>> aye by proxy. >> senator murray. >> aye by proxy. >> senator reid? >> eye by proxy. >> senator sappeders? senator brown? senator casey? >> aye by proxy. >> senator haguen? >> aye by proxy. >> senator murphy? >> senator whitehouse. >> senator enzi? >> no. >> senator gray? >> aye by proxy. >> senator bier? >> senator anderson? >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator hatch? >> aye by proxy. >> senator coburn? >> aye by proxy. >> senator kennedy? >> aye by proxy. >> the vote is 13 ayes, 10 neys. >> the amendment is agreed to. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and, you know, you kint of sit back and listen to the colleagues on both sides and i think you said it senator enzi. we're all in agreement on it about 80% of what we're talking about is always in the details. but the goal is certainly there when we talk about prevention. we all recognize this will be integral to whatever plan we put forward. and the hope truly is that we'll see a reduction in costs. i appreciated your comments, senator dodd, about the differences that we see throu

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 25 printed in part c of house report 111-143. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? ms. johnson: i have an amendment the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 25 printed in part c of house report 111-143 offer by mrs. eddie bernice johnson of texas. the chair: the gentlelady from texas, ms. johnson, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas. ms. johnson: thank you. let me begin by thanking the chairman and congresswoman ros-lehtinen for all of their hard work and dedication to improving the lives around the world. my amendment affirms that the use of child soldiers is unacceptable. it is a violation of human rights and the prevex and elimination of child soldiers should be a foreign policy goal of the united states. around the world children have been recruited by armed forces and exploited

>> aye. >> senator harkin? aye?>> it was aye. >> senator mi cull ski. >> aye. >> senator murray. >> aye. by proxy. >> senator reed? senator brown? senator casey? >> aye. >> senator haguen. >> senator murkley. senator enzi? >> aye by proxy. >> senator alexander? >> aye. >> senator burr? senator isakson? senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator coburn? >> no. >> senator roberts? >> aye by proxy. >> chairman kennedy? >> aye by proxy. i want to recommend that all future amendments be offered by senator sanders. very good, senator. lamar alexander, you're up. >> thanks, mr. chairman. i have an amendment to title three, section 311. the purpose of it is to make sure that the right choices program which is in that title doesn't require the states to spend any money on it, and this is a relatively small item, probably, but i would like to make a larger point in making my proposal, if i could say just a word about it. >> certainly. >> we have talked a lot here about cost and usually the cost is described in terms of cost

yawning, aye. nsgreanjer. >> aye. >> on this vote, there are three ayes, five nay the motion is not agreed. to are there any other amendments on the house side? if not, mr. senator, it's your show. >> may i request a short recess? i think we'd like to regroup and discuss a few matters. >> sure. how long would you suggest? >> 15 minutes. >> 15 minutes. fivene, we're recessed for 15 minutes. >> we have votes in the house so we will vote and join you shortly. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> i would like to just say something before i turn it over to our frevends on the other side of the capitol. if you want to find a reason to argue against this proposed agreement, it's easy to do so. we can argue about the i.m.f., we can argue about gitmo. we can argue about senate and house earmarks, we can argue about cash for clunkers or anything we want to argue about. those issues are all important. but we've got a new president.

all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in house report 111-127 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order.

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. to the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the eavers have it, third reading. the clerk: a bill to authorize appropriations for the department of state and peace corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to modernize the foreign service, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: i have a motion to recommit at the desk and the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. members will take their seats. and remove their conversations with the floor. the house will be in order. is the gentleman opposed to the bill? mr. burton: i am in its present form. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman qualifies. the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mr. burton of indiana -- mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered as read. the speaker pro tempore: the h

>> aye. >> senator casey? >> aye. >> senator hagen? >> no. >> senator enzi? >> know. >> senator gregg? >> no. >> senator alexander? >> no by proxy. >> senator byrd? >> no by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator coburn? senator roberts? >> no. >> aye by proxy. >> did senator coburn vote? has he voted? >> no . >> senator bingham votes no by proxy. >> senator sanders, did you get that? >> yes. >> did you get that? all right. >> vote is ten ayes. >> it is not agreed to. all i can say is my nose counting was correct. >> it sure was. where are we here at this point now? are there any additional amendments? >> mr. chairman? >> senator casey. >> i just wanted to get back to the fraud and abuse section for a couple of moments. i know senator enzi had some comments before. we were dealing with senator mccain's amendment so i wanted to just respond to a couple of things. first of all, i wanted to commend the way senator enzi, along with our chairman has conducted himself in this whole process over these many days and weeks, and grateful for the way he a

. >> senator greggg. >> aye by proxy. >> senator alexander. >> aye by proxy. >> senator burr. >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain. >> aye by proxy. >> senator hatch. >> aye by proxy. >> senator macao ski. >> aye by proxy. >> senator kennedy. >> no by proxy. >> 10 ayes, 13 >> number 783. coburn number 73. >> this is just another level of trying to keep us accountable. since we don't want the states to do it, and we don't want to give the states flexibilities, how about if we find that a work force program is ineffective, allowing the secretary to say so and redirect the funds to where the program is effective? that's all this amendment does. if the secretary says this isn't accomplishing anything, we're throwing money out of the door, i would like to redirect this money to a program that's working. >> it just gives the secretaries the authority. >> mr. chairman? >> we trust the secretary for everything else in this bill. why can't we trust the secretary to make that evaluation? >> mr. chairman? >> well, first of all, the end of the line legislation calls for the creation of a data anal

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. as modified. the chair: it is now time to consider amendment number 4 printed in house report number 111-127. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? mr. bachus: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4, printed in house report number 111-127, offered by mr. bachus of alabama. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 474, the gentleman from alabama, mr. bachus, and a member posed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama. mr. bachus: thank you, mr. chair. mr. chair, i think there's some issues that may divide us, but there are other issues that unite us as members. and this is a perfect example of an amendment i think that brings us all together. in fact, this amendment is co-sponsored by dennis moore, my democratic colleague from kansas. and homeland security committee chairman benny tellson was very helpful in -- thompson was very h

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. mr. kirk: i would ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from illinois will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 20 printed in part c. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. lynch: i have an amendment at the desk that has been made in order by the rule and i ask for its immediate consideration. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 20 printed in part c of house report 111-143 offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522 the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. limple, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lynch: before i begin, madam speaker, i'd like

>>aye by proxy. >> aye by proxy. >> aye by proxy. >> aye. >> aye by proxy. >> aye by proxy. . >> aye. >> no by proxy. >> thanks our colleagues. -- i thank our colleagues. >> could i inquire -- senator mikulski was very straightforward and honest about what was really intended in the cer stuff. wintus asked about senator gregg -- when she was asked about senator gregg and the intentions -- i just have some questions like and understand. i think we -- i cannot remember the examples -- let's say cer comes out and says one is better than the other. what is going to be the requirement? what is going to be the requirement for somebody was practicing medicine and some allegra does not work for their patience but clear 10 -- by clariten does? >> the doctor decides for the patient. >> does get a document that he did not follow cer guidelines? >> i do not know what the rules would be. that would be part of what the secretary puts together. >> that is my whole problem with this. what is the secretary putting together? i have an amendment that i would like to -- >> let's go to coburn #9. >> do yo

>> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator hatch. >> aye. >> senator roberts?>> aye by proxy. >> chairman kennedy? >> no by proxy. >> the vote is ten ayes, 13 nays. >> the amendment is defeated. senator murkley. >> thank you. i'm pleased to offer murkley amendment number one. this is po focussed on facilitating the ability of mothers to continue breast feeding after they go back to work. there are two fundamental reasons that this is very important. the first is that a very high percentage of mothers are working. and the second is breast feeding is of huge value to the health of our children. so let me address those points in just a little bit more detail. currently 72% of mothers work full time. the fastest growing segment of the u.s. workforce is women with children under 3 years of age. many women are in a situation where they need to return to work in a short period of time due to the finances of their family. often returning to work three to six weeks after delivery. and so it's simply an act of human decency to protect their right to continue breast feedi

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: madam chair. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the house on the whole union directs me to report it has come to no resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman of the committee of the whole house on state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 2410 and has come to no resolution throne -- thereon. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that during further consideration of h.r. 2410, pursuant to house resolution 522, it may be in order to consider amendment number 17 after amendment number 27. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 2410. will the gentlewoman from colorado, ms. degette, please kindly resume the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of th

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. accordingly, under the rule, the the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 2647. pursuant to the house resolution 572, i report the bill back to the house, an amendment adopted 234 the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the bill h.r. 2647 was under consideration and pursuant to house resolution 572 reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment reported from the committee of the whole? if not, the question is on adoption of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it and the amendment

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the department of homeland security for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. rogers: madam speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the bill? mr. rogers: in its present form. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman qualifies. the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mr. rogers of kentucky moves to recommit the bill to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment. on page 2, line 18, after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $50 billion. on page 52, line 19, after the first dollar amount, insert increase by $50 million. on page 52, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert increase by $50 million. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members and staff will take their seat

>> aye. >> senator greg. >> aye by proxy. >> senator alexander. >> aye by proxy. >> senator burress. >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator mikowski. >> aye by proxy. >> senator roberts. >> aye. >> chairman kennedy. >> no, by proxy. >> the ayes are 10, nays are 15. i thank our colleagues. are there further amendments to title two? >> i think senator coburn. >> tom? >> could i inquire. senator mikulski was very straightforward and honest about what was really intended in the cer stuff. and when she was asked by senator greg in our kind of roundtable about what their intention were to really tell a difference between, you know, i just have some questions so i can understand. i think we use -- i can't remember the examples. maybe it was claritin and allegra. i think he used one of the other. let's say cer comes out and says one is better than the other. what's going to be the require me ment? what's going to be the requirement for somebody who is practicing medicine and allegra doesn't work for their patient but claritin does? >> the doctor -- excuse me pooim so

>> aye. >> senator gregg? >> aye. >> senator alexander? >> aye. >> senator burr? >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? senator hatch? senator murkowski. senator roberts? >> the senator is recorded. senator, would you like to be voted as aye? >> chairman kennedy? >> no by proxy. >> 14 ayes -- or no, 11 ayes, 14 noes. >> the amendment is not agreed to. senator murray? >> mr. chairman, we are now ready to accept murkowski number 23 as modified. ask unanimous consent it be accepted. >> any objections to senator murkowski number 23 as modified? without objection, the amendment is agreed to. next up? >> mr. chairman, we have a meeting. >> do you have a meeting. maybe it's just as wise at this juncture. my view would be as i said earlier, i know our republican friends have a meeting to attend. >> if i could ask, i know the republicans are going to leave, how many more amendments we expect on this? >> i have no idea where we are -- four? judd, do you have any further ones on this one? this section? >> on this title? >> so we have four -- >> we have four more. we will come b

>> aye. >> senator gregg? of bf aye. >> senator burr paye. >> senator mccain? aye. >> hatch? >> aye. >> murkowski? senator coburn? senator roberts? >> aye. >> senator kennedy? >> i'll vote no. i was going to mess him up on this thing. i was going to throw tom off on his prediction of the vote here. he votes no by proxy. >> the vote is 10 ayes, 13 nays. >> you turned out to be correct in your prediction. one more, tom? >> amendment number 25. >> this is on federal messaging and health promotion. i mentioned this several times through the day. what this says is a national science-based -- a national science-based media campaign on health promotion and disease prevention. national. when i say media i'm not just talking about tv. i'm talking about internet, every way we can get the message out. and what it requires is a program that address ares proper nutrition, regular exercise, smoking cessation, owe bobesity reduction, the five leading disease killers in the united states, and secondary prevention through disease screening promotion. carried out by competitive bids so that we

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 4 printed in part c of house report 111-143. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. hunter: i have an amendment at the desk, mr. chairman. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in part c of house report 111-143 offered by mr. hunter of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from california, mr. hunter, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. hunter: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. and i broke the podium. the amendment i'm offering today to h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act is straightforward. it simply adds the secretary of defense to the task force on prevention of illegal -- illicit small arms trafficking in the western hemisphere that's created under this legislation. the stated pur

>> no by proxy. >> senator enzi. >> aye. >> senator gregg. >> aye. >> senator bird. >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain. >> aye by proxy. >> senator coburn? >> aye by proxy. >> 13 nos and ten yays. >> 13-10 was

[roll call] aye by proxy. no. aye. aye. enzi --no. gregg -- no. [roll-call] mccain -- aye by proxy. [root calloll call] senator roberts? no. senator kennedy? aye by proxy. we're waiting on senator coburn -- has he voted? pass. this is senator dingham boats no by proxy. senator sanders -- aye. vote is 10 ayes, 12 nays. >> the amendment is not agreed to. all that i can say is that my nose count was correct. where are we at this point? are there any additional amendments? . . at this point now? are there any additional amendments? >> mr. chairman? >> senator casey. >> i just wanted to get back to the fraud and abuse section for a couple of moments. i know senator enzi had some comments before. we were dealing with senator mccain's amendment so i wanted to just respond to a couple of things. first of all, i wanted to commend the way senator enzi, along with our chairman has conducted himself in this whole process over these many days and weeks, and grateful for the way he approached this bill, as difficult as it is. and as much as there is conflict on a lot of major elements. with regar

as many as are in favor, say aye. to the contrary, no, i think the ayes have it, the ayes have it. leader of the house. >> i beg to move this house do not now adjourn. >> the question is that this house do now adjourn. those in favor, say aye. to the contrary, no. i think the ayes have it, the ayes have it. ayes have it. order, order. >> we get funding through taxes. federal. >> sort of public funding thing. >> maybe. i don't know. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> a look at the film "shouting fire: stories from the edge of free speech." this is just under half an hour. >> we invite our viewers to phone in with questions and comments for our guess, liz garbus director and producer of "shouting fire" tomorrow at 9:00 eastern. >> 9:00 eastern, that's right. >> we have a couple calls that are coming in. we'll get to them in a moment but first another short piece from the documentary. it's on investigating the university of colorado at pwoulingd

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. we now consider amendment number 12 printed in house report 114-143. cloim amendment number 12 baferede ms. ginny brown-waite of florida. the chair: the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. brown-waite: just a few moments ago i rose to point out what i believe is unnecessary spending. i suppose it's not a coincidence that i rise again to point out what i believe is another unnecessary spending item. section 303 of the foreign relations act before us authorizes funding for the establishment of a lessons learned center. if money were no object i think it may be a fine thing to do. in fact, it's thoord imagine that anything produced by the center would not be used. however, as you can imagine many of my colleagues are wondering why would anyone oppose the center. they might point out that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

roll call number 305, h.r. 2200, agreeing to the amendment, i would have voted aye. roll call vote 306 on the thompson, mississippi, amendment i would have voted aye. 307, the transportation security transportation authorization act offered by jackson lee, i would have voted aye. roll call vote number 308, the amendment to h.r. 626, i would have voted no. roll call vote 309, the motion to recommission on federal employees 35eud parental leave, i would have voted no, and roll call vote 310, passage of the federal employees paid parental leave act, h.r. 626, i ask that my vote be recorded as aye, madam speaker. madam speaker, i ask that all these votes be placed in the appropriate place in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. jackson lee: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. will the house please be in o

>> no. >> senator enzi. >> aye. >> senator staalexander. >> aye by proxy. >> senator bird. >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator mikulski? >> aye by proxy. >> senator kennedy? >> no, by proxy. >> i thank the clerk. further amendments, senator robert, you had an amendment you wanted to raise or senator enzi. >> i have one i would like to discuss based on what we discussed over the weekend. that would be enzi amendment number 2. >> clerk will distribute that amendment list. >> this is something i've been working on with senator bachus for a long time and he and i have agreed on a bill and it gets into the same area of liability. we need to make sure that there's some reasonable about the for people that have been injured to get paid and to get paid quickly, but there also needs to be some protection for the doctors to make sure they stay in the field. so we've come up with an award of grants to the states development implementation and evaluation of alternatives to the current tort litigation. this is that experimental area where they can do some different thi

>> no by proxy. >> senator enzi. >> aye. >> senator gregg. >> aye. >> senator bird. >> aye by proxy.>> senator mccain. >> aye by proxy. >> senator coburn? >> aye by proxy. >> 13 nos and ten yays. >> 13-10 was the vote. the subject is open to further amendment. i think senator hatch has number 8. we adopted an amendment before you arrived. we adopted a hatch amendment while you weren't here? >> no, that's a blessing. we're on number eight. >> am i on -- >> you're up, sir. >> we included your chiropractor immunity -- >> that means a lot. that means a lot. i'll call amendment number 8 on comparative ektiveness research. the purpose of the amendment, to summarize -- >> which number is this? >> number eight. number eight. >> staff will please distribute the amendment if it hasn't been already. >> okay. >> go ahead, orrin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the purpose is to prohibt the use of comparative effectiveness research by providing the standard of care in state and federal courts. now, what i'm concerned about, i believe patients and providers should better understand their care and be c

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes vit. mr. simpson: i request the yeas and nays. the chair: the gentleman asks for a recorded vote? mr. simpson: recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from washington will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dicks: i ask unanimous consent that the remainder of the bill through page 9, line 20, be considered as read. the chair: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 9, line 21, construction, $21 million. land acquisition, $67,250,000. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? gert mr. garrett: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: part b, amendment offered by mr. garrett of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 578, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. . mr. garrett: more t

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the resolution is adopted. mr. sessions: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: those fa a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-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 representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 213. the nays are 205. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 217. the nays are 205. the resolution is adopted. without objection, a the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to house resolution 578 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on state of the union for further consideration of the bill h.r. 2996. will the gentleman from m

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. mollohan: i request the yeas and nays. the chair: further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from ohio will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 114 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. reichert of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from washington and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the gentleman from washington. mr. reichert: mr. chairman, after listening to the discussion back and forth here for the last hour or two, i would hope that my amendment would not be quite so contentious and it is migrate hope we could come together in agreement on the amendment that i'm about to offer. i am suggesting that we take $2.5 million from the department of commerce, salaries and expen

. >> all nose in favor of harkin number 4, say aye. >> aye. >> those opposed say no. >> the ayes appear to have it. >> i have an additional amendment i want to offer. >> all right. then we'll go back. >> i didn't actually offer an amendment. i was -- >> that's true. >> go ahead with senator binghaman. >> i have one i hope doesn't take very long. this is amendment number one. it provides for modernization of our national disease surveillance system. amendment was developed in close collaboration with the council of state and territorial epidemiologists. it's been endorsed as standalone legislation by a lot of different health ground, incl e including the american public health association, american society of microbiology, infectious diseases society of america, the center for infectious disease research and policy. the national public health information coalition and the society for health care epidemiology of america. at the current time, many parts of the local, state, federal disease surveillance system are fragmented, are based on paperwork. they have not been the beneficiaries of n

all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 10 printed in house report 111-127. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? mr. chaffetz: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in house report 111-127 offered by mr. chaffetz of utah. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 474, the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. chairman. at this time i'd like to recognize the gentlewoman from new hampshire, ms. shea-porter. for two minutes. the chair: the gentlewoman from new hampshire is recognized for two minutes. ms. shea-porter: thank you, mr. chair. i'd like to thank chairman thompson and his staff for their hard work on this very important bill. i'd also like to thank my colleague, mr. chaffetz. we share a deep concern and respe

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the house stands adjourned until they're also expected to bring up a motion to instruct conferees to the 2009 war spending bill. live coverage of the house continues here on c-span when members return tomorrow morning. members of president barack obama's auto task force testified on capitol hill about their work with general motors and chrysler. they told lawmakers the nation would have faced substantial job loss if the administration had not restructured those auto companies. that hearing is next on c-span. later, senators made at the white house on health care legislation. and after that, an aviation safety hearing. dodge there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directory with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors. it is $16.95 online at cspan.org/products. >> now, a senate hearing on the government's role in the restructuring of general motors and chrysler. the witnesses are to obama admin

all in favor say ay sne. >> aye. >> opposed no. >> no. >> nos appear to have it. i just want to tell, after we finish the coburn third amendment. jeff we go to you and then we go to orrin hatch. go ahead, tom. >> if we're already spending money in that area, why should we spend more? so what this amendment says is anywhere we're actually doing it already, why spend $8 billion on doing it more? until we know it's making a difference. so if we're already building bike trails through the transportation program and through all these other areas, we shouldn't spend this money on bike trails. we're creating dual and triple streams of money to accomplish the same thing. this amendment says if we're spending the money already through another function of government, through another funding source, that we would not use that -- this money would not be used in that direction. which would mean we would use it in something else. still doesn't drop your amendment, it still doesn't keep us from doing it. but just says once we're doing this with a funding source, why come in with

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the committee will rise. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state union having had under consideration h.r. 2847 directs me to report there is no resolution thro. the speaker pro tempore: the committee has had under consideration h.r. 2847 and has come to no resolution thro. the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mrs. bachmann of minnesota today and the balance of the week, mr. bonner for tuesday, june 16 until 4:00 p.m. and mr. young for today until 4:00 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is ganted. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house and include extraneous material. mr. poe, june 23 and 24, five minutes each. mr. jones june 23 and 24. mr. moran june 23 and 24,

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: on that i ask for the yeas and nays, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-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 the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 222, the nays are 202, the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant, the unfin,ished business is the question on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approva

all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? mr. skelton: mr. chairman, pursuant to h.res. 572, i offer amendments en bloc in title number 3. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment en bloc. the clerk: amendments en bloc consisting of amendments numbered 43, 44, 7, 25, 27, 33, 46, 52, 53, 54 offered by mr. skelton of missouri. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, the gentleman from missouri, mr. skelton, and the gentleman from california, mr. mckeon, each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: mr. chairman, i urge the committee to adopt the amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both majority and the minority. the chair: without objection. mr. skelton: mr. chairman, i understand that mr. polis wishes to propose a colloquy. and i yield as such. the chair: how much time does the gentleman from missouri yield to the gentleman from colorado? mr. skelton: three minutes.

those in favor signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from georgia. mr. broun: i request the yeas and nays. the chair: does the gentleman ask for a recorded vote? mr. broun: yeah. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings offered by the gentleman from iowa will be postponed. the clerk will continue reading. the clerk: title 2, page 23, line 1. national drug intelligence center, $44,023,000. justice information sharing technology, $109,417,000. tactical law enforcement wireless communications, $205,143,000. administrative review and appeals, $3,685,000. detention trustee, $1,438, 663 ,000. office of inspector general, $84,368,000. united states parole commission, salaries and expenses, $12,859,000. legal activities, salaries and expenses, general legal activities, $875,900,000. in addition for reimbursement associated with processing cases under the national childhood vacksine injury act of 19 -- vaccine injury act of 1986, $783,000. salaries and expenses,

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. to it is now in order to consider amendment number 10 printed in part c of house report 111-143. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. brown-waite: the amendment that's at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in part c of house report 111-143 offered by ms. ginny brown-waite of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the -- the chair: the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. brown-waite: we have a problem as every american in this chamber knows, american is facing unprecedented trillion-dollar deficit a ballooning national debt and steadily growing entitlement obligations. yet each and every time the house comes together to consider spending bills, evidence abounds that very few tough choices are being made. as i'm sure my colleagues will readily agree, never in the hist

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. price: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: the gentleman asks for a recorded vote. further proceedings on the amendment will be postned. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. price: i have an amendment made in order by the rule at the desk, number 96. the clerk: the clerk -- the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 96 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. price of georgia. the chair: the gentleman from georgia and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: there's a simple amendment that says that we ought to take $100 million, we ought to adopt the president's challenge to the departments and we ought to save, remove $100 million from the department of justice in this bill. on april 20, the president held his first cabinet meeting and charged his -- the members of his cabinet with find $100 million out of their departments in savings. this was to

say "aye." the "ayes" have it. the leader of the house. >> a beckham of that this house do now adjourn. -- i beg now that this house do now adjourn. >> say "aye." the "ayes" have it. order, order. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> tomorrow, a political roundtable with faiz shakir. a look at present rigid preventing weapons of mass destruction with peter brooks -- a look at preventing weapons of mass destruction with peter brookes. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. tomorrow on c-span2, a look at u.s.-india relations and the obama administration with remarks by india's ambassador to the u.s. that begins live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations may be? i have no idea. >> government. >> c-span gets its funding through federal funding. >> a public funding thing. >> may be. i don't know. >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a publ

all those in favor say aye. opposed nay. the ayes have it. mr. reid: mr. president, i now move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed. mr. mcconnell: i move to lay the motion on the table. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: on my behalf and that of the distinguished republican leader, mr. mcconnell, i send a resolution to the desk on the appointment of an impeachment trial committee. i ask for its consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: s. res. 203 to provide for the appointment of a committee to receive and to report evidence with respect to the articles of impeachment against judge samuel b. kent. the presiding officer: the question is on agreeing to the resolution. all those opposed to the resolution say aye. mr. reid: i move to agree to the vote by which the resolution was agreed. mr. mcconnell: i move to lay on the table. mr. reid: in accordance to the resolution, i recommend to the chair the appointment of senators mccaskill as chair, klobuch

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment -- mr. bilirakis: madam speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings offered by the gentleman from florida will be postponed. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 2, line 14, office of the undersecretary for management, $268,690,000. office of the chief financial officer, $63,600,000. analyst -- analysis and operations $345,568,000 of which $199,677,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011. office of the federal coordinator for gulf coast rebuilding, $2 million. office of inspector general, $111,874,000. title 2, security enforcement and investigations, u.s. customs and border protection, salaries and expenses, $7,576,897. mr. king: madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk made in order under the bill. the clerk: amendment number 3 offered by mr. king of iowa. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 573, the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, and a member opposed, auto letch control five minutes. the chair

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. accordingly the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come tord -- to order. the chair: madam speaker, the committee of the whole on the state of the union, having had under consideration h.r. 2996, directs me to report that we have come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee on the whole house of the state of the union reports that committee has had under consideration h.r. 2996 and has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. hastings of florida after 3:00 p.m. today and for the balance of the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the question is granted. -- request is granted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following m

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. campbell: on that, i would request a recorded vote. the chair: the gentleman requests a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california will be postponed. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. campbell: i have an amendment at the desk, number 68. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in house report 111-184 offered by mr. campbell of california the chair: the gentleman from california, mr. campbell and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. campbell: thank you, madam chair. this amendment strikes $150,000 allocated to the traditional arts in upstate new york and reduces the overall funding of the bill by that amount. madam chair, i'm not sure if this earmark is going for the village park historic preservation, which is indicated on the list relea

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 3020, 2010 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the bill? the gentleman qualifies. the clerk will report the motion. >> the gentleman from from georgia moves to recommit the bill to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the house forgete with with the following amendments, page 2, line 9, strike $1 billion and insert 1 billion

all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 20 printed in house report 111-182. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. connelly: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 20 printed in house report 111-182 offered by mr. connelly of virginia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: mr. chairman, i yield myself two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. connelly: mr. chairman, this amendment would clarify section 526 of the energy independence and security act that does not preclude agencies from purchasing fuel that is not derived from tar sands and other my carbon sources. this amendment remains section 526 by ensuring taxpayer money is not used to subsidize hiley pollutin

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. mr. larsen: mr. chairman, i ask for the yeas and nays. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from washington will be postponed. it's now in order to consider amendment number 8 printed in part c of house report 111-143. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. sessions: thank you, mr. chairman. i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 8 printed in part c of house report 111-143 offered by mr. sessions of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from texas, mr. sessions, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i rise today in support of my amendment to the foreign relations re-authorization act. my amendment would affirm the united states complete support for israel's abs

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. cohen: i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2247 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2247, a bill t amend title 5, united states code to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, united states code enacted by the congressional review act. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen and the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, each will control 20 minutes. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: i ask that all members have five days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cohen: i yield myself such t

so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 2 printed in house report 111-182, as modified. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, it's my pleasure to introduce this amendment. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2, printed in house report number 111-182, as modified, offered by mr. mckeon of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, the gentleman from california, mr. mckeon, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, it's my pleasure to introduce this amendment that honors a good friend of mine, a good friend of the house of representatives, a good friend of our armed forces, and the american people,