greater inclusion and greater equality with every generation. >> brown: let me ask congresswoman hartzlerjoined a group of legislative lawmakers talking about coming up with some kind of response to this. what kind of response would that be? >> first, i think it's very important to note that the supreme court did not make same-sex marriage the law of the land across the country, and they're going to allow and uphold the 35 states who have said that marriage is between one man and one woman. and i would say that it's certainly not inevitable. we're going to continue this discussion, but we even had north carolina last year voted to uphold marriage between one man and one woman. i think it's a disgrace for the democracy that the supreme court did not allow the millions of people in california who spoke on this issue, not once but twice-- to have a voice and say in this and their attorney general abandoned them. i think that's a real shame. and that's what was at stake yesterday, is the will of the people going to prevail or are five unelected bureaucrats going to override the will of the pe

hartzler: thank you. very, very well said and appreciate you encouraging the men to be leaders of their household and to make a difference for their children, the next generation. i appreciate all my colleagues who have come tonight so that we could talk about the importance of the fathers and how important it is to have marriage strong in our country. every child deserves a mom and a dad and you cannot say that fathers are essential while also making them optional. in the presence of a fsh -- the presence of a father has such a tremendous impact in the lives of each and every child and every adult in america. fathers not only represent the success of our children, but also the success of our nation. as we get closer to the supreme court rulings concerning the defense of marriage act, it's crucial that we weigh the entirety of the impact such a decision will have on families. my colleague from oklahoma earlier cited the president and this quote, when he stressed the importance of fathers. i think it's ver

hartzler from missouri for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. mrs. hartzler: we do a lot of things here in washington and discuss many types of legislation and sometimes the impact of what we do gets lost in the debate and this bill impacts people and why it's important. here is an gin justice occurring in our -- injustice occurring in our society. the doctor gives medicine in the womb to that baby because can feel pain. the baby can be brought to full term. another unborn baby who is six months along down the street at a clinic does not receive and eas these yeah and ripped apart limb by limb who crushes the skull to complete the abortion. this is wrong. i rise today in support of h.r. 1797 the pain-capable unborn protection act, which will prohibit an abortion of an unborn child that has surpassed 20 weeks on the basis that children at this stage of development can feel pain. in light of recent trial of dr. gosnell, we have seen firsthand the very gruesome nature of what

hartzler -- aye. mr. 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

hartzler: thank you. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 634, the business risk mitigation and price stabilization act of 2013. this bipartisan, commonsense piece of legislation is critical for commercial end users like farm credit companies and rural electric cooperatives to be able to use swaps to manage their long-term risks. earlier this year i introduced h.r. 2136, the small business credit availability act, to address this very issue. i'm pleased that my colleagues have put together this important legislation which addresses the concerns that i have with clearing and margin requirements for rural electric cooperatives. it's important to every family in my district to be able to count on reasonable and stable electric bills without unplanned price fluctuations. this bill ensures that the rural electric cooperatives in my district will be able to manage their long-term risk without the burden of costly clearing and margin requirements that would ultimately be passed on to my constituents. i want to

enyart, lacy clay, dan lipinski, emanuel cleaver, vicki hartzler, adam kinzinger, blaine luetkemeyer and jason smith. today marks a bipartisan opportunity to honor all of american's heroes as well as a legend of america's national pastime. nearly .3 million of america's 23 million veterans live in illinois and missouri. naming this bridge that links these two states is another way to honor the brey men and brave women who have served our country. while it's co--- whether it's coming together to pass critical veterans' funding measures like we did earlier this month on this very floor or recognizing our veterans by naming this bridge this bod has shown it can come together in support of our veterans. this bill would also honor the legacy of stan musial. mr. speaker, the st. louis cardinals are one of the most storied and successful first rate franchises in sports history and the best player to ever don a st. louis cardinal uniform was stan "the man" musial. born in pennsylvania in 1920, stan musial lived in an amazing, inspiring life. on the field, he was a 24-time all-star, three-tim

. >> thank you, congresswoman hartzler. congressman tim huelskamp from the state of kansas. i apologize for walking in a little bit late. hopefully will not repeat things. one good thing out of the decision, the court did not declare there's a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. much of the decisions were illogical. on one hand the state of kansas will be able to maintain its marriage amendment which i helped author a number of years ago. at the same time the voters in california, seven million voters have been overruled essentially by the court's ruling. but what i'm afraid that gets lost in this discussion is that a narrow radical majority of the court has substituted their personal preferences on marriage for the will of voters and their elected representives here in washington, d.c. and those who are hurt the most in my opinion are the children of america. because very clearly every child in america deserves a mom and a dad and with this attempt to redefine marriage, using the courts, because they failed in numerous other cases, i think those that will be hurt the