biggert: thank you.istopher hrbek died preserving the lives of his fellow soldiers and the freedom of this nation. i urge that we support this bill to honor that spirit of sacrifice of a true hero embodied by sergeant hrbek. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields the balance of her time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker. i ask all members on both sides of the aisle to join with mr. garret -- garrett in honoring this round young marine and supporting h.r. 4628. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the remader of his time. the -- remainder of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4628. so many as are 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 gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: i ask for the yeas and nays. the spea

biggert, is recognized. mrs. biggert: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i thank the gentleman from georgia, mr. scott, for his kind words and all that he does in the financial services committee on this type of issue. and for his management of this bill. i rise today to join not only mr. scott but my good friend, the gentlewoman from texas, eddie bernice johnson, in support of this year's resolution making the fourth annual america saves week. i'm pleased to join congresswoman johnson as a co-sponsor of the resolution and i urge my colleagues to give it their full support. mr. speaker, as most are aware, i've been working to make financial literacy a top priority both in the classroom and here on capitol hill. in 2005, i joined my good friend and co-sponsor of today's resolution, congressman hinojosa, to form the financial literacy caucus to help equip students and consumers with the tools they need to prosper in today's sophisticated marketplace. since then, the term financial literacy has become an integral par

biggert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. biggert: mr. speaker, i rise today deeply troubled. not just by this bill but by the historic opportunity this body has squandered. we had so longed to get this right. so many chances to take a step back and listen, really listen to what the american people were asking us. instead true leadership was cast aside in favor of backroom deals, partisan games and legislatic givics. the -- gimmicks. the best intentions on both sides of the aisle never had a chance to turn good ideas into great policy. and we were left with a bill that is so poorly crafted that we're voting to overhaul it the same day it is going to the president. but the american people still have a choice. it is not between this partisan bill or not. we can work together to deliver the commonsense reforms that the american people want. mr. speaker, i know many colleagues have been struggling with this vote. i urge them to vote no and work with us to pass reforms we can all be proud of, that we can all vote for. mr. speaker, i vote no. t

biggert and ms. miller and mr. boehner and mr. cantor, i accept my constructio correction.nd i appreciate him making sure making sure know he was criticizing them, not just some of them. mr. royce, he got 70 republican votes, the same group of people voted against it. by the way, the bill that the republican house passed was then denounced by the republican president. some will remember famously mr. oxley saying he could have passed this legislation in 2005 if he hadn't gotten the one finger sa absolulute from the w house. mr. snow was in favor of going forward. what happened then was the republican senate and the republican house had a fight and no bill passed. comes 2006, and mr. paulson becomes secretary of the treasury and as he report in his book, he asked for permission to negotiate with the congress. he got the president whom he admires for doing this to let him do it over the objection of many others in the white house, he then announces he began negotiating with me, and with the democrats, in that next election the democrats got the majority. he then point s out in

with the iran-contra affair the united states to send bruner to going judy biggert share of a terrorist decided we would negotiate with the iranian hostage-takers and get money from them to ship to the contras that congress said under the amendment there were not allowed and this was because of oliver north that he was later indicted and prosecuted. both legal advisers state department were completely cut out that only brought in at the and to try to clean up the bus. and there was a famous case of a mexican doctor who was involved in the kidnapping and torture of an american agent called kiki. are d.a. agent decided to kidnap and the dim but bring him up and prosecute him but that case went to the supreme court and they said international law may have been violated but under domestic law we will not dismiss the case but later was because of lack of evidence as a total disaster but the foreign policy applications every country said will the united states kidnap our citizens that is a violation of international law and of a glove pfizer said have they been at the table the united states

oh, i'm sorry, miss biggert. so i'll go to miss woesy, miss biggert and then the votes and be back after those votes. miss woesy. >> thank you, very much. thank you, mr. secretary. it's wonderful to see you. no child left behind sounded very similar. different words, different -- absolutely a different group presenting it to us. and no child left behind turned out to be punitive instead of helpful. so i hate to sound like mr. hoekstra, but -- >> geez, you're bringing us together in a way we never imagined. [ laughter ] >> i know. >> this is unprecedented in this community over the last decade. >> but i -- i really worry that we're -- we've got a new team in town, we've got a new white house, a new secretary. so now we've got to do a new something. but it won't be that different. so i will know it's different if we actually invest in the kids that need the help the most. so what i want to know is, is there an amount in the budget that will be targeted to ensure the students are ready to learn when they enter the c

biggert: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. biggert: madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate evan, the 2009 men's world figure skating champion and the 2010 olympic gold medalist. what a feat. he started figure skating in naperville, illinois, a town located in my district. he attended high school there where he was on the honor roll and earned many other academic achievement awards while still maintaining a very intense training schedule for figure skating. his discipline and focus certainly paid off. evan won seven titles and championships at the junior level before making his senior international debut at the age of 19. evan has competed and medaled in world figure skating championships and the 2006 winter olympics before his thrilling gold medal win at the 2010 winter olympics in vancouver. but he's more than an accomplished figure skater. word has it that he is part of charities, including a make a wish foundation and the olympics. i'm glad to say that evan lysacek and h

biggert and will be back after those votes. >> any mac, very. thank you, mr.ry, it's wonderful to see you. no child left behind sounds very similar. different words, absolutely different group presenting it to us and no child left behind turned out to be punitive and set of helpful. i hate mr. hoekstra. >> is looking at a way to bring us together and away we never imagined. >> i really worry that we've got a new team in town, we've got a new white house, a new secretary, so now we've got to do a new something, but it won't be that different. so i will know it's different if we actually invest in the kids that need the help the most. so what i want to know is, is there an amount in the budget that will be targeted to ensure the students are ready to learn when they enter the classroom because to bring those failing kids, the sick kids, the hungry kids, the worry child is going to be costly. are we going to make an investment or are we going to expect the teacher to bridge that gap? pulled that teacher accountable for something that impossible because you cannot

biggert: madam speaker, the american people have made it very clear that they do not like or want this bill. how arrogant is it for the other side of the aisle to say to them, we know what's best for you and we're going to pass it anyway? and then how air gapt is it for the other side of the aisle to say, we don't have to take a vote on this bill, we'll just deem it law? in both cases the other side of the aisle is grossly underestimating the intelligence of the american people. the american people know that deeming is a vote on a bill that they don't like. let's just have an up or down vote if we have to vote on this and i vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, the founding fathers established this congress so that individuals would be elected from all over the country, come here with different points of view, discuss those views, yes, but ultimately take a vote on the issues of th