they claim -- of h.r. 14. they claim the -- of h.r. 1214. they claim the grants are need -- aren't needed because they are available through other sources but that's not true my colleagues also claim that construction funds would be provided so cent -- provided to centers that aren't sustainable. but that's also not true. guidelines have been developed to ep sure that no construction funds will be provided to any school-based health center that cannot document they are sustainable now and into the future. as i said, ladies and gentlemen, school-based health centers work. they keep our young people healthy and successful in school. they do it in a way that saves our taxpayers money. it is just common sense to support school based centers. again, this amendment will not kill the bill. this motion to recommit is simply a final amendment to the bill that will provide transparency to the process. i urge all members to support this motion to recommit. thank you very much and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired.

h.r. 3 ends the current i.r.s. policy of allowing taxpayer treatment for abortion under itemized deductions. h.m.s.'s, h.s.a.'s and, madam speaker, we know that americans are taking a good, long, hard second look at abortion. the polls show it. on taayer funding, the minimal majority, 60%, 61%, some polls put it as high as 68%, do not want their funding being used to pay for abortion. earlier in the debate, some of my colleagues have suggested that this is a tax increase, yet, americans for tax reform who doggedly protect the public purse have said americans for tax reform has no problems or issues with h.r. 3. the bill has no net change in taxes whatsoever. h.r. 3 also makes the hyde-weldon conscience protectionermanent and significantly and more effectively by authorizing the courts to prevent or redress threatened violations of conscience. we know without any doubt there is huge pressures, particularly in some states like california, to coerce, plan and ensure and heth care systems, especially those who are fait

h.r. 1627, h.r. 1383, h.r. 1657 and h.r. 802. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada rise? ms. berkley: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that i may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of h.r. 427, a bill originally introduced by representative heller of nevada, for the purposes of adding co-sponsors and requesting reprints pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12 and in addition to that i also would like to be considered as the first co-sponsor -- first sponsor of h.r. 673, another bill originally introduced by representative heller of nevada, for the purposes of adding co-sponsors and requesting reprints pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on transportation and infrastructure be discharged from further consideration of house concurrent resolution 16 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speake

h.r. 1407 as amended also includes h.r. 1671, introduced by mr.s housing act which provides a five-year extension to the current program set to expire on september 30. mr. connolly's story demonstrates the beneficial impact specific -- especially adamented housing can only have on a disabled veteran, temporarily living in the house of a family member. it is important that we extend this program and continue to allow disabled veterans in similar situations adamented housing. i urge all members to support h.r. 1407 as amended and i yield back the balance of my time to chairman miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. the gentleman from florida reserves his time. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. walz: madam speaker, i'd like to also thank the distinguished gentleman from new jersey, the chairman of the subcommittee, thank you for your work on this. you're absolutely right. this is one that's supported, the work for our veterans together. you did a fine job of moving there through

no on h.r. 3. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: for what purpose -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? >> i request permission to address the house, revise and extend and provide extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise in honor of the long, product i life of harold s h is nitzer who grew one of the largest privately own real estate companies in the western united states. mr. blumenauer: he was a philanthropist for the arts in oregon. i personally experienced his kindtons a young man interested in public service. he continued to be generous with his opinions and jade vice, a story i know was repeated many times. his many contributions to our community will be enjoyed for yen rations to come. we honor his life even as we mourn his passing and extend our condolences to his wife of 62 years, arlene, his son jordan, and countless friends. >> the people in michigan are clear, our number one priority is jobs, and yet the repu

h.r. 3 does not ban abortion.t also does not restrict abortions or abortion coverage in health care plans as long as those abortions or plans use only private or state funds. this legislation places no additional legal restrictions on abortions. it simply protects taxpayers from having to fund or subsidize something they morally oppose. h.r. 3 also is necessary to fix the recent health care law. absolutely nothing in that law prevents the federal funding of abortions under the programs it creates. neither congress nor the administration should take the view that they know better than the american people what is good for them. congress should pass h.r. 3 to codify the long-standing ban on the federal funding of abortions. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: members of t

h.r. 1484, by the yeas and nays. s. 1082 by the yeas and nays. h.r. 1954 by the yeas and nays. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as a five-minute vote. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1484 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1484, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to improve the appeals process of the department of veterans' affairs and to establish a commission to study judicial review of determination of veterans benefits. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or comm

chairman, i'd urge my colleagues to vote yes on h.r. 1229. we are going to be looking at some amendments shortly. at this time -- at this time, mr. chairman, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman has yielded the balance of his time. all time for general debate has expired. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. lamborn: mr. chairman, i move that the committee do now rise. the chair: the question is on rising. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 1229 directs me to report to the speaker that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 1229 and has come to no resolution thereon. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone fu

i urge adoption of h.r. 1213. i thank the gentleman from texas, and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. chairman, i yield myself 30 seconds. i just like to point out to the gentleman, 49 states and the district of columbia, along with four territories, have been awarded $45 -- $54 million in grants. these exchanges are still going to exist even if this bill passes and becomes law. all you're doing is taking away the money in almost every case from your own state to try to set up these exchanges and not have it become a national exchange. the gentleman can talk all he wants about the funding but the fact of the matter is it's most likely that his own state is asking for this funding so they can get these exchanges established. why do the republicans want to take the money away from their own states? i yield now a minute and a half to the gentlewoman from the virgin islands, mrs. christensen. the chair: the gentlelady from the virgin islands. kristen dupard

the choice on h.r. 1216 is clear. if you believe we do note have a jobs -- not have a jobs problem and we'll have all the doctors we need, then go ahead and vote for this bill. if you think we need to create jobs and we need more primary care providers, you must vote against h.r. 1216 and protect this very important program. we can't have it both ways. i urge a no vote and i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman from california yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. guthrie: i yield four minutes to my friend from tennessee, representative blackburn. the chair: the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized for four minutes. mrs. blackburn: and i thank the chairman for the time. i thank the gentleman from kentucky for his leadership on this bill. you know, mr. chairman, it's so interesting to me, we had a 2,7 hundred-page health care bill that basically was a government takeover of health care. what we have heard from so many people in this country is gosh, i wish

the choice on h.r. 1216 is clear. if you believe we do note have a jobs -- not have a jobs problem and we'll have all the ctors we need, then go ahead and vote for this bill. if you think we need to create jobs and we need more primary re providers, you must vote against h.r. 1216 and protect this very important program. we can't have it both ways. i ge a no vote and i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman from california yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. guthrie: i yield four minutes to my friend from tennessee, representative the chair: on this vote the yeas are 182, the nays are 232, the amendment is not agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? the gentleman is recognized. >> i move the committee do now rise. the chair: the question is on the motion to rise. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: madam chair. the chair of the committee of the whole house on the

h.r. 3 does not ban abortion. it also does not restrict abortions or abortion coverage in health care plans as long as those abortions or plans use only private or state funds. this legislation ples no additional legal restrictions on abortions. it simply protects taxpayers from having to fund or subsidize something they morally oppose. h.r. 3 also is necessary to fix the recent health care law. absolutely nothing in that law prevents the federal funding of abortions under the programs it creates. neither congress nor the administration should take the view that they know better than the american people what is good for them. congress should pass h.r. 3 to codify the long-standing ban on the federal funding of abortions. i reserve the balae of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: members of the

h.r. 1231 does two things. first, the legislation requires that developing a five-year offshore leasing plan for drilling in the outer continental shelf that each five-year plan must include leases for sale in the areas containing the greatest known oil and natural gas reserves. for the 2012-2017 plan being written by the obama administration this would mean targeted lease sales only in those areas that contain 2.5 billion barrels of oil or 7.5 trillion of cubic feet of natural gas. at least 50% of those areas must be available for leasing in the 2012-2017 plan. second, this legislation requires the implementation of production goals during the five-year plan being written by the obama administration. for this period, the goal would be three million barrels of oil per day and 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas of natural gasper day from american domestic sources of energy. this increase in oil production equates to a tripling of current american offshore production and will reduce significantly foreign import

h.r. 1229 also establishes expedited judicial review processes. we have also passed h.r. 1230 which says we're going to restart offshore american oil leasing now act. it passed last week. it requires that the for leas sales in the gulf take place. those were previously scheduled but instead of going ahead with them, the administration put them on hold. let's simply produce the energy which has been verified to be there, which would create american jobs, and which would aid american consumers by lower prices of gasoline. h.r. 1231 has also been passed which reverses president obama's offshore moratorium. the president made a big deal just after he was sworn in two years ago about reversing the moratorium. but after one analyzed the moratorium he reversed, we saw he increased the moratorium that more areas were put off limits to drilling, rather than the message he gave the american people. so h.r. 231 says to the president that we would like for you to join us in creating american jobs. jobs that the west would be proud of, jobs that would produce

speaker, i move to suspend the rules an pass h.r. 362. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: house calendar number 20, h r. 362, a bill to redesignate the federal building an united states courthouse located at 200 east wall street in midland, texas, as the george h.w. bush and george w. bush united states courthouse and george mahone federal building. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from illinois, mr. hultgren, an the gentlewoman from the district of columbia -- from the district of columbia, ms. norton, each control 20 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: mr. speaker -- mr. hultgren: mr. speaker, i ask that all members have five days to rerevise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hultgren: this bill would redesignate the federal courthouse as the george h.w. bush and george w. bush federal courthouse and mahone federal building. i want to thank the bill's 25 co-sponsors who represent various districts throughout the state of texas

votes will be taken in the following order, h.r. 1627y by the yeas and nays, h.r. 13 3 by the yeas and nays, h.r. 1467 by the yeas and nays. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from florida, mr. miller to pass h.r. 2567 as amended. the clerk: union calendar number 45, h.r. 1627, a bill to amend title 3, united states code to provide for certain requirementers in placement of monuments in arlington national cemetery and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the sp

i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 1230. this is the first in the republican amnesia acts that ignores what happened last year in the gulf of mexico. it would force the department of the interior to rush into holding new leases in the gulf of mexico and off the coast of virginia, not far from new jersey, i might add, even though congress has not enacted a single piece of legislation to improve the safety of offshore drilling. the president's spill commission reported that offshore drilling in u.s. waters is four times more deadly than drilling elsewhere in the world, even for the same companies. clearly there's a safety problem that must be addressed. and i must emphasize because they have talked about it again and again, they are talking about high oil prices, high prices at the pump. we feel it. everybody in america feels it. do they address it? no, they do not address gasoline prices. it actually accelerates the handouts to big oil. this legislation does. and in addition to being silent on safety concerns, this prohibits

vote no on h.r. 1229. let's not promote reckless drilling that will fail to lower gas prices and endanger oyou are coastline. let's instead strengthen safety and environmental safeguards for offshore drilling and support a quicker transition to cleaner, safer energy policy for america. i thank my colleague again for yielding and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i want to inquire from the chair how much time remains for both sides. the chair: the gentleman from colorado has 18 minutes and the gentleman from new jersey has 16 minutes. 18, 16. mr. lamborn: then i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. mcclintock: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, when i was listening to the gentlelady from california and her colleagues, i was reminded of mark twain's warning that we should b

and h.r. 1214 will kill those funds and repeal it. and yet, this particular amendment will point out choices, not really good choices to take away from our children good health care under the pretense of cutting the deficit, mind you now the majority of the funding that is being cut from my friends are discretionary services, few dollars that represent only a small portion of the nation's budget, appropriations and deficit. . i is that we support this amendment because truth is in the pudding. let's see how they are doing and see how you can get health care and school-based clinics. we're trying to make sure we have places in neighborhoods for people to evacuate to. schools that are secure enough and strong enough that you can run or you could evacuate or you could be safe in place. school-based clinics help clinics provide places to take the wounded, from compl weather a hurricane or a tornado or a disaster unforeseen or a manmade disaster. so i'd ask my colleagues to vote for this amendment, to support this amendment, because it sho

h.r. 754 will support critical u.s. intelligence capabilities by increasing resources for our country's counterterrorism efforts while also providing needed flexibility to the central intelligence agency to hire the analysts that it needs. last year under the leadership of then speaker pelosi and chairman reyes, president obama signed the first intelligence authorization act in six years. that bill included a number of long overdue provisions that supported critical u.s. intelligence capabilities, significantly enhanced congressional oversight and improved accountability across the entire intelligence community. today's bill builds on that effort and represents an important step forward towards enacting an intelligence authorization bill for the second year in a row. unfortunately, the process used to produce this bill was badly flawed. and there weren't proper hearings to get to where we are now and that's evidenced by the amendments that we're able to get into this bill to bring it up to the position that it's in. but

section 3, in the engrossment of h.r. 1229, the clerk shall, one, add the text of h.r. 1230 as passed by the house as new matter at the end of h.r. 1229. two, conform the title of h.r. 1229 to reflect the addition of h.r. 1230 as passed by the house to the engrossment. three, assign appropriate designation to provisions within the engrossment, and four, conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah is recognized for one hour. mr. bishop: thank you, mr. speaker. for the purpose of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. mr. speaker, i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. bishop: house resolution 245 provides for consideration of two very important bills. h.r. 12

baca: i rise in support of my amendment to h.r. 1540. i would like to thank chairman mckeon, ranking member adam smith and their staff for their hard work and added my amendment to the series. as a vietnam veteran i'm upset with witnessing the alarming rates of suicides among our military ranks. in my visit at walter reed i had an opportunity to speak firsthand to many soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. my amendment enhances the suicide prevention program at the department of defense by requiring that each branch of the military include suicide prevention training, recruit training and pre-separation counseling. each suicide prevention training rub -- run by various military service shall include a minimum method for recognizing risk factors for suicide, protocol involving responding to crisis situations, information available to members including a toll free hotline and other resources. this is supported by the american foundation for suicide prevention, i urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment so that we wil

we are here today to offer a rule to allow us to debate h.r. 1213 and h.r. 1214. h.r. 1213, which would repeal mandatory munding provided to states in the patient protection and affordable care act to establish american health benefit exchanges, h.r. 1214 which would repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction. quite simply, our country is broke and we cannot continue to spend money like we have in the past. slush funds and unlimited tasks on the treasury are the first to go. they do not improve care, do not lower cost and we cannot afford. the american people sent a clear message last november. obamacare is mot the answer. stop spending money our country doesn't have. money we are borrowing and spending on the backs of our children and grandchildren who will be left footing the bill. h r. 1213 introduced by the distinguished chairman of the energy and commerce committee, who has been a leader in this fight, repeals the provision to give the sec retear of health and human services a blank check to determine how much to facilitate enrollmen

that is what h.r. 754 does.a prior law enforcement officer i can attest to the value of good intel. in apprehending those that would do dastardly things to our country. with that i encourage my colleagues to support the rule, support the underlying bill and support the intelligence community that is keeping this nation safe. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased at this time to yield two minutes to my good friend, the distinguished gentlewoman from texas, a member of the judiciary committee, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: mr. hastings, thank you for your service, years on the intelligence committee and to the ranking member, to the members that are on the floor. i rise to support the underlying bill and the rule, recognizing that human intelligence and the resources that provide a safety net for the american

today we are debating h.r. 1230. this bill requires the secretary of the interior to conduct oil and natural gas lease sales in gulf of mexico and offshore virginia that had been delayed or canceled by this administration. the virginia lease sale for example, was scheduled to happen this year. but due to the obama administration actions, the earliest this leas sale could occur is now, 2017. this bill will create thousands of jobs and according to c.b.o. rkts it will generate $40 million in new revenue to the federal government over the next 10 years. i will note that very soon after this bill passed out of the committee with bipartisan support, the obama administration announced it would move forward on one gulf lease sale. prior to this sudden action, the obama administration was on course to make 2011, the first year since 1958, since 1958 that the federal government would not have held an offshore lease sale. squeezing one conveniently leas sale does not undue the obama administration's record of blocking and dela

fda strongly opposes many of the provisions of h.r. 1860. this would create a large revenue law for state and local governments. it would create a major competitive sales and dad for large out-of-state businesses that sell goods and services online. they will have an opportunity to restructure their way out of taxes that small businesses won't have. legislation will cause expensive litigation in federal court that will go on for years. small-businesses that the digital start ups orting street shops was not have the resources to go to federal court over state tax matters. fta recognizes congress has an interest in making sure there are no real impediments to save congress. state tax law does not create any. digital goods and services are not included in most state tax systems. digital good and services tax by most are familiar book videos and music. this bill prohibits perfectly legitimate authority, intermediate -- intermediary provisions will be agent rather than sellers. they will not create hotel taxes. other intermediaries, often the all

and h.r. 1231, reversing president obama's offshore moratorium act, will lift the president's ban on new offshore drilling by requiring the administration to move forward on american energy production in areaing containing the most oil and natural gas resources. many organizations support the three bills i just mentioned. u.s. chamber of commerce, americans for tax reform, national taxpayers union, americans for prosperity, citizens against government waste, americans for limited government, national federation of independent business, the 60-plus association, american trucking association, and i can go on and on and on. and gulf organizations are supporting passage of the legislation. it lists organization after organization. i won't continue with those right now because i've been joined by a good friend, a stalwart on this issue, who i think is probably -- who has probably done as much or more than any other republican member of congress to try to help make us energy independent as a nation. to help us create jobs here in america. my dear friend, john shimkus. i yield to my friend.

had under consideration house resolution h.r. directs to the house no approval thereon. spoipt chairman states that committee has had under consideration h.r. 15440 and has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. mckeon: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that during further consideration of h.r. 1540, pursuant to house resolution 276, amendment number 26 printed in house report 112-88 may be considered out of sequence. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the request? without objection, it's so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 276 and rule 18 the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole commel for turt consideration of h.r. 1540. will the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, kindly resume the chair? the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 1540 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the d

i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 1230.s the first in the republican amnesia acts that ignores what happened last year in the gulf of mexico. it would force the department of the interior to rush into holding new leases in the gulf of mexico and off the coast of virginia, not far from new jersey, i might add, even though congress has not enacted a single piece of legislation to improve the safety of offshore drilling. the president'spill commission reported that offshore drilling in u.s. waters is four times more deay than drilling elsewhere in the world, even for the same companies. clearly there's a safety problem that must be addressed. and i must emphasize because they have talked about it again and again, they are talking about high oilprices, high prices at the pump. we feel it. everybody in america feels it. do they address it? no, they do not address gasoline prices. it actually accelerates the handouts to big oil. this legislation does. and in addition to being silent on safety concerns, this prohibits any further

i rise in opposition to h.r. 1216, the underlying bill. as a resident of update new york, where much attention has been given to today's spec election far congressional seat, people are saying loud and clear, hands off my medicare. mr. tonko: the republicans are once again putting us on the road to ruin. they are pushing forward to end a program that 46 million seniors and disabled individuals depend on for their health care. is gross injustice is made more egregious by the fact that this is done not to balance the budget to expand and perm neptly guarantee even bigger tax cuts for millionaires an billionaires and give tax breaks to some of the most profitable companies, including oil. i have heard a lot of talk about the need to make tough choices these day. the average senior on medicare earns just over $19,000 a year. one quarter of medare beneficiaries suffers from a cognitive or mental impairment. i ask my republican colleagues, what is it about stripping these americans bare of their health and economic security that wall fis as toug

chairman smith, thank in particular for your support of h.r.-1 hundred 93 with congressman frank. my children, both american citizens were kidnapped and are being held illegally today in egypt by egypt. meanwhile, can i stay's rewards them by giving them billions of dollars in aid, this is wrong. i call for a cessation of any aid until the recognize human rights, spirit of their own revolution, and in doing so return my son. now aged and eight were kidnapped in 2009 by the mother. in light of her condition, outlined in h.r. 193, i have always assumed the parenting responsibility for my two boys. i woke up with them everyday, fed them, clothe them, nature they got to school, i had a schedule for the add button to play dates and parties. i paid them, i read to them, i put into bed. i changed jobs and are two simultaneous to support my family financially, and act as a single. it before and after the divorce, i remained the sole legal and primary custodial parent. when i think of today and worry about moz of the present safety, and the future quality of life, i wonder what they're bei

speaker, i ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 1380. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove my name as a co-sponsor of house resolution 1380. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the house will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. >> it starts with a pledge to america, which focused on helping small businesses create jobs and reining in our massive debt that is hurting economic growth. so far this year, we have kept that pledge by passing legislation to ease the regulatory burden, expand american energy production, repeal the job-crushing health- care law, and many more. unfortunately, rather than joining republicans and focusing on policies that create jobs and promote economic growth, the democrats who control washington continue to propose higher taxes, more stimulus spending, and even more regulations. that is a recipe for economic uncertaint

i rise in support of h.r. -- mr. bartlett: thank you. i rise in support of the national defense authorization act of 2012. our jurisdiction includes approximately $78 billion of selected programs within the army, navy, marine corps, air force and office of the secretary of defense procurement and research and development accounts. i first want to thank the subcommittee's ranking member for his support this year in putting the bill together. ours is a truly bipartisan effort as it is for the full committee under the leadership of chairman mckeon and ranking member smith. the committee's focus is on supporting the men and women of the armed forces and their families, providing them the equipment they need and the support they deserve. our first priority, of course, is in providing the equipment to support our military personnel serving in iraq and afghanistan. the bill adds no additional funding for the department of defense programs within the subcommittee's jurisdiction. the bill however reallocates approximately $1.5 billion from cancel

i rise today in support of h.r. 1540, the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012. i would like to thank the chairman and ranking member for their leadership on this committee and in particular their support for the issues i have been pursuing. included in this en bloc package are two amendments of mine which i want to speak on briefly. amendment number 48 requires the secretary of defense to submit a report to the congress on the feasibility of recycling rare earth elements used by the department. this amendment along with the provision in the chairman's remark requiring a rare earth inventory plan are important steps in reconstituting the nation's ability to access a secure, reliable, and competitive market for rare earth products used to support our national security. i have been particularly troubled by reports from the department of defense indicating that they are not concerned about our nation's near total reliance on china for these -- for access to these critical materials. last september as rare earth embargo of japan by the cheaps should serve as a remind

it's called h.r. 1489. there's an ancient chinese saying, all things under the heaven are for the people. that's what it is. it says screw the bankers who created this crisis and defend the people. that's the choice government has. of course the city of san francisco can't pass it, but they can take the responsibility for their constituents and citizens and tell the federal government to get their -- >> thank you very much. >> -- and pass this resolution. if you can comment on it, we'd like an emergency resolution. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, mayor lee, supervisor chu. thank you for coming to our neighborhood, our community. i realize that the city staff has done a tremendous job -- >> could you pull that up? >> oh, i'm sorry. -- of addressing cuts. i'm joined with my multilingual team. some speak more than four languages. we help new and recent immigrants who are monolingual how to be effective, caring parents, keep their children safe and healthy, how

the fda strongly opposes many of the provisions of h.r. 1860. this legislation would create a large revenue for state and local government. as structured also create a major competitive advantage for large out-of-state businesses excelled goods and services online. they will often have an opportunity to restructure their way out, an opportunity most small businesses will not have. the legislation will cause extensive litigation in federal courts the will go on for years. small businesses with amine street shop or digital start-ups are unlikely to have the resources to go to federal court over a state tax matter. fta recognizes the congress has an interest in making sure that there are no real impediments the bursting of commerce. current state tax law in this area does not create any. digital goods and services are not even included in most state tax systems. the digital goods and services tax by most states are a familiar books, videos and music. this bill prohibits or pre-empts perfectly legitimate space tax authority. intermediary provisions

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the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 754 and pursuant to the house resolution 264, i report the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: under the rule the previous question is ordered. the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 754 and pursuant to house resolution 264 reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to h.con.res 50, providing for a condition adjournment of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: is a separate vote demanded? is a separate vote demanded on any amendment adopted in the committee of the whole? the question is on adoption of the commit

the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house for further consideration of h.r. 1216 by the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to amendment the public service act to convert medical education fl direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations. the chair: when the committee of the whole house -- when the committee of the whole house rose earlier today, pending was amendment number 7 offered by the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york wish to be recognized. >> i move to strike the last word, mr. chairman. the chair: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. weiner: i was standing here approximately two hours ago to speak with other members on the efforts to eliminate medicare and for reasons that are known only to the chair, i was denied the ability to do that and i'm back. to review the bidding, here's where it was before that order was made. we had the chairman of the republican congressional campaign committee, a good man, a guy i like, stand down in the well and say, oh, no, this i

it's called h.r. 1489. there's an ancient chinese saying, all things under the heaven are for the people.

it's called h.r. 1489. there's an ancient chinese saying, all things under the heaven are for the people. that's what it is. it says screw the bankers who created this crisis and defend the people. that's the choice government has. of course the city of san francisco can't pass it, but they can take the responsibility for their constituents and citizens and tell the federal government to get their -- >> thank you very much. >> -- and pass this resolution. if you can comment on it, we'd like an emergency resolution. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, mayor lee, supervisor chu. thank you for coming to our neighborhood, our community. i

young: i rise in support of the rule and h.r. 1540. as the u.s. marine i understand the importance of a strong national defense, especially during this time of war. that's why i'm glad this bill provides our troops with the resources they need and enables them to carry out the missions we ask of them. as a freshman member of the house armed services committee, i'd like to thank chairman mckeon for his leadership throughout this process. he's been very open to working with me and other colleagues on the committee in developing ways to restructure the quadrennial defense review process. this process informs the annual defense spending bill, of course. i'm proud of the bill we are debating today. i'm encouraged by our recognition that a restructured q.d.r. process will allow us to better identify d.o.d. priorities and that is the deto efficiently spending taxpayer dollars. in sum, this bill responsibly addresses military issues facing us today and it's being offered with an eye toward improving the defense funding process in the future. i urge my col

a whole series of issues or hearings on this hopefully a marked up in the not too distant future on h.r. 1940i can guarantee i will not cease nor those who support the legislation until th

it happens, this wasn't a serious crime, to procure documents which, by the way, i think fooled your h.r. person and she is probably working in your factory. if that isn't some sort of special outward bound exercise that demonstrates the mettle of a person, i don't know what that is. well that, child that was is born here, will he or she be a u.s. citizen? yes, thank goodness. i want that in the united states here in phoenix to help us with the economy. that brings me to the third point and that is the notion of dynamic talent is a tricky concept in the united states. we

h.r. in here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. kiev the capital of ukraine this square is called the mind down the whole political upheaval since ukraine gained independence in one thousand nine hundred one translated from ukrainian my dumb means the marketplace here electoral votes of the most popular item on the for many is that each new president coming to power in ukraine begins his presidency from scratch. several years ago thousands of people came to the my dam in an attempt to change the course of history during the so-called all in trouble in. my down has since become a symbol of shattered hopes the many. just lost the only left over from the revolution is this orange jacket. ukrainian society is split that's the main outcome of the orange revolution among scientists the country's pro russian east while in western ukraine hostile attitudes towards the entire soviet era a quiet calm and. right for you crying the race for heroes right for you the race for heroes no to fascism no to fascism. over the twenty years of independe

h.r. 44 removes the payment of claims to a controversial category of recipients. to build on the work and the success from last congress. i cannot emphasize enough that it's time to bring this matter to a close. the people of guam have waited for way too long, and i want to thank the chairman for holding true to his word and working with me to include this important legislation in the m da8. i plan offering this on the floor when we consider the mdaa, and i hope i can count on a support of many of my colleagues. mr. chairman, i am not going to give up on this very important issue to the people of guam and at this time i would withdraw my amendment and bring it to the floor and i would yield back. >> i commend her for the work she's put into this and i know that we've talked to the chairman of the other committee. he's not able to be with us this week because of a health problem, but we do have a week before, weak and a half before we go to the floor, hopefully something can be worked out and we continue to try working on that the gentleman from maryland is recogni

h.r. and her broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. berlin the ashdod home to germany's parliament it was right here that the final fight of world war two took place. there ever fewer surviving witnesses to the events of those days soviet veterans will never forget what happened sixty five years ago. hopes gun fire corpses flame that's how the right start look by the end of april nine hundred forty one. german soldiers fought for every piece of footage and really tried to stand to the last minute against soviet troops. to more than fifty thousand soldiers and officers night over russian polish and german each of us forty for our own model and you know for the russians for their zero on twenty four hours. the. last of fortunatus the red flag with the raids on the top of the lifestyle game a nine hundred forty five. became the symbol of victory of soviet people over fascism. say in one nine hundred forty five vassily was an anti-tank gun platoon commander she still keeps an outfit he got before assaulting berlin. it occurred the riddle m