bonamici, mr. chairman -- on that vote, the ayes are 11, the no's are 22. >> i believe we are down to one more amendment. >> thank you very much. i'm trying to speed it up. an amendment offered by ms. mccollum, eliminate the medicare sequester paid for with reductions in the oil fees. is recognized for five minutes. >> president obama son of the budget control act which was not ideal but it shared the burden of production. defense spending took its share of cuts. unfortunately, the version we marked up to that changes the rules of sequestration. it chooses panettiere hardware over america's seniors. the pentagon tribes over poverty programs. the choice was wrong. what i am doing here with this amendment will protect access to vital health care services for seniors and people with disabilities. it will insure that physicians, nurses, home health care aides, hospitals, clinics, and many other health-care professionals will be able to continue to provide critical services to these vulnerable populatio

o'connor for his testimony. >> thank you, chairman quayle comer remember, member bonamici. i represent the national association of firefighters, 300,000 members that serve communities in each of the nation's 435 congressional districts. i'm especially pleased to be before the subcommittee because i am currently a constituent of the member john sarbanes and after the november elections will be very proud constituent of the ranking member. as sorrier fighters have taken on additional responsibilities, and extend the capabilities of the total response of the communities so too must define your administration evolves in the needs of the 21st century service. today the firefighters primary function is to simply put out fires. today's fire fighters are well-educated trained and skilled and all-purpose emergency responders with broad responsibilities ranging from the ems has mattress' once, wmd and all hazardous response. most significantly, your fire fighters are always the first deutsch on the ground for any man-made or natural disaster. the prevalence of the delivery systems re

miss bonamici, no. mr. mullvainy, aye. mr. amash, aye. mr. chairman. >> aye. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 21, the noes 9. >> the motion is agreed to. the sequester replacement act is reported to the house of representati representatives. i note a quorm is present. >> thank you. i ask unanimous consent that the chairman be tlorsed to go to conference and file a conference report pursuant to clause 3 of house rule 19 and the staff be authorized to make any ness sar technical and conforming corrections prior to filing the bills and the motion be considered to be reconsidered laid on the table. >> without objection so ordered. that concludes the procedural business required to mark up an order report of the sequester reconciliation act. but before we adjourn, i would be willing to entertain up to four purely procedural motions as long as they do not have the effect of amending the bill as ordered reported, and they relate to the business that we are here to conduct today, as agreed, we will limit the time for debate to each motion to 60 minutes or less. eve

bonamici, aye. mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> sorry. almost got me. almost got me. >> he's coming? hold the roll. campbell. give me a report. >> 13-18. mr. campbell, no. mr. chairman, on the vote, the ayes are 13, nos are 18. >> few more moments, mr. aiken, i believe you have a -- >> yes, thank you. mr. chairman, i asked for unanimous consent that the record report that i was detained for medical reasons and had i been present, i would have voted in favor of sequester act of 2012 and against the motion offered by representative castor. >> without objection. if no one seeks recognition, that will complete recommendation. we will now adjourn. we now turn to mark up the sequester replacement act of 2012 to ensure we have flexibility, i ask consent that the chair be asked to declare recess at any time. we'll call this up. do a technical amendment. then we will recess because we have two votes coming up, then -- three votes coming up. then we'll come back and finish that bill this evening. i also ask consent that the first reading of the bill be dispensed

. >> thank you, chairman quayle, ranking member edwards and bonamici. i'm kevin o'connor. i'm especially pleased before this subcommittee because i am a constituent of member john sarbanes and after the november elections will be a proud constituent of the ranking member as firefighters take on . additional responsibilities and extended capabilities, so, too, must the fire administration evolve to meet the needs of the 21st century fire service. the days of firefighter primary function to put out fires is long gone. today's firefighters are well educated responders with broad responsibilities. most significantly your firefighters are always the first boots on the ground for any manmade or natural disaster. the prevalence of the fire based delivery systems requires the agency to integrate training and preparedness into its mags. although usfa is beginning to move in that direction, we want to ensure that ems be afforded its appropriate recognition and attention. while the fire administration continues to integrate into its programs, it must work the change the perception fo

congresswoman bonamici and i a couple of weeks ago were dealing with farmers and ranchers in oregon. it's stunning. they're not asking for direct payment, to keep the crop insurance subsidies flowing. they support nutrition. they support healthy food for kids in school. the gap between most farmers and ranchers and what is going on in our community for people who desperately need the support and what we're having offered up here today is staggering. and i think frankly, it's unnecessary. because this is an area that if we rolled up our sleeves with members of the committee, we could agree on helping the nutrition programs and i'm convinced we could fully meet the deficit reduction target by this proposal here in a way that most of us would adwree. thank you and i yield back. >> i will claim time and opposition and yield myself 30 minutes. where to begin. before we get too deep into the righteous indignation on this issue, of all the budgets proposed or passed or viewed, the one budget that did not cut agricultural subsidy was the house democratic plan. zero savings in function 350, t

miss bonamici, aye. mr. chairman? no. mr. chairman, no. mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 13, the nos are 21. >> the nos have it. the motions not greed to. are there any other motions? >> i would offer motion to instruct number four. >> the clerk will designate the motion and the staff wig. >> a motion protect food and new trags support for struggling children and families while cutting taxpayer direct payments to agricultural interests. >> miss bloom ur is recognized for 25 minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. the ironry is we're involved with this exercise largely in attempt to shield an area that many of us think that actually could be adjusted if we were focusing on it and working together, defense. but we are looking at sparing that and instead focusing on other areas. now, i would offer up an amendment here that would not add to the deficit, but it would deal with our needs in a more reasonable fashion. and frankly, i speak for a variety of people that are in your districts all of our districts, that the last place that

bonamici for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i want to join the other members of this committee in thanking you all for the work that you do to keep our communities safe. administrator mitchell, in your testimony, you talked about the indirect costs of fire and estimate that according to your testimony here, the indirect costs, which include things like lost business, medical expenses, temporary lodgings, psychological damage may be as much as eight to ten times higher than the direct cost of fire. and that just emphasizes the importance of training and education and prevention. and i know that right now many communities not only in my district and state, but across this country, are struggling and don't have the resources they need at the local level to do all the work that they need to do. so what i would like you to do, maybe dr. hall, because you mentioned this in your testimony. can you talk about the progress that has been made with the areas that are targeted, for example, with the assistance to firefighters and the safer

bonamici. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman oregon is recognized for two minutes. ms. bonamici: i rise today in strong opposition to house resolution 5652, the sequester replacement reconciliation act. not long ago we were here debating a very misguided budget resolution and today with this house resolution, the leadership has decided to double down on the draconian cuts contained in that budget. we should be able to come together and have a frank discussion about deficit reduction. that is what the american people expect and that's what the american people deserve. but instead, here we are today considering another resolution and here we are today with another missed opportunity. there is not even the ability to consider a balanced alternative today. and this is of particular concern because of what is actually in this bill. instead of cutting back generous agriculture subsidies, this bill is cutting food stamps, supplemental nutrition assistance programs. this means a reduction in benefits for an estimated 47 million people and a loss of benefits for almost two milli

bonamici, for five minutes. mrs. bonamici: thank you, mr. speaker.today i rise to congratulate oregon's lincoln high school on winning the 2012 national finals of the "we the people competition." she's students worked diligently to achieve this honor demonstrating outstanding teamwork and impressive understanding of our country's constitution. we the people, the citizen and the constitution, is a civic education curriculum in which students learn about our country and government while preparing for a mock congressional hearing. during the hearing students are challenged to demonstrate their critical thinking skills, knowledge of current events, ability to work as a team, and understanding of the constitution and its origins. after winning oregon's state competition, the lincoln high team traveled to washington, d.c., to compete in the national finals. after three days of competition against classes representing 47 states, washington, d.c., and the northern mariana islands, lincoln high school was declared the winner. to the students of lincoln high s

congresswoman bonamici is a new member elected in the special election, not even a year ago. actually just a few short months ago and she has stepped up and represents the portland area in oregon, is a member of the congregation beth israel more importantly and pleased to recognize her here tonight. ms. bonamici: thank you so much for yielding me this time, congresswoman waser -- congresswoman wasserman schultz, and for your leadership in jewish american heritage month. it's great to join you and our other colleagues here this evening, and, mr. speaker, to recognize the contributions that so many jewish americans have made to our communities, to our states, to our country. and there are many jewish americans who could be recognized here this evening and deserve to be recognized for their contributions here this evening in honor of jewish american heritage month. i rise to pay tribute to a great jewish american, an oregonian, mr. herald shnitzer. he was the fifth of seven children of russian immigrants. he was born to rose and sam who took a junk business and turned it into a

bonamici. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman oregon is recognized for two minutes. ms. bonamici: i rise today in strong opposition to house resolution 5652, the sequester replacement reconciliation act. not long ago we were here debating a very misguided budget resolution and today with this house resolution, the leadership has decided to double down on the draconian cuts contained in that budget. we should be able to come together and have a frank discussion about deficit reduction. that is what the american people expect and that's what the american people deserve. but instead, here we are today considering another resolution and here we are today with another missed opportunity. there is not even the ability to consider a balanced alternative today. and this is of particular concern because of what is actually in this bill. instead of cutting back generous agriculture subsidies, this bill is cutting food stamps, supplemental nutriti assistance programs. this means a reduction in benefits for an estimated 47 million people and a loss of benefits for almost two million