mr. barton: i yield the gentleman 30 seconds. mr. buyer: two states, new york and new jersey are at 150% of povertism they don't want to make the tough decisions. gets what, not only do state legislatures not want to make tough decisions, this congress doesn't want to make tough decisions. it's why we're fatesing almost a $1.5 trillion annual budget deficit. america, please, please wake up. and remember in november. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: i'm pleased to yield to the gentlelady from wisconsin, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. moore: i rise in favor of -- ms. baldwin: i rise in favor of this measure. during this economic crisis, our states have suffered which mean ours citizens have suffered. states that are facing severe budget shortfalls and without federal help will have to take extreme action. who would this hurt? it would hurt our most vulnerable, our children, our elleders, our sic