mr. horsford: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. horsford: thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. horsford: thank you. i'd like to thank the gentleman, our chairman from the natural resources committee, and to be here on behalf of the minority to speak in favor of s. 23, which is a locally driven conservation initiative that will make the management of a national park unit more efficient and create the first new acres of wilderness enacted into the system since 2009. adding approximately 30,000 acres of wilderness will protect the special character of sleeping bear dunes national lake shore in michigan. passage of this bill is going to make a lot of people very happy. and i hope it's a sign of change to come. congress should not stand in the way of locally drive be conservation initiatives -- driven conservation initiatives and we look forward to working wit

mr. horsford and mr.jeffries for hosting the congressional black caucus' important discussion on celebrating women's history month. as we honor so many women who have shaped our history, let us also celebrate those who make process in today's times. certainly you will hear throughout this hour, when women succeed, america succeeds. what an honor it was, mr. speaker, to hear our president of these united states say it before an audience of millions of people in his state of the union address. and more importantly than him saying it is how it was received. people received it in the spirit that he said it. you know why, mr. speaker? because when women succeed, america succeeds. and certainly as you have heard in 1987, congress declared march to be national women's history month. giving the nation the chance to salute the 12 -- 12 -- to salute the 12 blazers who paved the way for so many of us to have the rights that we have today. mr. speaker, national women's history month gives us an opportunity to acknowl

mr. horsford: thank you, madam speaker. i come to the floor today to commemorate my home state of nevada's upcoming birthday on march 21 which will mark 150 years since nevada was admitted to the union in 1864. on that historic day, president abraham lincoln signed legislation allowing the nevada territory to draft its own constitution and form a state government, making us a true battle-born state. throughout its history, nevada has embodied the rugged and adventurous spirit of the west. people from all walks of life have journeyed to our state to seek new opportunities, eventually settling down and contributing to nevada's rich diversity. on march 21, nevada will come together to celebrate our state's history and achievements but we'll also be looking toward the future. nevada's best days are yet ahead, and i look forward to seeing what comes next. happy birthday, nevada. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> to address the hou

mr. horsford, for a unanimous consent request. mr. horsford: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 15, to demand a vote on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that unites our families, keeps our families together, moves our country forward. we demand a vote, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman from utah yield for the purpose of unanimous consent request? mr. bishop: may i ask an inquiry. was that for a vote on actually springs or something else? -- on tuley springs or something else? apparently it was something else. i want to reiterate my earlier announcement that all time is yielded for the purpose of debate only. i am not prepared to yield for any other purpose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah does not yield. therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, we're going to continue to try until the gentleman from utah allows our consent request and i'm proud to yield to the gentlelady from illinois, a true leader on immigration reform, ms. schakowsky, for a unan

mr. horsford: thank you, mr. speaker. this is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. this republican bill represents the 50th attempt to undermine and repeal the affordable care act. the democratic motion to recommit lowers out-of-pocket costs, secures tax credits and rebates and ensures no discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions. the bill would delay the individual responsibility provision of the affordable care act to purchase health care by one year, which would directly impact the out-of-pocket costs to consumers and threaten the ability of millions of americans with pre-existing conditions to have health coverage. the nonpartisan c.b.o. estimates that enactment of the republican h.r. 4118 would increase the number of uninsured by one million in 2014, two million in 2015 and one million in 2016. that's four million americans who would not have access to health insurance othe

mr. horsford, for five minutes. mr. rsford: thank you, speaker.t now thousands of nevadans have the full-time job of looking for work, and it's gotten worse for many since december 28 of last year when emergency unemployment insurance benefits for many expired. there are now over two million americans, mr. speaker, who have been cut off from unemployment insurance because of congress' failure to act. that includes 26,023 nevadans. these are not numbers. these are real people. every week that congress fails to act, it is projected that an additional 842 nevadans will lose their benefits each week during the first half of 2014. nevada's economy has lost over $54 million because congress has stalled, but i, along with many of my colleagues, have not forgotten about our constituents. today democrats will sign a discharge petition to force speaker boehner and house republicans to bring up a bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits for all americans who have lost their jobs at no fault of their own. these benefits are used to put food on the table