mr. levin: i yield the gentleman an adecisional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pascrell: and once again the majority returns to this provision which only hurts the middle class who receive needed subsidies to enter the health insurance market. so here's what's going to happen in the health care bill. insurance companies gain a lot of customers, adding to free enterprise. year not against that. medical device companies are going to get a lot of new customers, particularly in the age group which i mentioned before. we're not against free entire prize. but they agreed at the table, since they were all in, and they put it in writing, that they were willing to provide those lowering of costs of close to $2 trillion. you can't go back on a deal, let's call it that, an agreement. let's make it better. i urge my colleague to protect the affordable care act, vote no on this legislation. it will not bring us any closer to health care reform in this country. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle

mr. levine, if you taxed everybody, okay, every millionaire at 100% of what they make for the next five years, would the budget deficit go away? >> no, the budget deficit would not go away. >> no, wait. it wouldn't go away. at the same time wait. no wait. at the same time going ahead and instead of raising tax rates necessarily, getting rid of all these loopholes, getting rid of tax incentives for oil, for oil, for all the -- for credits for farming and everything. >> great. let's do it. >> i think the better approach would be to put everybody in one room, say you cannot leave until you have a balanced budget and get rid of partisanship. by listening to the both of you, this is why nothing happens. >> that's called simpson-bowles. >> let me throw something out there to both of you guys real quick. i have a guy sitting next to me who is one of the most seasoned and experienced oil traders in the emergency pit, what you guys are missing the point, a guy like this that knows the markets as well as anybody is paralyzed by the inability of either of you parties to do anything substantial in washin

i remember when i was covering senator levin's hearing with mr. blankfein.imilar. >> andrew ross sorkin is joining us as well in washington. you had to imagine there would be some who were going to use the attention paid today as an opportunity. >> we've already -- we've already seen a little theatrics and a little drama here. the big question, i think, we had senator shelby talk about it earlier. he's going to be grilling jamie dimon in just a bit, it's going to be about what he knew and when he knew it and it's still going to be all about disclosure. the tempest in a teapot. april 13th. what happened between that day and may 10th. and then as you guys have talked about, so frequently, this whole idea of reform and regulation, i think there's going to be a big discussion from what i understand about portfolio hedging which is how this happened. at least in that group under that direction. and i think you're going to see a lot of talk about ina drew. it's a name that was not mentioned directly in his opening testimony. but it's a human drama story about his

levine, congrats on the record, man. >> thanks, man. >> jimmy: dude, this is awesome. it's fantastic. you're mister -- you're mr. time because -- >> that's true. i am mr. big time. >> jimmy: -- you are actually changing your name to mr. big time. >> mr. big -- >> jimmy: adam big time. >> yeah, that's my -- that's my nickname. >> jimmy: no, but you're going to be -- what do you call it? you're acting. you're going to start acting. >> i think -- >> jimmy: you're in a movie? >> yeah. have you acted before? [ laughter ] that was good. was that good? [ sad tuba ] was that good acting? >> jimmy: is that good? that was good. >> that was me acting. >> jimmy: yeah, i can -- i can give you some tips, yeah. i can give you some tips, man. if you want -- >> i thought that was really good. >> jimmy: -- if you want to know how not to do it. no, you did really good. what is -- what is your role? what movie? >> i'm in a song. i'm in a song. i'm in a song! >> jimmy: wow, that's so great. already, you're screwing up. what are you in? what is the name of the movie? [ laughter ] >> a movie -- a movie called "can a song save your lif

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mr. speaker, this evening the house will take up senate bill 404, a bill authered by my colleague in the senate, senator carl levin. as you heard, i authored a companion bill in the house last november. this bill will end the bureaucratic road block that has prevented the museum from mixing -- making improvements to its facility located in cippewa county, michigan, along the southern shore of lake superior. only an act of congress is able to correct an error in the land patent that was enact -- enacted in 1992. from the bell of the edmond fitzgerald to the white fish point light house, the shipwreck museum exhibits tell the story of brave men and women who have navigated the great lakes for hundreds of years. . this facility displays an important part in michigan history. each year some 60,000 individuals visit the museum and explore firsthand the rich maritime traditions of michigan's first district. preserving michigan's maritime history is a resource that both senator levin and i agree warrants enthusiastic bipartisan support for the benefit of future generations of visitors. i want to thank chairman hastings f

levin, lorraine hechenbrg, carrie and trevor. i'd also like to thank my personal staff, nancy fox and katy haslet and mr. visclosky's personal staff, joe deveau. there are a whole host of people who make the floor work on the appropriations side. some of them would not like to be publicly recognized but het me say in our heart we hold them dear because we are able to get our bill to the floor, make sure that our amendments are -- all meet the letter of the law and the constitution, the parliamentarian having vetted all those amendments, we're highly appreciative of that. i certainly would be happy to yield to my ranking, if he cares to -- the chair: the gentleman from indiana. mr. visclosky: i think the only other thank you i would add and very sincerely join the chair in all the recognitions he has enumerated, is the chair herself as well as all those others who have served us over the last four days and done a very expeditious job. i cannot thank the chairman enough for all he has done for us and for this country and for being the consummate gentleman. it is a privilege and a delight to work with you a

- reid of nevada, stabenow, levin, conrad, bingaman, kohl, leahy, bennet, coons, franken, baucus, mikulski, nelson of nebraska, klobuchar, brown of ohio, merkley and casey. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. ms. mikulski: mr. speaker, would you yield for a question? mr. reid: i yield to my friend. ms. mikulski: mr. leader, i noted on the last vote, you voted no. was that so that the bill could be reconsidered? mr. reid: i say to my friend through the chair there is no one in this body that has a reputation for a bigger and better fighter than barbara mikulski, the senator from maryland, senior senator from maryland, and i entered the motion to reconsider the vote because i want the fight to continue. ms. mikulski: well, i would like to respond to the majority leader. we want to fight, too. we thank you for your vote and your voice. i just want you to know that although we lost the vote today, we're not going to give up on this vote. it is a very sad day here in the united states senate, but it's a sadder day every day when paycheck

levin and retired general james car right -- james cartwright. >> nancy pelosi began her career in the u.s. house in 1987. >> mr. speaker as you know, eight years ago this month, the soviet union dated afghanistan. to no one's surprise, the application of afghanistan has turned into a bloody war with no victors. documents of countless acts of terror against the afghan people. >> 25 years later, she was honored on the house floor by republican and democratic leaders. watch those tributes on line at the c-span library. >> the international force commander in afghanistan told reporters today that the allied supply lines in pakistan being closed is not affecting afghanistan operations. this news briefing is a half- hour. good morning, everyone. i would like to welcome back the deputy commander of u.s. forces afghanistan he -- afghanistan. this is his third briefing with us. this will also be his last. as you know, there will be a change in command tomorrow when he will turn it over to lieutenant colonel terry. this is his second tour of duties in afghanistan. he joins us today from ijc headquarters in kabul for a fi

staff, our clerk, rob blair, joe levin, lorraine, angie, and trevor on the minority side, i would like to thank tanya and thank my personal staff, nancy foxx and katie and mr. visclosky's personal staff, joe devoug h. this supports programs to our safety, and economic competitiveness. it prioritizes investments in our nuclear security enterprise, programs to advance american competitiveness, including the key role of the army corps of engineers. the bill for fiscal year 2013, totals 32.1 billion. security and funding is increased by $275 million over last year while nonsecurity funding is cut by $188 million. there are no earmarks in this legislation and we reclaim funds from previous congresses so this bill cuts spending by $623 million below last year forcing our agencies down to more appropriate sizes and operate with less money. the only significant increases over last year's level are the nuclear security and to develop a true all-of-the above strategy. we provide more funding to the corps, $1 billion for the harvard maintenance fund projects. it funds weapons activities to ensure that the secretary of energy has the investments he needs to certify to

levin in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: it is my understanding that senator mccain -- that senator mccain does not want to speak at this time so i would urge a yes vote on voice vote. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all those in favor signify by saying aye. opposed, nay. the ayes' pear appear to have it, the ayes do have it. the amendment is adopted. the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: given the work that has been done i want to thank senator murray and senator mccain for their efforts. senator mccain will not be offering his amendment just for the information of the ?alt. and so we will move on -- i believe the next amendment is the rubio amendment. if senator rubio -- a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: by like to thank the senator from washington, senator murray, for this i believe an important amendment so that the american people will know the effects of sequestration. i appreciate the effort that is made. obviously sequestration