duckworth has asked.ecause if testing proceeds as planned, delaying the contract award, um, for the fiscal year '14 aircraft until early fiscal year '15 might cost some production delays, but it won't shut down the production line due to the backlog of dozens of aircraft and billions of dollars of fiscal year '13 till in the pipeline -- still in the pipeline coming through. if the testing doesn't go as planned, for example, the block 2b software doesn't really work, then this amendment's restriction would actually have a significant impact on the program, and it's a good significant impact on the program. in fact, it makes its intention known that these things need to work before we continue to move forward with them. also, mr. chairman, the amendment could be adjusted in conference based on the 2013 testing progress or lack thereof. and in the meantime, this puts pressure on lockheed martin and everybody that's involved in building this program. and i don't mean that in a negative way. we certainly have

tammy duckworth was one of the first women to fly combat missions in 2004 in the iraq war. was shot down she lost both legs and part of her right arm. appearing before her yesterday was braulio castillo, the ceo of an i.t. company that gets preferential treatment because he does business with the government. a house committee investigation claims his story is based on attending a prep school before college. mr. castillo was the quarterback of the prep school's football team and he injured his foot playing football at west point military academy prep school. he recovered from the injured foot and then went on to play quarterback for the university of san diego and then never served in the military. so how is he a veteran? the house oversight committees report explains it this way. normally a cadet is not considered a veteran until he or she graduates from west point, enters active duty and subsequently leaves the duty. time spent at prep school is considered training, not active duty. however, if a person is injured at either school he or she becomes a veteran due to the ser

veterans who serve, taking the lead from congresswoman duckworth.n 1977, 80% of congress had served. in 2013, 19%. now, in some part that has to do with world war ii and the draft. we talk about big decisions facing america in terms of military service, combat, national security, and i do think -- the people who are making these decisions, very few of them have actually had any experience with the military. >> that's very true, and that may be to the good, because as joe was pointing out, the nature of combat is changing in a way that those with that old experience wouldn't necessarily be great advisers on. the other big changing statistic in the senate, for example, is there are now 20 women senators. >> which is why military sexual assault -- >> one-fifth of the senate is female. that makes a huge difference in i think the rising consciousness in these kinds of issues relates in part to the increasing role of women in leadership roles and politics. in the off chance we have a female commander in chief some day -- >> one day. >> not mentioning anyb

duckworth has asked. because if testing proceeds as planned, delaying the contract award for the fiscal year '14 aircraft until early fiscal year '15 might cost some production delays, but it won't shut down the production line due to the backlog of dozens of aircraft and billions of dollars of fiscal year '13 still in the pipeline coming through. if the testing doesn't go as planned, for example, the block 2b software doesn't really work, then this amendment's restriction would actually have a significant impact on the program, and it's a good significant impact on the program. in fact, it makes its intention known. these things need to work before we continue to move forward with them. also, mr. chairman, the amendment could be adjusted in conference based on the 2013 testing progress or lack thereof. and in the meantime, this puts pressure on lockheed martin and everybody that's involved in building this program. and i don't mean that in a negative way. we certainly have sat down with them. i mean it i

good for tammy duckworth. that was awesome. >> i admire her and think if anyone would have the credibility to deliver that message it was her. >> bob, is the system so broke a guy with a sprained ankle can get hundreds of oh millions in work? >> you could go across every agency and department of the united states government to find people who are scamming. >> should he go to jail for scamming? >> i think there is now a piece about taxpayer bill of rights that will be enshrined in legislation to give taxpayers the right to take the government to court. before the irs could do whatever they wanted to. i think there could be good out of this. >> did you pay that back? >> suggesting we sue the irs. >> that will turn out well. >> no, no. i think at least under the bill of rights as i understand it they will take it out of the the tax courts and put it in the federal courts. >> why can't we get some of that money back? $500 million? >> it legitimately goeses to businesses run by people with disabilities which makes

duckworth, captain duckworth, congresswoman duckworth so aptly stated would give more confidence, particularly to women, but men and women, entering the service that they would be protected. we don't need to debate the substance of the issue simply to say give us the alternative and the m.t.r. was an alternative but it was not considered on your side as a substantive alternative. therefore, my point being, on the bill that we're talking about, the pain bill, referred to shorthand as the pain bill, that we be given substantive amendments that is not perceived as procedural so that of the house 20% -- the armed services committee is less than 20% of the house. not the armed services committee or any committee, for that matter, dispose of the issue and preclude the other 80% of us from participating in making that decision. so i would urge my friend to urge the rules committee and the leadership, which the gentleman is a principal ader, to allow substantive amendments, good-faith amendments to be made in order. lastly -- two more things, if i can, unless the gentleman wants to say something. let

duckworth: i yield to the ranking member. mr. price: i express my agreement with what mr. dent just said. these aircraft are vital for border patrol and air and marine personnel. if there are is a cheaper way to convert, i'm in favor. i yield back. mr. dent: again, i thank the gentlelady for raising this issue. clearly she has some personal experience flying these aircraft and i'm grateful for her service. and i yield back. ms. duckworth: i thank the chairman and ranking member for your attention to this matter and i hope we can work together to ensure that management of this program is improved. i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady yields ack the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. butterfield: i thank the chairman and ranking member. i watched the two of you and you work so well and i thank you so very much. over the years i have led an effort here in the house to recognize a group of americans who served our country durin

senator kirsten gillibrand thank you for joining ussen and joining me now is congresswoman tammy duckworthr veteran. you've served in iraq, and you've sacrificed grievously, you're a double amputee. what is your take on this, this ike? and whether or not the military commanders can themselves prosecute or whether outsiders have to be brought in? >> no, andrea, i think the military has been trying to fix this problem for many years. and because they have continued to fail to fix it, we will have to consider taking it out of the chain of command. i in my time in the military, i had great commanders who would never have tolerated anything like this and i watched them do the right thing. but unfortunately, there are enough failed commanders out there and people making terrible decisions that i just think that if we're going to try to defend our men and women who are the victims of sexual harassment and assault in the military that we do have to consider taking it out of the chain of command. >> one of the arguments that was made to the commanders themselves when the brass was in front of the s

duckworth. mrs. duckworth votes aye. ms. kelly. ms. kelly votes aye. mr. davis. mr. davis votes aye. mr. welch. mr. welch votes aye. mr. cardenas votes aye. r. horsford votes aye. ms. grisham. mr. jordan. you're not recorded. >> mr. hastings. how do you vote? >> no. >> mr. hastings votes no. >> does anyone else seek ecognition for the vote? the clerk will report. >> on that vote, mr. chairman, 20 noes and 16 ayes. >> the amendment is not agreed to. since we have a vote on the floor and wanting to leave ample time on the underlying resolution, we will stand in recess after -- we'll do one more on the underlying -- yeah, we'll stand in recess until five minutes after the last vote. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> pursuant to the previous announcement, the committee will come to order. is there anyone here who wishes o speak on the resolution? i'll be patient. i'll recognize myself. lest we lose the time. today we have had ample debate on the question of a straightforward resolution, did

. >> reporter: tammy duckworth is an iraq war veteran who still feels phantom pain from a leg she loster black hawk hit an rv, so she had little sympathy for virginia businessman brauilio castillo. he won a contract for disabled veterans base on an injury. >> does your foot hurt? >> yes, sir. >> your left foot? >> yeah. my feet hurt. in fact, the balls of my feet burn continuously and i feel like there's a nail being hammered into my right heel right now. so i can understand how pain and suffering and service connection can cause long-term, unremi unremitting, unstoppable pain. so i'm sorry that twisting your ankle in high school has now come back to hurt you in such a painful way, if also opportune for you to gain status for business as you were trying to compete for contract. >> reporter: castillo could not recall exactly how he hurt his foot in 1984, though it didn't stop him from going on to play quarterback at the university of san diego. >> i believe the initial injury happened playing football. >> reporter: in an e-mail last year, castillo described his old injuries much more dr

. >> reporter: illinois democrat tammy duckworth is an iraq war veteran who still feels phantom pain from the legs she lost when an r.p.g. hit her black hawk helicopter, so she had little sympathy today for virginia businessman braulio castillo. he won a contracting advantage with the i.r.s. reserved for disabled veterans based on a sports injury from his days at a military prep school. >> your foot hurt? your left foot? >> yes, ma'am. >> it hurt. yeah, my feet hurt, too. in fact, the balls of my feet burn continuously, and i feel like there's a nail being hammered into my right heel right now. so, i can understand pain and suffering and how service connection can actually cause long-term, unremitting, unyielding, unstoppable pain. so, i'm sorry that twisting your ankle in high school has now come back to hurt you in such a painful way, if also opportune for you to gain this status for your business as you were trying to compete for contracts. >> reporter: castillo could not recall exactly how he hurt his foot in 1984, though it didn't stop him from going on to play quarterback at th

. >> all i can say to congresswoman duckworth a machine and amen.who took advantage of the benefits that should go to deserving veterans and my heart felt thanks to the congresswoman for the presentation. >> several paul dean's business partners have dropped her since she admitted to using offensive language 30 years ago. >> i have had wonderful support and i tell you what, if there is anyone out there that has never said manage that they wished they could take back, if you are out there, please pick up that stone, and throw it so hard at my head that it kills me. please, i want to meet you. i want to meet you. i is what i is and i am not changing. >> you know, no one is going to defend the use of a racially insensitive term, paula deen hasn't defended it. she apologized for it and she's paid dearly for it. here's my question. will alec baldwin pay dearly for the homophobic rant he released on twitter. i am anxious to see if his sponsors will drop him or do the rules only apply when you are not a liberal? i am waiting, world, let's see if the same s

and this infuriated illinois congresswoman tammy duckworth because she has served this nation.o she is grilling who said that he was disabled, got a half a billion dollars. this is gripping. watch. >> did you injure that same foot again subsequently in the year since you twisted it in prep school? >> not to my recollection. >> do you fear that the 30% rating you have for the scars and the pain in your foot is accurate to the sacrifices that you made for this nation? that the decision is accurate in your case? >> yes, ma'am, i do. >> you know, my right arm was essentially blown off and reattached. i spent a year with over a dozen surgeries over that time period. and in fact, we thought we would lose my arm and i'm still in danger of possibly losing my arm. i can't feel it. i can't feel my three fingers. my disability rating for that arm is 20%. shaman, mr. ca trio. shaman. you may not have broken any law. you did misrepresent to the sba, but you certainly broke the trust of this great nation. you broke the trust of veterans. iraq and afghanistan veterans are waiting an average o

duckworth. ms. duckworth: please join me in the pledge.ledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlelady from indiana seek recognition? mrs. walorski: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. walorski: thank you, madam speaker. in recognition of the 50th annual national small business week, i rise today to celebrate the hoosier small businesses that have been serving our communities for decades. growing up in south bend, my parents owned a small appliance repair shop in town, and i learned the value of hard work firsthand. many of our small businesses were started in hoosier families and past on to the next generation. in uch place sits right the middle of the city. of rd's began as eight row

duckworth. >> no. >> ms. duckworth votes no. ms. kelly. ms. kelly votes no. mr. davis. mr. davis votes no. mr. davis votes no. mr. welch. mr. welch votes no. mr. cardenas. mr. horsford. mr. horsford votes no. ms. grisham votes no. >> how is mr. mchenry ecorded? >> as voting aye. >> and mr. woodall, how is he recorded? >> mr. woodall has not been recorded. >> is there anyone else that seeks recognition to vote? >> you are recorded voting aye. >> the clerk will report. >> on that vote, 22 ayes, 17 oes. >> the resolution is agreed to. he resolution finding lois lerner waived her fifth amendment privileges on may 22, 2013, is approved. nd we stand adjourned. >> next on c-span, former florida governor jeb bush speaks at a fund riser for the conservative party of new york and then kentucky senator rand paul's remarks and later your live calls, tweets and emails on "washington journal." this morning on c-span, we'll bring you a live discussion of the supreme court's major decision during its 2012 term and also chief justice john roberts as he talks about the court and the constitu

. >> i love tammy duckworth about the contractor feeding off the va.a good symbol of when you have too much government, people will cheat and increasingly people claim all kinds of back pain, stress disability, and this feeds into the i'm taking from the state attitude, and where better to work than as a contractor ripping off the irs. >> what about danny werfel going up with this report that at one point a lawmaker crumbled up saying this is junk. is there a sense you think that this is going to keep on rolling, that this investigation is going to be a big deal? >> hope so, but is the irs different from all other big government agencies? it encourages people to cover up problems and they have an impossible job, the tax code is so complex. >> today, kirsten, lois lerner decides she can't have fifth amendment rights, that's what the committee decided. listen to the exchange, what she said and trey gowdy. >> i have not done anything wrong. i have not broken any laws. i have not violated any irs rules or regulations and i have not provided false informati

. >> all i can say to congresswoman duckworth a machine and amen. that guy who took advantage of the benefits that should go to deserving veterans and my heart felt thanks to the congresswoman for the presentation. >> several paul dean's business partners have dropped her since she admitted to using offensive language 30 years ago. >> i have had wonderful support and i tell you what, if there is anyone out there that has never said manage that they wished they could take back, if you are out there, please pick up that stone, and throw it so hard at my head that it kills me. please, i want to meet you. i want to meet you. i is what i is and i am not changing. >> you know, no one is going to defend the use of a racially insensitive term, paula deen hasn't defended it. she apologized for it and she's paid dearly for it. here's my question. will alec baldwin pay dearly for the homophobic rant he released on twitter. i am anxious to see if his sponsors will drop him or do the rules only apply when you are not a liberal? i am waiting, world, let's see if

it prompted this reaction from double amputee congresswoman tammy duckworth, iraq war veteran. >> i am glad you would be able to play football again, shame on you, mr. cost 'til oh. >> reporter: his close friend greg roseman, they found kinship in homophobic texting detailed in the report.is still employede irs. >> can you issue a statement by 5:00 today as to how someone that used this language in official capacity as a government employee is still employed and enjoying a paycheck? >> we are having discussions with our general counsel. >> reporter: friday, the committee will vote whether it believes lois lerner waived her fifth amendment rights by claiming the fifth, and moments later proclaiming her innocence. she remains under subpoena. >> we will follow it. thank you. >>> the u.s. economy grew as a slower rate than first thought in the first three months of the year. gdp was up in an annual 1.8% clip. it was first announced to be 2.4%. experts say consumers spent less than estimated. that didn't stop wall street today from a second straight day, positive day. the dow surged 150 poi

. >> an irs contractor gets served by iraq war vet tammy duckworth. >> so i'm sorry that twisting your ankle in high school has now come back to hurt you in such a painful way. my right arm was essentially blown off and reattached. twisting your ankle in prep school is not defending or serving this nation, mr. costello. >> our second trender. anthony weiner's three-way. >> threesome. has martha ever had a threesome? >> maybe. >> maybe? >> our exclusive poll finds weiner leading the crowded democratic primary field. >> the former congressman is on a roll as his bid for mayor continues. >> i'm sure they'll provide some stiff competition. >> this week's top trender, down goes doma. >> marriage is what brings us together today. >> the supreme court has just struck down the federal defense of marriage act. >> while conservatives predict the worst -- >> there's a storm gathering. >> we are becoming a nation that our founders would no longer recognize. >> society itself is at risk. >> haven't you been listening? traditional marriage is dead. everyone has to get gay married. >> i think that wo

know, we already have a woman combat veteran serving in congress, congresswoman debbie -- tammy duckworth of illinois. she lost both her legs and seriously injured her arm in iraq in 2004. and i should also point out we have seen 150 women killed in combat in iraq and afghanistan. but i say again, it's about time. especially if women -- if women want to serve in those roles, then why shouldn't they? >> i totally agree. i think all americans who raise their hand and say i want to sacrifice, i want to risk my life, i want to be part of the cause, should be able to do it given they can meet the physical standards which are not changing for women so that's an important point. americans agree overwhelmingly that we should allow women into combat and these numbers cross the country, men and women agree, democrats and republicans agree, which is kind of a weird thing for democrats and republicans to agree on anything, but they definitely agree on this. one of the big questions that i've seen looking through military conversations about this is people saying will the missions be compromised? we n

and claimed that as a military disability. >> good grief. >> bill: tammy duckworth jumped all over him i hope that you think twice about the example that you're setting for your children. i hope that you think twice about what you are doing to the nation. this nation's veterans who are willing to die to protect this nation. twisting your ankle in prep school is not defending our serving this nation. >> bill: she was on fire. >> that's hard core. >> bill: this creep twisted his ankle in a high school football game and applied for a contract and got a special contract as a -- disabled veteran. unbelievable. you lie about that. you're pure scum. elizabeth wydra here for the first half hour then we'll be joined by the acting secretary of labor mr. seth harris. a lot to cover. let's get right to it. but first... >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> check of other headlines making news on this thursday. the new england patriots took the opportunity yesterday during the big breaking news of the supreme court decisions to quietly dump the news that they were releasing their star ti

host: why did you lead with tammy duckworth? guest: when we saw the tammy duckworth story yesterday, even people in the office who might not normally always agree with tammy, i think everybody was kind of blown away. she earned a lot of respect from conservatives yesterday. with her comments. she got into a debate over disability benefits with huntly a parnle twisted their ank until prep school. she said i had my arm blown off in combat, i think i know more about this than you. it was the bold, direct statement that you don't hear often in washington, d.c. so i think we should always applaud it when it does happen. host: daily call did not have an opinion piece on the gay marriage rulings, did they? guest: we had opinion contributors on the side as an organization we don't take official stances on cases like that. host: is this a big deal? guest: it's a huge deal. i think when you are an activist for any cause are you waiting for that moment that is the tipping point. i think that's what we reached yesterday with this decision.

duckworth votes no. votes no. mr. welsh votes no. mr. host bird votes no. --horse for votes no. >> how was mr. mchenry recorded? >> as voting aye. >> is there anyone else who seeks recognition to vote? >> your recorded as voting aye. -- you are recorded as voting aye. >> the clerk will report. ayes, 17 nos. >> the resolution is agreed to. the resolution finding lois lerner waived her fifth ,mendment privileges on may 22 2013, is approved, and we stands adjourned. >> tonight at 6:30 p.m. eastern time, we follow the road to the he will be speaking .t a web -- fund-raising dinner and then we will have former jeb bush giving a talk. roberts will give us his life on the high court. there really talking about the court's 2012 term which wrapped up this last week, and the cases to look forward to in the fall. that starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern on saturday. >> the 73rd and other regiments were recorded -- recruited out of new york. this particular regiment the 73rd was recruited in the fire halls of new york city. the firemen of new york city and entered call the arm

continued to look at the irs, this man got an irs contract and it was an emotional moment because tammy duckworth also talked about the phantom pain she experiences as an amputee. it was riveting and it got a lot of attention. >> all right. thank you, kelly o'donnell. i'm sure there was a memorable moment. >> it's an afternoon he's never going to forget. no question about it. coming up, new developments on the american ceo, remember him, held captive in china. savannah talked to him yesterday. how did he finally win his freedom overnight? we're live in beijing. >> does your gps guide you the wrong way? a mom's horror story. she ended up in death valley. first this is "today" on nbc. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. then we deliver it directly to you. >>> coming up, new details in the murder case against nfl star aaron hernandez and the victim's telling final text. >> and then there is new hope on the horizon perhaps for the 36 million americans who suffer from migraines. the latest on the research and talk to somebody who suf

kilmer -- aye. -- aye.ro duckworth -- aye. mr. palazzo -- aye. mrs. robie -- aye. -- aye.ks veasey -- aye. mr. nugent -- aye. mr. cook -- aye. mr. wenstrup -- aye. mr. jones, mr. jones. >> the bill passed, right? >> that is correct, sir. >> the motion is agreed to. it is laid upon the table. for what purposes the gentleman from washington seek recognition. >> i would like to assert the right of any member to file an alert for inclusion into the house on the bill just ordered reported. >> pursuant to clause 2l, all members are committed to not less than two calendar days. fork unanimous consent clerical changes be removed from the bill on provisions that would cause the beer bill -- bill or end in an earmark. i ask unanimous consent that the chairman the authorized to make such notions as are to go to conference with us. without objection, so ordered. finally, i would like to thank the council team who worked so tirelessly on drafting this mark. who areof our staff standing here with amazement on their faces wondering how we beat 3:00. [laughter] thank

former congressman joe walsh from illinois, you might remember he ran and lost to tammy duckworth, but was a member of the tea party class, he just tweeted, and christie hands the seat to cory booker, not surprised. rhino, rhino meaning republican in name only. that's the kind of criticism that governor christie is going to face, the idea that by not putting a republican in the face, what he's done is made it easier for a democrat in a democratic state to run and win that seat, suzanne. >> and so, it might be criticism for him, but does it come as a surprise to you? it seems like this is pretty consistent with the governor. >> he's running for re-election. and he is somebody who often talks about the citizens of new jersey. you might remember when there was a debate in new jersey about same sex marriage, he talked about this is something that should be voted on by the citizens of new jersey. to me, it is an easier answer to give to the voters that he's facing and, remember, new jersey is blue jersey. this is a democratic state. he's a republican governor. he wants their votes. he's goi

duckworth. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. duckworth: i rise in support of my amendment which will strengthen small business participation and government contracts. in my district and across the country small bys are the back bone of our economy. small businesses innovate, know how to operate on a tight budget and create good-paying jobs. i want small businesses in places like elgin, illinois, to be able to win government contracts from the department of defense because i know they will do more with taxpayer dollars and provide superior products an services for our men and women in uniform. however the government is lagging behind on awarding contracts to small businesses. we're not meeting our goals of 23% of contracts going to small piss. 23% is a pretty low bartha we should be raising even higher, meet. struggling to it is even more unfortunate we are failing to award enough contracts to women and veteran owned smalls by. my amendment seeks to remedy this by asking the small business administration and federal agencies to i

duckworth request time. >> yes mr. chairman.he waste of millions of dollars of unnecessary duplication of camouflage that men and women so proudly wear. i would like to acknowledge with over 30 years of service in the military -- for many of those years the marine corps and the united states army had the same uniform and there was another frieda cornette. in the past 11 years however the only kinds of camouflage, only two kinds of camouflage that turned into 10 different types among the various branches and as of right now more are in development. we are seeking more than 10 -- $10 million is spent in these uniforms and matching personal equipment. these costs are necessary and do not strengthen our strategy and are wasteful and duplicative. i support establishing a joint combat uniform by 2018 and stopping taxpayers from paying millions unnecessarily. i yield back my time. >> the gentlelady yields back. if there's not further discussion on the amendment, if not the question is on adoption of the amendment. offered by mr. renuar

congresswoman duckworth so aptly stated, it would give more confidence particularly to women, but menrvice that they would be protected. we do not need to debate the substance of the issue. our alternative was not considered on your side as a substantive alternative written therefore, -- alternative. therefore, my point being on the bill we are talking about, the pain bill, referred to shorthand, that we be given substantive amendments that are not perceived as procedural so that the house, not funny percent of the house -- 20% of house, or any committee for that matter, disposes of the issue and precludes the other 80% of us from participating in making that decision. i would urge my friend to urge the rules committee and the leadership, which the gentleman is a principal leader, to allow substantive amendments, good faith amendments to be made in order. comeore things, if i can unless the gentleman wants to say something -- let me say something, on immigration paul ryan, a leader on your side and a vice presidential candidate, said of the bipartisan effort in the senate on immigrati

it includes provisions from representative heck and noem and sanchez and duckworth. this bill will strip commanders of their authority to dismiss a conviction for a serious offense by a court martial and limits the commander's ability. we go beyond that, this bill says if you commit a sexual assault, you are out. if you have inappropriate relationship between a trainor and a trainee, you are out. no longer will it be tolerated for someone to commit a sexual assault and no longer will a victim have to tell that they were forced to salute someone who committed a sexual assault against them. we ask for the department of defense to convene an independent panel with reviewing all of the uniform code of military justice as it applies to sexual assaults and see if there are additional reforms that need to be enacted. i thank my ranking member. we have worked together to make a priority serving our men and women in uniform in the areas of afghanistan. also we have added over $1.3 billion in the president's budget to address operational needs for the war fighter. the bill als