host: congresswoman loretta sanchez, democrat from california.ves on the homeland security committee and armed services. if you would like to check out secretary chu's testimony today, c-span3 will be airing that. let's go to our democrats line. springfield, virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. i understand that use said hospitals around the country have been given grants to -- that you said that hospitals have been given grants for disaster plans and preparedness plans. we recently had a winter where the washington hospital center had no ability to get their nurses into the hospital because the streets had not been plowed. the staff was penalized by being fired because they could not get themselves in, even though there was no means of transportation. if a disaster occurs during a physical, natural disaster, and then you have an institution that's given grants to be able to manage a disaster plan, but cannot manage it -- how does the congress and the senate deal with the expenditure of money when a failure has occurred and then the peop

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loretta sanchez has been sposed of. pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part a of house report 112-34 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment number 1 by mr. hanna of new york. amendment number 6 by ms. jackson lee of texas. amendment number 8 by ms. maloney of new york. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? mr. bachus: i ask unanimous consent that in the engrossment of h.r. 839 the clerk be authorized to correct section numbers and cross references and to make such other technical and conforming changes that may be necessary to reflect the actions of the house in amending the bill to include striking paragraph one on page five, line 16 and inserting in lieu thereafter paragraph 8. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bachus: thank you. the speaker pro

loretta sanchez of california. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. hensarling: i reserve a point of order against this amendment. the chair: a point of order is reserved. the gentlelady from california. ms. sanchez: madam chair, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. sanchez: i would like to offer an amendment to house resolution 836, the emergency mortgage relief program termination act. my amendment would simply delay implementation of h.r. 836 until the unemployment rate is at 7.5% nationally or lower. why 7.5%? because if my republican colleagues really want to terminate this program, vote on what people in america really want. jobs. 10 weeks into this congress and not one single bill has come from our republican colleagues with respect to jobs. we haven't even had a chance to see how this program can be beneficial to the people we represent, to our neighborhoods, to the economy. i know that shortly after the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act the phone was ringing off the ho

we will talk to loretta sanchez and then republican congressman steve king on the current budget debate and a temporary spending measure passed by the house. later, sharon squassoni will give an update on the nuclear plants of japan. each morning at 7 eastern. later in the morning on c-span3, nuclear safety will be among the topics that energy secretary steven chu will testify about. he is joined by the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission. watch coverage of that hearing at 9:30 a.m. here on c-span3. >> in the 21st century, it is not enough to leave no child behind. we need to help every child to get ahead. we need to get every child on a path academic excellence. >> president obama has called on congress to overhaul the no child left behind education law. follow it from the start in the bush administration, its opponents and detractors, and where it stands today, on line at the c-span at library. search, watch, clip, and share -- is washington your way. >> that top commander in afghanistan general david petreaus told the house that they're making progress. that hearing as late

loretta sanchez of california. mrs. biggert: madam chairment the chair: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois rise? mrs. biggert: i reserve a point of order against this amendment. the chair: the point of order is reserved. the gentlelady from california is recognized for five minutes. ms. sanchez: thank you, madam chair, i rise today in support of this amendment that i'm sponsoring. my amendment replaces the f.h.a. refinance program termination act which of course would allow the use of unexpended funds to create a program that will allow qualifying homeowners to apply to refinance a 30-year mortgage at 4%. as long as the mortgage refinancing is on their primary home. that her up to date on their mortgage, and that their annual income, adjusted gross income does not include -- exceed $180,000. people back home are hurting and they are desperate to keep their home. i know that there are many who have lost their homes. there are some who are back payments. they haven't kept up with their payments. but what a

our guest is loretta sanchez of california, member of the armed services committee. then a look at the three-week federal spending extension passed in the house. congressman steve king of iowa gives his take on the federal budget. and later, more on the situation with the the nuclear plants in japan with sharon squassoni, she's the director of the center for strategic and international studies proliferation prevention program. "washington journal" takes your calls and emails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> you're watching c-span, bringing you politics and public affairs every morning, it's "washington journal" our live call-in program of the news of the day, connecting you with elected officials, policymakers and journalists. weekdays watch live coverage of the u.s. house and week nights, congressional hearings and policy forums, also supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends you can see our signature interview programs, on saturdays "the communicate ors" and the british house of commons. you can watch our programming any time

loretta sanchez of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 170, the gentlewoman from california will control five minutes and a member opposed will control five minutes. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of my amendment. my amendment would state simply that the congress acknowledges that we could have helped to rebuild neighborhoods wherefore closures are common through the neighborhood stabilization program. or as we know it, n.s.p. you see, my republican colleagues are offering today a bill that would terminate n.s.p. this program i believe has been particularly successful in helping to rebuild neighborhoods in my district and throughout orange county, california. the city of anaheim which i represent acquired and rehabilitated 17 single family homes and sold them to low to moderate income families. it also acquired and rehabilitated a four-unit multifamily complex for lease to persons with development disabilities. this project was cr

maloney of new york, miss loretta sanchez of california, mr. cummings of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., march 9, 2011. i hereby appoint the honorable jerry lewis, the honorable mac thornberry, the honorable fred upton, the honorable andy harris, and the honorable frank r. wolf to act as speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the 112th congress. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the appointments are approved. the chair will general tain request for one-minute speeches -- entertain request for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak to the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. you may proceed. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, what happened to the rule of law? last week the u.s. justice department announced that president obam

loretta sanchez of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 170, the gentlewoman from california, ms. sanchez, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. sanchez: mr. chairman -- >> will the gentleman yield for unanimous consent? ms. sanchez: i yield for unanimous consent. mr. miller: it's with great regret that i rise in opposition to the home affordable modification program, known as hamp, without significant changes. hamp was designed to help millions of homeowners who had fallen victim to the crisis of 2008 but regrettably at this time it is not working under its current structure. i thank the gentlewoman's time has expired for yielding. the chair: the gentlelady from california. ms. sanchez: mr. chairman, since my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are repealing the home affordable modification program, my amendment states that congress encourages banks that our qualifying neighbors with loan modification. it encourages banks