the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. prior to the great compromise, benjamin franklin addressed the

constitutional convention. quote, we indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom since we have been running about it in search of it. in this situation of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, have we now forgotten our powerful friend? lord, you are the powerful friend referred to by franklin and we turn again to you to ask that your wisdom might breakthrough the political discussions of these days. bless the members of the people's house and all of congress with the insight and foresight to construct a future of security in our nation's politics, economy and society. may they, as you, be especially mindful of those who are poor and without power. may all that is done today be

for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from illinois, mr. dold. mr. dold: will our guests in the gallery please join us. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, october marks breast cancer awareness month. a month to especially recognize and celebrate breast cancer patients, survivors, and advocates. while breast cancer affects

individuals and families throughout the year, i especially appreciate the awareness and advocacy efforts that occur this week, especially the walk for life and women's night out. the walk for life, race for life at palmetto health, though rescheduled due to tragic flooding, is celebrating 25 years of raising funds and awareness for survivors and treatments in the midland. in the past 25 years the walk for life led by chair janet schneider, has gone from 200 participants in the first year to over 11,000 participants last year raising over 800,000. women's night out, led by the president, is an inspiring evening where the hospital honors breast cancer patients, survivors, and their families. i know firsthand the success at the medical center where my son in high school was successfully treated for thyroid consequencer and now himself is an orthopedic

surgeon. in conclusion, god bless our troops and may the president by his actions never forget september 11 and the global war n terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, this summer when a small group of republicans successfully blocked the renewal of the export-import bank, they were very dismissive of the negative effects their efforts would have on job creation here in our country. now it's autumn and without the ex-im bank we are losing american jobs. last month general electric announced it will move production of large gas powered engines to canada, along with 350 jobs because the company cannot access financing from the export-import bank. boeing was recently told by a singapore based satellite

company not even to bother bidding on a satellite contract because they lacked the financing from ex-im. these are just a few real life examples of the real world consequences of letting ex-imexpired. there is never a good time -- expire. there is never a good time to commit economic suicide. i urge my colleagues to join together in renewing the ex-port import bank and saving and growing american jobs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. dold: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize october as breast cancer awareness month. this disease has touched everyone in some way. we must do all we can to fight it. an astonishing one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. this is one of the many reasons

that i supported increased funding to the national institutes of health. american scientists and researchers are the best in the world. but they do need our support to put an end to this disease once and for all. i'm also proud to be the lead republican sponsor of h.r. 1925, a bill to award a congressional gold medal to dr. ernie, the creator of the breast cancer research stand. since its introduction in 1998, the stamp has been an effective tool for increasing awareness and raised over $80 million to support the cause this. month please take a moment to join me in remembering those who lost the battle to breast cancer while celebrating survivors, those currently fighting the disease, and all those helping women live longer, healthier lives. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, solar energy serves the national interests in a number of ways.

it is reducing our reliance on the fossil fuels that are causing climate change. it is helping america to become energy independent. and is creating jobs, 3,000 of them at or near a solar plant under construction in buffalo, new york. solar panels empower consumers to generate clean and affordable energy at home and sell the extra energy they do not use at the grid. a policy called net metering which requires utilities to pay a fair price for this energy to the consumer is currently in place in all but six states. it has been vital to the growth of the solar industry, but providing consumers with certainty on the savings that solar will produce in their energy bill. that is why i have introduced legislation to direct the department of energy to conduct a study on all of the impacts of net metering. through a comprehensive analysis, we can ensure that regulators and policymakers have the accurate information they need to make a sound decision on whether to support consumer generated solar energy. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the the

gentlewoman from tennessee seek recognition? mrs. blackburn: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. my heart breaks for our military men and women who last week watched their commander in chief as he vetoed the ndaa, the national defense authorization act. this was a bill that would give them more pay and better benefits for the job that they are doing. he vetoed it. great flourish, called a ceremony. he vetoed the bill because he wanted more money for his domestic agenda that includes more money for broken agencies like the e.p.a. and the i.r.s. imagine that. congress, our first responsibility to provide for the common defense. and the ndaa just does that. this year's defense bill passed

both of house and the senate with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. it is the most reformed centered defense bill in decades. it includes pay and benefits for our troops. our military83% of personnel have retired with no retirement benefits. it changes that. the president vetoed t it would given them 401-k-style benefits. the president vetoed it. he should be ashamed of those actions. the men and women in uniform deserve better. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. well, it is long past time for congress to do its job and get serious about funding a long-term solution to fix our

crumbling roads and bridges. all of our infrastructure in this country. in michigan of all states, we know that we need to invest in order to grow our economy. to build a 21st century economy. we need state-of-the-art infrastructure. no more short-term fixes. no more month to month funding. i have voted against these short-term bills in the past and i am going to continue to do so. we are in urgents need of dramatic -- urgent need of dramatic investment in infrastructure. nearly a third of our roads are poor or mediocre condition. one out of four of our bridges requires significant repair. in my own hometown, our water infrastructure is wholly inadequate to provide even clean water to our residents. we just cannot continue to threaten our economy by failing to do our job.

congress needs to do its job. the american people go to work every single day and the least they can expect is that we do the same thing and do our job. if we really believe in our future in this congress, we ought to be willing to invest in it. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? a >> to speak to the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, student loan debt is now the fastest growing and second largest type of household debt in america. it's no surprise that many americans are putting off marriage and family life for financial reasons. mr. marchant: the decline in marriage is a problem that could impact our economy and society for decades to come. yet our tax code punishes married households who have student debt. that's why i have introduced the fairness in opportunities for

married households with student loan debt. currently an individual with to nt loans can deduct up $2,500 in interest paid on their loans. but that amount does not increase for married couples filing jointly. so spouses who have both student loan debt, both have student loan debt are limited to just one $2,500 deduction. this is not fair. my bill increases the deduction to $5,000 for married couples. it only makes sense. it also strengthens incentives towards marriage and financial independence. with student debt putting pressure on our economy, stop penalizing marriage and start helping families build a stronger future. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. ms. kelly: i recently hosted my

third annual hiring event where 500 applicants connected with more than 70 employers looking to fill positions. i was delighted to see ramonny young and simantra at the event. two women hired at my first event in 2013. they were back this year representing the company that hired them. their success continues motivating me, but for every ramona there are hundreds of americans looking for good-paying jobs that allow them to build towards the future. so today i rise on behalf of those american workers still looking for well paying jobs. we all know the statistics. our economy is growing. after 67 months of consecutive job growth, our unemployment rates stands at 5ings 1% -- 5.1% for the first time since 2008. but the fact is there are nearly eight million americans still searching. the people i met at my hiring event were talented, skilled, and driven. they are hungry for an opportunity to work.

to put their skills to good use. and to provide for their families. i urge my colleagues to join me in creating an economy that works for everyone. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize october as domestic violence awareness month. far too many families fall victim to domestic violence. in fact, one in four women will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. i want to recognize and thank the organizations, their staff, their volunteers across my district for what they do to help victims of domestic violence. mr. costello: to cite just one example, mr. speaker, last week the burks woman in crisis held their annual silent witness project march and ceremony to honor and remember victims lost. a group of about 75 people marched from the burks women in

crisis center to the reading area community college, carrying 25 red silhouettes of women, men, and children killed due to domestic violence. each cutout held a brass shield with the summary of that victim's story. by spreading awareness of these horrors of domestic violence and encouraging victims to speak up, we can and must help reduce the number of women victimized. i applaud the efforts of this annual ceremony in march and want to let them know their work is recognized by the community. indeed the work of all organizations, their staff, and volunteers is critical. . i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. veasey: mr. speaker, i rise today to stand with lupe. that's dallas county sheriff lupe valdez. sheriff lupe valdez has a great history of in dallas county but recently she's come under attack from our governor for

trying to build relationships between the law enforcement community and the immigrant community. just yesterday governor be a ot sent a threatening letter to the sheriff questioning her decision to decline certain federal i.c.e. detainers when the immigrant in question is not a public safety risk. not a public safety risk. sheriff valdez understands that in order to serve and protect the immigrant community, she must have the trust of that community. i call on governor abbott to, instead of trying to erode that trust, to work with the republican colleagues -- not with republican colleagues but with the republican delegation, the republican texas delegation, to push for comprehensive immigration reform. to push for the things that the business community want, that the church community wants, in order to do something about our broken immigration system, instead of trying to push for things like sanctuary city bills. if we work together with the immigrant community and do the

right thing together, we can work on solving a lot of these issues. so i ask my colleagues and the governor to stand with lupe and to do the right thing when it comes to texas immigrants. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor a faithful and god-fearing woman of alexandra, louisiana, who will soon be celebrating her 90th birthday. she is a dedicated member of the pentecostals of alexandria church and she's been instrumental in the life and spirit of the pentecostal community for a long, long time. she and her husband started the pentecostals of alexandria when it was known as the first united pentecostal church, with just 38 members. mr. abraham: today the pentecostals of alexandria is

made up of thousands of members, largely in thanks to the dedication of the mangan family. the work of ms. mangan extends far beyond community. a daughter of an east texas pioneer, she has dedicated her life to sharing the lord's word , as a speaker, at camp meetings and across the country and across the world. i commend the mangan family for their tireless dedication to louisiana and i congratulate the pentecostals of alexandria in their celebration this week, commemorating 65 years of ministry. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, thank you very much. today we'll have an opportunity to support the export-import bank opening so that constituents across america, including houston, texas, will

have the opportunity to grow jobs and to compete internationally. that's a good thing, mr. speaker. soon i hope we'll be able to reopen riverside hospital in my congressional district, with clabe ration and work with -- la collaborate -- with collaboration and work with health and human services and state authorities to open the doors for those who need health care. but, mr. speaker, the showing of a video of a student being dragged out of a classroom violently while educators stand by and look, that is a bad thing. it calls upon the justice department of that state, the attorney general, the local district attorney, to stand up and be counted. it also calls upon the u.s. department of justice to determine whether the civil rights of that student were violated. not one american should be able to tolerate the heinous, horrific, violent actions of throwing a student, a young girl student, on the floor, up

against the door, dragged as if she was a bag of potatoes, no one should tolerate that, mr. speaker. i call upon all of america to address the conditions in schools and violence, along with those who are perpetrating it against students. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, last week the president once again disappointed the american people, while only seeking to advance his own political agenda. despite only vetoing four bills in seven years, the president took the extraordinary measure of vetoing a bill vital to keeping americans safe. the annual national defense authorization ensures our troops have the tools and training they need to destroy our enemies and to return to their loved ones back at home. this bill has been passed for 53 consecutive years.

palestine palestine yet this president -- mr. palazzo: yet this president saw fit to veto it. putting campaign promises above our military and the american people. mr. speaker, the world has not -- is not becoming a safer place. in fact, it's becoming much more dangerous. china's building military islands in the south china sea. the russians are destabilizing europe. foreign fighters are flooding the isis by the -- to isis by the thousands, iran is on the path to having a nuclear weapon. yet this president is more concerned about liberal politics than he is about the safety of our nation. as a veteran, i find it disgraceful and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute.

ms. wilson: mr. speaker, tomorrow is wear red wednesday, to bring back our girls. this month president obama announced he will deploy 300 troops to cameroon to help with the fight against the isis-linked terrorist organization, boko haram. these american troops will provide vital intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to the multinational regional coalition fighting boko haram. i applaud the president's commitment to rooting out and destroying radical terrorism in the region. this newly announced aid could be a turning point in the fight against boko haram. mr. speaker, until the precious girls are returned, we will continue to wear red, continue to tweet, tweet, tweet, continue to tweet, tweet, tweet

#bringbackourgirls. tweet, tweet, tweet, #joinrepwilson. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a very innovative program in my home state of arkansas. governor hutchinson proclaimed october to be farm to school month. the farm to school program provides healthy, locally grown food to our state schools while creating new revenue streams for arkansas farmers. according to the usda, 169 schools serving over 86,000 young arkansans participate in the program. this directed over $600,000 into local economies by purchasing products from local farmers. the farm to school program helps to combat childhood obesity by encouraging healthy

eating habits among our youngest, most impressionable citizens. also, at a time when families are moving away from the rural agricultural parts of our nation, i believe it is vital that our children know how and where their food is produced and the farm to school program helps to educate them. mr. speaker, i believe the farm to school program is important to the economy, health and education of arkansas' fourth district. i look forward to working with the many stakeholders in arkansas to see the continued success of the farm to school program and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. mr. speaker, speaker boehner has pledged to clean the barn before handing the speakership over later this week. so far we're off to a good start. first, a bipartisan majority is finally able to re-authorize the export-import bank. ex-im supports countless

historically nd has enjoyed broad bipartisan support. mrs. davis: today we learned of a bipartisan deal. i'm still reviewing the details of this compromise, but i'm encouraged that the leaders of both parties came together to h has protect the full faith and credit of the united states. and to reduce the burden of sequestration. now, i represent the heart of san diego. we don't have many farms in my district. but even i know that when you put off cleaning the barn, the you know what tends to pile up. there's so much more that congress should be doing that we're not doing this week. we still need a highway bill that will improve our nation's infrastructure and create jobs. we need meaningful immigration reform. and a deal to get rid of sequestration once and for all. let's hope this week marks the beginning of an effort to not just clean the barn, but to keep the barn clean. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired.

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today to urge south floridians to run or walk this sunday, november 1, to support the cristina m. gomez traumatic brain injury foundation, t.b.i. foundation, at its first annual cristina gomez 5-k run-walk at miami executive airport. cristina was a senior majoring in education at my alma mater, florida international university, when she suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling while out on a run. while her family is encouraged by cristina's slow but steady recovery, she still requires 24/7 care and her continuing treatment is not fully covered by insurance. concerns that they share with

many other families. as a result, proceeds from sunday's event will help ensure that other traumatic brain injury victims and their families in our community receive the emotional and the financial support they need to keep hope alive. egistration is online now at cristinagomezfoundation.org. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the white house initiative on educational excellence for hispanics. a bipartisan effort to increase educational opportunities and improve educational outcomes for latinos in america. over the past 2 1/2 decades, the initiative has made great progress. the percentage of hispanics with a high school degrees -- degree has jumped by nearly 20%. the percentage of those dropping out of high school is

nearly 20% lower. and the pesage of hispanics with a -- percentage of hispanics with a bachelor's degree is higher. this is possible because of so many committed organizations across our nation. the initiative has identified certain bright spots in this effort. and i'd like to recognize those programs that received the bright spot designation in my own congressional district. they are the academy for teacher excellence, the graduate support center at u.i.w., mr. castro: northwest vista college's connection program, and san antonio college's college and grants development department. congratulations to these bright spots and thank you to all the organizations out there helping to make this program a success. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. guinta: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. guinta: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to bring attention to the dire need for nurses in the

granite state. the new hampshire union leader, my newspaper of manchester, new hampshire, reports the need will only increase as our population ages and more nurses reach retirement. also, health care facilities are concentrated outside the state, increasing the need for health care practitioners in new hampshire. i recently hosted a manchester job fair to help meet the need and i'm a proud co-sponsor of the home health planning act -- improvement act of 2015. right now according to medicare rules a nurse practitioner may not prescribe home health care services for beneficiaries. they must seek a doctor's permission. a process that would take weeks in rural areas like northern new hampshire. and new hampshire nurses practitioner association visited me in washington last month to tell me about this critical problem. current rules add extra time and cost to home health care. qualified nurses should be able to make the best decisions for their patients, especially in the isolated or home-bound

arena. the home health care planning act would allow nurses to do their jobs and help patients recover. it's time to remove a needless layer of bureaucracy and give them the tools they need to succeed and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. garamendi: i urge the house to pay attention to the farm to school act of 2015. like my colleague from arkansas, california's a big agricultural state. and we know that kids go hungry. we have the 2010 healthy hunger free children's act, providing some $5 million annually in competitive programs for schools to establish the farm to school act programs. these programs are vitally important to the farmers, increasing their income, even more important to kids who can get good healthy food locally

grown, and available in their schools. so let's pay attention here. let's get this new bill under way. let's move this program forward. let's put some money so our kids can have good food and our local farmers can have a good market. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to highlight the upcoming parliamentary elections being held in turkey. with so much on the line for turkey, both domestically and internationally, it is my sincere hope that the elections are held in an environment that is consistent with international standards on november 1. free and fair elections are a fundamental part of any democratic society and turkish citizens of all back groubds deserve to know not only does their vote count but will be cast in a welcoming, safe, and open sphere.

freedom of the press is also a crucial part of democracy and with the future of turkey at the forefront of the november elections, turkish citizens deserve to hear every narrative and journalists and reporters should not have to worry about intimidation or legal action simply for doing their jobs. as turkey enters a pivotal moment in their history, i forefront of the november wish them a safe and successful election day. just like any democratic society, the real winners at the end of the day will be the citizens of turkey. i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. hahn: thank you, mr. speaker. today we will vote on what hopefully will be this congress' last short-term extension of the highway bill. we have made progress on a long-term bill and the house should consider that legislation next week. this is good news but the short-term bill also includes an inevitable but disappointing

extension of the deadline for railroads to install positive train control technology. this technology can prevent train accidents and is designed to save lives. originally congress gaves are railroads seven years to install positive train control, but as that deadline approaches, the railroads are woefully behind schedule. with the railroad industry's threat to shut down over our heads, we have no choice but to go through with this extension. i worry what the consequences will be for this. this has to be the last delay that we give to the railroads. congress did not mandate positive train control to be a thorn in the railroad side. it was done to save lives. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr.

speaker. i rise to set the record straight regarding a claim this week by the international agency for research on cancer, classifying processed meats as carcinogenic and red meats as a possible carcinogen. according to the american cancer society, there is a lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer of 5%. by this organization's own findings, eating a cold cut sandwich or hot dog every day would only raise that risk to around 6%. doctors with the international agency for the research on cancer admit that the risk for someone to develop cancer due to red meat consumption is dwarfed by the risk caused by cigarette and alcohol consumption. with that in mind, mr. speaker, this study should not be used for scare mongering. in causing people across the nation to believe that red meats or processed foods are dangerous. the fact remains that variety is the key to a healthy, well-balanced diet and that cancer is not caused by a single food. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my

time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> move to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. polis: mr. speaker, today i call upon the house of representatives to finally fix our broken immigration system. the american people have had enough. they have had enough of the lack of security around our borders. they have had enough of the economic damage of not being able to hire and retain the people we need to grow our economy and make it strong. we have had enough of the chaos within our borders, the difficulty decision that is police and law enforcement officials have had to make with regard to enforcing a set of unenforceable laws under which more than 10 million people here don't have documentation. this needs to end. we should not have 12 million illegal immigrants. we should not have eight million illegal immigrants. even have one

million illegal immigrants. if we simply acted on the bipartisan proposal that passed the senate with more than 2/3 support last session and i believe would pass the house today if we brought it to the floor, we would finally unite families secure our borders, boost our economy, and end the enormous number of people that are here without their papers. i call upon this body to act. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to congratulate scientist paul modridch of duke university and aziz of the university of north carolina at chapel hill on winning the 2015 nobel prize in chemistry. they share this prestigious award with swedish scientist for their work in understanding how cells repair damaged d.n.a. the doctor is a professor at duke's medical school and member

of the duke cancer institute. he's also an investigator with the howard hughes medical institute. his research has demonstrated how the cell corrects errors that occur when d.n.a. is replicated during cell division. dr. anchar is the professor of biochemistry at u.n.c.'s medical school. only the second turning to win a nobel prize, he's the co-founder the aziz and gwen an char foundation. an organization that supports turkish students in the united states. he's mapped the mechanism that cells use to repair u.v. damage to d.n.a. congratulations to them both on their extraordinary achievements. we are fortunate they call north carolina home. i yieldthe speaker pro tempore: gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

>> mr. speaker, i rise today in support of re-authorizing the ex-port import bank. in the first district of georgia, the eximbank facilitates exports for over 17 companies, more than half of which are small businesses. mr. carter: over $500 million in exports and supports over 3,200 jobs. around georgia those numbers jump to more than $4 billion in exports from 205 companies supporting almost 30,000 jobs. with the recent expiration of the eximbank, many of these companies have suffered the loss of millions of dollars in new business growth, market access, and risked thousands of jobs. while we stand here debating the future of the eximbank -- ex-imback, our exitors leveraging the only versions of their export-import agencies town crease their market shares abroad. while i advocated for reforms to go further than this legislation, it does provide critical reforms necessary to ensure taxpayers protected while allowing the bank to do its

important work. passing this legislation is essential to protecting thousands of jobs and i urge my colleagues to join us in re-authorizing the ex-im bank and to let the world know america is open for business. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. bilirakis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise for the nearly 100 newborns born with gone engenital heart disease. it is the most common birth defect anti-number one cause of birth defect related deaths. this disease demands our attention. that is why i founded the congenital heart caucus and that is why this week i'm introducing legislation to re-authorize the congenital heart futures act. this legislation focuses on studying, educating, and raising awareness of the continuing

impact congenital heart disease has throughout the life span. it promotes more research at n.i.h. and encourages the need to seek and maintain lifelong specialized care. this bill helps give hope to the 0,000 babies born with congenital heart disease each year and their families across the u.s. i urge my colleagues to support this very important bill. we must continue our efforts to help our future generations live longer, healthier lives. thank you. the speaker: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on october 27, 2015, at 9:39 a.m. that the senate passed without

amendment h.r. 313. that the senate passed with an amendment h.r. 639. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. 313. erk: it h.r. an act to amend title 5 united states code to provide leave to any new federal employee who is a veteran with a service connected disability rated at 30% or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that question much adopting a motion to recommit on h.r. 597 may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. the speaker: without objection. the gentleman from georgia. mr. collins: mr. speaker, by committee on he

rules, i call up house resolution 491 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker: report the clution. the clerk: housaled number 69, house resolution 491, resolved that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h.r. 1090, to amend the securities exchange act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 114-31 shall be considered as adopted. the bill as amended shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill as amended and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on financial services. two, the further amendment printed in the report of the

committee on rules accompanying this resolution if offered by representatives lynch of massachusetts or his designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of order shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. and three, one motion to recommit with or without nstructions. the speaker: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one hour. mr. collins: mr. speaker, for the purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from colorado, pending which i yield myself uch time as i may consume. during this time the consideration of the resolution all time is yielded for purpose of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on house resolution 491 currently under consideration. the speaker: without objection. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i am pleased today to bring forward this rule on behalf of

the rules committee and the hundreds of thousands of young men and women who one day hope to retire. the rule provides for consideration of h.r. 1090, the retail investor protection act. the rules committee met on this measure yesterday evening and heard testimony from both the chairman and ranking minority member of the financial services committee. the rule brought forward by the committee is a structured rule. there was only one amendment submitted to the rules committee on this bill, and the house will have the opportunity to debate and vote on the amendment offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts later today. this legislation went through regular order in the financial services committee and was also passed by the house in the 113th congress by a vote of 254-166. with the number of my friends on the other side of the aisle voting for the legislation. i hope we can put aside our political differences and vote in a similar bipartisan fashion here today. this rule provides for one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of the financial services committee. you see, mr. speaker, today i look forward to hearing the stories that members will share

highlighting the desperate need for h.r. 1090 to become law. i have also heard firsthand from men and women in my district who are scared about their financial future. navigating retirement planning can be a difficult task. especially for young men and women just entering the work force. they often financial planners to offer advice on the steps they need to take today so one day they can retire. i had the opportunity to meet one of those financial planners months ago, few beth is a financial planner who works for edward jones in my hometown of gainesville, georgia. she took the time to come to washington and meet with me in her elected officials because she was scared about the impact of the fiduciary rule would have on her ability to do her job. she told me the administrative rule prevents her from helping people. beth told me that financial advisors should always provide advice in their clients' best interest, but the rule places unnecessary and burdensome requirements on both advisors and clients. . that's not what we're about as a country, mr. speaker. we're the world's greatest

economic engine and the land of hope and opportunity. because we believe in ingenuity and hard work of people. our founders believed in people. they were on their team. and they created a governmental structure that is for the people and by the people. and frankly, mr. speaker, that's what this republican majority stands for. the people who get up every day looking to how they can make it better. the republican majority's for people. we believe in their hopes. we believe in their dreams and we want them to succeed. when my son gets a little older and starts thinking about retirement, i want him to be able to go to a professional and get some advice and get good information. financial advisors like betting won't be able to help him -- like beth won't be able to help him. she won't be able to help others who helped my family. like wayne, who is a dear friend of our family, but also someone who advises us and our financial decisions. and this ising is that's threatening not only his -- and this is something that's threatening not only his livelihood but many teachers who work with my wife.

across the nation today there are nine million households that rely on small business retirement plans and there are three million small saver households. these are the people that need congress now more than ever to be on their team. to them, this debate isn't over definitions and enhanced coordination and studies. it's over their future. it's over their ability to make informed decisions. to find somebody like beth or wayne or a number of others all across this country who can help them plan for the future. financial advisors should be free to offer advice to their clients based on what is best for them as individuals and small businesses. not based on what advice most limits their liability. saving for retirement is already difficult. it requires tough decision, but the one thing that can keep a devastating financial decision from being made is sfriss a qualified professional -- is advice from a qualified professional. i in no way believe we should model our policies after other countries. however, when we can learn from their mistakes, we should. the united kingdom implemented a similar rule in 2013. two years later we can see the

negative effects. the rule is has created an advice gap in which 60,000 inesters -- investors are unable to receive financial advice because their accounts are too small. mr. speaker, i've known from stories that have been told on the floor and from many members here, i remember when i and my wife were just starting out. to mel what little bit that i had saved -- to tell me what little bit i had saved was too small is an affront to the free intersurprise system that helps people climb out of where they want to go and fulfill their dreams. we should never be satisfied with when we tell people they n't get advice because their pot, so to speak, is too small. several of my constituents in northeast georgia recently wrote me about the administration's fiduciary rule. here's what they said. the rule as proposed is not workable and would have had numerous unintended consequences on american workers and retirement savings. particularly those in the middle clals. the requirements in the rule would drive the market to fee-based arrangements only used for wealthier clients and

aren't the best fit for many investors. middle class savers would be forced into do-it-yourself accounts. let me repeat myself. depriving them of meaningful personalized advice. we're here today because the republican majority's advancing h.r. 1090 because we are for the middle class. because we refuse to accept any rule from this administration that would deprive the middle class of the tools they need to make good financial decisions. one of my constituents also wrote, the time to act is now, before americans are deprived of consumer choice on how to plan for retirement and invest savings. another said, recently i became aware of a proposed rule that would undermine my ability to plan for my retirement in ways i believe best for me. it is the very heart of why we're here, mr. speaker. taking up for those who need those to say, government, it's time to let the free enterprise, it's time to let the middle class, the hardworking folks of our country, have advice and be

able to access that. i cannot understand why some of my friends on the other side of the aisle support a rule that would undermine anyone's ability to plan for their retirement in ways that are best for them. this isn't a political issue it's about people and about their future, simple as that. financial planning isn't one size fits all. it's customized and individualized based on the needs of a particular family or small business. obamacare's the perfect example what have happens when the administration takes over and the -- an industry without regard to the needs of the middle and lower class. another constituent wrote to me and said, with this rule it seems that government is determined that i am not smart enough to make my own decisions. i do not agree. saving for retirement is difficult enough. why would i add more obstacles and complexity think? urge you to please reserve the freedoms and plan for better financial tomorrow. this administration, mr. speaker, is already costing families jobs -- families jobs, constitutional liberties, an affordable quality health care

and a strong national defense. let's not take away from them the ability to plan for retirement. i remember when just a little over 27 years ago my wife and walked down the aisle and we said, i do. for betterer, for worse, for richer or for poorer. we've been through all of this. but at times we had people who came into our lives, investment that would help us here with her teacher retirement, would help us with things that i didn't have the time or the understanding to work on. if we take it away from folks like myself and my families in my district and families in your district and families all over the country, then what are we saying to the american people? we're saying, the government knows better than you. and i'm a firm believer that this government will stand -- was standed and started for the people and of the people and what's it this republican majority is doing today and that's why this rule is important and that's why this bill is important. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. polis: i thank the

gentleman for yielding me the 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker: without objection. mr. polis: i want to thank you, mr. speaker. it's always exciting, rather than having a mere speaker pro tempore, as i had the opportunity to do as freshman in the majority, it's always exciting to be presided over by the actual speaker of the body, the second in line to be president of the united states. particularly somebody who has dedicated so much of his life to public service, mr. speaker. as you have. and left his mark on this institution and i'm sure there will be additional opportunities for showing our great regard and esteem for which this body holds you, mr. speaker. but i think it's somewhat apt that perhaps, if not the final time you act as presiding officer of this body, as least the final rule is related to retirement which you, mr. speaker, will presumably soon be experiencing and which is an important topic of discussion for this body.

now, we may have our disagreements about whether curtailing this rule is in the interest of the american people or not. but i know that we both have a deep and abiding interest in making sure that americans are safe in their retirement. i think it's wonderful that you're highlighting the importance of retirement security by presiding over this particular debate yourself, mr. speaker. i rise in opposition to the rule, which is a structured . le for h.r. 1090 this rule frankly is premature to be considering this bill. when we don't know what the final rules will look like. out of the department of labor. rather than allow the department of labor to continue doing its job, which has included many stakeholders, i know firsthand the secretary of labor has not only reached out to me and met with me on numerous occasions, but my colleagues on both sides of the aisle have appeared before one of the committees of jurisdiction that i serve on, the committee on education in the work force, of which you, mr. speaker, are a prior chair

as well. and engaged with the financial services community, consumer protection organizations, and many others in his very ernest and serious attempt at making sure that the many shortcomings of the initial draft rule, which you and i might agree on, mr. speaker, are addressed in the final rulemaking. i think the secretary deserves that opportunity, the hardwork men and women at the department of labor deserve that opportunity. and then if in fact the mark is missed, it might be appropriate for this body to consider amending or changing any rule, to address the fears that both of us share on both sides of the aisle with regard to ensuring that people of low and moderate income do have access to high quality advice and that the legitimate educational activities of financial services organizations are allowed to continue, to provide

that type of advice. now this legislation is somewhat wrapped in a seemingly arcane matter. it has to do whether it's under the jurisdiction of the department of lane or the securities and exchange -- labor or the securities and exchange commission. we had the chair of the financial services committee, mr. hensarling, before us in the rules committee yesterday. and he simply said that under dodd-frank the s.e.c. has the ability to pass rules regarding fiduciary standards of care. i don't think anybody disputes that the s.e.c. has the legal authority to do so. i question here, and i think this was well established, is that they're unlikely because of their ongoing implementation of work in many different areas to get to this any time soon. whereas the department of labor s nearing the end of a two-year-long-plus process around trying to make sensible rules to ensure that conflicts of interest within retirement

advice are offered, consumer protections are provided and the market is allowed to operate in a more efficient way with regard to offering quality retirement products and appropriate retirement products to consumers. now, after the department of labor retracted the flawed first version of this rule several years ago, they released a new version of the of the rule in early 2015. now, theash been getting input from a broad spectrum of stakeholders through a long and extended comment period. i've provided feedback. stake hofereders -- stakeholders in the retirement community have. members of congress on both i hads -- sides of the aisle. and we all know what some of the fundamental issues we're trying to address are, mr. speaker. today most americans are not saving enough for retirement and are not secure in their retirement. the retirement savings gap is estimated at $14 trillion. and one in five americans who are approaching retirement have zero private retirement savings. as the ranking member on the health employment, labor and

pensions subcommittee of the education and work force committee, i'm very interested in working in a bipartisan fashion to address this savings gap. helping make sure that americans save for retirement is not a partisan issue. whether one is a democrat or a republican, eventually you're going to need to retire. some of us, mr. speaker, before others. this bill didn't have to be partisan either. i think had we waited and targeted any particular flaws in the final rules, there might have been the ability to build a bipartisan consensus. i am optimistic that the secretary of labor and the department of labor will get their rules right. investors need to be able to trust the -- the person advising them about the money they need to live after retirement. on the other hand, we need to protect individuals and small businesses' access to advice. mistakes in investments cost billions of dollars to individuals and the economy. now, of course a mistake can occur with wrongful advice, from somebody who has a conflict of interest.

but mistakes can also occur if there's a lack of access to quality advice and we need to be cogny zanlt of both of those potentials -- cognizant of both of those potentials as we look at improving the ability of the american people to save for their retirement. i know everybody involved with this rule and make of the stakeholders will be impacted, actually agree on a lot of the big concepts. they agree generally that financial advisors should use the best interest or fiduciary standard because the clients' best interest should be paramount. the main disagreement is about how to make this happen and how to implement the rule in a way that makes sense. most advisors today do what's in the best interest of their client, they're good actors and they help their clients save for retirement. it's critical that our final rule as the secretary himself has said does not up end an entire business model that works for good actors and works for many american families. however, making sure we have a standard in place so that the few bad actors need to abide by it and are not able to wreak havoc in allowing american families to plan for their retirement is also essential.

just because there's disagreement on some of the pick ofs of the rule doesn't mean that -- specifics of the rule doesn't mean we should use a bill that wholesale removes this authority and transfers it entirely to an s.e.c. entity which is unlikely to proceed with rulemaking and even -- and can't even proceed with rulemaking under -- while this president is in office, under a timeline, even if they were to begin expeditiously. so effectively this underlying legislation is an effort to thwart the ability of this president, this secretary of labor, even the s.e.c. under this president, from acting in a way to protect the american people. from -- people from conflicts of interest and retirement products that are not suitable for their needs. h.r. 1090 would prevent the department of labor from shoog any sort of fiduciary rule, until after the securities and exchange commission issued a rule. now, department of labor clearly has the authority to write and implement this rule. that's not even being called into question. it's simply the timeline of which agency goes first.

but due to the realities of the s.e.c., the commission is not moving forward a rule any time in the near future and that's simple wrealt. so, -- reality. so what this bill actually does is it affectedively kills department of labor's ability under president obama to update the fiduciary standard under erisa. wouldn't it make sense for congress to mandate -- wouldn't it make sense for congress to mandate that the i.r.s. couldn't take action to collect taxes until the treasury acted first? this is a similar situation. i believe the department of labor must take into account the high number of questions and comments they proposed in the rule. the incredible feedback the rule has received including from myself and members on both sides of the aisle and outside stake holders, there's been a number of letters from both parties proposing changes to the rule. i signed onto a let we are 96 democrats and there's over 3,500 public comments, hundreds of thousands of people sign thirg names to petitions. the department of labor will

hopefully listen to the feedback as they listen to their final draft rule to make the effort streamlined while protecting investors and workers my staff and i had dozens of meetings and phone calls with the department of labor, with secretary perez. i submitted over two dozen questions to the department of labor on the subject and i'm satisfied and optimistic these concerns will be addressed. i'm now leaving a letter work several colleague, ask for an additional comment period to look at the changes they're making to the rules. the answer, i think, mr. speaker, is to take the time to get the rules right, make sure they don't have unintended consequences, and not prejudge them by invalidating them before they're out of the gate. i have learned from these conversations that we need to move forward with a productive possess. i believe the labor secretary is committed to doing that. we may have disagreements about the final outcome but we should

see what that final outcome is before we pass legislation that requires us to pretend to the problem doesn't exist. while the specifics of the fiduciary rule are important, and the department needs to make changes, this is counterproductive to discussions that's happened over the last several years this bill would prevent changes beingismmented after years of work, involving retirement advocacy organizations, not to mention that this bill won't be -- won't become law. the president has already put out a promise to veto the legislation should it reach his desk. we should be spending our time on more important work for the american people with just over a month to take action until a government shutdown. with the transportation bill expiring. we have six congressional working days to raise a clean debt ceiling. i'm hopeful, mr. speaker, that you'll be able to bear witness

to that as a member and read -- leader of this body in the short future, the next couple of days. just as astonishing, we have the highway funding shutdown. here we are again. ic we need to work on bills that have a chance of becoming law. we shouldn't prejudge rules that i think the secretary has worked hard to ensure involve multiple stake holders. and hopefully we will be satisfied with the final rules that address many of the potential unintended consequences of my concerns that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle have raised, including myself. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from georgia. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i do appreciate the comments just made but i think there's a general disagreement about article 1 and what we're supposed to be doing here and taking care of the american people. mr. collins: but at this point i'd like to yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. foxx. the speaker pro tempore: the -- the speaker: the gentlelady is

recognized for such time as she may consume. ms. foxx: in the spirit of bipartisanship let me associate myself with the opening remarks and kind words of mr. polis about the speaker. mr. speaker, if adopted, the proposed fiduciary rule would reduce access to reasonably priced investment options for lower and middle class families and small business owners across the country. it will also increase costs for americans trying their best to save for retirement. you are our country faces difficult retirement challenges and the last thing the federal government should do is create new barriers blocking the retirement security the american people the serve. the fact is, we've seen this scheme before. this proposal contains many of the same flaws as the administration's failed 2010 proposal which was ultimately withdrawn because of harsh, bipartisan opposition. the department of labor's rushed

and uncoordinated process have again resulted in an unworkable proposal and i urbling the administration to use the same logic that it did the first time and withdraw its damage proposal. yield back. the speaker: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: many american workers don't have access to paid sick day, which means they can't miss work without losing a day's pay or risking their job. if we defeat the previous question, i will introduce a measure to have paid sick leave. everyone should be able to take care of themselves or their family members when they're sick and not worry about losing their job. i ask unanimous consent to insert the proposal into the record immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection -- the speaker: without objection.

mr. polis: i yield such time as she may consume to ms. delauro. the speaker: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. delauro: defeating the previous question will allow taos amend the rule to provide for consideration of the healthy families act. what is the healthy families act? it's an act that would allow workers to earn up to seven days of job-protected sick leave each year. being a working parent should not mean choosing between your job and taking care of yourself and your family. but at least 43 million private sector workers, 39% of our work force, must make this decision every time illness strikes. millions more cannot earn paid sick time to care for a sick child or for a family member. employers ultimately suffer when workers have to make this

choice. increased turnover rates amount to greater costs and employers can jeopardize the health of other employees when their policies force employees to come to work sick. with regard to family, i listen to people, as we all do, in our communities all of the time. i can talk to you about eva, the bus driver, who picks up kids in the morning on their way to school they're there with their parents and she says that i see parents with tears in their eyes as they are putting their child on the bus. knowing that their child is sick but they can't afford to stay home with that child because they could lose their job. they could get pay docked. and they're make their choice. and that's not how they view themselves as a parent. paid sick day policies have been enacted successfully at the

state and local levels. nearly 20 jurisdictions across the country have adopted paid sick days. and there is strong public support for yube versal access to paid sick days. 88% of americans support paid sick day legislation. the healthy families act allows working families to meet their health and financial needs while boosting businesses' productivity and retention rates. strengthening our nation's economy. it's commonsense. it's business savvy. and this is the right thing to do. today, there isn't a parent staying home with their children. mothers, fathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, everyone is in the workplace. let our public policy reflect the way that families are trying to make it today. we need to work to protect the

public health, boost the economy, and to help hardworking families have access to paid sick days. let's pass the healthy families act and i urge my colleague to oppose the previous question and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. such time i yield as he may consume to the gentleman from florida, mr. crenshaw. mr. crenshaw: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i rise in support of this rule and the underlying legislation. i'm chairman of the appropriations subcommittee on financial services. y subcommittee is charged with overseing the budget of the securities and exchange commission. that is the agency of the federal government that is charged with protecting investors and making sure that the capital markets are fair and orderly. that's what they do every day. in fact, dodd-frank gives them

more authority in this area than any other agency in the federal government. so i find it a little bit surprising that the department of labor, whose day-to-day job is not to oversee investment advisors, whose day-to-day job is not to oversee broker dealers. yet they will decide that hey're going to write a rule dealing with fiduciary standards for those involved in retirement accounts. it seems to me that that's backwards. that's upside down. the s.e.c. ought to be acting in this area. that is their primary role. and if we're going to let other agencies write rules that might be in conflict, might create confusion, might be duplicative, it seems to me we're going to give those individuals who are struggling to make a living, to make ends meet, we're going to have a difficult time understanding what their retirement accounts are all about and who is in charge and what are the rules and the

standards. and so, the s.e.c. should act first. and that's all this bill does. it says the s.e.c. should act first in dealing with investor security, making sure that capital markets are fair and orderly. and that the department of labor is prohibited from finalizing any rule in this regard. so i think it's a commonsense piece of legislation. i thank the sponsors for bringing it and the committee for bringing it up i urge adoption of this rule and adoption of the underlying legislation as well. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. polis: even if my friends on the other side of the aisle think they may not like this final rule, let's at least give the department of labor, after several years of hard work, the chance to produce it. if at that point the majority

feels that there's parts of the rule they don't want or don't like or want to invalidate or are counterproductive, that would be the appropriate time for this kind of bill to intervene in those efforts before those rules are finalized. i have been very satisfied with the work of the department of labor and the sec re-- secretary of labor to engage members of this body on both sides of the aisle, the financial services community, to ensure that many of the acknowledged flaws that are in the draft bill are addressed in any final rule that is brought forward. this bill is effectively an effort to thwart the entire process around addressing a real problem. that real problem is the conflict of interest and poor quality retirement advice that's being given to too many american families. the secretary is not seeking to upend a business structure that allows access to quality financial advice for millions of

middle class american families. and i believe that any concerns with regard to that will be addressed in the final rule making. with little time left before so many deadlines and cliffs that this body has, transportation, fund -- transportation funding expiring, the federal budget expiring without a potential government shutdown, the debt ceiling and so many others, why are we discussing a bill that is not going to become law? again, you're seeking to overturn a ruling before it's made. the president himself would veto this bill. there will not be 2/3 of this body to overturn this veto. when we're discussing taking actions that affect actions that the president is taking, keep in mind that under our constitutional republic, it would take both democrats and republicans, democrats in large numbers. i understand there may be a few a handful of my democratic

colleagues supporting this final bill, not very many, certainly not enough to bring it close to the 2/3 threshold. gain that would qualify as a waste of time for this body and a premature waste of time at that. let's give the department of labor the ability and the benefit of a doubt to bring forward these rules and then perhaps if they overstep and mr. lot of flaws, then, speaker, the -- they might have more democrats willing to join them. but it's wrong to interdict the entire rule making process to protect american retirement without knowing what those rules are that we're seeking to circumventle i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: i think it's a fundamental difference in the way we choose to look at how we do our business up here.

article 1, it is our responseable as elected representatives, from georgia, from colorado, from all over this country, it is our responseability to look at this. one thing that frustrates me and i know it frustrates many of my constituents back home, it seems like every time, as my friend has said, we're preempting or putting down all this hard work done by the agencies, everything that's pointed to so far, it is not our job as congress to worry about the work product of an agency. our job is to take care of the american people and make sure that their interests are best concerned. my first interest is the folks of the ninth district of georgia. my first interest is not did the office or agency of an administration of any, republican or democrat, did they work real hard on it? i appreciate their work but the problem we're coming back to here is we're facing a real issue and simply saying the s.e.c. needs to go first. we're simply saying let's put these priorities in line and say that we look at this and it's not the executive body's determination to make the law.

it is our body. if we choose to intervene here, then it is our prerogative to do so, taking care of what we're doing. i think also to simply say, and i love this argument, that if the president is not going to sign it and we don't have enough to override it then fine, let's make that argument to the american people and if the administration chooses to do this and chooses not to, then let them tell the american people and the teachers in my district and the law enforcement officers in my district and people who need this advice and looking at the history and say, we don't care about you, let our bureaucracy work. let bureaucracy ring instead of freedom ring. if that's what the president and administration wants to do, so be it. i'll stand on the side of the american people, i'll stand on the side of the middle class, i'll standen the side of them being able to take what they have and get advice to make it better. if that's the argument that wants to be had, let's have it. with that, i reserve. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: i yield myself as

much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. polis: i think the remarks by my colleague on the rules committee are part of the problem here. the way that laws are passed require the house and the senate to pass a bill in the same form and the president to sign that bill, or if the president vetoes that bill, 2/3 of the body to overrule it. and of course no one doubts that if this body of the house want thecks continue to pass bills -- wants, they can continue to pass bills that the senate doesn't want, as they per -- hundreds of times. or bills that the president will vet he vetoed his fifth bill last week. that's certainly, if the majority chooses, if the republicans choose, this billy -- this body it continue to do that. or this body can work together with the senate and the president to pass laws that address issues that the american people have brought to us to solve. and that takes compromise. that doesn't mean this body should say it's our way or the

highway. and the senate says, sorry, it's the highway and the president says, sorry, it's the highway. it means roll up your sleeves and work together. if we're going to solve a problem like immigration in this country, our broken immigration system, and replace our broken immigration system with one that works, that restores border security, the rule of law, benefits our economy, unites families, it'll take all sides working together. guess what? last session the senate passed a bill, it was this house that didn't spend even a minute of time on the floor debating that bill or bringing forwarding is that the american people demand -- forward something that the american people demand, to replace our broken immigration system with one that works and protects our country, so, again, i don't doubt the ability of this body to keep passing bills that don't go anywhere. and perhaps it makes some of my republican colleagues feel good, they go home and say, gee, we passed this house of the house, we passed that out of the house. the problem is the senate, the problem is the president. but that's just an excuse for

blame and more and more problems. i think what the american people want is not this finger pointing, they don't want the senate to say, we solved immigration, it was the house's fault. they don't want the house to say, we defunded obamacare, it's the senate and president's fault they didn't do it. they want us to work together. work together to implement the affordable care act. and address some of the problems in it. work together to replace our broken immigration system, the one -- to one that works. want us to work together to cut our budget deficit, and this is an example, if our deficiencies in the final rule -- if there are deficiencies in the final rule, work together to make sure those deefficientsies are addressed, so the common goal of making sure that americans have quality, nonconflicted advice in their retirement savings, is able to occur across the country. i call on speaker boehner and of course whoever succeeds him as speaker, as well as the rest of the house leadership to present truly bipartisan efforts to move forward on the various issues that we face.

and not yield to the easy temptation to pass single chamber bills in the house that aren't even brought up by the senate and if they were would be vetoed by the president. that's not how laws are made, it's how rhetoric is made and the american people want their problems addressed by this body, not just more hot wind and rhetoric that this bill's an example of. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: it is, mr. speaker, i appreciate that, because there are many people in america right now that remember just a few years ago when there was plenty of hot rhetoric coming from this chamber and it's really punishing the american people now. it's called obamacare. it's called dodd-frank. it's called -- i guess the warm winds are still blowing. and it's amazing to me that when you look at this, and i could go back in history, and i think the one thing that we maybe could come to an agreement on is when you govern and you're in the majority, you pass bills that reflect your majority values. you do not reflect, in this

case, an administration that happens to have different values. we're continuing to work for the american people. just as my friend, when he was in the majority, as he said, he sat in the chair as freshman, you know, they would have by the way, hat, probably wouldn't have made it through that republican administration. some got vetoed and if it did, you come back and work the process of an override and that chap. the problem here is, -- that can happen. the problem here is, i believe we can work on different ideas, there's things that the gentleman from colorado and i can agree on or disagree on. i think it goes back just basically to the problem that many of us are frustrated with, is that there are three branches of government. that the congress, the house and the senate, whether we agree on everything or not, is not the point. the point is, are we making the voices heard from our districts and doing so in a meaningful way? if that means that republicans feel one way, democrats feel another way, so be it. as long as i'm a part of the majority, we're going to put our values forward and we're

going to say, this is what we believe in, we would like for you to come on, we'll find areas where we can agree. but i will never stand by and just because the administration, as they did this past week, with the ndaa, put politics over our troops and as someone who served in iraq, it's time to quit playing politics with our troops, if we want to get specific about what we're playing politics with here, then we can understand that. that's a disgrace. and what we got to understand is, we're going to put stuff here, we're simply saying, here's a fix that we believe. let the s.e.c. work first. that is our policy statement. if they don't agree, fine. but when it's fighting for the people of the ninth district of georgia and also people of america and middle class and lower income folks who are just trying to make their retirement and get good advise, i'll never back up -- advice, i'll never back up and apologize for take time to fight for the american people. if that's a waste of time i'll be up here every day taking that time for the american

people. with that i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: i'd like to inquire if the gentleman from georgia is prepared to close. is the gentleman from georgia prepared to close? mr. collins: at this point we may have another speaker so i'll reserving -- i'll reserve at this point. does the gentleman have any other -- mr. polis: we're not expecting any at this point. but i will -- you're ns: if -- if ready to close, we'll do that. mr. polis: ok, i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. polis: when you look at the work -- there was a very interesting discussion with my colleague from georgia. when you look at the work product of this body, the u.s. house of representatives, this body has voted to repeal obamacare, the affordable care act, over 54 times. so, it's clear to the american people, my colleague from georgia can tell his constituents, we voted to repeal obamacare.

we did. i didn't vote for. that but the majority of this body did that -- vote for that. but the majority of this body did that. over 54 times. in fact, many of us are losing track about how many times this body's on the record opposing obamacare. but that's not how laws are made. that's part of the process. one would think once should suffice for it to pass this body. the bill would also need to pass the senate. and as the president has indicated, it's unlikelying is that is called by many people -- unlikely something that is call by many people -- called by many people obamacare, would e vetoed by president obama. so, again, it looks at what we we do with this body. when one wonders why approval ratings are so low and continue to plummet as they are, i think it's because rather than address the concerns of the american people around making health care work and more

affordable and passing laws that address some of the shortcomings in obamacare, whether it's addressing some of the shortcomings in dodd-frank, rather than take that path, this body -- taking that path,ed this this body instead is passing single-chamber bills, like we are here today, with regard to undermining a rule that we haven't even seen yet, because some people think it might be counterproductive or bad. if it is, let's have that discussion. but again, as a member of this body, i've been happy so far with the efforts of the secretary of labor to engage with the stakeholder groups and members of this body to get this rule right. i honestly believe that the only reason this legislation was brought on the floor is it's hard for the republican caucus to agree on much else. it's hard for them to agree oning is that might be a governing effort -- on something that might be a governor effort to pass. so instead we're dealing with single chamber bills. on weeks that we could be dealing with funding transportation or

infrastructure or cutting our deficit or going after government waste and fraud, we're instead repealing obamacare. again, and again and again. or repealing a rule that we haven't even seen, because people think they might not like it if they do. look, we have a choice at this body. the republicans in the in a jort can either sit -- in the majority can either sit back and bring partisan legislation to the floor each week and watch the costs of the american people go up and watch problems go unsolved, or we can come to the table and start a serious discussion with the house and the senate, with the president, with members of this body on both sides of the aisle, about important things that actually move our country forward, grow promote our national security, reduce our deficit, including the basics of keeping our government open and paying our bills on time. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no and defeat the previous question. i urge a no vote on the rule. and yield back the balance of my time.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to just take some time here and really look at this. because what's really interesting in the last few minutes is many times in this, and i appreciate my colleague from colorado, this is frankly why i believe most of us came into public service, to have honest debate. go back and forth. but i really have to say, as i close here, i do want to make it back to what this bill does. and what this rule. is it says, let the s.e.c. go first. now, i know that's hard to understand, if you're watching this, you might have a hard time understanding it, because my friend just said that we won't wait on a rule and then we're repealing the rule. i'm not sure how you can repeal a rule that you've not waited on and if the rule's not there you're appealing one. , no we're simply saying -- no, we're simply saying, the s.e.c., go first. you can't repealing is that your own statement said you're -- repeal something that your own statement said that you're

waiting on and a colleague letter that is being sent around saying, we have a lot of concerns about this, we want to make sure you do it right. i think this is a good way to do it and it's called being a part of a bipartisan solution here on the floor and let's put it back right and let it go that way instead of sending a letter to d.o.l. and letting them make sure they get it right because they acknowledge that there are real concerns about the workability of this rule and progress. and this is right now being circulated. so, i think i just want to say i support this rufmente h.r. 1090, because i believe men and women should have the ability to choose their type of financial professional who meets their investment needs. this isn't about protecting investors, it's about the administration once again telling families that they know what's best for them. they've told familiars that they know better when it comes to health care, they've told families they know better when it comes to education and they've told families they know better when it comes to how and where to spend their money and the results have been devastating. h.r. 1090 isn't going to undo all the devastating impacts of

this one-size-fits-all regulatory approach but it will prevent from taking away the ability of families to plan their financial future. this bill passed with bipartisan support last congress and on behalf of my constituents i deeply hope it does so again. again, it's about who you fight for. it's consistency. i'll consistently stand here and say, what is best for those hardworking middle class, lower-income class and anybody wholes earns as much as they want to have access to get the financial planning they need and the way that is best for them without the interference of a bureaucratic organization that has taken so long and already shows you results from other places that are devastating. we're not going to do that. we're going to put this forward and see who we're really standing with and standing for. with, that mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time and move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is on ordering the previous question on 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 yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 240erk chair will postpone further proceedings today on the motion to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. any recorded vote on the postponed question will be taken later.

for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3819. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3819, a bill to provide extension of federal highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit and other programs funded out of the trust fund and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster and the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. shuster: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 3819. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. shuster: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. shuster: i rise in support of h.r. 3819 which extends

federal surface transportation programs through november 20 of 2015. this bill allows states to continue to fund transportation projects and prevents 4,100 u.s. department of transportation employees from being furloughed. h.r. 3819 funds these programs at the authorized levels for fiscal year 2014. no offsays or -- offsets or transfers of funding to the highway trust fund are necessary for this extension since the trust fund will remain solvent in this period. last year week the committee on transportation infrastructure unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that will enable the house to continue its work on this important legislation. h.r. 3819 also encludes critical language extending the deadline for railroads to implement positive train control technology to 2018. we've known for some time that railroads simply cannot meet the

congressionally mandated positive train control or p.t.c. deadline of december 31, 2015. what's become more apearnt is how catastrophic it would be for the nation's economy. if we don't extend the deadline now. without an extension, railroads will stop shipping important chemicals critical to the manufacturing, agricultural, clean drinking water and other activities. some railroads are notifying shippers they will stop accepting chemical shipments by december 1. this is creating extreme uncertainty across a variety of groups that rely on rail shipments from farmers who need ammonia for fertilizers to water utilities who need chlorine to purify trying boughter. some companies have begun the process for shutting down plants because they can't operate. one company in new hampshire said its railroad will stop picking up chlorine on november 13. this is the only supplier of

chlorine to the entire six-state new england region for drinking water and wastewater treatment. therefore after november 13, new england could have well be -- could very well be without clean water. on a broader scale, a rail shutdown would pull $30 billion out of the economy in one quarter alone and lead to 700,000 jobs lost in one month. it is our responsibility to extend this deadline now and avoid such harm to the nation's economy this language is beased on bipartisan, bicameral work over the last several weeks and would ensure that railroads implement positive train control as quickly as possible. i urge all my colleagues to support h.r. 3819 and with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: i yield myself sum time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. defazio: when we last visited the issue of short-term

extension, i bemeaned -- bemoaned the fact that little progress had been made on a six-year bill. i'm pleased i don't have to use the same talking point. we did, through an actual legislative process work lengthy negotiations leading up to it, pass out of committee a six-year bill which relates to policies that would underlie a six-year investment in our crumbling infrastructure. that's the good nusmse it was a -- ultimately a bipartisan effort in the tradition of the committee. there's not too much to make partisan about moving fwoods and people from here to there efficiently except for those who are opposed to the federal government being involved. who luckily don't represent a majority on our committee. so that's the good news. the bad news is, we still do not have a funding mechanism before

us so -- so we have to do another short-term extension. also the currently stated objective for funding is totally inadequate. i mean, america is falling apart. it's embarrassing, actually. you know, the state, including many all red republican states, 14 states have voted to raise gas taxes since 2013 to invest in maintaining or rebuilding their infrastructure or building new transportation options to get their citizens in good -- and goods out of congestion. 14 states. and since 2008, nearly half the state vts taken an action to raise more funds. the federal government last raised gas tax in 1993. and we're told any increase in user fees, gas tax, barrel tax, indexation of the gas tax, vehicle miles traveled, it's all

off the table. we cannot ask those who use the system to pay user fees to improve the system that they use on a daily basis. but i think the american people are more realistic than that. luckily this bill contains a provision that should this congress or a future, more enlightened congress, decide to allocate additional funds, that those funds will flow through under the policies set out in this bill and the formulas set out in this bill without any further action by congress which is really a good idea, to avoid coming to congress for anything whenever you can. so that is, i think, a very important provision of the bill. there's an a.p. story today that goes to the heart of this, and it talks about the fact that in many states, they are abandoning roads an bridges. we're not just talking about the rural heartland anymore. this has been somewhat common place in the rural heartland where they've been saying, well we can't afford to pave these

roads anymore, we're going back to gravel. we're talking king county in washington state. we're talking about, you know, the counties surrounding and state areas surrounding des moines, iowa. we're talking major urban areas. the fact that since the federal government has failed to invest and live up to its partnership for major, critical, urban area projects or major projects for our port or other points on the system, states have had to concentrate resources there. they've tried to raise more money. again with no help from the federal government. and now they're having to abandon the 20th century transportation system. i mean, that's pretty darn pa at the ex. that we are not holding up our end of that bargain and making any effort to do that. so that is the bad news part. as the chairman mentioned, this bill also includes critical provisions to extend positive

train control deadline. you know, with the exception of some portion of amtrak, nobody will be able to meet the deadline of january 1, which does mean extraordinary disruption of the movement of freight and commuter and passenger rail across the united states. we worked very hard with the senate in negotiations and we have a bicameral agreement on the extension. it's tough. it says we're not going to get to this point again. it's not going to be kick the can, kick the can, kick the can. it says that all of the entities who are required to put in place by the train control will put forward a plan for approval with benchmarks, measurable benchmarks over this three-year period and they will be tracked as to meeting those benchmarks during that three-year period. society won't be that suddenly we get to the end of three years and hear from a majority of freight and or passenger commuter railroad saying, gee,

we just can't make it. we will know where we're headed and be able to target our efforts on those who are lagging behind and at the end of that, yes, it will be possible to get another extension, but they will have all have to install the equipment. the reality is, this is an expensive and complicated process and putting in the equipment is of course the first critical part and turning it on. but then it can take up to two years to get it certified as operational. so we are ceding to that reality in this legislation by saying three years, measurable goals to get to the three years, everybody is up with installation and hopefully most will be operational at that point. some may not be due to circumstances beyond their control even though they've made the necessary investments. and under negotiations with the secretary of transportation they could get further extensions.

so that is a very time sensitive portion of this bill. so i've had many colleagues on my side say, i'm ready -- really tired of short-term edges tension -- extensions, i don't want to vote for another one. i said this is different. we have the policy in place, don't have the funding and we've got this critical element of positive train control. i'm urging members on my side of the aisle to support this proposal. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. shuster: i now yield as much time as he may consume to the subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you. i thank chairman shuthser, ranking member defazio, ranking member capuano for working with us to develop this important piece of legislation this legislation will ensure that the railroads actually implement positive train control. we need to do it as quick as possible, as safe as possible for the safety of our country. mr. denham: as chairman of the

ail pipeline and ha sarsous -- hazardous materials subcommittee, we've been monitoring this including a hearing in june, where we were bringing stake holders in from across the country to examine what the impacts are. we've known that most railroads won't be done with positive train control by the end of this year. several things went into the day of -- delay of this, including department, who -- including the f.c.c. they needed to interface. p.t.c. is a huge undertaking requiring 38,000 interfaces, that they be installed along 60,000 miles of track. in addition, 18,000 locomotives need to be upgraded and 12,000 signals need to be put in place. all these elements need to be seamlessly communicated across different railroads.

what's important here is that we actually have benchmarks in place on implementation. that we have reporting on the progress and enforcement of the metrics throughout the entire extension. we need to make sure this gets done right and gets done quickly. given this obvious need, a few weeks ago, chairman shuster and i with ranking members defazio and capuano introduced a three-year p.t.c. extension. this bipartisan piece of legislation has fwarnered 130 co-authors. more than 200 stake holders signed letters to the committee supporting an extension. to give you a few examples from california if we don't extend the p.t.c. deadline, our commuter rail service will shut down, put manager commuters on california's congested highways. in the central valley where the farmers will be negatively impacted, farmers rely on rail for their fertilizers, our dairies and our cattle yards

depend on feed that only comes in on rail. that's why the california farm babu row and the california league of wheat growers are supporting a p.t.c. extension deadline. those are just a few examples of broad and wide agreement among railroads, shippers and consumers that congress should pass this legislation. in conclusion, we worked in a bipartisan manner with our senate counterparts to develop this legislation and i believe this bill with will ensure p.t.c. gets done as soon as possible and as safe as possible. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: i yield the gentlelady from the district of columbia, eleanor holmes norton, the ranking democrat, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. miss norton: i thank my -- ms. norton: i thank my good friend for yielding me the time. i thank chairman shuster and chairman graves for working with me an for us all being able to work together on what will be, when it gets to the floor, in

november, i believe, the first six-year or long-term ransportation bill in 10 years. as a matter of fact, the states have the money and until january, because the short term extensions have compelled the states to stash their money without spending all of it, because when they need to get to are long term projects, or at least projects that take more than a few months or a year or two. so that we are making progress when we at least authorize a six-year bill, there will be a real -- a real burden on us to

make sure that in fact it is a six-year. so i too would advise my colleagues to support this last short term extension. it's bipartisan, it's both chambers, it avoids furloughs. there's a bill waiting off stage. there is a funding mystery. i don't like mysteries, particularly with long term bills. but i have to believe that the appropriate committee is meeting every day. it must be in secret. in order to fund this bill. at least we have done our work and we've done it in a ipartisan way. i won't trouble the entire bill. there will be time to get to. that i regret there had to be a three-year extension. do i think that put in jeopardy

be in ho have to in fact these trains. but as i looked at what it took to do positive train control, i didn't think we had any alternative. there are some -- that gives people three years. with the benchmarks i hope that we will get most of this done way before 201. i don't like that there will be -- 2018. i don't like that there could be individual waivers. after all, there's already -- spent at least two years trying to do something about positive train control. and the jeopardize is clear when we see what has happened already. with respect to terrible crashes that have taken human life. finally, i just want to say that perhaps the greater challenge we have is a challenge i hope we will meet and that is a new way to form

-- mr. defazio: i yield the gentlelady an additional minute. ms. norton: i thank my friend for yielding. a new way to fund the highway trust fund and there is in the final bill some experimentation that i regard as urgent. i thank my good friends on both sides of the aisle for this short-term extension which i hope will be the last in a very long time. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i now recognize for one minute the distinguished member from the state of washington, mr. newhouse. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for one minute. mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i rise today to support this legislation. i first want to thank chairman shuster, as well as ranking member defazio, for their hard work in marking up a meaningful long term transportation bill. it truly is something our country has eagerly anticipated and we appreciate both you and your staff's hard work for give our country the certainty that is needed on road and rail projects. i also want to appreciate your

-- you including a deadline extension for the full implementation of positive train control. safety technology. while this technology is vitally important for safety and many reasons, it has become increasingly clear that our nation's passenger and freight railroads are unable to meet the current deadline. as a farmer i can tell you the resulting shutdown our country's freight network could experience if this deadline is not extended would have devastating consequences for -- with our farms and our entire nation's economy. and appreciate your swift attention to this issue. i urge all of my colleagues support and i thank you again for your hard work and thank you and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: i have no additional requests for time and -- mr. shuster: i have no additional requests for time if the gentleman is prepared to close. mr. defazio: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania.

mr. shuster: i thank the gentleman. i thank you, mr. speaker. i just want to say thanks, my deepfelt thanks to the leaders of the democrats on our committee, on transportation and infrastructure, mr. defazio and ms. norton, for getting to this extension. until november 20. it it doesn't give us much time -- it doesn't give us much time but we can get down to work and work to get this on the floor as soon as possible and also thank them for a sound extension to p.t.c. which is actually vital to the nation's economy. to get this thing extended. so we continue rail shipments and to make sure that we've got something in place that gets this important technology deployed in a reasonable way, responsible way, to make sure that our rail system continues to be as safe -- even safer than it is today. it's very, very, very safe system today. so with that i urge all my colleagues to support this and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house

suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3819. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the avenlt -- table.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. ordering the previous question on house resolution 491, adoption of house resolution 491, if ordered, ordering the previous question on house resolution 450, and adoption of house resolution 450 if ordered. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 491 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: house calendar number 69. house resolution 491. resolution providing for consideration of built h.r. 1090, to mainled the securities and exchange act of 1934, to provide protections for retail customers and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote.

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