ms. foxx: then in preparing the correction for that inadvertently two numbers were reversed in the number for the resolution, so i don't have a quote from murphy's law, a latin quote from murphy's law, but i will say that it appears as though in the attempt to make one correction, unfortunately another mistake was made. it is -- they were both purely clerical errors. . we'd like to move on in as expeditious fashion as we can because we know our colleagues and we are looking forward to a weekend of work at home and we'd like to move along and get this accomplished so we can get

to the important work, the underlying bill. mr. frank: mr. speaker, proceeding on my reservation, i appreciate the gentlewoman's mea culpa. it is my predecessor, the late reverend jay who was better at responding at mea culpas. but i do think this is simple of double error. it's a matter of haste. it's relevant -- and i will take exception to the gentlewoman saying it's important to get this done right away. i think frankly the problem has been in these past couple of years and to some extent before we haven't met frequently enough. i know people like to get back to the districts they represent, but i think that this is emblem attic -- emblematic of not having enough time. we are going to vote on 20 something amendments today, an

important bill that was debated for 10 minutes each late into yesterday evening. no proper erring, a very controversial subject. this is what happens when you try to do too much too soon. people on the other side were critical on some of the legislation we passed. financial reform bill, they said it was too encompassing, but it went through a much more thorough process even a more comprehensive bill we are dealing with today. this is a bill that deals with every single subject that comes before this congress because it would put severe restrictions on the adoption of regulations about financial reform, about health, about the environment, about occupational safety, about transportation safety. and, yeah, it is a problem when you do too much too soon. so i understand that this -- i do not refute any me nair yuss intent. you can't impute nefarious intent even if you think there is some and i don't think there

is any. i think this is an example -- we're doing this bill, which is kind of a big message bill. and i know there is a lot of secret simple on the other side, the united states senate, but the senate passed an agriculture bill. the senate passed a transportation bill. this house had to go along with a conference without any chance to deliberate on it. the senate passed a postal reform bill to keep the postal service going and this house can't take it up. so when we can't do the basic legislation that we should do and we do one of these broad message bills that's overtly comprehensive and then we make mistakes, i think it's worth some notice. i yield to the gentleman from new jersey. mr. andrews: i thank the gentleman, i thank the gentlelady. there is no nefarious intent. i want the house to understand where we are procedurally. it's my understanding that the

house yesterday spent the better part of the day debating a bill which said that regulations should not take effect until unemployment hits 94%. is that the gentleman's understanding? mr. frank: apparently that was what was in the bill because -- and they said it was a typo, that the words u and n. the day before yesterday it's a mistake. today was numbers. i guess tomorrow will be astrological signs. mr. andrews: reclaiming. i guess it flows from the fact that people didn't read the bill because we debated yesterday the most part of the day on a bill that erroneously said regulations can't take effect until unemployment hits 94%. the intention evidently was until employment hits 94%. then it's my understanding we found ourselves at the present moment in a situation where the

correcting rule that would affix the word unemployment to be employment itself has an error in it. that it refers to another bill by reference. i would yield to the gentlelady. is that correct? mr. frank: it's my time. i would note that the error was in the first substantive page. this was not buried deeply. just to reinforce the point that people didn't read the bill. that error was -- mr. andrews: if the gentleman will yield? my understanding is in the fourth paragraph -- mr. frank: and if the gentleman wants me to i will yield to the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, we are all human beings. how ironic it is that our colleagues were here just a few minutes ago on the floor discussing the tragedy in

aurora, colorado. and that was a great example of what great human beings and how bipartisan we can be in this chamber. it's as great a bipartisan effort as i've seen in a long time. we know what to do as caring human beings, what to say in such situations. and it's such a great example of how this body can operate. that group spent 40 minutes talking about a grave tragedy. now we are talking about a got you situation over an insignificant issue for which we take the responsibility, and i'm frankly embarrassed that

the tenor of the conversation is going in this situation after the wonderful bipartisan effort we just saw on this floor. a mistake was made, and then in tearpting to correct the mistake -- attempting to correct the mistake, an extraordinarily minor other mistake was made. i would appeal to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to say we are human beings, we know how to forgive mistakes. neither of these mistakes was made by a member. we're quite willing to overlook mistakes like this in the past, and i think in the spirit of

comity, on the spirit of the floor this morning, we should move on, get to the work that the american people sent us here for and understand and was quoted this morning by one of our colleagues, our time is very precious. don't waste it by playing got you games. think about what we discussed earlier. mr. polis and i will debate this rule and we will do it -- yes, a second mistake was made. we acknowledge that. we accept it. now we'd like to get on to the people's business.

mr. frank: the fact that we put aside tragedy doesn't mean we -- and this is not simply a small mistake but it is a small mistake in a bill that's about as bipartisan as it gets. to make a plea of bipartisanship with this excessively bipartisan bill that is put through with major concerns about every aspect of the federal government given 10 minutes of debate at 9:00 and 10:00 at night to be voted on, that's a mistake. as the gentleman from new jersey and i pointed out, this is not simply a mistake was made but a mistake that would have easily been caught earlier if people caught the bill. and i stress this because when we did some of the other legislation, financial reform, health care, there was constant repetition, argument on the republican side, you haven't read this bill. you haven't read this bill, apparently, mr. speaker, and blaming the staff, i never like to do that because the staff

prepares things but the members sign off on things. yes, we are going to proceed with this debate but we are talking about an indication that an overly broad bill given too little time for consideration. members apparently didn't read it. and that is not a small point. it is symptomatic where we are. i will yield briefly. mr. andrews: i agree completely with the gentlelady that even mistakes are made and this is not what this is about. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i withdraw my unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized for 30 minutes. ms. foxx: for the purpose of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one hour.

ms. foxx: for the purpose of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, pending i i yield myself such time as i may consume. all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks . the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. foxx: to quote rules committee chairman dreier, we are here playing out the twempt version of the great shakespearian play "much ado about nothing." it provides adoption of the amendment referred to in the legislation which would correct the technical error in h.r. 4078, the red tape reduction and small business creation act . it's very unfortunate that i must present this rule to the house today. the reason we are here is due to a typographical error. the mistake could have been quickly and easily corrected through an unanimous consent agreement but tragically the

democrat minority could not resist this opportunity to attempt to score political points. not a day goes by that i don't hear from constituents disheartened by the rigid bipartisanship emanating from washington, d.c. this week we had an opportunity to demonstrate the kind of cooperation the american people are craving without in any way compromising our principles. it's a shame that the democrats missed this opportunity, choosing instead to force this exercise in futility, tying up this house unnecessarily. there's not much more that needs to be said on this issue at this point, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlelady for the time. the bill before us here, referencing h.r. 783, is the indian tribes of virginia federal recognition act of 2011, it is a bipartisan bill sponsored by mr. moran of

virginia, along with rob wittman, along with bobby scott and gerry connolly. now, my party did intend to withdraw the objection and allow the change to proceed. unfortunately absent any change we are still talking about a change to thomasina e. jordan indian tribes of virginia federal recognition act of 2011. the tribes that it establishes are chickahominy tribe, the upper mattaponi tribe, the rappahannock tribe, the monacan indian tribe and the nansemond

indian tribe. two federally recognized indian tribes. it also requires that the secretary of the interior take the specified lands into trust for the benefit of those tribes. now, this bill has bipartisan support and i perhaps, you know, i think it's a good thing we are taking up a bipartisan bill. we were willing to, again, withdraw our objection and allow a change to be made. the only problem now with the discussion of this bill is that the corresponding change indicated in the resolution doesn't really make sense as applied to this bill. again, this is a bill that establishes several tribes and yet a corresponding change is being made to the definition of the unemployment rate which i can't find in the bill so i'd

like to ask my colleague, ms. foxx, where in the bill is the reference to the unemployment rate that is being changed in this resolution? ms. foxx: i believe that the murphy's law that was operating on our side of the aisle has skipped over and the gentleman is referencing the wrong bill. mr. polis: reclaiming my time. reclaiming my time. this is the bill that is referenced in the resolution that the clerk read. i heard that and i'm here ready to discuss the thomasina e. jordan indian tribes of virginia federal recognition act of 2011 but i can't find the corresponding change that this resolution makes and i just would like the gentlelady to direct where in the bill is the unemployment reference in this thomasina indian tribe recognition bill.

. ms. foxx: i believe the gentleman is ref frepsing the wrong bill. we are dealing with house resolution 741 at this point, and i believe the gentleman is on the wrong bill. mr. polis: reclaiming my time. i guess i'll make a point -- not a point of parliamentary inquiry. i will, if i could ask the clerk to read the current resolution before us. the speaker pro tempore: have the clerk read the title of the resolution. the clerk will read. the clerk: house calendar number 152, house resolution 741, resolved, that during further consideration of the bill h.r. 4078, to provide that no agency may take any signature regulatory action until the

unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0% as amended, pursuant to house resolution 783, the further amendment printed in section 2 of this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the house and in the committee of the whole. section 2, the amendment referred to in the first section of this resolution is as follows, in section 102-b, strike employment and insert unemployment. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i think by having the reading clerk read this, we can see, as i said before, that unfortunately it appears that the mistakes have gone over to the other side of the aisle. as the gentleman would see we are dealing with -- he was quoting the wrong resolution. we are dealing with changes to house resolution 783. mr. polis: reclaiming my time.

again looking at the registry, h.r. 783, it's called the thomasina -- miss forks: mr. speaker, the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado controls the time. mr. polis: let us get on it. the corresponding change does not exist. in the spirit of bipartisanship i was informed my party was willing to withdraw an objection to a change that would have made a proper reference in this resolution to a corresponding bill that made sense. as to that the change does not make sense. i think it speaks, again, the broader issue of why the great rush on a bill that is not an emergency bill by any sense of the word. there are critical bills we

face. we need to move quickly on. my goodness, the senate just passed the middle class tax cut. if the house doesn't pass a corresponding middle class tax cut, taxes will increase for tens of millions of american families. january 1. there should be likewise some urgency around reining in our budget deficit and balancing the budget. likewise there should be some degree of urgency about creating jobs in the recession, putting people back to work. here we have a bill, h.r. 4078, which of course is referenced under either version, the corrected or noncorrected version, of this particular resolution, that is not a bipartisan bill. it's a bill that in judiciary committee did not have any democratic support. it's a bill the president indicated he does not support. it's a bill that we have no indication from the senate that they would proceed with or pass

this bill. and i fail to understand the urgency of moving forward so fast that we don't only make -- that there's not overwhelm a mistake that was made -- only a mistake that was made in the original bill, but there's also, apparently, that was made in the correcting resolution. there seems to be uncertainty about whether we are even talking about a change to this bill or virginia tribe bill or an unemployment definition. and again i would fully understand that if this was an emergency situation that required this body to move forward on behalf of our nation. this was a last-minute deal and something was expiring at midnight. we would need to immediately correct that and move forward. i don't think there would be any games from either side because that was for the importance of the country, but that's not the

situation that we are facing here today. the american people unfortunately have grown to expect inefficiency and ineffectiveness from the house of representatives. but this set of errors, this comedy of errors today, is icing on the cake. the republicans have put together a partisan omnibus bill that they later find out had a typo, then there was an effort to correct the typo, an effort our side was willing to allow to move forward after briefly discussing, and then inexplicably the republicans decided not to correct the mistake and now it's unclear whether we are talking about a tribal recognition bill or a non existent bill, a bill that has not been introduced, if there is no h.res. 783, we are

referencing a nonexistence -- nonexistent bill. unless it reference it is from a previous session. in any event these matters need to be corrected before we can proceed in any manner. this is an example of how the house of representatives has run of late. there are many bipartisan job creating ideas that we can take up and we should take up on behalf of the country. instead we have a partisan approach that lacks bipartisan support. an innocent error made in the bill, another innocent error made in correcting the bill, and that leaves us in a quandary, frankly, because we are discussing affixed to a nonexistent bill that it's hard to debate or talk about because how can one be for or against a

change to a nonexistent bill? and that puts all of us in a very difficult situation. and i am sure, mr. speaker, the american public even more so, the dismay that they show with this congress is only doubled and tripled, throwing up their arms and saying how are you even talking about a bill that makes reference to and changes a nonexistent bill, which may or may not be a virginia tribal bill, an underlying bill that's a partisan bill that confuses employment with unemployment. that's where we are, mr. speaker, we'll get through this together. we'll move forward as a country. we can do better, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i just have to point out to my colleague across the aisle that he has added a whole act to this

comedy of errors. a whole act. i know that my colleague in his orientation must have learned the difference between bills and resolutions. even though our staff attempted to help him and his staff understand this and save and -- an embarrassment, this we are not dealing with a house bill, we are dealing with house resolution 783, which, and my colleague is going to -- said, does not exist. it is a resolution, house resolution, that is different, mr. speaker, from a house bill

which is an h.r., has an h.r. number. so unfortunately again my colleague has compounded the situation. mr. polis: will the gentlelady yield? ms. foxx: not just this moment. mr. speaker, i'd like to take my colleague's offer to not -- i hope he will fulfill his comment that they won't object to our getting this matter straight and moving on this morning so that we can get to the other business of the house. with that i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: prior to yielding to the gentlelady from connecticut, i want to ask the gentlelady from north carolina, what is house resolution 783? we are having trouble locating

it? ms. foxx: that does not exist, mr. speaker. mr. polis: reclaiming my time. again in the absence of an actual house resolution 783, i thought perhaps it was an erroneous reference to h.r. 783, again, it's unclear what we are debating. with that i know we have somebody here who wants to debate an important topic that's critical to the country, i would be happy to yield three minutes to the gentlelady from connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. ms. delauro: instead of debating whether we are going to have a resolution, to fix a resolution or resolution to fix a bill, what i want to urge is that what we do that this house take up the middle class tax relief package that the senate passed yesterday. i rise to urge the house

majority to bring to the floor the middle class tax cut that passed the senate yesterday. let me take a quote from "the washington post" yesterday, the headline, republicans want to raise taxes on the poor. why? the tax cut passed yesterday by the democrats in the senate and supported by the president would provide tax cuts to 98% of americans, 97% of small businesses in this country. failure to pass this bill would mean 114 million middle class families would see their taxes increase, including 1.4 million in my state of account k yet the house majority appeared intent on holding these middle class tax cuts hostage to further tax cuts for the wealthiest people in this nation. in fact, the house majority's reverse robinhood tax plan, which failed in the senate yesterday, would raise taxes on middle class and working

families in order to pay for even more breaks for the wealthiest americans. the majority's plan is unconscionable. in order to pay for an over $160,000 trach for millionaires, it would a -- tax break for millionaires, it would allow tax cuts expire for 13 million working families and raise taxes on the most vulnerable households in america. the republican proposal would significantly weaken the child tax credit, leaving nearly nine million families to lose an average of $854. with a family with a one full-time minimum wage earner and two children, seeing their credit drop far more drastically from $1 kgs 812, to $267. and as a result, the families of two million children would be pushed back into poverty. in addition, the republican proposal would weaken the earned income tax credit, which

supports low-income working families. this credit kept 8.3 million people out of poverty last year. the proposal will also prevent millions of families from getting help to pay for college through the american opportunity tax credit. and all to pay for more tax breaks for the wealthiest families in this country. this tax plan reveals the true colors of this house majority. they say they do not want to raise taxes on americans in this economy, but their actions here speak louder than their rhetoric. again a quote from an article yesterday in the "new york times," senate republicans will press this week to extend tax cuts for affluent families scheduled to expire january 1, but the same republican tax plan would allow a series of tax cuts for the working poor and the middle class to end next year. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady from connecticut has expired. mr. polis: yield an additional 30 seconds. ms. delauro: there is a better

way forward. take up the bill passed by the senate. a bill that provides tax relief for the vast majority of american families. working families who are struggling to get by in order to support tax breaks for the wealthiest few. let's have this house majority bring up the senate passed middle class tax plan, support tax relief for middle class and working families. i yield back. i thank the gentleman. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady has expired. the gentlelady from north carolina. . ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i'd like to inquire of my colleague if he believes that his side in keeping with the theme of shakespeare has extracted their pound of flesh this morning and if so we are ready to close. mr. polis: we have one remaining speaker. ms. foxx: i reserve the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado.

mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. polis: mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question iloffer an amendment to the rule to make in order an amendment which proposes that congress will not adjourn until the president signs middle class tax cuts into law. and with that i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mr. tonko: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman from colorado for yielding time. i would hope that the order of business on this floor is guided by priorities, the most essential priorities that are calling for this body to respond to the people of this great nation. and in these difficult economic times to do it with the degree of urgency. but what is our order of business here on the floor, fixing a typo, that's what

we're doing here this morning. we're fixing a typo on an election year driven, politically motivated bill. but we're really wasting time in playing games. you see, our families and businesses are calling out for compromise, for confidence and for certainty and this bill has utterly failed to answer that call. just yesterday the other chamber passed a bill to guarantee the current tax rate for our middle class. if this bill fails to pass, taxes will go up on nearly everyone in this country. but instead of passing the senate bill, an extension of tax rates that nearly every single member of this body supports, we are attempting to pass a rule on the underlying bill for a second time. why? so we can continue to hold the extension of middle class tax cuts hostage, to enable the richest amongst us to get another bush-era style handout.

make no mistake, there is about but a single roadblock for the middle class right now and that's the majority in this house. the other chamber passed the bill. the president said he would sign that bill. and if just one of every 10 republicans in this body stands with our side of the aisle we could ensure that certainty and confidence for our middle class. instead, it looks like we're heading down the road of yet another manufactured crisis. from government shutdowns to debt ceiling debacles to highway bill holdups, this body has consistently fallen short over the past year and a half. so let's quit these games on the underlying bill. this is about more than a typo. it's about priority, it's about values and right now we must prioritize middle class tax cuts and provide the certainty

and predictability that our american families so desperate ly deserve and need. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i didn't like this underlying bill in its original form. i voted against several components of it on judiciary committee and it's a lost opportunity because there was real opportunity to do bipartisan regulatory reform. both parties agree with streamlining government processes, reducing red tape, helping projects move forward. that was the path not taken. unfortunately this body's moving forward in a different way. now, with the underlying flaw in the bill, i would imagine with very little support from either side of the aisle, namely prohibiting agencies

from promulgating regulation until employment reached -- or unemployment reached 94% which is nonsensical. but even this new bill now, this correction to the bill which corrects a nonexistent house resolution, 783, which has been indicated, needs to be changed. it needs to be changed and there was an effort to do that which was inexplicably withdrawn. my party intended -- no one from my party intended to object. they observed the right to object to find out exactly what was going on. we found out what was going on. apparently the republicans need to change the resolution that is referenced in h.res. 741.

and i hope they do so. at the very least then, this bill, even though it's bad policy, which is nonsensical, referencing a nonbill. but this is the equivalent of fiddling while rome burns. consideration of this rule and the bill and the change to the bill and the change to the rule that changed the bill is all a major time sync while the country has real needs, like a middle class tax cut, like investing in infrastructure, like creating jobs. the only thing preventing tax cuts for 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses from going into effect now is this house of representatives. we should not hold these tax cuts hostage to a change to a bill and change to a rule that

changes a bill that doesn't exist. no, a change to a rule to a bill, well, that's where we are today in the u.s. house of representatives, mr. speaker, and frankly, mr. speaker, this country deserves better. i cannot support this wasteful rule or bill. i urge a no vote on the rule and the underlying bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. we're faced here today with trying to correct a couple of very minor errors that have occurred. but my colleague wants us to violate the constitution by bringing forth a bill from the senate which the constitution clearly says is the responsibility of the house and legislation related to taxes must begin in the house. so i find it a little unsettling that our colleagues

have urged us to take up a bill that they know would violate the constitution. all we're dealing with here are, again, some very minor clerical errors. mistakes happen. as silly and embarrassing as they are, but adults take responsibility for their mistakes and that's what we're doing here. at the end of the day we'll still pass a bill to cut down on a bloated bureaucracy and to allow small businesses to flourish. that, mr. speaker, i move to amend the resolution with the amendment i placed at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. foxx. page 1, line 5, strike 783 and insert 738. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time and move the previous question on the amendment and the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question on the amendment and the resolution. those in favor say aye.

those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. polis: mr. speaker, on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, the chair will reduce to five minutes the time of adoption of the amendment and adoption of the resolution. this is 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 235, the nays are 183. it's previous question is ordered on the amendment and the resolution. the question is on adoption of the amendment.

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. the question is on adoption of the resolution as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 738

and house 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house for the curt consideration of h.r. 4078. will the gentleman from yithe, mr. simpson, kindly take the chair? the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 4078 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory actions until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0%. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on wednesday, july 25, 2012, a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 25 printed in part b of house report 112-616 by the gentleman from florida, mr. pose,y conscious mr. posey, had been postponed. proceedings will now resume on

those amendments printed in part b of house report 112-616 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment number 6 by mr. watt of north carolina. amendment number 8 by ms. richardson of california. amendment number 9 by ms. richardson of california. amendment number 10 by mr. connolly of virginia. amendment number 11 by mr. posey of florida. amendment number 12 by mr. nadler of new york. amendment number 13 by mr. mckinley of west virginia. amendment number 15 by mr. george miller of california. amendment number 16 by ms. woolsey of california. amendment number 18 by ms. waters of california. amendment number 19 by mr. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. amendment number 0 by mr. posey of florida. amendment number 21 by mrs. maloney of new york. amendment number 25 by mr. posey of florida. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote of this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 6 printed in part b of house report 112-616

by the gentleman from north carolina, mr. watt, in which fourth proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by a voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 6 printed in part b of house report 112-616 offered by mr. watt of north carolina. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is 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 chair: on this vote theys are 177. the nays are 244. less than the majority voting in

the affirmative, the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 7 printed in house report -- part b of house report 112-616, by the gentleman from iowa, mr. loebsack, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 7, printsed in part b of house report 112-616, offered by mr. loebsack of iowa. the chair: recorded vote has been requested. those in support of request for recorded vote will rise and be counted a. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 177. the nays are 238. less than the majority voting in the affirmative the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 78, printed in part b of house report 112-616, by the gentlewoman from california, ms. richardson, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed. the clerk: amendment number 8, printed in part b of house

report 112-616, offered by ms. richardson of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this this 170, the nays are 247. less than a majority voting in the affirmtive, the amendment is not agreed to. the finished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 9 by the gentlewoman from california, ms. richardson, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 9 printed in part b of house report 112-616 offered by ms. richardson of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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

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the chair: on this vote the yeas are 173, the nays are 246. less than a majority voting in the affirmative, the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 10 printed in part b of house report 112-616 by the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment numbered 10 printed in part b of house

report 112-616 offered by mr. connolly of virginia. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. 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.] fdic [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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 179, the nays are 234. the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 11 printed in part b of house report 112-616 by the gentleman from florida, mr. posey, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by

voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 11 printed in part b of house report 112-616 offered by mr. posey of florida. the chair: a recordeded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this lab two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 244 --

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 248, the nays are 171. a majority voting in the affirmative, the amendment is agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 12 printed in part b of house report 112-616 by mr. nadler on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 12 printed in part b of house report 112-616 offered by mr. nadler of new york. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise

and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 175. the nays are 241. less than the majority voting in the affirmative --

the chair: on this vote the yeas 17 . the nays are 243. less than the majority voting in the affirmative the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 13, printed in part b of house report 112-616 by the gentleman from west virginia, mr. mckinley, on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes prevailed. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 13, printed in part b of house report 112-616, offered by mr. mckinley of west virginia. the chair: recorded vote has been requested. those in support of request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is

ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 240. the nays 178. the majority voting in the affirmative. the amendment is agreed to. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 15, printed in part b of house report 112-616, by the gentleman from california, mr. george miller, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 15, printed in part b of house report number 112-616, offered by mr. george miller of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of request for vorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote.

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the chair: on this vote the yeas are 174. the nays are 239. less than the majority voting in the affirmative the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 16 printed in part b of house report 112-616 by the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 16, printed in part b of house report number 112-616, offered by ms. woolsey of california. the chair: recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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

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the chair: on this vote theys are -- -- the ayes -- on this vote the ayes are 170 -- the chair: on this vote the ayes are 178. the nays it 36. less than the majority voting in the affirmative the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on

amendment number 18 printed in part b of house report 112-616, by the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 18, printed in part b of house report number 112-616, offered by ms. waters of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted, a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 171. the nays are 47. less than the majority voting in the affirmative the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is request for recorded vote on amendment number 19, printed in

part b of house report 112-616, by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 19, printed in part b of house report 112-616, offered by mr. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. the chair: recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this this 251, the nays are 166, the majority voting in the affirmative, the amendment is agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 20 print in part b of house report 112-616 by the gentleman from florida, mr. posey, on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 0

printed in part b of house report 112-616 offered by mr. posey of florida. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 245 the nays are 171. a majority voting in the affirmative, the amendment is agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 21 printed in part b of house report 112-616 by the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk are dedemess nate the

amendment. the clerk: amendment number 21 printed in part b of house report 112-616 offered by mrs. maloney of new york. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 chair: on this this 171, the nays --

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 173, the nays are 243. less than the majority voting in the affirmtive, it is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment 25 by the gentleman from florida, mr. posey, on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 25 printed in part b of house report 112-616 offered by mr. posey of florida. the chair: a record the volt has

been requested. those in support of the reest for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this lab two-minute vote. -- this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 2 --

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 251, the nays are 165. the amendment is adopted. there being no further amendments under the rule, the committee rises. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 478 and pursuant -- 4078 and pursuant to the resolution, i report the

bill back to the house with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house has had under consideration h.r. 4078 and pursuant to house resolution 738 reports the bills a amended by that resolution and house resolution 741 back to the house with sundry further amendments acosmopolitanned -- adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule the previous question is ordered. is a separate vote demanded on any further amendments reported in the committee of the whole? if not, the chair will put them engross. the question season on adoption of the amendments. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendments are adopted. question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0%. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise? >> mr. speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. i am opposed in its current form. the clerk: mrs. sut be of ohio moves to recommit the bill with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment. add at the end of the bill the following. title 8, miscellaneous, section 801, exemption for disclosure of offshore bank accounts, middle income tax relief and protections for consumers. notwithstanding any other provision of this act, nothing in this act or the amendments made by this act shall impose any limitation on agency action that would, one, require the disclosure of a foreign financial account, including a bank account. two, implement tax cuts for middle class american families. three, protect against asian carp and other invasive species.

four, ensure the safety of prescription drugs or, five, provide foreclosure relief and curb predatory practices by bank and nonbank subprime lenders. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes in support of her motion. 6 -- ms. sutton: at the outset, i want to be clear. this amendment does not kill the underlying bill. it only improves it. so regardless of whether you intend to vote for the legislation or against it, you will have the opportunity to do so today. mr. speaker, in a little more than a week we will be getting back to our districts for the august work period. some of us will have the opportunity to sit down with seniors to talk about the issues that affect them. some will visit jobsites or national parks, but regardless of where you go there are basic

protections that ensures the safety and security of the people you'll meet with. if you represent a district with a high foreclosure rate, there are commonsense protections that stand between your constituents and predatory subprime lenders. if you represent a district that borders one of our great lakes, like i do, there are basic protections that aim to keep invasive species like asian carp out of our great lakes. protections that not only preserve and protect our natural species but thousands of jobs and the futures of the people from illinois to new york. if you represent a district that has even one senior, as we all do, there are critical protections to ensure that their prescription drugs are safe and that the care they get must be safe as well. in a week we will all face our constituents, constituents who rely on these protections to

stay safe, to stay healthy and to hold on to their share of the american dream. what this motion to recommit does is it allows us to recommit ourselves to those essential protections for the people that we serve. it ensures that while the middle-class americans who are paying their fair share and playing by the rules, that those at the very top can't simply hide their money away in foreign bank accounts because those who do well in america should do well by america. it also ensures that we have protections we need to protect the financial futures of our middle-class families and cuts for them, for the middle-class families, those who really need it. it ensures that those protections that hold invasive species at bay while allowing future generations to enjoy

america's environmental wonders will be upheld. it ensures that our prescription drugs for our thers and fathers, our sons and daughters and our grandchildren are safe. and that the homeownership is still the american dream, not a subprime nightmare. if you vote for this final amendment to the bill today, you will be able to honestly tell your constituents that you have voted to protect them, protect their families and protect their futures. mr. speaker, the days left in this congress are quickly coming to an end. what we have here is an opportunity to accomplish what our constituents sent us here to do merely two years ago, to put politics aside and to put our neighbors first. for the good of our country, let us join together in this moment to pass these commonsense protections. i encourage my colleagues to vote yes on this commonsense

balanced final amendment to the floor. then, we can immediately vote on final passage. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the motion? >> yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in 2011 we came to this house for one reason and it was a motion to recommit. we recommitted to the american people of the united states that we were going to change this town. this motion to recommit is a joke. this is ridiculous. let me tell you what it's like to be in the real world and not inside the beltway. i operate my business that my father started in 1953 after being part of general motors.

i called our body shop manager, jason. i said, i need the know the cost of tape, jason. mr. kelly: i know we use a lot of tape. he said, oh, my goodness, has the cost of tape gone crazy. green tape is the tape we used when we use water on a job and we have to make sure that tape sticks. that's up to $4 a roll. i said, tell me about the other tape. the other tape is yellow tape. tell me what the yellow tape does. that's when we paint a car and we don't have to use the green tape. it's less expensive. it's $2 a roll. mike, i got to tell you, we're spending $160 on tape and it's really starting to make me wonder about whether i'm doing the right thing. we're spending $2,000 a year on green and yellow tape. he said, yes. you know what the cost of red tape. it's $1.75 trillion. that's the cost of red tape.

i called my friend, don, at the bank and said, don, we've known each other since we were kids. our wives know each other. our kids grew up together. we do a lot of things together. i've done business for over 40 years. you're right across the street. tell me about the new regulations. mike, if you take a look at it. there's 1,100 pages on whether you're a qualified borrower or not. it only took 1,100 pages for the government to determine a qualified borrower. are you kidding me? if you mean to sit here and say you are serious -- we renovated a ballpark in my hometown. a veteran, couple million dollars to renovate our ballpark. the day we were going to open up, i got a call at the dealership. said, mike, can you come down. we are having trouble with an

occupancy permit. we have 1,500 people that want to see the opening ballgame. we have a major problem. you see, the mirrors in the restroom are a quarter of an inch too low. so you can't possibly open that ballpark. so you want to know the price of regulation, you want to talk about the thousands and thousands of pages that we pet put on the backs -- that we put on the backs of job creators, you want to talk about creating jobs in america, when you see a nation that doesn't want to participate but dominate in the world market, then let them rise. take the heavy boot off the throat of america's job creators and let them breathe. the jobs we are talking about are not red jobs or blue jobs. they are red, white and blue jobs. they are not democrat jobs or republican jobs or independent

jobs or libertarian jobs. they are american jobs. if you want this country to thrive and not just survive, then please start playing the game by the rules and stop this ridiculous mockery of what it is we do here in this town. we are so out of touch with the american people. and you know what all of this does? it adds layer after layer of costs, and that cost is ultimately paid for by the american consumer. you want to have more revenues, then let the tide rise for all boats. let us be able to not only survive but to thrive. i urge all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, this is not a left or right issue. this is an american issue. i urge you to rise today and vote for h.r. 4078 and let's let america get back to work. and with that i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. ms. sutton: mr. speaker, on behalf of middle class tax cuts, i ask for the yeas and nays and recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, the chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. [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 this 171, the nays are 232. on this vote the yeas are 171 --

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 181, the nays are 234. less than majority voting in the affirmative, the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. >> request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a

recorded vote is requested. a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be 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 244. the nays --

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 244 -- 245. the nays are 172. a majority voting in the affirmative, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i may here be after considered

the first sponsor of h.r. 3703, a bill originally introduced by representative inslee of washington, for the purposes of adding co-sponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: thank you. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purposes of inquiring from the majority leader the schedule for the coming week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield to my friend, the majority leader. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet in pro forma session but no votes are expected. on tuesday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on wednesday and thursday the

house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on friday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. mr. speaker, the house will consider a number -- mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members at the back of the chamber, please remove your conversations from the chamber. members in the back of the chamber, please remove your conversations from the chamber. the gentleman from virginia. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, the house will consider a number of suspensions on tuesday and wednesday. a complete list of which will be announced by the close of business tomorrow. in addition, the house will consider two bills under rule to stop the tax hikes and provide for a comprehensive tax reform. h.r. 8, the job protection and recession prevention act,

sponsored by chairman dave camp. and h.r. 6169, the pathway to job creation through a simpler, fairer tax code act, sponsored by chairman david dreier. together, these bills will ensure that no american faces a tax hike on january 1, while providing our small business men and women with the certainty to grow and create jobs. finally, mr. speaker, the house may consider legislation related to programs and disaster assistance under the expiring farm bill legislation. i thank the gentleman and yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that information. as the gentleman knows, he was unable to have the colloquy last week, and so mr. roskam and i talked about the schedule. and last week the chief deputy, the majority whip, mentioned we would be voting on the tax bill, as you have done, and he also mentioned that we would be given the opportunity to offer

a substitute amendment on the floor of our choosing. is that still the plan of the majority so that we'll be able to offer that legislation? i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i didn't understand the gentleman's question. mr. hoyer: my question is, last week we had a colloquy and mr. roskam indicated that we would be offer an amendment, not just an m.t.r., but an amendment to the bill. now we want to know whether it was in the form of a substitute or amendment, but in either event, asking, mr. majority leader, whether that's still the case and whether or not such amendment will be obviously protected under the rule for such waivers as may be necessary for the piece of legislation that the -- mr.

roskam referred to. mr. cantor: again, without having privy of the conversation of the gentleman from illinois and my friend from maryland, i can say the minority will be afforded the opportunity to offer the president's tax plan, not just his motion to recommit, but certainly as a stand-alone amendment as well. mr. hoyer: i now -- let me be more precise then because i'm not sure whether or not the definition of the president's plan. in his weekly press conference just a few hours ago or maybe just a few minutes ago, mr. boehner was asked if we would be allowed to vote on the senate tax bill to which he responded, if our democratic colleagues want to offer the president's plan in the senate, then we are more than happy to give them a vote. i said that just a few minutes ago. our intention will probably be

to offer the bill that has now passed the senate which will protect middle-class taxpayers from any tax increase, as i think your party, mr. leader, and my party agree on. mr. speaker, i would hope that we would be able to offer that alternative on the floor with such protections as would be necessary, consistent with what speaker boehner has said. i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: i say to the gentleman, again, it is our intention to allow the minority to offer as a motion to recommit or a stand-alone amendment the president's plan. obviously we have to see what is being offered, but that is the intention consistent with the speaker's remarks publicly today. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i would hope we would not pars -- parce

words, mr. leader. we had some discussions on this and the majority party, when it was the minority party running for office said we would have open, full debate. mr. boehner has said in the pledge to america that's what you wanted to do. now, you keep parcing your words. the president's plan is the bill that passed the senate just a few hours ago yesterday. that's the president's plan, i tell my friend. and if in fact mr. boehner's words are to be as something other than that, he says if our democratic colleagues want to offer the president's plan in the senate -- now, obviously we can't offer that plan in the senate. we're house members. so my presumption is, mr. leader, that that means if we want to offer the senate plan, which is now the president's plan, i tell my friend, we're more than happy to give them a vote. i hope that's accurate. i hope that we can have a full

and open debate on that issue but i hope that the republicans' side of the aisle, mr. speaker, does not choose the amendment that we are to offer. let us choose it. and i hope we could clarify that so that we would know and the american people would know that we have a plan now passed by the senate. and we have a plan also that was defeated in the united states senate. i don't know whether your side intends to offer exactly the plan that was defeated in the united states senate, but it was a plan that the president of the united states, as the leader knows, said he won't sign. so what i ask my friend respectfully so we know what to prepare for and we know it will be made in order that consistent with the clear meaning of this statement that

mr. boehner made just a few hours ago is that we would be given the opportunity to offer the senate-passed plan and would have a vote on that plan, either in the form of an amendment or a substitute. and i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i would say back to the gentleman, we do expect and our intention is to allow your tax hike to be made in order. i mean, i don't understand, mr. speaker, how many more times i have to say that. the speaker has always represented that we would work towards an open process, and i would remind the gentleman that when his party was last in majority and considered an expiring -- the extension of expiring rates in 2010, that his party made in order just one amendment to h.r. 4853, for their own member, mr. levin. not for the republicans. because we were not offered a single amendment. we weren't even offered a we weren't even offered a motion to recommit