current fiscal year, 2010. in order to pay for this record level of spending, the budget

request increases taxes by approximately $2 trillion, $2 trillion over a 10-year period. the so-called spending freeze? that only applies to 13% of actual spending. with 10% of our work force unemployed an over 15 million americans out of work, there are families across this country that are making sacrifices by cutting their expenses. mr. speaker, we need a budget that recognizes -- we cannot spend, tax, and borrow our way into prosperity. that's never worked. unfortunately the president's budget does not recognize this simple fact. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from indiana is recognized, one minute, to address the house. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i was pleased the president called for fiscal responsibility and more responsible spending in his recent state of the union address. in 2009 we saw a $1.4 trillion budget deficit and will likely

see the same this year. and over $12 trillion our deficit is simply unsustainable. clearly it is time for us to do something about it. i believe there are reforms that can bridge the gap between republicans, blue dogs, new democrats, and progressives. policies by the accountability and transparency in the appropriations process and a bipartisan fiscal commission. this year we must come together to pass these and other important policies. pay-go is an important first step. it has a proven track record of success and has helped us reach record surpluses in the 1990's. i am hopeful my colleagues, republican and democrat, will join me in supporting this important legislation. getting america back on the path of fiscal responsibility will take time. but with an incremental, systematic, bipartisan approach we can secure a robust and productive economy for generations to come. thank you. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> unanimous consent to address

the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from washington is recognized for one minute to address the house. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, last week americans were encouraged when president obama mentioned offshore drilling in his state of the union address. yet it took only five short days for the president to reveal his true intentions on offshore drilling. the president's budget plans shows revenues from new offshore leases dramatically declining in the next five years. if more areas are open to exploration, revenues would increase, not decrease. less revenue means less exploration. this shows this administration has no intention of opening up new areas to offshore drilling. in 2008, the decade-long ban on offshore drilling was ended because the public demanded it. as a result, we now have over 500 million new acres available for energy production, but this administration is purposely shoozing not to act. the president's words don't

match his actions. this administration's policies are preventing the creation of millions of new american jobs. mr. speaker, it's time for america to move forward with an all-of-the-above energy plan that includes new offshore drilling. yield back my time. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute to address the house. ms. watson: we are going to be talking about pay-go. it will strengthen fiscal responsibility. now, what does the legislation do? it requires that all new policies reducing revenues or increasing entitlement spending be offset between five and so years. it ensures that we can afford to fund america's most important priorities, such as education, community, health

care for future generations. it will force advocates of tax cuts to acknowledge their cost and show how they would pay for them. it would force a serious examination of wasteful subsidies in the budget and tax loopholes that can eliminate to offset new worthwhile programs. mr. speaker, i hope that republicans and democrats will join us this week in supporting this proven tool for fiscal responsibility. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute, the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: we should be passing a budget that addresses those urgent needs.

administration's department of homeland security budget does not. in the midst of the mexican cartel drug war raging on our border, the administration cuts 181 border patrol agents. at a time when our coast fwards are risking their lives in everyday places like iraq and haiti, this budget slashes active duty coast guard personnel by 1,100 people. and yet we see budget increases to fund d.h.s. bureaucrats in washington. not security boots on the ground. and perhaps the most troubling, this budget devotes $200 million to try guantanamo bay terrorists on u.s. soil. these exosh tent expenditures are taking away critical needs of our d.h.s. programs. what we need is a budget that addresses our current security needs, not a budget that brings terrorists to our soil and endangers americans.

thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. yarmuth: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for one minute to address the house. mr. yarmuth: we remember the great line of rodney dangerfield, when asked about your life he said, about what? we have seen the compared to what. president obama has an aggressive plan to create jobs and restore economic vitality. we want to provide credit to small businesses, job tax credits and very important incentives to both middle-class working families and the businesses that create most of the jobs. on the other side, we saw from congressman ryan their version of economic growth. privatized social security, eliminate medicare for everybody under 55 and give people vouchers to buy insurance which they won't be

able to afford and, of course, tax cuts across the board which means more tax breaks for bill gates and warren buffett and the managers at a.i.g. which just took $100 million worth of bonuses. we now see the compared to what, and i hope we continue to see the compared to what, we will see who has a plan that creates economic growth for the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. lungren: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lungren: my friends on the other side keeps beating up on democrats. i think bill gates is a democrat and i think the other gentleman you mentioned is. mr. speaker, it's amazing on this floor how we have convoluted the thought process. you see, we have a pay-go system on the democratic side that says you have to pay for tax cuts. what is that assumption? that is every time you have a tax cut that's a tax expenditure, that's the other

language they use. the premise is every dollar in your pocket is owned by the government. and only when they at their suffering allow you to keep it is ok. so if you give a tax cut or maintain tax rates at present levels you have an obligation here to somehow say, thank you, thank you, federal government, thank you, members of the leadership on the democratic side. you've allowed me to keep my money. if i can show how you pay for it. it used to be the other way around. government only spends what it takes in, not saying that you, the average american, have an obligation to pay for whatever they want to do. and if they don't you have to somehow pay for it. it is your money in the first instance. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute to address the house.

ms. castor: mr. speaker, i rise today because the american recovery and reinvestment act is putting people to work in my hometown of tampa. last thursday at the university of tampa president obama announced a new jobs initiative that will put thousands and thousands of floridians to work constructing one of the nation's first segments of high-speed rail. and on monday, i paid a visit to tampa valley health centers to meet a number of the medical professionals who have been hired through the recovery act. i visited with dr. mildred pedria, a pediatrician. she finished her residency at the university of south florida in june. she was hired to work at the community health center in july because of the recovery act. since that time she's been treating children with h-1-n-1 and referring them over to the new dental clinic that is now available because of the recovery act. i also met sophia, a hardworking medical receptionist who is grateful to have a job during this tough economy.

and a popular new medical assistant who switched professions, retrained and is making a difference for our neighbors. in tampa alone we're about to break ground on two new community health centers that are vitally needed in east tampa. so more jobs are on the way. the recovery act is putting folks to work in my hometown, work that is making a significant difference in the lives of children and families in my community. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. in a recent interview with abc "world news," president obama referred to the christmas day bomber as a nigerian student. but he is not just a student. he's a terrorist. a would-be mass murderer who almost killed 288 innocent civilians. the administration is so concerned about being politically correct that they watered down the truth about

the terrorist threat facing americans. last year the obama administration instructed officials to replace the term global war on terror with overseas contingency operation. around the same time, homeland security secretary napolitano started referring to terrorist attacks as man-made disasters. the administration also abandon the use of enemy combatants when referring to terrorists detained at guantanamo bay. it's time to stop watering down our words and start calling terrorists what they are, terrorists. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise? ms. kilroy: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kilroy: in my household, like many others, when we spend

money we have to figure out whether it fits within our budget. and as a local official, we needed to make sure that our budgets were balanced and we had the right kind of priorities in our budgets as we decided our spending plan. that's why passing pay-as-you-go legislation is so important. it worked during the clinton administration. we had to decide, congress had to decide what the important priorities were and it left a budget surplus at the end of the clinton administration. during the bush years we saw that pay-go legislation expire and we saw instead of making sure we paid attention to the right kind of priorities millions were given in tax cuts to the wealthiest and our president was left with a budget deficit to confront. right now if we pass pay-go legislation it will make sure that we can afford to fund

america's most important priorities, education, clean energy, jobs and i hope that our colleagues across the aisle will join us in pay-as-you-go legislation. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute to address the house. mr. dreier: thank you very much, mr. speaker. last wednesday night we all had a stirring address here in this chamber from the president which he proposed a three-year spending freeze. and we all applauded about the fact that the president was getting serious about the notion of federal spending in light that we have seen this 86% increase take place in the past year over spending the year before. the problem is this, we all were taught as children that actions speak louder than words. the first bill that is coming

to this house since the president gave his state of the union message calling for the spending freeze is a measure which is denying an opportunity for our colleague from dallas, texas, mr. sessions, to propose a freeze in the level of spending. there are 17 amendments that have been made in order. the one amendment denied was the spending freeze amendment. so, mr. speaker, it's very important for us to note that it's easy to talk about the need for us to freeze spending, but when the first bill, the first bill that's coming to this house denies an opportunity to even debate it, it shows that actions do speak louder than words. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. cohen: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for one minute to address the house. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. last week we were honored in the state of the union to hear president barack obama to address this -- in this hall in

a joint convention. and then he met with the republican caucus this week in what was a remarkable political instance of reaching out to the other side. not since bill russell controlled the senate for the celtics have questions and thoughts been deflected in a marvelous and deaf manner. the president is concerned about health care and jobs. and in my community in memphis, tennessee, we need both and they represent -- each is represented in our charity hospital, our community hospital that is in danger of closing. it's the trauma center for the mid south. because of the cuts in medicaid or tenncare in tennessee and the lack of disproportion for our state which we could have taken care of in a committee report, the med is in danger of closing. it will have a ripple effect throughout the community and the entire mid south and it will threaten jobs. health care is jobs. jobs are important. this administration and our government needs to put our

economy in the right direction and do it and preserve health care and trauma centers and emergency rooms like the med. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute to dress. -- to address the house. mr. pallone: the economic meltdown was one of the most economic disasters in history. the republicans in washington aided and abetted them by deregulating finances and turning the other way when problems surfaced. now, the house has passed a wall street reform and consumer protection act. it ends bailouts to make sure that taxpayers are never on the hook again for wall street risky decisions. it protects families' retirement funds, college savings, homes and businesses' financial future from unnecessary risk by executive lenders and speculators and it also protects consumers from predatory lending abuses, fine

print and gimmicks. mr. speaker, we passed this bill in the house. it must pass in the senate and go to the president. but we as democrats are making a difference in trying to prevent another economic meltdown. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. . for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from florida rise? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4823 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2843, a bill to provide for the joint apoiment

of the architect of the capitol by the speaker of the house of representatives. the president pro temporary of the senate, the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives and senate, and the chairs and ranking members of the committees on congress with jurisdiction over the office of the architect of the capitol, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, and the gentleman from california, mr. lungren, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the record on h.r. 2843. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise in support of h.r. 2843 the architect of the capitol appointment act. i thank the orm co-sponsors for this bipartisan legislation, including ranking member representative robert aderholt

of the lemming branch appropriations subcommittee, representative zach wamp who i want to thank especially for initially co-sponsoring this legislation with me when he was the ranking member of the legislative branch appropriations subcommittee. representative tom latham, also a former ranking member of the legislative branch appropriations subcommittee. mr. speaker, maybe it's me since i keep losing ranking members on the other side of the aisle. it's been a pleasure to work with all these gentlemen. representative robert brady, chairman of the committee on house administration, and his ranking member, representative dan lungren. of course former house administration ranking member, representative vernon ehlers. this legislation removes the appoint role of the architect of the capitol from the executive branch placing it in the rightful hands of the legislative branch where it it belongs. specifically this bill provides for the joint appointment of the architect of the capitol by house and senate leadership both majority and minority, and the chairs and ranking members of each of the house and senate committees of the

juries,including the committees on house appropriations, house administration, senate rules and transportation and infrastructure. this is a long overdue change. the architect of the capitol serves a legislative branch function and as such he or she should be chosen by the lerge branch. by making this change we can simplify a process that has caused unnecessary delays in choosing a permanent architect for the capitol. because of the delays in this process, we have had an acting architect in place since february of 2007. it is now february of 2010. and mr. hintman, the immediate past architect, was appointed following a two-year vacancy. the capitol campus is currently facing deferred naint nance of $1 billion. we have been working to address that backlog and the architect has been very helpful in coordinated addressing that backlog, but we need to make sure that we establish some permanence and some consistency . it's critically important that a permanent architect be

selected so he or she can face these issues with an eye to the future. it's our hope that this bipartisan legislation becomes law so that congress can play a direct role in selecting the right candidate for a legislative branch position of significant importance like this one. i ask for all members' support of passing this vital legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, this is a very simple bill. it returns the authority of managing our place to the members of congress. we are the legislative branch. the capitol is our house. it is not the purview or within the province of the president of the united states. it seems strange to say the least that we have a process by which we do not direct who it is we establish as the person. it's really the official caretaker of the capitol. the architect suggests that you sit in a room declining

architectural designs for the purpose of new additions or new buildings, and the architect would be responsible for that under his distribution, but he really takes care of this place. he is the top appointed official to make sure that the house of representatives, the united states senate and the entire capitol complex runs. somehow we have set up a situation in which there's input by the house, input by the senate. and the tiebreaker is the president of the united states essentially. that doesn't really make sense. we don't choose who the chief usher of the white house is. when i say chief usher, people don't realize that's the person who runs the white house complex. it makes very, very good sense. i congratulate the gentlelady for bringing this to our attention. the gentleman, mr. wamp, and the other original co-sponsors. i rise in support of this bill which will, as we say, establish a bicameral process by which we appoint the architect of the capitol.

the architect carries the responsibility of preserving and enhancing the capitol complex. since construction on the u.s. capitol began in 1793. following the construction of the capitol visitors center, management and administration of that center was placed under the purview of the architect. further cementing the architect's role in support of the legislature and its operations. so accordingly it is, as i say, appropriate that the process by which the architect is appointed be a bipartisan, bicameral process, free of decisionmaking responsibility by the executive branch. the appointment process will be better aligned with the mission of the office by emphasizing the relationship between the architect an the ongoing legislative operations of the federal government. and at this time, mr. speaker, i would like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. wamp. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for three minutes. mr. wamp: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you for the distinguished

ranking member his time and his -- all the benefits that he brings to the house of representatives. this reminds me of when i got here in 1995 and in the morning you would hear the strange noise as they would slide ice buckets down the floor up to the door of your office. and many of us thought, what are we doing paying people to deliver ice to our offices in 1995? and of course we ended that practice because it was an antiquated practice. if you study the history of this, this is an antiquated issue that has really never been resolved. the history of the capitol city and the need for the president to be involved in the appointment of the architect of the capitol that had responsibility as we laid the city out is an issue of long ago but not today. so i want to thank the original author, ms. wasserman schultz of florida, who i don't agree with much these days, but i certainly agree with her a lot

on this issue. and i thank her for her service because as she and i came side by side to get the capitol visitors septre finally finished on time and the revised budget, and it took extraordinary cooperation and work and we did that. frankly it was because the legislative branch engaged in a very meaningful way to finally get our arms around all those change orders and all of the delays and inefficiencies and it just under scored the need for the legislative branch to drive the process. it was by far the largest challenge that the architect of the capitol had seen in centuries, literally, to do the capitol visitors center. it reminded us how important it is that we have the house and senate a cohesive and unified effort to oversee the architect and the architect's work. in no way is this about an architect. the acting architect i think has done an outstanding job and i hope will be made permanent under this new legislation

which gives the legislative branch the total authority. the gentlelady worked with me to make sure that the committees of jurisdiction including this very committee that brings this bill to the floor today is involved in the decisionmaking process so that it's not just the loords, either. these -- leaders, either. these committees have their hands in these issues. there are big use -- bigger issues today in our country than this. it doesn't mean we shouldn't run the trains on time. this is my 16th and final year here. i thank the gentleman from california. i have called him the conscience of the republican minority today and the majority when i called him that because he was here early, he left to go back to california. he came back here and really provided extraordinary depth, knowledge, and at times been the conscience of the republicans in the congress. extraordinary man. ms. wasserman schultz is a tiger. this is one of those issues that few people would grab the tiger by the tail, but she's that kind of person. so we are doing this because it needs to be done.

we are doing it for the legislative branch. we are doing it for efficiency and accountability and responsibility. i urge passage and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california reserves his time. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no speakers beyond myself and i'll be happy to just close by agreeing wholeheartedly with both mr. lungren and mr. wamp. i couldn't have said it better myself. it is incredibly important that we been good stewards of the capitol complex and the facilities that we have the privilege to work in. -- it still amazes me when i walk past the capitol whether it's at night when it's lit up or in the daytime, it's a structure that everyone who sees it marvels at. it's our responsibility as the

leaders of the essentially administrative committees that have responsible -- responsibility for taking care of and funding the needs of the legislative branch to make sure that we are the ones that ultimately are held accountable and have the opportunity to coordinate the appointment of the architect of the capitol and no longer makes sense. i'm not sure it ever made sense to have the president of the united states involved in what is essentially a legislative branch function. it will make for a more efficient process and enable us to preserve these facilities into the future for future generations for our children. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i have no other speakers. just to say that i hope that we unanimous vote in favor of h.r. 2843. i hope our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will see the wisdom of this and join us in reasserting the proper role of the legislative branch and hopefully we can convince the president to give up this

responsibility that i'm sure does not weigh heavily on him at the present time. this makes good sense. it ought to be accepted unanimous vote. and urging support of that i would yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. wasserman schultz: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2843 as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. woit, the title is amend -- without objection, the title is without objection, the title is amended.

for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. tanner: thank you, mr. speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4532, the social security disability applicants' access to professional representation act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4532, a bill to provide for permanent extension of the attorney fee withholding procedures under title 2 of the social security act to title 16 of such act and provide for permanent extension of such procedures under titles 2 and 16 of such act to qualified

nonattorney general representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. tanner, and the gentleman from texas, mr. johnson, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from tennessee, mr. tanner. mr. tanner: thank you. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 4532. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. tanner: i now yield myself as much time as i may consume. i want to thank mr. johnson for being here and being able to work together, work this out. as you know, mr. speaker, for the past several years one of the top priorities of our ways and means subcommittee on social security has been helping the hundreds of thousands of americans who have been waiting sometimes over a year, two for a hearing on their disability case due to

the large backlog. we have urged the social security administration to make eliminating this backlog a top priority. i want to thank chairman obey and his -- for his commitment to assuring that the social security administration has the resources to address the issue effectively. . we join today with mr. johnson, mr. linder on this bill to provide access to professional representation. the benefit application process can be very complicated, as many know, and this bill would help ensure that the applicants can get professional representation and help when they need it. it makes a permanent -- it makes permanent existing program to increase access to professional representation, and without the passage of this bill, the program will expire

march 1. it has the support of many organizations that are engaged in this effort, and i would like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record at this point a couple of letters from some of those people. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. tanner: in addition, and the good news is the bill has no cost. it may even generate a little money. some say $55 million over 10 years from user fees paid by representatives who participate. and so, mr. speaker, with that i would ask that everyone support this legislation. it is, i think, something that will not only benefit people who are engaged in the system but will cut down in many respects, hopefully, on some of the time people who are sick and disabled have to wait

before their cases are adjudicated. i want to thank again mr. johnson, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you. you know, filing for disability benefits isn't easy. there are deadlines to meet, complicated questions to answer, confusing forms to fill out and doctor reports that need to be sent to social security. it's no wonder that close to 2/3 of all those who appear before an administrative law judge need an attorney to help them navigate the complex process. if benefits are paid most representatives receive a fee of 25% of past due benefits capped at $6,000. since 1967, through a process known as fee withholding, social security has withheld these fees from past due social security disability benefits

and paid attorney representatives directly. however, nonattorney representatives and attorneys representing those applying for supplemental security income, or s.s.i. benefits, had to collect their fees from their clients. this changed in 2004 when congress passed the social security protection act. this legislation created a five-year demonstration program that expanded fee withholding to s.s.i. benefits and also allowed qualified nonattorneys to participate in fee withholding from social security and is s.i. the program expires march 1 of this year. both social security administration and government accountability office have studied these programs and found they are working. well-qualified nonattorneys are participating in fee withholding, and those applying for s.s.i. benefits have greater access to representation. now that the demonstration

program is about to expire, advocates for those with disabilities and associations representing attorneys and nonattorneys alike support these -- making these provisions permanent. i agree so i was pleased to join with ways and means, social security subcommittee chairman, john tanner, one of the great democrats over there, along with income security and family support subcommittee chairman, jim mcdermott, and ranking member, john linder, to introduce h.r. 4532, social security disability applicants' access to professional representation act of 2010. not only does it help those filing disabilities, it also saves the taxpayers $55 million over 10 years. as representatives pay the government, a user fee for producing their payments . i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. i also hope our subcommittees will do more to make filing for

disability benefits easier. the more progress we can make, the more our constituents will lose hard-earned benefits to representatives in the first place. i thank mr. tanner for helping us with this. i appreciate your time this morning as well. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. tanner: mr. speaker, at this time we don't have any more speakers. do you all, sam? mr. johnson: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. tanner: we yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee yields back the baffle his time. the question is now, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4532? those in favor say aye. mr. tanner: mr. speaker. i ask for a recorded vote on this. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. mr. tanner: a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. those opposed, no.

in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended -- the gentleman from tennessee. mr. tanner: may we demand a recorded vote? i ask to do so. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays? mr. tanner: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. arcuri: by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 1051 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 157. house resolution 1051. resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved

into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 4061, to advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 21. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on science and technology. after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on science and technology now printed in the bill. the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.

all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule 21. notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 18, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution. each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. all points of order against such amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 21. at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the committee shall rise and report the bill to the house with such amendments as

may have been adopted. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. section 2, the chair may entertain a motion that the committee rise only if offered by the chair of the committee on science and technology or his designee. the chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill as described in clause 9 of rule 18. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one hour. mr. arcuri: thank you, mr. speaker. for purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. all time yielded during consideration of the rule is for purpose of debate only. i yield myself such time as i may consume, and i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on house resolution 1051.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. arcuri: thank you, mr. speaker. house resolution 1051 provides for consideration of h.r. 4061, the cybersecurity enhancement act of 2009. the rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 21. the rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the science and technology committee. the rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the science and technology committee now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for purposes of amendment and shall be considered as read. the rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute except those arising under clause 10 of rule 21. the rule further makes in order only those amendments printed in the report. the amendments may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered

as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall be subject to amendment and shall not be subject for demand for division of the question. the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. the chair may entertain a motion that the committee rise only if offered by the chair of the science and technology committee or his designee. finally, the rule provides that the chair may not entertain a motion to strike out of the enacting words of the bill. mr. speaker, the threat of cyberwarfare cannot be overstated. cyber attacks everything from classified government information to business and trade secrets to individual financial records. the motivation for these attacks can range from immature harassment to illicit financial gain. the scope can be similarly broad from an individual

computer or website to an entire network. investing in cybersecurity is the manhattan project of our generation. the only difference is that when we were the only power -- when we were doing the manhattan project, we were the only power with the technology. this time around, we are facing far more enniece and have the same technology that we do. in fact, every high school hacker can use the internet. just think what a rogue state can do to our financial security. we are responsible for setting cybersecurity standards for nonclassified federal networks. the bill taskets -- tasks n.i.s. state and local governments and educational institutions on how to implement cyber best practices. .

legislation also directs nist to conduct research related to improving the security of information and network systems that support so many aspects of our day to day life which many of us take or granted--for granted. the most troubling cyberthreat may be the real prospect of state-sponsored cyberattacks against sensitive national security information. cyberexperts believe china is effectively targeting our government networks and these attacks have resulted in at least one breach of lockheed martin's f-35 joint strike fighter development program. it is estimated the federal government alone needs to recruit between 500 and 1,000 more cybersecurity professionals each year in order to address these threats. the upstate new york district that i represent is on the frontline of defending our nation in the cyberwar in which we are engaged.

utica college official a batch letter science degree in cybersecurities. graduates of this program are employed across the country working to secure the networks of government and private business alike. however this program clearly own graduates about 50 students per year into the cybersecurity field. clearly simply maintaining the status quo will not be enough. media reports of new attacks by cybercriminals are becoming more frequent and alarming. just last week following the state of the union address, hackers suspected to be from brazil defaced 49 house member websites. each day 400,000 new zombies are activated. these are computers that are taken over by hackers and can be remotely controlled without the owner knowing it. 1.5 million new malicious websites are identified each month. there are more than a billion new end points added to the internet, 50% of those will be in china and 35% will be in india. we are locked in a

technological arms race with our cybercompetitors. in order to win that race, we must train individuals to look at warfare from an entirely new perspective. this effort goes to the heart of our national security because it requires us to create opportunities in our colleges and universities to train this new type of war fighter to defend our nation from cyberthreats. a war fighter every bit as important to our security as a traditional armed soldier in the field. the training for this new generation of war fighters that defend us not from land, sea, or air attacks but from cyberattacks is every bit as important as boot camp is for our soldiers. in fact, that is what this bill does, creates a boot camp for our future cyberwar fighters. h.r. 4061 sets the course by authorizing funding for a scholarship for service program through the national science foundation that will provide scholarship for students pursuing cybersecurity fields. the scholarships will be provided for up to -- from one

to two years for students pursuing bachelors or master's degree and up to three years for students pursuing a doctoral degree in cybersecurity field provided that the recipient serves as cybersecurity professional in the government agencies for an equal amount of time. this investment in cybereducation is necessary to meet our enemies on the cyberfrontlines and repel their attacks. through increased work force development and continued strengthening of our public-private partnerships, we can and will ensure that the i.t. system on which so much of our way of life depends are safe from cyberattack. the cybersecurity enhancement act contains the strategic plan necessary to focus our resources to meet these challenges. thank you, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. search the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague from new

york for yielding time. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no on this structured rule that restricts my colleagues from offering amendments to the bill. we certainly are concerned about cybersecurity, but nothing is going to matter if we don't get our fiscal house in order. the democrats are basically wasting the american people's time by bringing this bill which they know has widespread support to the floor today that could instead have been on the suspension calendar for this week leaving us more time to debate legislation that would address the major problems facing the american people and my constituents in north carolina. such as the status of our economy and what are we going to do about dealing with the national security issues that are facing us in this country? instead of using the suspension calendar productively, democrats have consistently used the majority of our time

debating legislation that is not relevant to the challenges that american families are facing on a daily basis. democrats have spent the majority of our time debating suspensions such as h.res. 784 which honors the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of confucius. in doing so, the democrats have set a higher priority on the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of confucius over solving the problems of the mesh people -- american people. i have nothing against confucius, mr. speaker, but this resolution is not helping american families get back to work or put food on their kitchen tables. in fact, mr. speaker, so far this year the democrats have spent the majority of our time debating resolutions such as h.res. 1020, which honors the 95th anniversary of the signing of the rocky mountain national park act. and h.res. 981 supporting

development in ukraine. mr. speaker, again, i have nothing in particular against these resolutions, but i would be remiss if i did not address the fact that democrats are making these resolutions higher priority than -- of these topics than bringing forth commonsense solutions that will help americans who are suffering across the nation. while the bill before us today authorizes several important programs, it also authorizes, quote, such sums as may be necessary, end quote, for activities to improve cybersecurity, end quote. when american families are facing tough economic challenges, congress should be tightening its own belt and setting funding limits rather than authorizing blank checks on the backs of the american taxpayers. we can do better than this and we owe it to the american people to do better than this. this bill also provides for

annual increases and authorization levels. at a time of record budget deficits, it's crucial that we hold the line on spending. the obama administration likes to talk about fiscal restraint, but we have yet to see those words put into action. in fact, talk of fiscal restraint is nothing but talk. this bill is a classic example of legislation that can be trimmed back by keeping the authorization levels static rather than increasing them each year. but the democrats refuse to allow such restraint and instead continue to govern as though they are not aware of the fact that our federal deficit is growing each day. perhaps they are not aware. so many have been in washington for so long that they are out of touch with average citizens and the common sense that our citizens represent. my colleague, mr. sessions, offered an amendment that would maintain f.y. 2011

authorization levels in the bill for three years instead of increasing them annually. but the democrats on the rules committee rejected this amendment and did not allow for debate on it on the floor today. this bill is also being brought forth today under a structured rule. adding to the record number of structured and closed rules the democrats have arbitrarily used since they have been in the majority. even though an open rule was requested for this bill, democrats have chosen to stifle and control the debate today until we have another structured -- so we have another structured rule before us eliminating both republicans and democrats' ability to offer important amendments affecting their constituents. with this structured rule, the democrats in charge have blocked at least 13 amendments that were submitted to the rules committee last night. if we had an open rule today, i'm certain we would be debating many more. after promising to have the most open and honest congress in history, why is the speaker

consistently gone back on her word? why are the democrats in charge -- who are in charge shutting -- and have a large majority shutting off debate and silencing their colleagues from both sides of the aisle? are they afraid of debate? are they protecting their members from tough votes? regardless of their motives, one thing is clear, the democrats in charge are doing the american people an injustice by refusing to allow their representatives to offer amendments on the floor of the people's house. the american people want to hear debate and are tired of the backroom deal making 7 of the democrats. with that, mr. speaker -- deal making of the democrats. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri: thank you, mr. speaker. i just want to say that my colleague talks about bipartisanship. i want to say, i can't understand how she can talk

about a bipartisan bill, a bill that came out of the sighons and technology committee with support from both sides of the aisle, and turn it into a partisan political fight. she's right. that's what americans are tired of. and yet during her statement she mentioned democrats at least six times. i lost count after six. this is not a partisan bill. this is a bipartisan bill that is necessary for the security of our country. that's what people send us to washington for. they send us to washington to make sure that we cake steps to ensure that their way of life continues and that they are safe and secure. this bill strategicically places money into education so we can educate the next generation of cyberwar fighters to protect the internet and protect people to be able to use the internet. mr. speaker, with that i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lujan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. lujan: thank you very much.

i speak today in support of h.r. 4061, the signer security enhancement act of 2009. i am a proud co-sponsor of this bill. i commend congressman lipinski for his work on this legislation. mr. speaker, more and more americans rely on the internet every day. businesses depend on it for commerce. consumers depend on it to be able to engage in transactions and support small business across this country. people network in hopes of finding a job or connecting with friends. exploring opportunities to find the financial means necessary to go to college. this means that every day more people rely on secure networks to keep their personal information safe, to make sure that people are taking advantage of their privacy and exploiting them, exposing businesses to attacks. costing taxpayers thousands and thousands of dollars, growing to millions and millions of dollars every day. we know this cost of federal government money, mr. speaker, as more and more countries are looking to engage and find

vulnerabilities in these networks to do harm, to cost the american taxpayers more and more money. we need to make sure we are truly investing and providing educational opportunities young people, bringing those who have skill sets to teach them how to key fend our country and business from these cyberattacks costing us millions of dollars every day. because of our increasing dependence on technology, we must teach these students these important skills. one provision in this legislation we are debating today will help train the force by establishing the federal cyberscholarship for service program. during committee markup i successfully included an amendment to address any regional disparities that may exist, to make sure we are truly looking across the country in small communities and rural america to find these experts that can help us protect our country. to make sure that small businesses are subject to those attacks. my district in new mexico is home to 17 different tribes, mr. speaker.

new mexico has 22. we are here to make sure they are developing their infrastructure that we provide them the opportunity to make sure they have these skill sets as well. mr. speaker, we need to make sure that we are helping people, that we are looking to create educational opportunities. more importantly, mr. speaker, that we are standing up to those nations, to those people around the world, that continue to try to find ways to attack this nation. they found a way through cybersecurity, mr. speaker. they are finding ways to be able to cost commerce money to prevent business from happening. to stifle small business from growing. we as a congress need to make sure we stand with small businesses across the country and provide educational opportunities and work with them. i urge my colleagues to vote for this rule. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i certainly agree with my colleague from new york that the bill itself is not a

partisan bill. i'm not talking about the bill. i'm talking about the rule. this is a very partisan rule and it didn't need to be a partisan rule. all the majority had to do was allow for amendments on the floor and it wouldn't have been a partisan rule. so i need to remind him that's where the partisanship comes in. we're here debating the rule. mr. speaker, while debt limit increases have been passed under both republican and democratic presidents and congresses, the acceleration and the accumulation of the debt that brought us to this point merits examination. in january of 2007 when nancy pelosi became speaker of the house, the statutory debt limit stood at $8.965 trillion. in less than three years, the debt limit has increased by more than 33% representing an additional $1 trillion of debt per year. by comparison, the statutory debt limit which stood at $40

billion in 1940 did not cross the $1 trillion mark until 1981. and since it's been only seven weeks since the democrats voted to increase the debt limit by $290 billion on december 16, 2009, in that time house democrats have passed seven resolutions congratulating sports figures or teams, passed 23 resolutions honoring individuals, entities or causes, passed five bills naming post offices, authorize $50 million to construct a new national park in the virgin islands but passed zero bills to reduce spending or lower the deficit. clearly they are not serious about the serious issue facing this country. since taking office just one year ago, the president has increased the public debt by $1.47 trillion, or 23%, from

$6.3 trillion to $7.78 trillion. under the administration's budget, the public debt will triple jumping to $17.5 trillion by 2019. before president obama's budget and stimulus were enacted, the c.b.o. estimated that the public debt in 2019 would be $9.34 trillion or $8 trillion less than it is now projected to be under president obama. while the president touts his commitment to fiscal responsibility, he's encouraging congress to pass a $1.9 trillion increase in the national debt limit allowing the government to keep borrowing in order to keep on spending. the senate has done it last week and it's probably going to be brought to us tomorrow where the democrats will pass this. and i mention the democrats being in charge and the democrats doing this because it's important for the american

people to know that the democrats are doing this alone. while the decline of federal revenue as a result of the economic slowdown is contributed to the increase in the debt, the significant increases of federal spending have also contributed to reaching the debt limit faster than anticipated. record government spending in the form of both the first stimulus bill and increases in appropriations bills has been a recurring theme of the majority, and it is their responsibility alone because they've done it alone. the record amounts of debt are a direct responsibility of a spending binge in the democrat-controlled congress and white house. in one year of controlling washington, democrats increased the annual deficit by 308% from $458 billion to $1.4 trillion. a quick review of democrat spending increases in 2009 shows why the deficit exploded. in that year alone house democrats passed $787 billion

in, quote, stimulus spending. in addition to paying $347 billion in interest on borrowing money we don't have, two ominous spending bills totalsing more than $885 billion, and increase nondefense spending by 212%. totally alone, faced with declining revenues, democrats have pushed forward with the most irresponsible option by increasing spending and deficits rather than lowering federal expenditures. when all appropriation spending increases combined, the democrat swrort has pumped over half a trillion dollars in additional spending into nondefense discretionary programs in three short years. this is over $512 billion or 127% more money for nondefense discretionary programs than they received in the last year of g.o.p. control of the congress. in fact the fiscal year deficit

for 2009 of $1.41 trillion is the largest ever and three times the size of the previous record-setting deficit. last year's figure of $458 billion. it's no wonder that we hear democrats such as the house majority whip who recently proclaimed we got to spend our way out of this recession. statements like this make clear that the democrats in charge have absolutely no concept for the value of money or how to meet a budget. it really is stunning that despite the economic turmoil caused by government spending too much, the ruling democrats can't comprehend the consequences of spending money we don't have. although some rigid part sans may choose to ignore the -- partisans may choose to ignore the election of washington senator-elect scott brown and

blaming the spending on president bush, they have had an average monthly deficit of $122.6 million by comparison from the year 2000 to 2008, the average annual deficit was $196 billion, and we were fighting a war. so the democrats' solution for a terrible problem is to make it much worse and just blame it on the other guy. to that sentiment, charles said, quote, let's just get this straight. they just elected a republican senator in massachusetts. while the man is omnipotent and the democrats are delusional, scott brown won by obama, not bush. he ran hard against the obama agenda, end quote. unfortunately, the trend of increased federal deficits will not come to an end under the president's new fiscal year 2011 budget. according to the president's

own estimates, his budget and spending plan will cause deficits to average $905 billion for each of the next 10 years. budget shortfalls incurred by the government rise the nation's debt because the government is forced to borrow money to meet the shortfall. in 2009, the budget deficit was $1.4 trillion. the first time in history the deficit exceeded $1 trillion, and the first time the deficit exceeded 10% of gross domestic product since world war ii. the consequences of this kind of reckless spending are worth highlighting. today the cost of the national debt is $39.870 for every man, woman and child -- $39,870 for every man, woman and child. the federal government is projected to spend $465.44 billion paying interesting alone on the national debt in

this fiscal year 2010. that amounts to $1.275 billion per day or $1,530.75 for every one of the 304 million people living in the united states today. just like paying interest on a credit card, these amounts are recurring and do nothing to actually reduce the debt principal. ironically in march of 2006, then senator obama warned his colleagues of the danger of raising the debt limit without addressing the underlying cause explaining that, quote, the fact that we're here today to debate raising america's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure, it's a sign that the u.s. government can't pay its own bills. it's a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. increasing america's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today

onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. america has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. america deserves better. president obama was against raising the debt limit before he was for it. we agree with then senator obama, but we disagree with president obama. when federal spending exceeds revenues, the federal government usually does -- we agree with president obama, mr. speaker. and with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, you know, this is exactly what the american people are so tired of. my colleague talks about what the race in massachusetts meant. it meant that people are tired with the partisan bickering. she just squandered all of the time we could be here talking about cybersecurity and the importance of passing this bill with talking about politics. of course, she fails to point out that much of the debt was

incurred under president bush, fails to point out the fact that now the two wars are on the books. but that's not what we're here to talk about. we're here to talk about cybersecurity. i want to read a quote for you. dennis blair, the director of national intelligence, testified before the senate intelligence committee and he said, malicious cyberactivity is occurring on an unprecedented scale with extraordinary sophistication. he went on to say, sensitive information is stolen daily from both government and private sector networks, undermining confidence in our information systems and the very information these systems were intended to convey. these statements make clear that we cannot afford to maintain the status quo. in order to meet our enemies on the cyber front lines and repel their attacks, we must create a boot camp for our cyber war fighters. the message contained in h.r.

4061 will defend the i.t. systems on which our daily lives survive on. that's what the people sent us to washington to secure. it contains the strategic plan necessary to focus our resources to meet the challenges which directive blair spoke of yesterday. h.r. 4061 will also strengthen partnerships between the federal government and the private sector to guarantee a secure and reliable infrastructure. the benefit of existing public-private partnerships is also on display in upstate new york in my very district. the air force research laboratory, the roam lab, as we call it, hosts the main offices of the air force research lab's information directorate. rome's lab's scientists and ennears uses the latest computer and technology a new

way to defend us against attacks. the valley is known to a number of companies that are engaged in cutting edge cyber research, companies that will use the graduates who come out of college with degrees in cybersecurity. large companies such as park technology, b.a.a. systems, i.t.t. industries, northup and smaller home-grown companies such as black river systems, assured information security, new york state corporation, research associates of syracuse. today the afrl account for thousands of jobs in central new york. men and women doing critical research on our nation to help fend off cyber attacks. there is no doubt that these companies are critical public-private partner shipts that they've -- partnerships that will benefit from this program.

but more importantly the american people will benefit from this program. the cybersecurity enhancement act requires the policy to convene an industrywide nongovernmental task force of businesses and universities to expour potential public-private collaboration on cybersecurity research and development. this will ensure that these collaborations will strengthen our nation's cyber defense. that is what we are here to debate. that is what the american people sent us to congress for and that is what we need to pass today. thank you, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, it's time our colleagues to accept accountability. they've been in the majority for three years, but they continue to blame george bush in the same breath they accuse me of being partisan. since the democrats were gaining majority in the house i

heard them quote a supreme court justice saying sunlight will be the best disinfectent. it is quite fitting today when we speak the majority has been drafts behind closed doors no sunshine in light, health care that will affect every american. what is going behind these closed doors we don't know. we don't know who's at the table. the american people deserve to know what's going on behind closed doors. we need to bring in the sunlight to a process that is shrouded with secrecy. that's why i along with a bipartisan group of 171 other members have co-sponsored h.res. 847, a resolution by my friend and colleague, representative buchanan, that expresses the sense of the house of representatives that any meetings held to determine the final content of sweeping health care legislation be held in public view and not behind closed doors. in order to help bring sunshine to a process, the majority continues to hide from public view, i will be asking for a no vote on the previous question so we can amend this rule allow

the house to continue the buchanan transparency resolution. this vote will give members of the majority the chance to live up to their promise as speaker pelosi said, quote, to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical congress in history. i know that members are concerned that this motion may jeopardize consideration of the bill under consideration today, but i want to make clear the motion i am making provides for separate consideration of the transparency resolution within three days so we can vote on the bill before us today and then once we are done consider h.res. 847. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment and extraneous materials immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. . the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. foxx: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i am reminded of

the first rule that they teach you in trial advocacy class, and that is when you are trying a case and you don't have the facts on your side, talk about everything but the facts. i feel that's what my colleague from north carolina is doing today. rather than saying we can work together in a bipartisan way on a bill that is good for all americans, she would rather talk about everything else that there is. we are not here to talk about everything else today. we are here to talk about cybersecurity and the importance of passing this bill for the american people. as i said earlier, investing in cybersecurity is the manhattan project of our generation. cyberthreats and attacks are real and they threaten our financial and defense networks every day. nearly every aspect of everyday life in our global society is dependent on the security of our cybernetworks. we rely on these systems to carry virtually all our business transactions, control our electric grid, emergency communications systems, and

traffic lights. the cybersecurity enhancement act re-authorizes and exchands the -- expands the programs strengthening the nation's security including a scholarship program to train cybersecurity professionals needed to defend our nation. in requiring the cybersecurity work force assessment, this bill would also give us a clearer picture of our current cybercapabilities and identify what new skills and educational advances are needed in both the federal government and the private sector to combat future attacks. h.r. 4061 requires nist to undertake research and development programs to improve identity management systems which include health information technology systems in order to improve interoperability, authentication methods, privacy protection, and usability of these systems. these systems hold great potential for streamlining the delivery of services and care to individuals.

but they must be secure in order to function properly and efficiently. this legislation will ensure that they are. from the perspective of my district in upstate new york, it plays a critical role in our nation's cybersecurity and its research and development work is often discussed publicly. yet the work done by contractors, subcontractors, and universities in conjunction with federal agencies employs thousands across new york and is a cutting-edge r&d, but more importantly they are central to defending america from cyberterrorist attacks and espionage. it is essential these public-private partnerships continue to flourish and that they have the necessary manpower in place to protect our nation from these threats. the cybersecurity enhancement act will make that happen not just for new york but across the nation. this is not a program for which we can't afford to ask, how can we do this? but a program we must ask, how can we afford not to do this? h.r. 4061 is supported by

numerous organizations, including the u.s. chamber of commerce, business software aligns, software and industry association, national and cable and telecommunications association, u.s. telecom, and commuting -- computing research association. this legislation enjoyed bipartisan support in committee and i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support it. i urge a yes vote on the previous question and on the rule. i yield back the balance of my time, and i move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the ordering the previous question on the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. ms. foxx: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise.

a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 -- pursuant to clause 8 and 9 of rule 20 will be followed by five-minute votes on adoption of house resolution 1051 if ordered and suspend the rules with regarding to house resolution 1048, house resolution 901, and house resolution 1044. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by v

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the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. ms. foxx: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: can we have a recorded vote, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote.@@:vv

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 237 and the nay yeas -- nays are 176. the resolution is adopted. and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker: the house will come to order. the chair would ask all present to rise for the purpose of a moment of silence.

the chair now asks that the house now observe a moment of silence in remembrance of our brave men and women in uniform who have give their lives in the service of our nation in iraq and afghanistan and their families and of all who serve in our armed forces and their in our armed forces and their families.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion from the -- the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. fudge, to suspend the rules and agree to resolution 1043 as amended on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1043, resolution recognizing brescia university for 60 years of leadership and higher education. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 418 and the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the resolution is agreed to, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. fudge, to suspend the rules and agree to resolution 901 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 901, resolution recognizing november 14, 2009, as the 49th anniversary of the first day of integrated schools in new orleans, louisiana. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote.@@@

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 416 and the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and agreeing to resolution 1044 as amended which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: house resolution 1044, resolution commemorating the 65th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz, a nazi concentration and extermination camp. honoring the victims of the holocaust and expressing commitment to strengthen the fight against bigotry and intolerance. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house

suspend the rules and agree to the resolution as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- >> madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. >> on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. the members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote.@@ 16 c13

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 414. the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. without objection the title is amended. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise?

mr. gordon: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks -- the speaker pro tempore: will the gentleman suspend. the house is not in order. the house is not in order. the house is not in order. will all members remove their conversations from the floor. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. gordon: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material to the bill h.r. 4061.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 1051 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 4061. the chair appoints the gentlewoman from minnesota, miss mccullen, to preside over miss mccullen, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the committee will be in order. the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 4061 which the clerk

will report by title. the clerk: a bill to enhance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from tennessee, mr. gordon, and the gentleman from texas, mr. hall, will each control 30 minutes. the chair would like to ask members to take their conversations off the floor. the house is not in order. the committee will be in order. will the gentleman at the rear of the chamber please take their conversations offer the floor. the chair recognizes gentleman from tennessee. mr. gordon: thank you, madam chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i would like to begin by thanking my colleagues, dr.

lipinski, dr. ehlers, mr. wu, and mr. smith, and mr. hall for their contributions to the good bipartisan bill we are considering today. i also would like to take a moment to thank the various staffers who worked on this bill, marcy, travis, dala, and mike on the majority side. dan and malay on the minority side. we could not bring a good bill like this together without their help. last fall the house passed a resolution recognizing national cybersecurity awareness month. the resolution stated that we will need to build strong partnerships between federal agencies, business, and nongovernmental organizations and educational institutes in order to enhance the state of cybersecurity in the united states. h.r. 4061 implements this principle of public-private partnerships in three areas. coordinating and prioritizing the federal cybersecurity r&d portfolio. improving the transfer of cybersecurity technologies to

the marketplace. and training the i. t. work force that can meet the growing needs of both public and private sectors. h.r. 4061 strengthen research and innovative partnerships through the requirement for strategic plan for cybersecurity r&d that is based on an assessment of risk to our nation and its population. in developing this plan, the federal government must solicit input from all stakeholders, including industry and universities. the plan must also describe how the agencies will support the transfer of promising technologies from our national labs and universities to the private sector. finally, the federal agencies must convoon a university industry task force to explore the delab braive research models of cybersecurity. we need to get the best ideas of our scientists and engineers out of the lab and to the marketplace where they can contribute to our collective security and general economic

growth. h.r. 4061 builds educational partnerships to create well trained work force and informed public. specifically h.r. 4061 taps into our colleges and universities by providing scholarships to students pursuing degrees in cybersecurity in exchange for their service in the federal i.t. work force. the legislation also requires the institute to disseminate cybersecurity best practices to individuals and small businesses in a more useful friendly format. but the internet doesn't stop at our borders which means improved cybersecurity also requires international partnerships. h.r. 4061 addresses this by requiring nist to develop a comprehensive international cybersecurity strategic -- strategy that defines what cybersecurity technical standards we need, where they are being deployed, and that the united states is

represented. many organizations support this legislation including the u.s. chamber of commerce, u.s. telecommunication association, the national cable and telecommunication association, the business software aligns, the association of computing machinery, the computing research association, sun microsystems, the university of illinois at urbana, the georgia institute of technology, the software information industry association, applied divisions inc, cymatic corporation, intel america among others. we have also had the support of our colleagues from new york and the chairman of the oversight and government reform committee, mr. towns. at this point i would like to insert an exchange of letters in the record between myself and mr. towns. the chair: without objection. mr. gordon: in conclusion, h.r. 4061 is a good bipartisan bill that strengthens public-private

partnerships, ensures an overall vision for the federal cybersecurity r&d portfolio, trains the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, and improves the cybersecurity technical standards. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 4061. madam chairman, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hall: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hall: i rise in support of h.r. 4061. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hall: we are all aware of the importance of cybersecurity and how it's grown dramatically in recent years. most of the critical systems upon which we depend. from telecommunications to electricity to banking and to commerce we all rely on secure and reliable computing. the short-term policy action that is we can and must take to present our network but over the long-term the key to

cybersecurity is winning the technological race against our adversaries. that's what this legislation is aimed toward. the science and technology committee has a long record of leadership on these issues dating back to the 1980's, led well by the gentleman from tennessee and the agencies and programs we oversee are critical to the success of federal efforts to address cybersecurity weaknesses and their threats. this bill will help to support these efforts through authorization of activities in three general areas. the first one being basic research at the national science foundation. second one expanded n.s.t. scholarships to increase the size and skills of the cybersecurity work force. and third, increase r&d standards development and coordination and public outreach at the national institute of standards and technology related to