food. that has been one of the elements of our greatness. these farmers simply wanted to do what is right by america and they were not allowed to do so. with respect to native american lands and the trust dealing with specifically water rights, these were lands owned and designated historically by law, but they were not treated right and we have now addressed that question. this legislation is paid for, so i support the rule and the underlying bill, but i don't want my colleagues to rise mistakenly to the floor and suggest we are handing out dollars that we're not paying for dollars, that we are not being fiscally responsible. we are. i ask my colleagues to support this. justice has finally arrived, and it's time for us to accept the call to justice and provide for those who simply want to provide for the american people in their own way. thank you for this settlement for black farmers and native americans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time.

the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. . miss forks: i would like to i choir of the gentleman from colorado if he has more speakers or if he's ready to close. mr. perlmutter: we have mr. inslee but i don't know where he went. i have one more if he's in the neighborhood. ms. foxx: then i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the jal reserves the balance of her -- the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. mr. perlmutter: he's not here so why don't we close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i realize that we are here to debate something other than the continuation of the tax cuts and staving off the tax increases which are coming right around the corner.

however it's important that we continue to remind the american people that our colleagues across the aisle continue to refuse to deal with what's the most important issue that we need to be dealing with. instead we are here day after day, day after day, naming post offices and celebrating anniversaries of sports figures when our colleagues have known that the tax increases were going to occur on january 1, 2011 since that bill was passed. they have been in control for four years and they have refused to deal with it. furthermore, we haveal president and congress of the same party. they both know this had to be dealt with but they seem to want to leave everything until the last possible minute and then blame republicans because something isn't being done.

well, ladies and gentlemen, that is just not the case. our colleagues across the aisle, the democrats, are in control. they could have brought this tax increase bill up any time they wanted to. they refused to do it. they left it until the last minute. we need to remind the american people of that and we are not going to be told that we are holding something hostage. i'd also like to point out to my colleagues from colorado that when the stimulus bill was passed, what you call the recovery act, we were promised, the american people were promised that unemployment would not go above 8%. the treasury department recently issued its ninal monthly treasury statement for -- final monthly treasury statement for fiscal year 2010. the deficit for that fiscal year totaled $1.294 trillio or 8.9% of g.d.p.

it's only the second time in history an annual deficit has exceeded $1 trillion. when was the last time? last year , when again, we had a democratic president and democrats in control of the congress. over the past 22 months president obama and congressional democrats have embarked on an unprecedented spending spree that has lowere economic growth, reduced investment, increased the cost of borrowing, and killed american jobs. now rather than reducing spending, democrats hope to move a $1.11 trillion omnibus discretionary bill that would increase expenditures by hundreds of billions of dollars. in doing so, the democrats are ignoring the clear message of the american people and endangering the well-being of future generations. since president obama took office in january, 2009, the liberals ruling over washington have implemented an agenda of record spending and deficits that's unprecedented in this

country's history. since the liberal controlled the white house and congress last year, prove will i gatt -- profligate spending has led to deficits. the total amount of deficit spending in the first 22 months of president obama's administration is more than the combined deficits of president bush 43 administration over eight years, which were previously the highest deficits of any president in history. in the 22 months since president obama moved into the white house, democrats have spent $6.1 trillion which is more than the first 22 months of the administration of president clinton and bush 43 combined. the treasury department reported that in october, 2010 alone the government spent $24.1 billion to make interest payments on the money it borrowed. in f.y. 2010 the government has spent $414 billion on interest payments. an amount equal to 32% of our

deficit. americans made it very clear they want the washington spending spree to end. democrats, however, turned a deaf ear and still want to pass a disastrous $1.1 trillion spending bill in the lame duck session of congress. the growing deficits under the democrats' leadership will ultimately lead to lower standard of living and less opportunity for future generations of americans. as spending by the federal government grows to unsustainable levels, the u.s. will sacrifice its sovereignty by becoming dependent on debt borrowed from foreign countries. as the nation's debt grows, confidence in financial markets will erode andpropel the u.s. into perpetual economic spiral. everything from a senseless energy tax, government takeover of health care, bailouts of the auto industry, megabanks, and the european union combined with endless tax and spending increases leave the american people sitting in amazement

wondering where the imagination of these european wannabes will lead us next. as the american people have been scared to death witnessing the deterioration of everything from the economy, foreign policy, and national security, they should know that fortunately there is a choice between the same old tired liberal agenda and new innovative solutions being offered by the g.o.p. in september, house republicans put forward a pledge that will put america on a path towards economic prosperity. the pledge includes actions that will create jobs and economic -- end economic uncertainty and make america more competitive. physically the pledge would permanently stop all job killing tax hikes, allow small business owners a 20% tax deductions against income to allow capital formation and investment which will stimulate business expansion and new hirings. require congressional approval of costly regulations to reduce

the cost burden that government growth imposes on businesses. repeal the obamacare 1099 requirement to eliminate the wasteful and expensive mandate all businesses report vendor purchases of -- in excess of $600 annually immediately to government spending to prebailout levels to save at least $100 billion in the first year and put the federal government on a path to balance the budget and pay down the debt, moving away from its debt driven economy and eliminating the fear that unsustainable spending is created. the evidence is in, madam speaker. the liberal democrat agenda has failed. they need to go back to the drawing board and come back to the american people with real solutions to their real problems. this isn't the time to dither and blame the republican minority for the disappointing collapse of governance. we have seen since the liberal majority seized control of congress in 2007. i urge my colleagues to take

this opportunity to force the ruling liberal democrats to rethink their misguided proposals by rejecting this rule and the underlying bill to protest the liberal agenda that continues to distract from private sector job creation and getting the economy back on its feet. and with that, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. perlmutter: thank you, madam speaker. i guess i have a completely opposite view of my friend from north carolina as to the importance of this bill. the payment for a wrong against thousands and thousands and thousands of people that were delayed under republican congresses, republican president, it is about time that we settle these cases and pay the bill to people who were either discriminated against or

had their trust money bungled by the interior department. we actually through the course of all this had one interior secretary under republican president who got herself in trouble. ultimately it was all resolved. now it's time to settle these particular cases. decades of litigation, decades of settlement talk. it is a red letter day. that the discrimination and the mismanagement that harms so many people are resolved. and that's the purpose. that's why this has been a bipartisan bill and i hope will be a bipartisan vote later today when we take up the bill. there are 500,000 native americans whose communities were deprived of revenue rightfully and legally owed to them for commercial development of their land. there are thousands of other native americans whose communities will benefit by

completely long overdue water projects. there are also 70,000 farmers in the pigford case who were deprived of their ability to farm because of their race. out and out discrimination. and hundreds of thousands of americans will receive some help this holiday season because we will extend temporary assistance for needy families. my republican friends, they like to talk about tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. tax cuts that were supposed to expire have been planned to expire by a republican congress from the beginning of the decade. this isn't something new. this isn't some big surprise. but the republicans in this house and the republicans in the senate would like to hold up and do nothing until their fries, the millionaires and billionaires, continue these

tax cuts. at the same time stop payment and satisfaction of claims that have been long overdue to these hundreds of thousands of native americans and thousands and thousands of black farmers, as well as millions of people who need assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families. this country pays its bills. doesn't just give tax cuts to the wealthiest americans among us. that's what this democratic congress is about. that's what the democratic senate and this president is about. is about honoring our commitment and stopping discrimination. i'm pleased we are going to pass this bill today. and i hope that all members support it. and not delay any further these rightful claims that have existed for so long. with that, 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. without objection, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the resolution is agreed to. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. ms. foxx: madam speaker, 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. seeing a sufficient number having arisen. the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [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 pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 223. the nays are 168. the resolution is adopted.

without objection a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.

the speaker pro tempore: will all members clear the well and take your conversations off the floor.

will all members take your conversations off the floor. the speaker pro tempore: all members, take your conversations off the floor.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition? mr. rahall: madam speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1736, i move to -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend.

the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: madam speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1736, i move to take from the speaker's table the bill h.r. 4783 with the senate amendments thereto and i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the senate amendments and report the motion. the clerk: h.r. 4783, an act to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in chile and to extend the period from which such contributions for the rereef of victims of the earthquake in haiti may be ack secretary rated. mr. rahall moves the senate amendments to h.r. 4783. the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. will all members take your conversations off the floor? all mbers.

pursuant to house resolution 1736, the motion shall be debatable for one hour with 50 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on natural resources, and 10 minutes equally -- the house is not in order.

the speaker pro tempore: members to my right, please remove your conversations off the floor. and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member on the committee of ways and means. the gentleman from west virginia, mr. rahall, and the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings each will control 25 minutes. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, and the gentleman from texas, mr. brady, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the matter under consideration.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. rahall: madam eaker, today we are considering a measure which will settle over a combined century of litigation. the bill will bring to closure some shameful acts undertaken by the united states and will allow severacommunities to move forward in rebuilding their communities and their trust in the united states. with passage of this legislation, congress will resolve six outstanding litigation matters consisting of two class action lawsuits and four water settlements. in addition, the bill includes the initial installment to fund another water settlement passed earlier this congress. first claims by individual indians for historical accounting and mismanagement of individual indian money accounts in cobell v. salazar will be resolved. after a century of

mismanagement by the federal government, a class action lawsuit was initiated by individual indians -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman is recognized from west virginia. mr. rahall: after a century of mismanagement by the federal government, a class action lawsuit was initiated by individual indians against the united states seeking redress for the mismanagement. this bill will provide $1.5 billion to be distributed to individual indians and to pay administrative and attorneys' fees. an additional $1.9 billion will be used to fund a trust fund land consolidation fund so that highfree fracksated land may be into single tribal ownership again. this will streamline administration of trust lands. after 14 years of litigation and several attempts by the parties to settle, the administration has brought an end to a problem first created

by congress over 120 years ago. second, discrimination claims by african-american farmers against the united states will finally be settled. the settlement loss claimed by african-american farmers who were denied loans based on racial discrimination. third, h.r. 4783 will resolve the water rights claims of seven tribes and pueblos in the states of arizona, new mexico and montana bringing to an end nearly a century of active litigation. when tribes were moved to reservation, the nation assumed a legal obligation that water should be supplied to meet the native people's lands. this -- needs. this meets the commitment and provides water certainty to surrounding non-indian towns, regions, thereby allowing economies and jobs continue to grow. water in the west is in short supply. after years of negotiating, the tribes have agreed in these settlements to an amount of water far less than what they

were originally requesting. the tribes, states and local partners northern tiered these water settlements -- negotiated these water settlements. they are to be commended for sticking with the process and working together to find a mutually agreed upon solution. finally, h.r. 4783 will provide a settlement for the reclamation settlement fund. it will be used to develop water supplies for the reservation. many navajo people continue to haul water to meet their daily needs. it's time to provide this basic human right. i'm proud to say we have been able to survive these long-standing litigation matters without adding to the federal deficit. the entire bill with an estimated cost of approximately $5.4 billion is fully paid for. in closing i think it's important to note that the house has already passed most of the various components of the bill before us today in this congress. some even twice.

this legislation has received administration's full support. although the crow nation water settlement has not yet passed in the house of representatives, the water and power subcommittee has held a hearing on this measure. all concerns by the administration have been addressed and resolved. as a result, i support inclusion of the crow nation water settlement in this legislation. the senate has finally acted. it is time we do our part one last time and send this measure to the president, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: madam speaker, the process by which congress conducts america people's business matters. for a long time beltway insiders claimed that americans don't care about process. it was a self-comforting excuse to conduct business out of the public view and to shut down debate. however, the message from the voters in november's election was unmistakable.

it is very clear the american people do care about congress acting in a transparent, open and fiscally responsible manner. unfortunately, madam speaker, not everyone in congress has heeded this message and this evidence today by the manner in which the democrats are seeking to pass this bill. when this bill originally passed the house in march, h.r. 4783 was aimed at addressing income tax benefits to charitable contributions for the relief of victims of disasters in haiti and chile. two weeks ago this bill emerged in the senate and looked completely different. the senate secretly rewrote the bill behind closed doors to create an over 270-page bill, a $5.78 billion omnibus package of largely indian settlements. and the house is now slated to debate this package without a

single house member, madam speaker, not one house member, republican or democrat, having the opportunity to offer an amendment to improve it. as i have stated several times on the house floor as well as in the natural resources committee, i believe there is real merit in responsibly settling legitimate legal claims. especially when settlement reduces the potential risks and costs posed to taxpayers by lengthy uncertain litigation. it is with this view that i like to review two pieces in this omnibus package. the cobell v. salazar settlement and the settlements of the indian water rights claims with four tribes. first, in the cobell case, i agree that the lawsuit has gone on far too long and that it is important for individual indians to be treated fairly by the federal government. yet, since the proposed terms of the settlement were first publicly revealed, the congress has been petitioned by several

indians and respected indian organizations expressing real concern with the details of that settlement. it is very disappointing that these very legitimate concerns by correctly affected indians are being dismissed by this congress. in particular, madam speaker, the concerns over the possible payment of over $100 million to lawyers in the handling of damages claims deserves the response by this congress. the senate bill makes modifications in both areas. but to be very bluntly honest about it, madam speaker, the new text is nothing more than window dressing because it can be completely disregarded by the judge. to address one of these concerns, i offered an amendment in the rules committee yesterday to cap the cobell attorney fees at $50 million. the rules committee blocked the house in voting on this simple

amendment. under this bill, a literal handful of plaintiff's attorneys may be paid over $100 million. this equates to 1/3 of the amount in the settlement. let me repeat that, madam speaker. this equates to 1/3 of the amount litigated by these attorneys. this is simply too high. some have argued the lawyer fees are just 3% of the settlement, but such a calculation would require proposing to pay lawyers a share of funds from which cases they had absolutely no involvement in representing. it also should be noted that the $50 million cap on fees is not arbitrary. it reflects an amount plaintiff's attorneys claim they can live with under their sigd agreement with the depoft. this legislation should be about fairness to individual indians, but those who control congress right now are bending over backwards to protect $100

million payout to a few lawyers. so let's be clear. every dollar paid to attorneys is a dollar that comes out of the pocket of individual indians in this settlement. congress has an obligation to ensure that individual indians, not lawyers -- sadly, this bill, that is not happening. in regard to the four indian water right settlements included in this bill, three of these have previously passed the house. at that time i expressed my sympathy with such settlements. however, at a time of record deficit spending and record federal debt is the duty of congress to ask questions to ensure that these settlements are in the best interest of the taxpayers. over the past year, congressman tom mcclintock of california, the ranking member of the water and power subcommittee, has sent written inquiries to the department of justice asking the basic question and that basic question is -- do these settlement amounts represent a

net benefit to taxpayers as compared to the consequences in cost of litigation? very simple question. to date, the justice department has regrettably not answered these questions. even though they did answer similar questions with respect to the cobell settlement. it is for this primary -- this reason that i was compelled to oppose those settlements when they passed the house. now, there are four such settleme and the price tag for them is $1.23 billion. if congress is going to spend this much money, it seems to me it's a duty first to show whether this is a fair deal. without answers from the justice department, informed decisions cannot be made and it isn't responsible -- it is not responsible, in my view, then, to support this bill. for these reasons i recommend that my colleagues oppose these bills until these questions can be answered. and, madam speaker, i ask

unanimous consent that the balance of my time be controlled by the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, and that he may control that time as he sees fit. . the speak pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: i'm honored to yield five minutes to the distinguished majority whip, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for five minutes. mr. clyburn: i thank my good friend for yielding me this time. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 4783, the claims resolution act of 2010, and ask permission to revise and extend my remarks. madam speaker, today is a great day for our nation's black farmers. and native americans who were discriminated against by their own government. our government.

for years. thousands of families have waited for years to receive the settlements awarded to them in two class action lawsuits that have gone unresolved because of political gamesmanship. in this congress alone we have twice passed legislation that would have resolved this issue. today the games have come to an end. today we will meet -- mete out a modicum of justice. after more than a decade, this bill finally in some significant measure resolve the cases, a lawsuit which was settled back in 1999. that lawsuit was filed by african-american farmers against the department of

agriculture for discriminating against black farmers who applied for access to loans and other assistance. the department of agriculture has admitted that the discriminations took place and repeatedly urged this body to compensate those farmers who were discriminated against. nothing in the pigford settlement would prevent the government from prosecuting fraud rent claims. -- fraudulent claims. and this bill which is fully paid for includes strict provisions designed to ensure that payments are distributed to only deserving claimants. now, mr. speaker, i want to address two issues. the issues of neutral, adjudicator, and performance audits, both of which are found in this bill.

and cause me great concern as to whether or not we are setting up a process by which intimidations will take place. now, i want the record to show that these two processes are not found anywhere else but they are in this bill. i'm very concerned about that because i think it opens the door for witch-hunts to take place as to whether or not these farmers are in fact deserving. and whether or not intimidation may take place as to whether or not we will kill activities on a plot of farmers who should be filing claims i don't want

anybody to be unjustly enriched , but i hope that nobody will be intimidated by the process. i used to run the south carolina commission for farm workers and i can tell you that from 1968 when i became director of that agency, i saw the discrimination taking place not just in farm loans but in housing loans as well. and the intimidation factor was great among these rural families that did not feel equipped to fight the process. we have put these two procedures in this bill. i want the record to show that we do not put them there for people to be intimidated but

only to provide a process by which the federal govement can find out whether or not people are deserving of the service and of the resolution. i would hope, mr. speaker, that as we carry forth this settlement that we will not once again visit upon these families the intimidatio factor that so many of them experienced for years now. now, this goes back to 1981, but i can tell you that these cases go back for nearly a century and they ought not be intimidated at this point in the process. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker.

i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise today with strong concerns about two provisions in this bill related to the fay fors. first so of the poliesn this bill ma sse such as extending welfare programs or better preventg incorrect unemployment insurance payments, but beyond this, consider using the u.i. and trade savings in this bill to reduce our nation's staggering deficit or pay for extending unemployment benefits or promoting job creating trade, democrats want to use these savings for new unrelated spending. going on a spending spree now will make the job of helping the unemployed, promoting job creating trade, and balancing the budget next year even harder. for example, by better preventing the unemployment benefits overpayment, this bill saves about $3 billion over the next decade. at a time of record budget deficit when is many states and federal unemployment programs are bankrupt and deeply in debt, that money will not be used to strengthen unemployment

insurance programs. or even to pay for an extension of these benefits. instead this legislation diverts that money outside of the unemployment insurance system for unrelated spending. how that makes sense is beyond me. while we are on the issue of diversion, this bill uses custom users fees which are fees associated with the import process which typically are used when we are passing trade legislation to benefit u.s. manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, and workers such as the miscellaneous trade bill, preferen proams r developing countries,nd tde promion agreent. the facthisbill diverts t fees to offset a nontrade program limits our ability to pass trade legislation that helps create american jobs and levels the playing field abroad for our u.s. farmers, manufacturers, and service companies. i have grown tired, frankly, mr. speaker, of this congress using the ways and means committee to support its

spending spree. when we spend money on a new program, we should offset that with spending cuts not by using funds already designated for a pro-growth, pro-job purpose. in fact, i would, mr. speaker, yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california will control the time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i'm very honored to yield one minute to our distinguished majority leader, the gentleman from maryland, mr. steny hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. and i rise in strong support of this legislation. this legislation is years late in passing. the injustices that it addresses are long term in being. today the house has an opportunity to bring an end to

two historic injustices. they can do so by improving the set manyment in the pigford and cobell class action lawsuits, helping to make amends to african-americans, farmers, and more than 300,000 native americans. few people in this nation have been treated as poorly by their nations have african-americans and native americans. this was a continuing injustice that should have been addressed decades ago. and indeed of course should not have happened. the pigford settlement concerns a decades old pattern of racial discriminationn the department of agriculture alone tola farmers. for too ng farmers were denied loans because of their race, even black farmers who received loans were paid significantly less than their white counterparts.

in some cases i'm told that the amount of the loan on paper did not reflect the proceeds that were received. in fact, the proceeds were far below the face amount of the loan. the cobell settlement concerns mismanagement of federal trust funds in which billions of dollars, billions of dollars in fees and royalties on reservation land were unaccounted for. the bill can ensure that the individual account holders are properly paid. now, i just said that but unfortunately there are some who we will never be able to properly pay because they died before this injustice was righted. which will prevent similar mismanagement, hopefully, from reoccurring. and resolve other outstanding land and water rights disputes that are deeply concerning to tribal governments. above all, passing this bill

means living up to our obligation to those who have deserved better from the federal government. these settlements have been reached in court and now it is our job to ensure that the federal government lives up to its end of the bargain. i'm glad that this bill funds the pigford and cobell settlements without adding to the deficit and i'm also glad this bill can bring to a close an unfortunate blemish on the record of this government in dealing with its people. it closes an unfortunate chapter in our history. i urge my colleagues hopefully unanimously to pass this piece of legislation. we did the wrong thing. but all of us acknowledge it is never too late to do the right thing. so that although this is late, this legislation is the right

thing to do. let us do it now. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: i yield to the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lucas, the ranking member of the agriculture committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from being -- oklahoma is recognized for one minute. mr. lucas: i must rise in opposition to this bill. it bill includes more than $1 billion to settle the pigford discrimination suit against the usda in addition to the money we spent. i want to see a resolution to this settlement, i cannot in good conscience support the process in which we attempted to address these problems. the house passed h.r. 4783, a bill intended to encourage charitable contributions by voice vote in march. what we have received back from the senate instead is a bill that will cost the taxpayers more than $5 billion. by using this procedure, we are unable to offer a motion to recommit to change the bill. additionally we are considering this legislation under a closed

rule which prevents any member from offering an amendment. we are rushing through consideration of a massive spending bill. the senate acted on this 269-page bill 10 days ago and we are already bringing it to the floor. let's slow down and ensure that we consider this massive bill in a thorough and deliberative process. sadly i must urge my colleagues to vote no. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: this is a long injustice and the question has been raised why use moneys within the jurisdiction of ways and means and finance to support this bill?

the answer is very clear, there is no escape. there is a moral compulsion to act on this legislation. and no one should hide behind issues of jurisdiction. we have tried to do this for years, the finance committee decided there was a way to finance it. this is a morally right thing to do. . the bill also period. the bill also extends the program through september 30 of next year. i greatly regret that the provisions included in this bill do not include an extension of the emergency fund. this will help unemployed

families find work and assisted local economies in coping with the recession. roughly 250,000 jobs were created. most of them in the private sector. unfortunately republican opposition in the senate has repeatedly blocked our efforts to extend this program. this is critical legislation. i urge its support and i would like to yield the balance of the ways and means team -- time to mr. mcdermott. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from west virginia will control the time. without objection, the gentleman from washington is recognized, will control the time. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, parliamentary inquiry. mr. speaker. the gentleman from michigan's time was his own time. not my time. correct? the speaker pro tempore: that's

correct. the gentleman yielded to the gentleman from washington. that is correct. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the claims resolution act to remedy a past injustices against native americans and african-americans. this bill will provide a resolution to respond to past mismanagement in tribal lands and to discrimination against african-american farmers by the department of agriculture. in short we are taking at least a partial step to right old, old, old wrongs. this legislation also extends through fiscal year 2011. the basic temporary assistance for needy families, that's the tanf program, the extension of this program is welcome but it's not enough. this bill does not include the tanf emergency fund which provides funds to our states to help needy families and to establish or expand employment programs for jobless americans. roughly 250,000 jobs are created by the program primarily through private sector employers.

the house passed the extension of these job programs on two separate occasions. earlier this year. but republicans in the senate have repeatedly blocked the extension. additionaly the bill before us fails to maintain full funding for the child supported persons program which means less support will be ultimately collected and sent to children. the fact that these important supports are expiring should be a wakeup call to the american public. watch the republicans control this house. they need to know that republicans are actively working to shred america's safety net just when it's needed most. in closing, i support this bill's response to those who suffered in the past. it said that justice delayed is just denied. but it's better to get it late than never. but i find it regretble that this bill does so little -- regrettable that this bill does so little to help those who are

suffering today. this is about what went on a long time ago. it is not dealing with what's happening today. i urge the support of this act, and the other issues that need to be dealt with in the near future. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman wish to reserve his time? yields back? yields back in mr. mcdermott: i yield back the balance of my time -- yields back? mr. mcdermott: i yield back the balance of my time. i reserve the balance of my time for the natural resources committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. >> mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from oklahoma, my friend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. >> i thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, america is a great and a good country. but sometimes in its past it's made great and lamentable mistakes.

h.r. 4783 offers this congress the opportunity to correct some of the worst mistakes that we've made in the course of our long and distinguished history. there are three parts to this legislation. a component to deal with african-american farmers and that ought to be passed. a component to deal with indian water rights and that certainly needs to be passed and finally the largest portion of this bill deals with the so-called cobel lawsuit. for those of my colleagues who are not familiar with that suit, it's a 14-year lawsuit. it involves almost half a million claim ants. mr. cole: it deals with accumulated mistakes and misdeeds from the american government from 1887 to the present. we have twice in the course of this lawsuit had federal officials held in contempt of court in two different administrations, one republican and one democrat, and frankly the previous administration thought we should set this will bill between $8 billion and 11 billion -- $11 billion. so this settlement is a bargain

for the american taxpayers. we're going to hear loot of arguments against this particular piece -- a lot of arguments against this particular piece of legislation. the reality is, number one, it's fully paid for and passed by the united states senate by unanimous consent which means some of our colleagues over there who are famous for being frugal signed off on it. second, we ought to think about the cost of not settling it. the united states government has spent over $1 billion, almost $1 billion on this lawsuit in the course of 14 years. and if we do not pass this legislation, we will be in court again and if the plaintiffs prevail, the cost could be well beyond what's been negotiated by the administration. we'll hear arguments about process and my colleagues, i've got to ask you, how much process do you want when you've been waiting since 1887 to deal with a bill? this bill has been around 14 years. it's been in this congress years and years.

i've been to many hearings about this lawsuit. and frankly we've seen it, you know we passed it twice in this congress already. so the idea that it hasn't been thoroughly vetted i think is not true. and finally, you know, we're going to hear about legal fees. i got to tell you, if you can get lawyers for three cents on the dollar, take the deal. that is the best legal deal i have ever seen in front of the congress of the united states. far below what you would normally expect contingency fees to be. the administration frankly has done a good job in negotiating this settlement, bringing it to us. we need to do a good job as well and pass it and recognize that we are getting a good deal for the american taxpayer but much more importantly we are correcting historic wrongs that should never have occurred in the first place. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i yield the time that i have remaining to mr. rahall.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman from west virginia will control the time. mr. rahall: may i have a count check? may i have the amount of time remaining on both sides, please? the speaker pro tempore: 16 minutes. mr. rahall: on my side. and over there? the speaker pro tempore: and the gentleman from california has 1/2. mr. rahall: ok. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. mr. kildee: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, today i rise in strong support of h.r. 4783, the claims resolution act of 2010. i want to thank chairman nick rahall and congressman tom cole, my fellow co-chair of the native american caucus, for their hard work on this legislation. in the past, the u.s. government mismanaged over 300,000 individual indian trust accounts, causing unneeded hardship and strain. h.r. 4783 will go a long way

toward righting this terrible wrong. this legislation authorizes and approvings the settlement, the 14-year long litigation. the settlement agreement provides for the distribution of $1.5 billion directly to individual indians and for the creation of a $1.9 billion fund to purchase highly interests in trust lands. it also sets up $60 million for educational scholarships to indian children. this win-win agreement was already passed by the senate. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on h.r. 4783, to turn the page on this sad chapter of federal nave american relations. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. >> mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from iowa, mr. king. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is

recognized for three minutes. mr. king. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from california for yielding. and i rise in opposition to this bill. it is i think something that even though it's been vetted fairly well and those that are paying attention, it hasn't been vetted very well by this congress and for my standpoint, i'm one of the people who's read the consent decree from pigford one. it starts out with these words. 40 acres and a mule. now, we know what that started out to be in the aftermath of the civil war. a promise from the government that will would be 40 aircrafts for african-americans, newly freed -- 40 acres for african-americans, newly freed slaves, provided by the federal government by land that had been confiscated by the union and there would be a rented mule or a loaned mule. that's been the promise of slavery reparations and of course it didn't come to pass and a few cases it did but not many.

but in truth we have here the modern day version of reparations that are going on. pigford one allowed for those who had a legitimate claim of discrimination to file that claim. many who didn't have legitimate claims also filed claims. what i'm seeing, in information that comes from me, boxes and stacks of data, people who have been deployed to administer the first $1.05 billion and they say to me they're sick to their stock am. they're sick because of all the -- stomach. they're sick because of all the fraud they see. 75% is the low number. i'm hearing numbers into the high 90%. we don't see the data, we don't see the applications we don't see how it matches up with the decision on the first decree where he says it's not $50,000, it's $183,500. mr. speaker, this has become a modern day reparations component and it's wrong. the $r50,000 was essentially automatic to -- the $50,000 was

essentially automatic to whoever applied. they needed a friend who would sign an affidavit that said that they knew at one time that they were or wanted to be a farmer and that they may or may not have spoken to anyone at the usda but that they had complains with someone who was either an employee of the usda or perhaps they were a member of congress or a couple of other categories. this issue needs to be examined far more thoroughly. the shirley what rod case comes into this. it's curious that she's the number one recipient in the largest case in the history of america. pigford farms. shirley, the individual who became so well known in the media a few months ago, when the secretary of agriculture fired her for a little clip of a speech that she gave before the naacp. it's curious to me, and i don't take issue with the totality of the statement that she made, mr. speaker mr. speaker, but it's curious to me that -- mr. speaker, but it's curious to me

that she got the notice that she was going to receive $13 million from pigford farms, 22 of july, 2009, 25 of july, 2009, secretary of agriculture hired her to be the head of usda rural development in the state of georgia. what does this mean, mr. speaker? well, i don't know the answer to that yet but i know this. a tremendous amount of data, 94,000 claims, 18,000 black farmers, 4 1/2 claimants for every black farmer. it has to be fraud. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, on our committee on natural resources, we have a subcommittee chair who has been intimately and powerfully involved with these issues over a number of years. she's the gentlelady from california, mrs. napolitano, for whom i yield three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for three minutes. mrs. napolitano: thank you, mr. speaker, and thank you, mr. chair. i am very happy to rise in

strong support and approval of h.r. 4783. title 3 and 6 settles the water rights claims for seven tribes in the state of arizona, new mexico and montana. in the case of the five new mexico pueblos this legislation would end a combined total of 84 years of protracted and expensive litigation. this legislation is fully paid for as has been stated repeatedly. most of the settlements involve either the rehabilitation of facilities or the design and construction of much-needed drinking water systems. having an offset for the entire cost of this litigation allows for project construction to start earlier and to stay on schedule, save money, ultimately saving taxpayers millions of dollars in construction costs that are subject to inflation increases. in the case of the hoo minor flats project, it is estimated as a saving of $7 million annually.

the water in the west and the long runner effort to meet the needs of the tribal communities has required compromise and development of the trust in the process. the tribes have negotiated in good faith and ultimately have settled for water rights that is far less than what they initially -- their initially claims asserted -- their initial claims assert. . in their litigation against the we did so with a commitment to supply the tribes with water. the beauty of these four settlements that the tribal, federal, and local stakeholders see the been fit as not just for the tribal members but the community and regions as a whole. all four settlements have received bipartisan support and been considered and debated by our house either at the subcommittee hearing or house passage. title 7 of this legislation provides additional funding to the fund estabshed in public law 111-11 dated 3/30/2009.

this would go towards the science, planning and construction of the navajo project t will bring water to the navajo nation and non-indian neighbors. it is time we in the united states and this congress provide the infrastructure for these people so they don't have to wait for a water trust to get the unmain taint roads to deliver water. water is a basic human right and should be provided to all our citizens. it is time u.s. congress stepped up to our commitment. none of us would want to have this situation in our districts. i would like to commend all of the parties involved in negotiation of these settlements from the tribes and the pueblos, their non-tribal neighbors and entities that spent countless hours bringing water certainty to their community. we commend the administration and their rededication to the process and to our respective staffs. it is to the administration's credit that we have in front of

us four settlements that we can fully support. it is time that we give these settlements their full support and provide water certainty and more importantly a water few tour for their tribes and neighbors. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman--the gentlewoman from california extends the time over to the gentleman from west virginia. the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from minnesota, mrs. bachmann, make that three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. bachmann: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you to my distinguished colleague from california for yielding. to me one of the most obvious problems with this bill that we are being called upon to verify today and to vote for is simply a numbers problem. if we are looking at this pigford claim whereby we have black farmers who are stating that they are discriminated against, we had approximately 14,500 claims that were paid

out in the first pigford one class action lawsuit. but now what's very interesting is the black farmers themselves are saying, we are looking at a potential universe of about 18,000 black farmers. the period in question when the united states department of agriculture is alleged to have discriminated against black farmers is between 1981 and 1997. between that 16-year period according to the numbers that people agree on, there is a universe of about 18,000 black farmers. well, in the pigford one settlement, 14,500 black farmers received claims. what this means then is we would have to presume that nearly every black farmer in the united states applied for a loan from the usda. then we would have to presume that every black farmer qualified for receiving that loan from the usda. then we have to presume that

every black farmer who applied, who call fide was turned down for a loan and then finally we'd have to presume that every black farmer in the united states was also discriminated against and that's why they were turned down. it wouldn't just be one office of the usda. this would be rampant discrimination all over the country. what's unbelievable is that in the face of this alleged gross discrimination by which the taxpayers of this country have already paid out $1 billion in payments, not one usda employee in the country has been fired for discrimination. not one employee has even been suspended or reprimanded or fined. how could this be? and now in the pigford two settlement, which isn't even a lawsuit, which is something that attorney generaeric holder and ag secretary tom vilsack came together and just came up with an idea that they would have a second settlement

because apparently there were even more claimants that wanted their seed money. not only a universe that will be paid out in this settlement today of 94,000 claimants. how in the world, mr. speaker, can you have 94,000 claimants in addition to the previous 14,500 claimants if there were originally only 18,000 black farmers in the country? this is a simple math problem. that's why we are saying before one more dime goes out of the u.s. treasury for a claim, we have to investigate before the checks go out to claimants not after. we aren't even talking about subsequent investigation. this is an outrage and one vote that no member of this congress should vote for.

this will be an albatross around the neck of any member of congress that votes to fund this obviously fraudulent claim. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of the time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, our committee on judiciary has been very instrumental in the drafting of this legislation, especially in regard to the pay-for section. i'm happy to yield six minutes to the distinguished chairman of that committee, the gentleman from michigan, mr. john conyers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for six minutes. mr. conyers: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. conyers: i want to let the gentlelady from minnesota know that i would like to work with her on getting these numbers straightened out because there were some erroneous conceptions involved here. but i'd like to begin by

recognizing the chairman of the subcommittee on crime and judiciary committee for a minute and a half, my dear friend, bobby scott. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman from west virginia seek to give up the time control to the gentleman from michigan? mr. rahall: it's the gentleman from michigan's six minutes. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman merely yielded for debate? mr. rahall: i'm not yielding any additional time. the gentleman from michigan is yielding out of his time. is that not in order? the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan will control six minutes.

mr. rahall: correct. the speaker pro tempore: and yield to -- mr. conyers: i yield to bobby scott of virginia 1 1/2 minutes. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 4783 with particular reference to the pigford claims provision regarding claims of widespread rampant racial discrimination by the department of agriculture against black farmers. mr. speaker, we have heard about the 18,000 farms, 18,000 many more than 18,000 farmers, many of them lost their families and others tried and they were subjected to racial discrimination. in 1999 the court rule that black farmers between 1981 and 1996 and filed a complaint against the department by july 1, 1997 were eligible to seek monetary compensation from the government if they could prove their case. unfortunately tens of thousands of black farmers complained

they were not made aware of the july 1997 cutoff date and to provide relief for those farmers left out of the original action congress authorized the cause of action for those late filers who were denied a determination on the merits of their discrimination claims and those claims have now been settled conditioned upon congressional appropriation of $1.15 billion. this bill provides the funding for the resolution of the long-standing claims or those who can prove it. this settlement is long overdue and i hope my colleagues will approve this matter as we have twice before to bring this long-standing matter to a close. mr. speaker, finally i would like to thank my fellow virginian, john boyd, the president of the national black farmers association, for his hard work over many years on behalf of black farmers. i thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: thank you, mr. speaker.

i am a little dismayed that we come back after this recess and after a struggle that has gone on for generations and we come here and of all my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, i am stunned that only one person rises in support of a claim that is so gross, so discriminatory, and i would -- the gentlelady raised the question of why nobody was ever fired or punished or discharged. that's how deep and pervasive this problem has been over the

centuries in this country. that's why nobody was punished. and that's why it makes it all the more important that we -- if we can, get as bipartisan a vote from everybody in this house on this matter. now, chairman bobby scott mentioned john boyd of the national black farmers association. he's sitting up in the gallery right now and i want you to know that he came to me in the spring of 1983, that was 27 years ago, and we had been working on this matter ever since. all across the south we even had problems we found out that

were in the north. it wasn't just the south. but the south was obviously the most pervasive. and so we are talking about something that was written up by -- a number of years ago in the "washington post" october 3, 2004, ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the article entitled "the promise land, bigotry and bankruptcy haven't driven ricky haney from the fields that his ancestors worked as slaves." i ask unanimous consent -- the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. mr. conyers: thank you, mr. speaker.

as much as i appreciate the secretaryf agriculture for his work in this, and as much as i appreciate those that are going to support this measure i am sorry to say that this matter of fairness to farmers of color, hispanics, and women are not yet resolved. and there are black farmers who, because they were late filers, how can you be somewhere out in god knows where and you're supposed to know when the filing date for things are. there are over 12,000 african-american farmers that have been excluded from the

pigford settlement merely because they didn't do it on time. you think they got a lawyer out there? of course they don't. and so i want the secretary -- may i get -- you're out of time. all right. i'll just conclude by saying that the claims of latino farmers, late filers, and women farmers are still not resolved even when we finally pass this measure. i thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair will remind members not to draw attention to any visitors in the gallery. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock cloverpb mr. speaker, -- mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i yield myself four minutes. titles 3 and 4 purr property to settle four water claims by

signing away the public's right to nearly $300 billion gallons of water every year in perpetuity. in addition, they are spending more than $1 billion. now, the proponents of the bill are correct. that if the taxpayers are going to end up paying more, if these claims go to trial, we should settle them out of court. that's simply not the case. for the better part of a year i asked for a legal opinion from the attorney general on this question to no avail. until a day before the issue was first brought to the house floor and what we received was not a legal opinion assessing the validity of the claims or the extent of the taxpayers' liability, it was a general statement of their preference for settling claims than litigating them. it is undermined by very many specific objections raised by the administration over the course of the last two years. .

for example, with the white mountain apache settlement, it was written, quote, this authorizes federal appropriations for numerous tribal projects that are extraneous, are extraneous to the settlement. and they urged, quote, these projects should be considered on their own merits in separate authorizing legislations. last year i had warned that funding would, quote, be excessive, be excessive, if it were viewed as settlement consideration. they also warned a year ago of language that is still in the bill which waves the sovereign immune -- waives the sovereign immunity of the united states. this provision will engender additional elle litigation and likely in competing state and federal forums rather than resolving the water rights disputes. in gender additional litigation, extraneous teat -- extraneous to

the settlement, these are the administration's own words. in fact, the administration expressed so many reservations about aspects of these settlements that we can only conclude that they are not settlements negotiated by the attorney general and presented to the congress, but rather they are a grab bag written by the congress itself and now rubber stamped by the administration on political and not legal grounds. we were initially told that the attorney general never comments on the validity of claimbut we found this to be false. for example, in the cobell case in 1994 when the attorney general's office believed that we needed to settle out of court, they said so. they said that we're, quote, not well postured for a victory on this claim. they warned, quote, the outcome could easily be a significant cost to the taxpayers and the public and that it's not what they're saying now with respect to these four settlement claims.

mr. speaker, we have many more indian water settlements pending for vast quantities of water and substantial sums of money. we need to get our act together on this. i believe congress needs to demand that the administration be candid and forth coming on all claims for settlement and that congress insist that before it begins deliberating on a settlement that the attorney general has conducted and completed the negotiations, determined all of the details, certified that the settlement is within the legal liability of the government and only then submits that settlement for consideration by congress. anything less is breeching the fiduciary responsibility that we hold to all of the people of the united states and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i yield for the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker.

i ask to revise and extend my remarks in strong support of 4783, the claims resolution act. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new mexico, mr. hint rick. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new mexico. mr. hinojosa: thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. hensarling: -- mr. hensarling: thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. hint rick: this bill will ratify set -- heen -- mr. heen rick: i rise in support of this bill. these cases have been in federal court for many decades. these cases sought to bring justice to native pueblos who like any other western communities depend on water as their life blood. after many decades, the claims resolution act will bring much needed certainty to the pueblos of northern new mexico by restoring their right to clean, reliable water.

cooperation and collaboration are far too rare when it comes to managing water resources in the west. the indian water bills are an example of how we can manage this precious resource, without pitting towns against farms and farms against tribes. the legislation has bipartisan support and was passed by the senate by unanimous consent. i commend president obama and secretary salazar for upholding our nation's responsibility to native americans. and we should finish that work today by radifying these settlements. i yield back -- ratifying these settlements. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: i reserve the balance of my time. i'd like to ask the gentleman from west rginia how many more speakers he anticipates? mr. rahall: several. mr. mcclintock: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i yield for unanimous consent only, mr. speaker, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fattah. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. fattah: i recognize with consent to revise and extend my remarks in support of this settlement and toward a more perfect union. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to the gentleman from washington, mr. inslee. mr. inslee: permission to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. inslee: mr. speaker, george washington said something i thought was appropriate to the cobell settlement. he said the administration of justice is the furthest pillar of government. and today that's where we're administering some justice. for the 50,000 individual native americans and more than 100 tribes across this country. and we have known and known in no uncertain terms that there have been an injustice to thousands of these americans for decades. and we have struggled mightily to find the right resolution of that and we have found a settlement that in fact achieves that. but the point i want to make about this is we know how important this has been to

native americans. we know their attachment to the land and the abuses they've suffered at the hand of their government. and conservatives should like the fact that we are forcing a government that acted inappropriately to its citizens to pay for the damage they did to their citizens. but i just want to point out, this is not just justice for native americans. a justice for any is a justice for all. and justice for native americans today is justice for all americans. we all ought to field proud that we're taking a step forward to make this a more just nation. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, a valued member of our committee on natural resources, mr. baca. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. baca: mr. speaker, i rise today to voice my strong support for h.r. 4783. i want to thank the congressional leadership rahall and the white house for the

commitment to ensure justice for those individuals and communities we have wronged in the past. the cheefment of minority farmers by usda remains a dark stain in our nation's history. when i first came to congress, i worked extensively in the agriculture committee with my former colleague, eva clayton, to bring justice to the african-americans, hispanics, native american and female farmers. we hosted several meetings, wrote letters, shared subcommittee hearings on this issue to address past discrimination. today i am pleased to say that we are taking an important step forward in writing those -- righting those past wrongs of injustice by this country. h.r. 4783 pvides the additional funding required to settle the pigford lawsuit filed by the african-americanner. it also includes funds to settle the cobell case and provide to native american communities with trust accounts that were mishandled by the government. thousands of people have been affected who still bear the wounds of the past

discrimination. they've waited too long. the legislation also includes important measures to settle the water rights claims to many tribes, including the white mountain apache, the cold mountain, the navajo nation, at that time hoe pueblo tribes. we still have a long road ahead before we bring justice, including hispanic farmers and female farmers. but we are moving in the right direction. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i yield for u.c. only to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman. meeks, i rise enthusiastically to support the pigford-cobell settlement and i ask that we continue to seek justice for those who have been denied it. i ask unanimous consent to place my statement into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without

objection, so ordered. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to the gentleman from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. barrow: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the chairman for yielding and his leadership on this issue. mr. speaker, this country has a proud heritage of african-american farmers who have contributed more than their fair share to our national economy but our government has not given them their fair share of support. it's shameful. that many of those farmers have faced discrimination by their own government. i applaud this effort to finally right some of those wrongs and i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. however, i feel compelled to make the point that while this is progress, it won't be providing relief for everyone who needs it. i ask have a constituent and an original plaintiff in the pigford suit and because of bad lawyering and judging, he's never had so much as a hearing on his discrimination case. this will likely do him no good. i hate to think how many other folks are left out who might still be left out of their rights in this instance. i hope passage of this bill can be a first step toward righting some of those wrongs as well.

i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: may have a time check, please, mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: two minutes remaining. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from arizona, a member of our committee on natural resources, mrs. kirkpatrick. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. kirkpatrick: i rise in support of the claims resolution act. this legislation will make an ae-- enormous impact on indian country and also help meet our trust obligations to tribal nations. included in this legislation is the white mountain apache settlement that resolves the water rights of the tribe and communities in the mountains of arizona. growing up in that area, i remember having to boil water before using it. that is simply not acceptable in the 21st century. this legislation is critical and i was proud to have it be the first bill i introduced. i want to thank tribal chairman lupee,, senator kyle and the other stakeholders involved in

this process. it was a collaboration of many partners and many years. i am proud to see it passed into law today. i urge my colleagues to pass the claims resolution act. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: has the other side yielded back? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia has one minute. the gentleman from california has eight minutes. mr. mcclintock: we're ready to close. mr. rahall: ok, i have one last speaker. do i have the ght to close? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia has the right to close. the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: thank you. mr. speaker, there is that doubt that americans of african dissent, native americans, have suffered grave injustices over the years at the hands of this government and they deserve justice. no more, no less.

but if we are excessive in our zeal to do justice to one group, we end up necessarily doing injustice to others. and that is the concern that is raised in this bill. legal settlements, and that's what this bill purports to be, legal settlements should be settled on legal grounds. there is serious question including serious question obviously within the administration using their own words as to whether these settlements are in the interest of justice, are in the interest of all the people of our land. in one hour of debate, the proponents have not cited one argument, not one word on the legal issues of a bill that purports to settle legal issues and that ought to tell us a very great deal right there. that is the problem with this bill and that is why action should be deferred on this bill until the attorney general actually conducts good faith negotiations on behalf of the people of the united states. i will yield back the balance of

my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, to conclude debate on the majority side, i yield all the remaining time to the gentlelady from california, mrs. maxine waters. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. waters waters thank you very much, mr. speaker, and -- mr. watt: -- ms. waters: thank you very much. today we have the opportunity to right the wrongs perpetrated on both black farmers and native americans in this country. the history of shameful and rampant discrimination against black farmers and the shameful mismanagement of native americans, oil, gas and water rights are being addressed here today. today we vote to settle the pigford two black farmers case against the usda and the cobell case on mishandled native american oil and gas claims, against interior and several tribal water rhymes -- rights

claims. the black farmers case against usda goes back decades. i was a member of the judiciary committee and the chair of the congressional black caucus 1996 to 1998 where we worked with the clinton administration and we were able to weigh the statute of limitations so that we could get pigford one up before us. but thousands of black farmers lost their farms, many are dead and many of them did not get their paperwork filed. this bill provides $1.15 billion to settle the black farmers case and $3.4 billion to settle the cobell claims. mr. speaker, there is institutional racism must be aggressively fought and eliminated. i am so proud of john voit and all of the members of this congress who have worked so hard. mr. rahall and the rest of them, to do what needs to be done.

i am pleased and honored to serve as a member of congress where we're dealing with justice and fairness and equality today. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: all time on the debate has expired. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration on this motion is postponed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on the motions to suspend the rules on which the recorded vote or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on the postponed questions will be taken later.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1585 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1585, resolution honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th air mobility wing, the 349th air mobility wing, the 15th expeditionary mobility task force, and the 615th contingency response wing civilians and families serving at travis air, -- air force base, california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, and the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california. garegare mr. speaker, i -- mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent that

all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 1585, a resolution expressing the appreciation of the house of representatives for the services and sacrifice of the members of the 60th air mobility wing, the 349th air mobility wing, the 15th expeditionary mobility task force and the 615th contingency response wing and travis air force base. affectionately known as team travis, the team includes 13,900 active duty reservists and civilians of the wings. travis was established in 1942, originally named the fairfield army airbase. in 1951 it was renamed travis air force base, and its vital missions have continued. travis air force base has been called the gateway to the pacific, and brave men and

women have served at travis, know a thing or two about their neighbors, across the pacific and every corner of the globe. brave men and women at the travis air force base have fought in world war ii, the korean war, cuban missile crisis, the gulf war, the persian war, and they have provided airlift, refueling, aero missions in iraq and afghanistan. flying 1,581 hours for operation iraqi freedom and 70,940 hours for operation enduring freedom. that's a lot of flight time. they carried out humanitarian missions in berlin, darfur, rwanda, haiti. they've issued and indeed after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that was struck in haiti, 2010, team travis conducted the first humanitarian airlift mission,

provided search and rescue personnel, medical equipment and delivered cargo during the duration of the haitian relief effort and they also set up the logistics at the airport which was destroyed. after the tragic 2004 tsunami that devastated much of south asia, travis delivered most than -- more than two million poubds of supply, provide -- pounds of supply. given the broad contribution to humanitarian causes around the world, it's clear that the 60th air mobility wing and team travis valiantly fulfill their mission of being america's first choice. not only is travis a vital and value base furthering humanitarian abroad, it's also a very, very important part of the solano county economy. they spend roughly $339 million in the county. they are the largest sector of the economy and at least 5,600

jobs outside of the airbase are included. for the past 12 years, our good friend, ike skelton, has been a consistent supporter of travis, and i want to thank him for the honor of presenting this bill today and for his support in making it possible for this bill to move beyond its committee. he's been an extraordinary leader. let's honor the entire travis air force base family and honor the brave service members of team travis and all those who have lost their lives in the defense of the united states. travis is home to thousands of heroes, and it's my privilege and honor to represent them in congress. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support house resolution 1585. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of house resolution 1585, as amended, which honors the service and sacrifice of the 60th air mobility wing, the 15th expeditionary mobility task force and the 615th contingency response wing civilians and families serving at travis air force base in california. i'd like to thank the gentleman from california for introducing this resolution. i'm honored to pay tribute to team travis and the 13,900 active duty, reservists and civilians an integral part of our air force and our nation's security. the 60th air mobility wing is one of the largest mobility organizations and has supported operations during world war ii, the korean war and the persian gulf war. after september 11, the air mobility wing provided close to 175,000 hours of airlift, refueling and aeromedical evacuation supports during operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom.

more recently, the 60th air mobility wing supported humanitarian and aid operations in darfur. after the devastating earthquake struck haiti earlier this year, team travis was first to provide humanitarian airlift and continued support with search and rescue, medical efforts and the delivery of more than one million pounds of cargo. mr. speaker, i would be remiss if i did not also pay tribute to the incredible families of these brave airmen who waited at home while their loved ones answered our nation's call. some of these air men have paid the ultimate price. we are proud of team travis. therefore, mr. speaker, i urge all members to strongly support this resolution. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is mr. garamendi: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is now will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1585 as amended.

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- mr. garamendi: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the rules are suspended. the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1740 as introduced. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1740, resolution recognizing and honoring the national guard on the occasion of its 374th anniversary. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, and the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume and ask unanimous consent that all members may

have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 1740, introduced by our colleague from ohio, mr. latta, which recognizes the 374th birthday of the nation's military first responder, our national guard. i looked at that, too, and said 374. how could that be? well, on december 13, 2010, we will celebrate the enormous contributions that our nation's citizen soldiers and airmen have contributed to our national defense for over 300 years. our forefathers relied on its citizen soldiers to protect this young nation. today, we continue to rely on our citizen soldiers to protect the values and inalienable

rights that our citizens enjoy today. our men and women in the national guard not only volunteer to serve overseas in our national defense but they are also an integral part of our local communities providing assistance, support and protection to their neighbors and loved ones in cases of natural and man-made disasters within the united states. the history of the national guard began back during the earliest days of our nation. the colonnists, which required all males between the ages of 16 and 60, to bare arms and contribute to the defense of their communities. in those early days the militia provided the first line of defense in our nation and it continues to do so to this very day. throughout our nation's conflicts, the national guard has been an integral part of our country's national defense. during world war i, the national guard made up 40% of america's combat divisions. the national defense of 1933

established the national guard as a reserve component of the army. and in 1947, the national security act established the air component of the national guard as a reserve component of the air force. more than 300,000 members of the national guard participated in world war ii, and over 180,000 members of the national guard participated in the korean war. and nearly 23,000 deployed in support of the vietnam war. more than 50,000 members of the national guard were deployed in the gulf states in support of hurricane katrina. today, almost a quarter of a million members of the national guard have mobilized in support of operation noble eagle, operation enduring freedom, operation iraqi freedom and operation new dawn. today we are here to express our appreciation to those who served in the national guard and their families who are also making a contribution in

defense of this nation. we are here to express our gratitude and respect for those of the national guard who have given their lives in defense of our nation. our sympathy and prayers are with their families and loved ones. their sacrifice is noted and will not be forgotten. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support house resolution 1740 and join us as we wish america's national guard a happy 374th birthday. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of this legislation, my friend and colleague from ohio, mr. latta. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. latta: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. i appreciate it. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my house resolution 1740, a resolution honoring the national guard on their 374th

anniversary. and as the gentleman alluded to, 374 years, long predates this nation. the national guard origins date to december 13, 1636 with a general court of the massachusetts colony issued militia to be organized in three regiments. they have fought in every war and conflict. and from the shock around the world 1775 on lexington, the men and women have stood strong and also were fighting in afghanistan, iraq, the national guard and the citizen soldiers have been there for us no matter what always ready, always there. and going back to that day on april 19, 1775, it was one of those days that we have to remember it was on april 18, 1775 that paul revere and two others left boston to go to the

countryside not that the red coats were out but that the rigs were out. and as revere rode -- became known later as battle road from boston across to lexington and concord, he was alerting the countryside and the countryside was alarmed and the people awoke. and those -- the early national guard or militia that responded. they were the ones that stood up on april 19, 1775, on lexington green to the commands to stand down from the british. and those who fired that faithful first shot, that was the beginning of the revolution air war, and it was the militia now our national guard that was there for us and are still there for us today. the national guard is the oldest component of the forces in the united states. their number one priority is security in the defense of our homeland at home and abroad. americans relied on the national guard for more than 3 1/2 centuries, long before the establishment of these united

states. i want to thank all past and present members of the national guarder to their service in response to the attacks on our homeland on septembe11, 2001, and their continuing role in the homeland security and military operations. in today's world, we honor and support all of our service members who have sacrificed so much to ensure our freedoms and liberties that we cherish so dealer in these united states. we need to support and provide our men and women of the national guard andll of the armed forces with enough resources to ensure the readiness and success. as the national guard's official song goes, defending freedom, protecting dreams, this is a spirit of what it means to me. for my god and my home that i love, i guard america, guarding america, america. i urge passage of the resolution and, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. >> i continue to reserve the balance of mtime. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california

reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama. >> thank you, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in strong support of house resolution 1740 which recognizes the service and sacrifices of the members of the army and air national guard on the occasion of the 374th anniversary of the national guard. i want to commend representative robert latta of ohio for sponsoring this legislation. mr. speaker, america is such a dynamic forward-moving, ever changing nation that few institutions can survive for long unless they repeatedly prove their worth and that they're capable of changing to meet new challenges. mr. rogers: for more than 300 years the national guard has demonstrated its wort and value to this nation in the crises of peace and war. the courage and commitment and sacrifices of the national guard members have been an integral part of every war this nation has fought. these civilian citizen soldiers most recently have accepted an entirely new role in our national security and

enthusiastically transformed themselves and their units from a ready reserve to an operational reserve where repeated deployments to combat have become the norm, not the exception. while providing significant combat power to support ongoing wars, the guard has remained true to its mission to support the individual states in times of natural disasters. with this requirement to support not only the nation but also the people of the states from which they come, the national guard is inincidence penceble to the well-being, safety and security of all americans. this is why it is therefore right and proper that we recognize the national guard for 374 years of outstanding service and i urge all members to support this resolution. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. >> mr. speaker, at this time i have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time after a quick close here. mr. garamendi: i want to thank

the gentleman from ohio for offering this resolution. i think every member on this floor understands the critical importance of the national guard in their own communities and in their state and it's certainly appropriate that we recognize the 374th birthday of the national guard. you had me on that one. i didn't know it was 374 until this moment. but i do know the history in my own state of california and the critical importance of the national guard. not only in all of the traumas that occur in our state but overseas in the wars. so with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the question is now, members, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1740. those 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 gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: mr. speaker i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. . -- mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. . the speaker pro tempore: further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1217 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1217, a resolution honoring fort drum soldiers of the 10th mountain division for their past and continuing contributions to the security of the united states. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. owens, and the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. owens: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within

which to revise and extend their remarks on the resolutions under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized. mr. owens: the united states army's 10th mountain division stationed on fort drum, new york, has a long and storied history of defending the u.s. way of life. they were first activated as the 10th white division on july 13, 1943, at camp hali, colorado. from there the -- camp hale, colorado. from there they began a rigorous training regiment designed to prepare for the invasion of axis controlled europe. they entered combat in january of 1945 as they were deployed to the north mountains in italy opposite battle-hardened german troops which marked the beginning of the relentless drive to liberate italy. as the nature of warfare has changed throughout the decades, the 10th mountain division has adapted to defend the nation against foreign threats. from its work as a training division preparing soldiers for

war service to deployments in west germany, somalia, mogadishu and haiti, and the current war and terror in iraq and afghanistan, the 10th mountain division has served to maintain both national and global stability. on february 13, 1985, the 10th mountain division was activated in the heart of the north country at fort drum. following the september 11 attacks, units of the 10th mountain division were deployed in support of operation enduring freedom. since then the unit has played a role in major offenses throughout the war on terror that have brought stability to embattled areas in the middle east. for more than 65 years, the brave men and women and their families who make up the 10th mountain division have endured untold sacrifices to make the nation safer and more secure. mr. speaker, i stand here today to recognize the achievements of the soldiers serving in the 10th mountain division as well as citizen soldiers of the army reserve and national guard who have fought with the 10th mountain division during its 60-year history.

i would like to thank the family members of the 10th mountain for their tireless service and sacrifice on behalf of the united states. and i commend the north country community for their unwaivering support of fort drum and the men and women serving in uniform. finally, i speak for the house of representatives when i offer my condolences to the family and friends of the 10th mountain division solders who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of freedom. thank you, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of house resolution 1217 as amended which honors the fort drum soldiers of the 10th mountain division for their contribution to the security of the united states. i am honored to pay tribute to the current and former members of the 10th mountain division who have courageously defended and served this great country on our shores and in distant lands. first activated in colorado in 1943 during the early stages of

world war ii, the division known as the 10th light division prepared to join the fight against the axis in europe. when it finally entered combat in 1945, the division broke through battle-hardened german mountain troops in the italian north mountains. victory was won in hard-fought battles in places where the division suffered tremendous casualties. it was during the campaign in italy that the division's own private first class was awarded the medal of honor. following world war ii, the 10th mountain division trained soldiers at kansas and was deployed to west germany to protect nato in 1985 the division began its long relationship with the people of the north country when it was located on fort drum, new york. since then the 10th mountain division has participated in operation desert storm, operation continued hope in somalia, where it fought through streets of mogadishu to assist rangers who were surrounded in

the city and the operation uphold democracy in haiti. in late 2001, following the september 11 attacks, the division deployed to -- in support of operation enduring freedom to out of the taliban in afghanistan. subsequently the -- oust the taliban in afghanistan. sioux subsequently they've returned in 2003, 2006 and 20. at the same time, the 10th mountain division has played a vital role in the successes of operation iraqi freedom, deploying to iraq in 2005, 2007 and 2009. today the incredible soldiers continue to serve in iraq and afghanistan. sadly the valiant service of the 10th mountain division has not been without enormous sacrifice. members of the division have paid the ultimate price to ensure our freedom. mr. speaker, i'd be remiss if i did not also pay tribute to the incredible families of these brave soldiers who waited at home while their loved ones answered our nation's call. the entire nation owes the soldiers and veterans of the

10th mountain division a.net of gratitude. i say -- a debt of gratitude. we are proud of their service and therefore, mr. speaker, i strongly urge all members to support this resolution. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york. mr. owens: mr. speaker, at this time i have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields back the balance of the time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1217 as amended. those 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 -- the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: further proceedings on this question will be postponed.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1724 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1724, resolution commending the city of jacksonville, arkansas, for its outstanding support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with little rock air force base. members of the armed forces stationed there and their families and the air force. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arkansas, mr. snyder, and the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas. mr. snyder: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i might consume and ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the resolution under crucial. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. snyder: people in -- people in america, mr. speaker, support

our men and women in uniform. everywhere from coast-to-coast, regardless of political view, americans support our military. nowhere is this more true than in arkansas. nowhere is this more true than in the city of jacksonville, arkansas. any arkansan can tell you the little rock air force basis not in little rock. until this debate today, however, i would guess that most members of congress assume the little rock air force base is in the town of little rock. it is not, although all of central arkansas, including the people of little rock, are supportive of the little rock air force base. recognition of the great work done by the men and women of the little rock air force base in jacksonville, arkansas, is apparent to anyone familiar with the c-130 mission. any member of congress who has flown in a c-130 relied on the training done at the little rock air force base in jacksonville, arkansas. yeltsin compliments don't tell the full story -- yet the compliments don't tell the full story.

community access to all our military bases was disrupted, including access to on-base college classes by the civilian faculty and students. we all know higher education is essential to our military. anticipating a solution, the -- a solution, the city of jacksonville, arkansas, came up with plan to build a joint education center on base property but outside the perimeter. time went beebe the city of jacksonville, arkansas, did its part. tax votes in a community are difficult but the city of jacksonville taxed itself through a vote of the people and raised $5 million to donate to the air force to help build the joint education center. soon after that vote, the money began accumulating. unaware of the fact that there would be a delay in construction approval, the $5 million sat in the account for quite a long time. legally permission finally was given for the $5 million to be transferred to the air force. long after the vote in

jacksonville, construction began. you would be very pleased, mr. speaker, to see the almost complete joint education center under way. it is about ready. and it came about because of the people of jacksonville, arkansas, and their willingness to donate $5 million to the air force. they've also raised money for the air show which i attended with my little boys this year, and for the rodeo teams. the community council has been active throughout the years and in fact the city of jacksonville originally put together the land that was donated to the federal government, to the department of defense and air force on which the air force base is located today. this partnership between the city of jacksonville, arkansas, and the little rock air force base has gone on for over half a century and particular in view of their willingness to tax themselves, donate $5 million to the air force, it seemed appropriate to recognize their work today and i recommend approval of h.res. 1724.

and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: thank you. mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: i rise in strong support of house resolution 1724 which cmends the city of jacksonville, arkansas, for its outstanding support and the partnership with the little rock air force base. i want to commend my colleague, representative vic snyder, for sponsoring this resolution. they have long embraced the members stationed at the air force base. one recent action was unusual, recognizing the need for a new educational facility, the voters of jacksonville overwhelmingly agreed to raise their own taxes to donate $5 million for that purpose. it's no surprise that the city of jacksonville was awarded of the abilene trophy for the

city's exceptional support for the little rock air force base. i ask all members to support this resolution. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from arkansas. mr. snyder: mr. speaker, at this time i have no further requests for time. i appreciate the kind words of the gentleman. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1724 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, -- the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question will be postponed.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, proceedings will resume on h.r. 4783. the clerk: h.r. 4783, a bill to sk sell rate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in chile, and to extend the period from which such contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in haiti may be accelerated, with the senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the house, without intervention of any point of order, a single motion offered the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1736, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the motion by the gentleman from west virginia, mr. rahall. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to.

without objection -- mr. rogers: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama objects to the ground that a quorum is not present and makes a point of order that a quorum is not present. under the rule, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on the motion to concur will be followed by five-minute votes on suspending the rules with regard to house resolution 1585 and house resolution 1740. this is a 15-minute vote, members. 15-minute vote. [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 pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 256 and the nays are 152. the motion is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker. a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members -- for what purpose

does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address this body to inform them of the death of a former member. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members. members, please clear the well. the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. rangel: mr. speaker, i would report to this body the loss of a great member, congressman steve solis, who just left us and passed away at the age of 70 years old.

he served in this body from 1975 to 1992. republican or democrat, he loved this country. and at this point i'd like to yield to congressman jerry nadler, whose district now takes in a great part of former congressman solis' district. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you. he served this house from 1975 to 1992 with distinction, boundless energy, the true passion to pursue justice. i have the privilege of representing a large portion of brooklyn that was once his district and i can attest that he's still fondly refreshed and admired by the people of brooklyn. he's always a vigorous advocate for our communities close to home and for human dignity around the world. steve was a member of the

watergate class of 1974 and very soon became one of the leading voices in congress on foreign affairs. as chairman of the africa subcommittee, he was one of the architects of legislation in imposing sanctions on the apar thide govement of south after -- apartheid government of south africa. the speaker pro tempore: members. you may proceed. mr. nadler: as -- he led the investigation and exposed the corruption of the corrupted government in the philippines which he's still revered and in support of true democratic change. israel never had a better friend than congressman. he was one of the architects of the plan finally adopted by the united nations to end the

bloody war in cambodia which brought an end to the notorious killing fields. steve's dedication to religious had an effect on our legal system. in response to the supreme court's decision, he drafted the religious freedom restoration act which restored the application of strict scrutiny to government burdens on the free exercise of religion. on a more personal note, he leaves behind friends and colleagues who will miss him very much. our country is a better place because of his commitment to a better service. our country lost a tireless advocate. i want to extend the condolences to this house to their children, and to their families. the nation shares in their loss and wishes them well. i yield back. mr. rangel: mr. speaker, i'd like to recognize a colleague, peter king.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york, mr. king. mr. king: i want to express condolences on the death of steve. for many years here in congress, he earned a bipartisan reputation for his expertise in foreign affairs and in partisanship, i will say in a bipartisan nature he worked with president bush 41. was also a principal advisor to president clinton in his campaign for president in 1992. he transcended party politics. all of us in new york mourn his passing. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york. mr. rangel: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. members and guests of the house, please rise to observe a moment of silence.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and agreeing to house resolution 1585 as amended. which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: house resolution 1585, resolution honori and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th air mobility wing, the 349th air mobility wing, the 15th expeditionary mobility task force, and the 615th contingency response wing civilians and families serving at travis air force base, california. 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. the gentleman from virginia. >> mr. speaker, on this issue i would request a recorded vote. 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, members. five-minute vote. [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 pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 408, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is on the question on suspending the rules and agreeing to house

resolution 1740, which the clerk will report by title. >> resolution 1740, resolution 407b noring the national guard on the occasion of its 374th anniversary. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the -- >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized. >> i'd like to ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 404 the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i send to the desk two privilege red ports from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 1741, resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution, house joint resolution 101, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011 and for other purposes.

are report to accompany house resolution 1742, resolution providing for consideration of the bill senate 3307, to re-authorize child nutrition programs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the house will be in order. 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. recorded votes on propose -- postponed questions will be taken later.

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members will please remove their conversations from the floor. the house will be in order.

members will kindly take their seats and remove their conversations from the floor. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1430 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the erk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1430, resolution honoring and saluting golf legend juan antonio chi chi' rodriguez for his commitment to latino youth programs of the congressional hispanic caucus institute. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. row, -- mr. roe, will each control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i request that the house come to order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.

the gentlelady deserves to be heard. members will please cease their conversations, take their seats, remove their conversations from the floor. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1430 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 1430 which honors and salutes golf legend juan antonio rodriguez, widely known as chi chi rodruez, for his commitment to the latino youth programs of the congressional hispanic caucus institute or chi chi, as he's known.

mr. rodriguez is an extraordinarily accomplished golfer. with 38 professional wins, including eight pga tour and 22 senior pga tour victories, it is no surprise that he was inducted in 1992 in the world golf hall of fame, the first puerto rican ever to earn this honor. chi chi rodriguez worked hard for his success and has never forgotten in puerto rico, where he worked for a dollar a day to cut down sugar cane. he used a tree branch as a golf club and a metal can as a golf ball. chi chi rodriguez has worked as tirelessly off the course as well as on it through his dedicated support of youth in their educational aspirations. over the past three years, he's raised over $824,000 for chi chi's scholarship awards

programs to assist latino youth in their pursuit of higher education. these have resulted in financial support for over 430 scholarships. moreover, mr. rodriguez continues to contribute to his own chi chi rodriguez youth foundation which funds the chi chi rodriguez academy. the chi chi rodriguez academy assists at-risk children by improving their self-esteem character work ethic, social adjustment and academic performance using the golf course as a living classroom. mr. rodriguez has raised more than $4 million for his academy which every year brings 600 children from low-income families or broken homes to a golf course to learn responsibility and discipline through the game of golf. chi chi rodriguez's work for chi chi and his foundation have been recognized numerous times including an induction into the world's humanitarian sports

hall of fame in 1994 and receiving the congressional hispanic caucus institute renowned service award in the year 2010. mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution to honor and salute golf legend juan antonio "chi chi" rodriguez for his commitment of latino youth programs of the congressional hispanic caucus. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady reserve the balance of her time? ms. woolsey: oh, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. chi chi rodriguez was born into a poor family, and i will yield myself such time as i may consume. chi chi rodriguez was born into a poor family in puerto rico and by the time he was 9 years old he was proficient at golf.

and in 1947 at the age of 12 he scored a remarkable 67 which i do many times but i haven't completed 18 holes of golf at that time. rodriguez turned professional in 1960. in 1963 at age 28 he won the denver open which he considers is his favorite win. in total he won eight titles on the pga tour between 1963 and 1979. and rodriguez became eligible to play on the senior tour, now known as the champions tour, in 1985, and did so for many years with great success accumulating 22 tournament victories between 1986 and 1993. he was the first player on the senior pga tour to win the same econvenient in three consecutive -- event in three consecutive tours. in 1989 he was voted the bobby jones award, the highest honor given by the united states golf association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in

golf. in 1991 he lost an 18-hole playoff to the legendary jack nicklaus in the u.s. senior open. in 1992 chi chi rodriguez was inducted into the world golf hall of fame, the first puerto rican so honored. he says a meeting with mother teresa was the greatest event in his life. today with former golf pro bill hayes and bill holmes, chi chi rodriguez established a foundation which funds the chi chi rodriguez foundation which helps youth improve their self-esteem, social adjustment using the golf course as a living classroom. rodriguez's helped raise more than $4 million for his foundation which annually brings 600 children from latino and non-latino low-income families from broken homes to work with golf.

i ask my colleagues to support this and i yield back -- excuse me -- reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i yield as much time to the gentleman from california, congressman baca,. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. baca, is yielded as much time as he may consoum. mr. baca: first, i'd like to thank george miller, john kleine and carolyn mccarthy, ms. woolsey and todd russell platte and mr. roe. i want to take the time to thank all of my colleagues for their support. i rise in strong support of h.r. 1430 to honor juan tan tonio "chi chi" rodriguez. in 1935, chi chi rodriguez was born into a poor family in rio

piedras, puerto rico. he was one of six siblings. his father used to earn $16 a week. his mother was a housekeeper. their families struggled. when chi chi was only 7 years old, he helped families by earning money as a water carrier on the sugar plantation. he soon learned that he could earn more money as a caddie. at that time he also taught himself how to play golf by -- i state, how to play golf. and that's very difficult for anyone who is playing golf. and i've been playing golf for sometime and it's still very difficult and i'm still trying to learn. by using tree limbs and metals and can hammers into balls. when unyielding determination and discipline at the 9 years of age, chi chi could play and win. boy, that's difficult. you know, we wish we could play and would have played when we were young like that at the age of 9. his uncompromising

sportsmanship resulted in the lifetime of 38 professional wins, including eight pga tours wins, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1979 and 22 senior pga wins. chi chi rodriguez was inducted into the pga world hall of fame in 1992. however, his legacy does not end with this. i remind everyone, this resolution is not about his golf and what he did for golf but it's about what he did as a human being and his contributions and scholarships to many individuals, and that's why we're hong him. i want people to remember -- and that's why we're honoring him. i want people to remember that. this is not about a golfer. this is an individual who is doing everything he can to help individuals. he had the benefit of at-risk and underprivileged youth who helped thousands of young

people. he and his wife have changed lives and can you imagine many individuals' lives that were changed because someone cared, someone touched their life, someone gave them direction, someone gave them confidence in them self and said, you know what, this is a better way of life. chi chi wanted a better way of life for many individuals. that's why we're honoring him and recognizing them. they fostered discipline in many young people by founding the chi chi rodriguez academy. the mission of the academy is to assist at-risk children by improving their self-esteem, character, work ethic, social adjustment, academic performance and using golf courses as a living example in the classroom. in addition, the congressional hispanic caucus institute honor chi chi rodriguez with a c.h.c. service award for his ongoing commitment to providing opportunities to latino success

is support of the c.h.c., fiesta, which is a bipartisan -- fiesta golf scholarship program has helped raise more than $826,000 for chci scholarship programs over the last three years. and these are a sample of many of the 630-some scholarships that have helped many of our latino kids. javier, ronnie gonzalez -- ashley garcia. and these are few of many that i could name here tonight, but when you look at the faces and you look at individuals who had an opportunity to pursue their education, became successful, contribute to our society, this is what chi chi is about. improving our communities, making sure they become productive in our communities. chi chi has received many other humanitarian awards due to his giving nature and leadership. he's received the salvation army golden crest award and the good sportsman award for

"sports illustrated" for kids. he was inducted into the world sport humanitarian hall of fame and received honorary doctorate letter degree from georgetown college in kentucky. he also received the american education award from the american association of school administrators. with the support, chi chi rodriguez, the youth foundation earned the national golf foundation award for the best youth program in the united states in 1986. and the robby award, a humanitarian, presented by jackie robinson foundation in 1996. his success on the links have earned chi chi rodriguez a special place in history. however, his work -- and i state -- however, his work in helping disadvantaged children has earned chi chi rodriguez a special place in our hearts. it's about giving. it's not about receiving. it's about helping others, not about what you get. he wasn't about me, myself and irene. it's about, what can i do to

help others? and that's what chi chi wanted to do. he proved that the humble beginnings do not define a person. he assumed that with hard work and determination you can be successful but you can be caring and you can ge back because the lord gave him something and he wanted to return something back to others. by giving back to help our youth he taught us, please join me in honoring and saluting chi chi rodriguez. i urge all members to support the passage of 1430, and i yield -- >> will the gentleman yield? mr. baca: sure. >> i appreciate it. my understanding is that the congressional hispanic caucus institute, that you're actually a board member of the congressional hispanic institute, is that correct? mr. baca: yes. mr. chaffetz: my understanding is that 13 of the 28 sponsors of this bill are on the board of this, is that correct?

mr. baca: yes. and there's -- would you like to join -- we'd have you join and be part of the sponsor as well because we also have from your side a member of our board that's on that board as well. claffchaff my -- my understanding -- mr. chaffetz: my understanding is that the congressional hispanic caucus institute is actually an independent 501-c-3. mr. baca: that's correct. mr. chaffetz: my question, my concern about this -- i have one about recognizing sports folks and that's a separate issue. he certainly accomplished so much on the golf course and off the golf course. i admire the work you have done in this congress, but it does seem to be a huge conflict of interest to sponsor a bill recognizing chi chi rodriguez who then in turn for his accomplishments for youth programs of the congressional hispanic caucus institute, isn't that a conflict of interest?

mr. baca: no, it's not. it's someone who has contributed and it's a bipartisan individual -- those who belong to the chci board as well and we welcome those who just got elected to become part of that board to say, we got to award individuals. it's not about conflict of interest. it's about doing something that's positive for individuals. when someone is going to receive something in return then it becomes a conflict of interest. we are not receiving anything in return. all we're doing is honoring an individual. with that i reclaim my time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady reserve the balance of her time? ms. woolsey: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california reserves, the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker, i yield five minutes to the

gentleman, mr. chaffetz, of utah. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah is recognized for five minutes. mr. chaffetz: if the gentleman from california would engage with me here, i have a few more questions. i appreciate the dialogue and the passion you have for this. one of my concerns is that it actually, i think, detracts from the idea of the accomplishments of chi chi rodriguez and the good work the congressional hispanic caucus institute has tone. to say there's nothing in receipt, that it's all about giving, no receiving, it seems to me, on the appearance of it, that there's a huge conflict of interest for members of congress who serve independently on a 501c3, they serve independently with this organization, with a fiduciary responsibility to that organization to e the office of being a member in congress to advance legislation that is surely, surely going to benefit

the congressional hispanic caucus institute. i'd be happy to yield to my colleague to address this. mr. baca: this is about children. mr. chayfelingts: reclaiming my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has reclaimed his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: i want -- for the record, i have absolutely no doubt that the congressional hispanic caucus institute does good. you mentioned some scholarship, i've looked at the website, there's no doubt, no question in my mind, my question is why this particular foundation? one that you serve on the board of directors? this country has thousands of foundations that do good work. if the threshold here and my understanding is that the institute raises in the neighborhood of $6 million tore $7 million.

mr. baca: we would love to honor other foundations and individuals as well. this is only one of many we should recognize, just as i'm honoring arnold palmer we gave the congressional gold medal, i hope you're here to celebrate when we have the gold mel we'll present under your leadership we'll do late own next year, because it won't happen now. mr. chaffetz: reclaiming my time. i feel like, mr. speaker, that this is a colossal waste of time to recognize sports heroes. that's a separate subject. last week, i voted against joe paterno, for goodness sake, one of the great football coaches, chi chi rodriguez accomplished great feats, no doubt in my mind about that, but i feel like the floor of the house of representatives is being used for members' own personal benefits to move forward their own foundation and that's the concern. there are thousands, as you just agreed to, thousands of

foundations who do great work, who inspire kids and youth and do -- that's part of what make this is country such a great country. but the only reason this bill is moving forward today, the reason it's coming to the floor of the house is we have 13 members of congress who serve on the board of directors of this, which seems like a conflict of interest. i'd be happy to yield my time. if you want to address that. mr. baca: once again i'd like to state for the record that this is not a conflict of interest. this is about bipartisan individuals who sit on the board who continue to want to provide assistance to many individual whors in need of help, whether it's this organization or any other organization, i think it's important that we do recognize individuals that are willing to give of their time and effort to make life better for someone else. this is a humanitarian individual -- mr. chaffetz: reclaiming my

time. mr. speaker, i do appreciate the gentleman addressing the question, i really do. one of the concerns that is there is if you look at the opportunity, you will to attract corporate money to this, i went to the website today, these companies donate in excess of $200,000 to the congressional hispanic caucus institute. astrazeneca, exn mobile, toyota, wal-mart, they donate over $100,000, according to the website, afl-cio and affiliate unions, altria group, annheuser-busch, at&t, comcast corporation, dell, lockheed martin, motorola, state farm insurance, to telemoney doe, time warner cable, the coca-cola company, univision, u.p.s. the purpose of this bill, according to the resolution, the very last line here is to direct the clerk of the house

of representatives to make available an enrolled copy of this resolution to the congressional hispanic caucus institute, of which 13 members of this body sit on the board of directors and to the chi chi rodriguez youth foundation. my personal reading of -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time is expired. >> the gentleman is recognized an additional three minutes. mr. chaffetz: the reason, at least from my vantage point, and i'd be happy to have -- i would home you would address this, the reason this resolution is moving forward is that there is a benefit to the congressional hispanic caucus institute they can use this as a tool to go out and solicit more money, more support and grow their own personal foundation. it's not something that's afforded to other foundations. and the only reason this is moving forward is because we

have 13 members of this body that are co-sponsors of this legislation that sit on the board of directors. and that is a deep concern. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee reserves, the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. woolsey: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from california, mr. baca, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. baca: i know we're on the subject of recognizing the sports individual and i would like to say my colleague that just spoke supported a resolution to support a sports individual as well and that was h.r. 942, for the record so if we're going to be consistent, let's be consistent on both angles. i've only got a minute. you can use your time. with that, i'd like to once again state that many

corporations and many individuals give because they're good corporate citizens, they want to make our communities better, they want to provide an opportunity for individuals to enhance their education, further their education, be productive citizens and sometimes many individuals cannot afford to go on to a college or university. it's that assistance we give to individuals that would allow an individual to further their education, becoming better individuals tharnings individual that helped in that endeavor, make sure we raise additional money, whether for this institution or other institutions. i belong to a number of institutions to raise money -- with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from california reserves the balance of her time. ms. woolsey: i'd like to know how much time we have on both sides, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california has

7 1/2 minute the gentleman from tennessee has 12 minutes. ms. woolsey: does the gentleman from tennessee have further speakers? mr. roe: i yield one minute to the gentleman from utah. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. chaffetz: the gentleman from california pointed out, it is true, previously i sponsored, voted for resolutions regarding sports folks, i finally realized it was a colossal waste of time. i vowed not to do it anymore. we have people unemployed. i think they're a klossal waste of time. a lot of good people but we're not recognizing and taking care of the people we need to. that's my personal tpwhreesm clarify the question, i did do it in the past, but i'm a freshman, i learned.

mr. baca: i appreciate you doing it in the past and i look forward to your support in the future. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. woolsey: does the gentleman have further speakers? mr. roe: we have no further speakers. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. woolsey: i ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution to honor and salute golf legend juan antonio "chi chi" rodriguez for his commitment to youth golf programs of the congressional hispanic caucus institute. he helps disadvantaged youth to help them reach their full potential. i thank representative baca nirs leadership in bringing this resolution forward and

reserve the balance -- i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields back the balance of her time. mr. roe: i object to the vote on the grounds a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is not timely. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1430 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 agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. mr. roe: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california

seek reck news? ms. woolsey: i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1638. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1638, resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national gear up day. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: i request five legislative days in which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1638 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. woolsey: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 1638, which recognizes the goals and ideals of national gear up day, celebrated on september 29, 2010. 2010. gear up, or