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annual budget to congress specifically fund the research in disabilities education program of the national science foundation. it would also require n.s.f. to devote at least $5 million annually to dyslexia research. you're probably going to hear multiple members come up tonight and talk about personal stories about how this hits so very close to home for some of us. i have a i have a 13-year-old granddaughter in texas. i have watched over the years as she and her mother and her dad have struggled to help try and identify the problems that she has with learning. teachers that were unprepared to iagnose, to identify the
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symptoms of dyslexia. and even then when tools and support when she was diagnosed and identified, having those tools and support applied consistently from one school to another or from one teacher to another, is still problematic. today, she is a member of the national honor society because of the help that has been provided to her. but she still struggles. she's created a website on her own to draw attention to this important problem. and she's working hard to improve herself personally. i can't say enough about how proud i am of her and many others that are afflicted with this condition.
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and mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from virginia. >> i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. smith: i yield two minutes to a member of the science committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you for your leadership on this issue. mr. speaker, i rise tonight in support of the read act. i rise as a husband of a special education teacher and not just any special education teacher, one that has a real passion for helping children with reading disabilities and research-based interventions are used with children with dyslexia.
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it is the most common learning disability. it estimated to affect one out of six u.s. school children. this learning disability causes difficulty with reading comprehension, math and a variety of subject matters. students should receive re searched-based instruction so they have the ability to succeed. a bill that requires the national science foundation to fund dyslexia research. it will strengthen interventions and development of tools. t will help develop models for helping dyslexia programs in schools. it authorizes multi direct ate and awarded projects using funds
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appropriated for the n.s.f. research and related-activities account. this bill is a good for students and good for educators and good for america. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: i yield two minutes to mr. palazzo. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. palazzo: and i thank the gentleman from texas, the entire dyslexia caucus and the comments from many of my colleagues. i rise in support of the read act. dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities, affecting one of six americans. despite these statistics, millions of children go
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undiagnosed and they do not receive proper educational assistance. it requires to fund research to have greater awareness and how to have a curriculum to better fit their needs. it aims to put more resources in the hands of teachers, parents and students. as an orange co-sponsor of this bill and a member of the dyslexia caucus and as a parent facing the challenges, i firmly believe that research, focused on practical applications is needed to not only help understand dyslexia and force students in education to help them succeed in the classroom. the read act provides an opportunity for a brighter and more productive future. for these reasons i fully support the read act and
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encourage my colleagues to do the same. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. beyer: i reserve. mr. smith: i yield two minutes o dr. bucshon. buchebuche i rise in support the research excellence and dvancement for dyslexia act. dyslexia is a personal issue for my family. my daughter struggled to learn to read. she dread reading allowed in class and worried that her classmates and what they thought, worrying about her classmates thought. my wife and i had her tutored and had some testing and with hard work our daughter was able
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to catch up. but wasn't until high school she was diagnosed with dyslexia. this is an important piece of legislation that dead indicates specific funds to dyslexia research, including early detection. this bill will help more children get a proper diagnosis and i wonder had my wife and i were not engaged in this process what might have come of my daughter's ack academic career and what about those other students. i support this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia. mr. beyer: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: we are prepared to close if the gentleman has no speakers. if the gentleman yields back. i'll close.
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mr. smith: i have no further requests for time and i yield myself the balance of my time to close. mr. speaker, i thank the members on both sides of the aisle who have co-sponsored the read act and spoken in favor of the bill. today, we can shine a light on dyslexia and help millions of americans have a brighter and more prosperous future. we need to pass the read act, a bill that will help students with dyslexia and the parents and teachers who support them. others, e jobs among are some of the most recognized have illiant creators and struggled dyslexia. we need to enable those with dyslexia to achieve their maximum potential.
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the read act will help accomplish this. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 303 . 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 without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the
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10th anniversary of the national day of the deployed. which honors all the men and women who have been deployed and who have dedicated their lives to defense and continued freedom of our nation. on sunday, october 25, i attended a welcome home celebration for 25 members of the 112th air operation squadron. these are -- these men and women were involved in operations in the middle east. the 112th air operations squadron was the first in the nation to be deployed in this manner setting precedent for similar units that have been deployed since. the men and women leave behind their families to travel overseas to serve in iraq and afghanistan along with other missions. their sacrifices embody bravery and love of country.
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i pray to those still serving those overseas. thank you, mr. speaker and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. honda: mr. speaker, last week's historic storm, hurricane patricia was the strongest hurricane on record. my thoughts are with our loved ones. we must ensure that the thousands affected have access to food, shelter and resources to rebuild their lives. but we should not limit the storm's impact on our consciousness. hurricane patricia should be a wakeup coal that our planet's climate changes are changing. september was the warmest month.
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we expect more stream weather. our nation must invest in undering in better preparing for the effects of climate change. needed. rch is and we need to be prepared about how these storms can save lives. research is vital to improving our understanding of our planet and resiliencey in a shifting climate. the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, we lost a good man, mentor and coast with the passing of flip saunders. while the veteran nba coach grew up in cleveland, he will be a true resident of minnesota. he started in 100 games.
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and after his playing career he began his cotching career before working his way up to the nba. flip coached the minnesota timber wolves, the first playoffs and appearance in the first western conference finals. flip was a mentor to many. the outpouring of grief from players, coaches, sports writers and fans speaks to those who knew him. he was an icon in minnesota and he will be missed. our thoughts and prayers to his wife and four children. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, the department of justice has closed its investigation into the i.r.s.
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choosing political expediency. according to news reports not only did officials at the i.r.s. targeted the enemies, they possess spy equipment to do it. the i.r.s. will have equipment known as stingray. these devices work as present tending to be cell phone data and strip content from phones which connect to them. mr. speaker, why does the i.r.s. want to spy on americans. sounds like the old soviet union. the fourth amendment protects us from spying. it is time to make sure the right to privacy applies to the i.r.s. and this new technology. technology may change but the constitution does not. and that's just the way it is.
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i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. payne of new jersey today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: i move that the house adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is
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assuming it happens where's the senate? mitch mcconnell says he opposes it personally, but he is open to attaching it to other legislation. ago aample, a few months senator from illinois authored
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the amendment to reauthorize. beshowed that it can reauthorized in the senate. it just matters the right opportunity. then the vote on the renewal. following all ethanol.com and she is on her at ci marcos. thanks so much for the update. three having me. >> for the first time in 13 years, house numbers voted to discharge a measure from the rules committee. 62 republicans joining 184 democrats on the motion.
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they worried that a two-year administration of final word yet. >> even though discharge positions rarely been invoked but they embody democracy and fundamental principle of majority rules, principle that the gentleman has talked about earlier. this discharge process offers the only means by which a majority of house members can secure a vote on a measure that is opposed by the chairman of the committee jurisdiction and house leadership. what makes the gentleman's remarks particularly ironic is the fact that the discharge rule evolved from a precursor rule adopted in 1910.
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the cannon revolt was a revolt against speaker joseph cannon and was remarkable and is relevant today. speaker cannon was at the time the longest serving republican speaker in the history of the house serving as speaker from 1903-1911. referred to as uncle joe. e ruled with an iron fist. no historian has painted him -- he blocked legislation including child labor law and the women to vote. what was his reason for blocking this progressive legislation? quote, i'm tired of listening to all this baseball for reform. several times -- the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members please take your conversations off the floor.
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the gentleman may proceed. mr. fincher: republicans have tried to curb his broad powers which included his chair manship in the rules committee and dole out assignments. that changed in march of 1910 when 42 republicans joined with the democrats that would sfrip speaker cannon of his many powers. he tried to filibuster, speaking from the chair for 26 straight hours while allies tried to round up additional allies on st. patrick's day. he ruled the resolution out of order and they adopted far-reaching reforms including today's discharge rule. i ask my colleagues to join me in returning power to rank and file members by voting on the motion to discharge and supporting american jobs and with that, i reserve.
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hensarling: i want to recognize the gentleman from tennessee and the passion that he brings to this debate. he has long been a champion of the export-import bank. we have had a respectful disagreement over the substance of the issue. but at this moment, i don't care to spend much time on the substance of the issue, because we are debating a discharge petition. and it was an interesting history lesson that my colleague and friend introduced the house to and i have no reason to doubt that it is and accurate history lesson. i will note that somehow mr. cannon managed to get a building named after him. the point i would make is this, whether the gentleman from tennessee and others have
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disagreed with process at the financial services committee, i know that they do, but the question before us, mr. speaker, is why punish the entirety of the house? those who are bringing forth this discharge petition had the opportunity to allow members on both sides of the aisle to offer amendments, people who were not on the financial services committee could have had the opportunity to offer amendments, but not under this particular discharge petition. and so, mr. speaker, the real complaint i have here is, regardless of what complaints or beef they may have against me personally or the process against the financial services committee, why punish the entirety of the house? we hear so much about regular order, about empowering rank and file members, then why aren't rank and file members empowered to offer amendments.
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we were told this was to discharge a single piece of legislation so why not let the house work its will. that doesn't appear to happen. i perfectly understand that one man's economic development is another man's corporate welfare. and i think that debate will happen tomorrow, but here, right now, simply because there is a rule to have a discharge petition that would disqualify any member from offering an amendment doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't avail ourselves of it. the constitution allows us to create debt. it doesn't mean it's a good thing for us to do that as we face another debt ceiling vote in front of us. and so i would simply hope that members would vote down this discharges petition and if they believe strongly in it, and if they bring it back, allow members on the floor to offer
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amendments. people from all committees should be able to offer amendments if that was the purpose of the discharge petition. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. fincher: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i would say to my friend from texas, it was three years to do exactly that and wasn't done. i thank the gentleman from tennessee for tennessee and i thank the courage working within the rules to bring this matter to the floor. it's an important matter. since july, businesses and workers have been asking congress to reopen the export-import bank so they could compete on a level playing field. this is about jobs. reopening the export and import
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bank is about creating and keeping jobs here in america. the motion will demonstrate that a majority of this house supports taking action to pass a multi year extension of the bank's charter authority. will have a chance to show the american people that congress can work together, democrats and republicans to get something done that helps businesses and workers compete and create jobs. and now i yield 30 seconds to my friend from washington state who has been so critical on this ssue. mr. heck: this is regular order. this is the only regular order we'll be given a chance to take up this job-creating legislation. i know this for a fact. it's not speculation. on february 12rk they offered an amendment to the views and estimates on the budget that said in part, the committee will
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work to consider the re-authorize of the -- re-authorization of the bank through regular order on the leadership of the committee said vote no. there was never an intention to subject to this regular order. now is our chance to do that. support the gentleman from tennessee and oklahoma and vote yes on this. mr. hoyer: i thank mr. fincher, i thank mr. lucas, i thank ms. waters and i thank denny heck. vote for this motion to put a bill on the floor that the majority support. that is democracy and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: it is now my pleasure to yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga, chairman of the monetary policy and trade subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. huizenga: it seems to me we have two issues we're dealing with today. the first is the issue of the export-import bank and the issue
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itself, and the entitlement mentality that's grown up here in the united states. it's sad to me that some believe that this is the only, or the best way for the u.s. to compete on the world stage when in fact we know it is not. we are at a competitive disadvantage not because we may or may not have an export-import bank but because of our regulatory environment, our tax environment, and because of all the other barriers thrown up by this congress, including health care and a number of other things that made our companies less competitive. the other issue is that the way that we are dealing with this issue as it's coming to the floor and how it has reached the house floor today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may proceed. . high venga: thank you -- mr. huizenga: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to know which other committee would like their
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process to be short circuit the ways and means committee? i've not been happy as a maul business owner or things like that. or the ag committee. how about any other committee we are all dealing with? the fact is, my subcommittee, monetary policy and trade, where this has jurisdiction, had three joint hear wgs the oversight committee on this particular issue. there was a sunset put in, it was intentionally put in, so that there would be a review. the review happen and the determination of my subcommittee and this committee was that it did not warrant further action system of again, as we are looking that the tool that's been infrequently used, it doesn't restore regular order, as has been claimed. in, in fact it up ends the balance of power in the house. it skirts the committee process and gives the minority control over the house floor. a discharge petition was brought to the house floor under the guise of job creation. in reality it serves to revise and retrench a dependency
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mentality. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. he gentleman from tennessee. >> i yield two minutes to the gentleman from illinois who has done great work on this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> i thank the speaker and thank the gentleman from tennessee for your hard work too. i remind the previous speaker, this is a republican-led discharge petition for ex-im bank. we could have avoided this. none of us celebrate being here right now as republicans. but the time to deal with the issue of ex-im bank was on the committee. unfortunately, this never got -- the speaker pro tempore: members will please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. >> thank you, mr. speaker. unfortunately, this could have gone through the committee this could have been voted on in committee, it could have come to the floor in what people could
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consider a more regular order way than this. however, that didn't have the opportunity. mr. speaker, my district is the 16th district in illinois. mr. kinzinger: they're not worried -- worried about discharge petitions, when people talk about regular order and internal politics what they care about is that it is a heavy manufacturing district and they want to be able to go to work tomorrow. they're worried because people live with the threat of pink slips and many people get pink slips. unfortunately, in july, the charter for ex-im bank which put a lot of manufacturing suppliers in the aerospace industry at a disadvantage in my district compared with those that supply to airbus and other companies around the world, pride in our exports and pride in our manufacturing is something that we should have pride in and we should fight beyond what it mean farce party label or beyond what it mean for floor politics. mr. speaker, the opponents of re-authorization live in a world
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where the poll teches of purity trump the realism of today and of the commecks. here's the reality. in my district, thousands of jobs, millions of dollars of ports, and many, many people rely on this to be re-authorized. mr. speaker, i know this is not easy as republicans to do this. but it is the right thing to do. so i stand and i ask my colleagues on the republican and the democrat side of the aisle to put partisanship aside, do the right thing and to discharge this resolution and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from tennessee reserve this egentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from arizona, a valued member of the financial services committee, mr. schweikert, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. schweikert: i hope you're all listening to some of the use of language. i appreciate the history lesson. but has it been lost on you the irony in part of this discussion
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that hey, we're going to do a discharge petition which is part of the rules, because we don't feel we're having a voice. oh, by the way, we're going to draft a rule, draft a rule that you can't offer amendments that you can't have a discussion, that you can't, for those of us who have worked on this issue for years, who have sat through dozens of hearings in multiple years, who actually have things we believe make it better, the brilliance here is, lock it down. that this -- so you're going to complain you're not being treated fairly and then the answer to not being treated fairly is, let's write a rule that no one gets a voice. that it's prurely -- purery up or down. is that lost on anyone here? the reality of it is the vast majority of the trade from this country has access to surety bonds trade credit. it's a fraction of a fraction of a fraction that actually needs, asks for a taxpayer subsidy.
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a taxpayer guarantee. you could actually if you wanted to solve this problem tomorrow, you could recharter, you could recharter the ex-im bank, that it continues to exist but get taxpayers off the hook and let them do just as fannie and freddie are trying to do, where they buy their reinsurance in the market. there are solutions here. if i was allowed to offer an amendment. but you've all chosen to write a rule that keeps those of us who worked on this issue for years from being able to have that discussion. is that irony lost on anyone here? you know there's a better way to do this. than extending this type of crony capitalism and leaving our taxpayers on the hook for hours and hours of hearings we've had where you've heard the bad acts going on in this agency, the fraud, the misaccounting. why are we going to let that move forward? if you read the reforms in here,
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you'd understand, they already should be doing these. it's an outrage they're not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. >> i would like to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from california, ms. waters. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. waters: -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the gentlelady may proceed. ms. waters: thank you very much. mr. speaker, members, i'd like to thank the gentleman from tennessee, mr. fincher, for yielding and for his leadership in initiating this very successful discharge petition in order to make possible the opportunity to vote to renew the charter of the export-import bank. for almost two years now, as ranking member of to the financial services committee, i've within working -- working very hard with leader pelosi, hip hoyer and my colleague
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denny moore and -- glen moore and denny heck. and today after obstruction by a vocal minority of this body which led to a shutdown of the ex-im bank this house will finally get the opportunity to vote to do just that. let me be clear, mr. speaker. this discharge petition is not a rejection of regular order. although rarely used, the discharge petition exists under house rules for the very purpose of ensuring that the will of the determined majority may ultimately prevail over an obstructionist minority and that is exactly what's happening today. republicans and democrats, republicans and democrats have come together to support the re-authorization of a proven job creator. we've come together to end the unilateral disarmament that's harmed our exporters. their domestic suppliers, and the many american workers across this country whose jobs are
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supported by the bank. we have come together to show that compromise is possible if you're willing to work it. so again, i thank the gentleman from tennessee for his work. i urge the members to vote in favor of this motion. we have come together as members of congress to do the work of the people. let's get on with the business of doing it. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. 4 the gentleman from tennessee reserves. the gentleman from texas. >> i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from south carolina, mr. mulvaney another valuable member of the house financial services committee. sproil the -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mulvaney: i'm going to pick up with the comments about regular order. this is not regular order. in regular order we have amendments. i have an amendment that would protect small businesses. i don't get a chance to do that
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we would under regular order. but let's not forget that there's not just one committee that's getting rolled here. rules committee is getting roll. if this was to follow regular order and go to rules, every single one of you would be able to offer amendments in that committee. they'd probably get shot down as mine have since i've been here but at least you could offer them. furthermore if it went to rules committee, you could have debate. you could participate in debate on the issues. what's getting ready to happen here in a few minutes, mr. fincher will control one hour of debate, speak for five and yield back. denying every single one of you in this chamber the opportunity to speak for at least half an hour each side on this particular issue. this is not regular order, mr. chairman. this is shoving something down the american peoples' throats. let's have regulararder. let's have some amendments. i've got some you might enjoy. let's have debate. but let's not kid ourselves into thinking this is regular order because it's not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas
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reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. fincher: i have one remaining speaker. how much time do i have left? and i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: both sides have two minutes remaining sprosm up the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. he gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: thank you, mr. speaker. lot of discussion. passionate discussion about jobs tonight. and i would point out to my democratic colleagues on the other side of the aisle, where was this passion when obamacare was passed? congressional budget office says it's going to cost this economy $2.5 million -- going to cost this economy 2.5 million fewer jobs. where was this passion when h.r. 30 came to the floor that would repeal this 30-hour definition of full-time employee.
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according to one study, 2.6 million americans making under $30,000 are at risk of having their hours cut due to the obamacare 3046 hour rule. where was the passion on the other side of the aisle when h.r. 351, the l.n.g. permitting certainty and transparency act came? that is estimated to put up to 45,000 unemployed americans back to work in liquid natural gas export projects. where's the passion when s-1 came ale, the keystone x.l. pipeline? the state department's environmental impact statement said in construction, support of approximately 42,100 jobs. we didn't hear much from our friends on the other side of the aisle when this was going on. but again i think too often my friends on the other side of the aisle are always happy to subsidize what they can regulate and control. i would say to my friends on my
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side of the aisle, i respect your opinion, i hope you respect mine. but i think there's a better way to promote exports. i think there's a better way to promote jobs. and has everything to do with regulatory reform. it has to do with the reins act, it has everything to do with fundamental tax reform, which according to the national association of manufacturers is half of our competitive disadvantage. it has everything to do with litigation reform. our green energy european competitors have greater -- we have greater remedial costs than they have. there is a better way and there is a more fair way to come to this floor, whatever you think of the process of the financial services committee, if this is going to come to the floor, every member ought to be allowed to have an amendment and we should reject, reject this discharge petition. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i want to yield the remaining two minutes of
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our time to the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lucas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for two minutes. mr. lucas: thank you, mr. speaker. colleagues, why are we here tonight? why are we compelled to engage in this process? circumstances perhaps might be a little bit like 1910. remember 1910? a dictatorial speaker, who was so totally in control, who was so totally refuse -- who so totally refused to accept input from the membership that he made himself chairman of the rules committee too. and he stymied the legislative process. he brought it to a stop. what did our predecessors do 100-plus years ago? they finally rose up together and threw him out. and created a process by which no dictatorial chairman, no dictatorial speaker would ever be able to fully thwart the will of this body. that's amazing. that's what we're here for.
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continuing one century later the responsible actions that they put into place. now, some of my friends have said, why don't we have thousands of amendments? well, think about 1910. dictatorial speaker, dictatorial committee chairman. under no circumstances was uncle joe going to allow any input. so when they created this process, they had to make sure that the bill could come to the floor for consideration. in a way that would not allow it to be manipulated by that same dictatorial attitude. now, we're operating under the present version of that rule. if we wanted unlimited amendments, we should have spent an unlimited amount of time in the committee of jurisdiction working on those amendments. but that opportunity never availed itself. had that opportunity availed itself, we wouldn't be here. we wouldn't be here. but we are here. and we have a bill that reflects, i believe, a ma
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jofert us in this house -- a majority of us in this house believes is in the interest of american workers and american business people, in a competitive spirit. i simply say to you, to talk about the things we should be doing tonight, that should have been done a month ago or a year ago, seems most inappropriate, so my friends, in a moment, let's honor the people who were on this floor in 110 -- in 1910, let's say, you can't have your way then and now, let's pass the discharge, let's pass the rule and let's get on with the bill debate. i yield back the balance of my time.
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our cooperation in the counterterrorism area has been very important.
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we're continuing to work together not just on -- on countering the message that comes from organizations like isil. i think we're uniquely positioned to be able to help spread the message of peace and cooperation within the muslim world. [speaking foreign language] >> and we discussed a range of mobile issues.
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as not only a regional leader but also a global leader we discussed the joint work we're on issues like health security and making sure that we had public health systems in place to prevent a future pandemic. rooting out corruption, and one of the main topics we discussed is climate change. and why it's so important at large countries like us together to arrive at the strongest possible set of targets and international agreements when we arrive in paris. language]ng foregn
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>> so whether it is helping an initiative with the currents orficulties surrounding -- encouraging ongoing student exchanges between our two countries, this meeting signifies this partnership to the next level. i think that's you are moving in the right direction. we want to partner with you. please know that the friendship that united states feels toward
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indonesia is not just an issue of strategic but also represents the strong people between americans and indonesia. we wish you well. language]ng foreign
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>> [speaking foregin language] >> i was to think president obama for the welcome. language]ng fireign >> indonesia is the biggest muslim country the world and also the third largest democracy.
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islam and indonesia is moderate and tolerant. we believe that islam in indonesia is a significant role in maintaining democracy. as well as fighting terrorism.
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indonesia is an open economy and with the population. indonesia conjure the ppp. -- indonesia can join the tpp. indonesia is also a country with enormous digital economy. in our discussion just now, and
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like the united states work together. we had the discussion with president obama we wish to please work together in addressing this issue for future generations. especially in indonesia we have a big challenge right now with fires and eight efforts to extinguish them. coming up tonight on c-span, our landmark cases series looks at the top of the new york case.
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later, a look >> now, landmark cases. ♪ >> all persons having business before the supreme course of the united states are admonished to get there attention. >> landmark cases, c-span special series reduced with the constitution center, explore and the human story and constitutional dramas behind 12 supreme court decisions. 759, petitioner versus arizona. roeow against wade -- against wade. >>

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