mr. walberg is pending. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i move to strike the requisite number of words. the national endowment of the arts has a 40-year history of investing in communities across the country to expand access to the arts. it has awarded 2,400 grants until all 435 congressional districts. the proposed cuts would have a crippling effect on a program that has been proven to work. how i feel about the arts, i say how thankful i am to be able to work in an arts building that is a masterpiece. but i'm going to be practical tonight. all we are interested in money and that's what i want to talk about. i hope that people will pay attention to what we get for that little bit of money. in f.y. 2010, the federal government invested $165.5 million in the n.e.a. for the purpose of providing funding to none profits arts organization. that funding created 1622.2 billion in total economic activity, supported 5.7 miltion jobs and listen to this one, generated to the u.s. generation, $12.6 billion in tax revenue. that does not includ

mr. walberg of michigan. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 340, the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. chairman. the amendment is for the most pressing needs of my constituents for the flood insurance program and that is the problem of inaccurate flood maps. i understand that the nfip is on shaky financial ground, and i commend chairman bachus and congresswoman biggert and the financial services committee for crafting this legislation. as we put nfip on a path toward insolvency, we must not let the strengthening pass us by. my office has been barraged with letters and phone calls expressing concerns about the new flood insurance rate maps that fema has rolled out in my districts. these maps determine whether property owners will be required to purchase flood insurance, and evidence shows that the current mapping methods are oftentimes inaccurate and onerous or punitive. while this insurance representing an essential lifeline to property owners wh

mr. walberg of michigan. the chair will reduce to five minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. blackburn, on which further proceedings were postponed and o on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mrs. blackburn of tennessee. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. 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 represent

mr. walberg. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. walberg: we're broke. and that's really not the legacy i want to leave my grand kids. more unrestrained spending and tax increases will only slow our economy and make our fiscal problems worse. raising the debt ceiling without significant reform is not a solution but a gimmick. we have to get our spending under control and cut, cap and balance is the path to fiscal responsibility. this year alone the federal government will spend twice what it spent 10 years ago and 40% of it is borrowed money. we have accumulated debt in the past 2 1/2 years than we did through washington through president bush. it took 41 presidencies to spend what we have spent. we have to stop spending. it is causing the private sector to sit on the side lines, take fewer risks and create fewer jobs. and that's what it's all about, isn't it? growing the economy, creating jobs. the cut, cap and balance act saves $111 billion in 2012 and $5.8 trillion. and includes capful spending back to below 20% of g.d.p. and cuts

mr. walberg, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank you for also giving us opportunity to go to mexico city and meet with officials down there, both our agents and agencies as well as the community in mexico. hearing some of the responses this morning, i'm kind of surprised that mexican federal police met us with such openness in providing information to us of what they are attempting to do, when apparently we let them down. i guess, trying to get at, come ad from the other side and get answers. let me ask mr. canino, thank you for your service -- >> thank you. >> when did you first learned a large number of guns were being seized in mexico and traced back your. >> it was around november. my intel officer in mexico reporter to me that there was a large amount of weapons and the suspect gun database speed up what was your reaction to that? >> well, sir, i looked at it. i thought three things about this case. number one, i thought that the case was out of phoenix, anybody who has ever talk to any agent in phoenix knows the u.s. a

mr. walberg: it's time we stand for the next generation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from minnesota rise? ms. mccollum: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. mccollum: our state is shut down due to a budget crisis. i want to thank the governor for making productive compromises and never forgetting the needs of minnesotans, especially our most vulnerable citizens. the republicans want to cut health, education and law enforcement. in congress and in minnesota, republicans use the same playbook. first, create a crisis, put jobs at risk and the economy in peril and then ignore the needs of middle-class families. and then fight to protect the interests of millionaires and billionaires. what we are seeing in washington and st. paul is a radical tea party extremism, theyening jobs and the economy with destruction in the name of political advantage. this is a dangerous political strategy and it needs to end now. democrats and republica

mr. walberg for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for giving us the opportunity to go to mexico city and meet with officials, both are hard-working agents these as well as the federal police in mexico. hearing some of the responses this morning, i'm kind of surprised mexico's federal police and us for such openness in providing information to us of what they are temp thing to do when it's apparently let them down. i guess to try to get not from the other side than answers, but may not mr. canino, thank you for your service. when did you first learn a large number of guns were seized in mexico and trace back to phoenix? >> well, sir, around november or so. my intel officer in mexico reported to me there is a large amount of weapons and a suspect to database. >> what was your reaction to that? >> well, fair, i looked at it and it got three things about this case. number one, i thought that they case was out of phoenix. anyone who has ever popped agents in mixer works in phoenix that the u.s. attorney's there is number that di

mr. walberg is recognized for five minutes. your estimated to be the last one. >> at her last but not at all. thank you for your endurance. and the press release, it has been noted that the cfpb has determined that it will consider supervising such things as debt collection, consumer reporting, sooner credit related activities, money transmitting, check-cashing related services to >> the non-bank financial is just to shut phase, we will automatically be required to supervise three types of institutions, no matter their site. private land income of payday lending in mortgages. for the rest of consumer financial services not handled by banks, we are required as a nationstate to supervise the largest -- the largest decisions. we are required to do setup a rule to determine what that is what areas that goes into. what we have started doing this are not in the final rulemaking process. >> when will that be? >> a formal rulemaking? and ferry. first we have to get better information before we're ready to do a formal rule. we started t

mr. walberg: let me make this real simple and settle this argument between these agencies. the cost of regulations is not simply a number. it's jobs and every job has a human face. this president's policies would have produced the strongest economic recovery in our nation's history. unfortunately, it's made things worse, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. fudge: thank you, mr. speaker. it's time we get back to talking about what people in this country really needs, to live a prosperous life. cuts to medicare and medicaid and social security should not be on the table at all. after reckless spending sprees, republicans wants to balance the budgets on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens. this is unconscionable and i will not be silent or complicit. we need to take care of people in this country, not promote policies that perpetuate a cycle of pove

mr. walberg: fundamentally, it's a debate about the future direction of our country, the next generation and getting americans back to work. jobs are the cure for an ailing economy and the aelicksor for a brighter future. we can't go down -- continue to commit generational threat of our children's and grandkid's future. what kind of legacy will we leave for this country and its future generations. will we leave a legacy of debt? no, that's not what i want. we must not pass on to the generation of tomorrow the mistakes of the leaders today who are unwilling to make the tough decisions and cut spending to create jobs and grow our economy. we can and must do right, and by god's grace we will. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. baca: mr. speaker, republicans claim that they want to lower the government's spending, but they sure have a funny way of showing it. first, the

mr. walberg: if the president wants to continue in this regard, the voice of the people, then he will veto this bill despite never presenting a plan of his own. the president will do what he chooses to do, but i will do what the people and our nation's future demand. unless we want to face even longer term economic difficulties, the president should reconsider his position and support this plan that cuts spending and encourages job growth. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. yarmuth: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for one minute. mr. yarmuth: thank you. mr. speaker, we have heard of rallies across the country over the last couple years, we want to take our country back. today when we are voting on the so-called cut, cap, and balance act we now know where they want to take our country back to. 1966. that was when the spending levels would be required if we pass cut, ca

mr. walberg for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman.nk you for giving us the opportunity to go to mexico city and meet with officials, both are hard-working agents these as well as the federal police in mexico. hearing some of the responses this morning, i'm kind of surprised mexico's federal police and us for such openness in providing information to us of what they are temp thing to do when it's apparently let them down. i guess to try to get not from the other side than answers, but may not mr. canino, thank you for your service. when did you first learn a large number of guns were seized in mexico and trace back to phoenix? >> well, sir, around november or so. my intel officer in mexico reported to me there is a large amount of weapons and a suspect to database. >> what was your reaction to that? >> well, fair, i looked at it and it got three things about this case. number one, i thought that they case was out of phoenix. anyone who has ever popped agents in mixer works in phoenix that the u.s. attorney's there is number that didn't