bankrupt. we have social security not far behind. we don't fully fund veterans' or military care yet we'll add this new entitlement. americans i don't any are very easily fooled. they know democrats in washington don't really blame us when it comes to who is responsible for driving health care through the roof. fueled by labor and lawyer contributions, millions and millions of dollars of them in their pockets. democrats have for decades successfully killed lawsuit reform and efforts to allow small businesses to join together to buy health care at the same discount the big companies get. as champions of government mandates have driven up health care premiums, union contracts have demand unsustainable health benefits, democrats have fought very arabsly against reasonable efforts to keep health care costs down, yet democrats in washington yield this sword of a massive government takeover in order to sleigh the health care beast that they've been feeding for

decades and decades. so tomorrow even if the powerful combination of threats, union paybacks and back room deals ultimately produce 216 votes, the fight isn't over and nor are the consequences. the images of democrats in washington running from health care town halls, hiding from c-span cameras, slipping in sweetheart deals and arrogantly ignoring the voices of the constituents is also etched in the public's mind, it's a disturbing picture the american people won't easily forget. i object to that bill. i'll fight it with all my might. it is not the right solution for america. madam speaker, i yield back. . ms. bordallo: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i inquire as to the time remaining.

the speaker pro tempore: three minutes for the gentlewoman from guam and 1 1/2 minutes for the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i deaver to the gentlelady from guam or i would be happy to step in. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: i continue to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: let me point out that there's a big flaw in the process that we have been following here recently. we have these massive groups of bills that we are supposed to absorb in a 72-hour period, which finishes tomorrow and culminate with a vote on a massive piece of legislation. reforming 1/6 of our nation's economy. if you look at this bill right here, this is the reconciliation bill, h.r. 4872, the bill reported from the house budget

committee, 2,310 pages. the two plain language reports from the budget committee tote taling about 1,300 pages and the amendment in a nature of a substitute of 150 pages. that is 3,800 pages that we have been given in the last three days. i dare say there's not a single member of this house that has read these 3,800 pages and that's on top of the original bill of a couple thousand pages. so we have a produce here where we're not giving enough time to absorb and go through these bills. and the american people deserve better than that. this system has not been followed like we should be doing it. and i regret that. i think that's a flaw in this process. i would yield back, madam speaker, the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time.

the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: madam speaker, i have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 925 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the resolution is goode to. and without objection, the motion to reconsider -- the gentlelady from guam. ms. bordallo: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays have been 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, yeas and nays are ordered. and this resolution -- pursuant to clause 8, rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, prior -- further proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam seek recognition? ms. bordallo: i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 900 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 900, resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a cold war veterans recognition day to honor the sacrifices and contributions made by members of the armed forces during the cold war and encouraging the people of the united states to participate in local and national activities honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those individuals. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from guam, ms. bordallo and the gentleman from colorado, mr. lamborn, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: i yield myself such time as i might consume and ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized.

without objection, so ordered. ms. bordallo: i rise in support of house resolution 900, honoring the sacrifices and the contributions made by members of the armed forces during the cold war. i would like to thank my friend from new york, mr. steve israel, for bringing this resolution to the house floor. in an age where fear dictated the world stage, the armed forces of the united states of america bravely stood guard to ensure that communism, one of the democracy's greatest adversaries would not prevail. the cold war certificate program recognizes the service of veterans during the period of the cold war from september 2, 1945, to december 26, 1991, in promoting peace and stability for america. for nearly five decades, the united states stood the test of time and proved its powerful convictions in defending itself in the eyed yeels of freedom

from the threat of communism. i ask my colleagues to help achieve the sacrifice of the forces bypassing a resolution that encourages the people of our nation to participate in local and national activities honoring our veterans. i am proud to stand here today to honor the men and the women who stood on the brink of devastating global war in order to bring peace and stability to the world. and i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of house resolution 900. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i rise also in support of house corner current resolution 900, supporting the goals and ideals of the cold war veterans and encourage americans

top participate in local and national activities honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those individuals. it was fought around the world often in places that were on the brimping of slipping into communism and fought by millions of americans who as members of the armed forces were at the point of the atmosphere defend -- sphere. many americans defended their lives. for that reason, madam speaker, it is right to recognize the veterans of the cold war and thank them for their dedication and efforts toward defeating communism. i thank the gentleman from new york, mr. israel, for introducing this bill. i urge my colleagues to support this resolution. thank you. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: i yield to my friend and colleague and sponsor of this resolution, the

gentleman from new york, mr. israel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he might consume. mr. israel: i thank the gentlewoman and the gentleman as well for the bipartisan cooperation that's been demonstrated with respect to this bill. i rise in support of this legislation supporting a day of recognition for cold war veterans, i'm proud to have offered it and sponsored it. it recognizes american heroes who protected our nation during one of the most perilous times in our history. the cold war began on september 2, 1945 and ended on december 26, 1991 and the years in between were fraught with peril. i grew up in the cold war. i remember hearing the air raid drill going out into a hall, bracing myself against the wall, covering my head with my arms. there were millions of american children who went through those exercises. tens of thousands of nuclear warheads were aimed between the united states and the soviet union. the world was o'hare trigger.

while wars were fought in places like korea and vietnam, those nuclear missiles never fired. the conflict never occurred and never occurred because of those heroes of the cold war and answered president kennedy's call as we embarked on a path of hazards and defended missile silos and served on navy ships and when they returned, there were no parades, no public thanks. they went quietly into their jobs, until today. today, they receive the thanks. today we acknowledge their courage, valor and patriotism. today we say thank you to those who kept the world safe, who kept the peace, who saved the world from that unimaginable nuclear catastrophe. my bill honors their sacrifice and ask that americans fly their flags high in thanks and dedicate one day each year to thank them for 50 years of

security. those young children, those elementary schools had to feel great fear during those air raid drills. they may have felt unsafe at the time, but those in dangerous places kept them safe for a generation and more. we thank them for that service. i thank both sides of the aisle for their bipartisan demonstration of support for this bill. i urge passage and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i would yield three minutes to the the gentleman from virginia, representative goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. goodlatte: thank you, madam speaker and i thank the gentleman from colorado and the gentlewoman from guam honoring cold war veterans. i, too, also commend the importance of understanding the history of the cold war and what president kennedy did with the airlift into berlin to protect

the people of that city. what happened during the 1980's, when president reagan called the soviet union exactly what it was, the evil empire and later went to the berlin wall and called about mr. gorbachev to tear down that wall. it was the brave men and women who made that possible in our history to see the ability of our president to stand up to the soviet union and indeed, to see that wall torn down not that many years ago. i will tell you also, however, madam speaker, that we have before us in this congress today and tomorrow health care legislation, a massive bill. when you take all of the pages of all the bills that are being considered here, the house bill, the senate bill, the reconciliation bill, you are

talking about thousands and thousands of pages. and tomorrow, tomorrow we will have a couple of hours for 435 members to talk about what is in those bills. so i have no doubt that the millions of american veterans who served their country and many of whom are baby boomers and will be facing $520 billion in cuts in the medicare program to pay for a new government program at a time when our nation is broke, that they're going to be as concerned as all of us are here today about this health care legislation, this monday strossity that is going to include $569 billion in tax increases that will cost millions of american jobs. they will be concerned to hear from the 130 economists from across the country who sent president obama a letter

explaining how this legislation is a job killer. they will be concerned about their children and grandchildren who will intert the enormous debt -- inhernt the enormous claim that this will result in tax -- in deficit reductions, they know that when you have a side deal of over $200 billion to take care of physicians under the medicare bill, when you have a bill that provides six years of coverage with 10 years of tax increases in medicare cuts, that that does not balance out. in fact, this legislation is hundreds and hundreds of billions, some say, more than $1 trillion greater in costs that will be taken in in revenue and medicare cuts. this will be devastating for our country. madam speaker, i urge you to