host: our focus is california budget. and this comment from a viewer who says senator runner do you feel states and local governments should take a larger role in immigration enforcement? guest: well, i believe that we need to be a part of that process. i think identifying the cost of illegal immigration particularly is an issue that we have not done very well here in the state of california. and then i think we would be better off going back to our federal reimbursement if we knew what our real cost were when it comes to education, medical services, those kind of issues incarceration. i'm a believer in trying to figure out what those numbers are. and for that reason, i do believe that local government and the state of california ought to be involved in a greater way of identification of those who are here ill legally but yet requiring services of the taxpayers of the state of california. host: john, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i just want to give a quick idea of something maybe to watch out for. i

nunes of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from california, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the gentleman from california. mr. nunes: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today it's been 628 days since me and many of my colleagues requested for this congress to take action to avoid collapse of civil society in the san joaquin valley. only three months ago i again warned congress that an economic catastrophe was looming. the leadership of this congress did absolutely nothing. the result, 40,000 workers laid off, unemployment nearing 20%, with some valley communities nearing 50%. this is the direct result of this government's action to protect a three-inch mineau. the situation has now been compounded by a recent obama administration action that now blames cities and farms in california for the plight of the killer whale. this is absolutely absurd. what is wrong with this government? we are starving people to save the killer whale now. this highly co

he is the senator of california.he state and has until the end of this month to reach an agreement. good morning, caller. caller: good morning, you mentioned that the proposal to cut children from that state health program -- i have to ask you given your response that these children cannot be cut -- democrats in the legislature and all around the country have voted to facilitate the displacement of that citizens parents -- children's parents from their jobs. they are living in tents because they cannot get jobs because they're discriminated against as americans. you cannot rationalize the displacement of american citizens in the workplace because of arms the children. you take citizens out of jobs where they used to support themselves and replace them with cheap foreign labor which we have to subsidize through the tax base. that is wrong. thank you. guest: well, i disagree with the collar and agree with governor schwarzenegger's comments about the issue of immigration. it is very easy especially in difficult economic

campbell of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from california and a member opposed will each have five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. campbell: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, as the gentleman from texas before me pointed out, this nation right now is awash in debt. the federal deficit is around $11 trillion. i think at last count, but it's going up so fast, about $2 trillion a year. that it's probably larger than that now, and i don't know exactly what it is. but 46 cents of every dollar spent by the federal government, spent by this congress on the budget this year will be borrowed. 46 cents of every dollar spent is going to be borrowed. the deficit will double in five years and triple in 10 years. interest payments on the debt, interest payments alone are projected to be one out of every $6 of federal spending by 2019. one out of every $6 we would spend to pay interest on the debt. our level of debt is projected by 2011 to reach

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 released by the appropriations committee and posted on their website or to the traditional arts in upstate new york evergreen folklife center as listed on the the gentleman from new york on his website or maybe those are the same thing with a different name. i'm not quite sure. but regardless, when i googled village park historic preservation, the only thing that came up was the house appropriations earmark list. when i googled evergreen folklife center, the gentleman's earmark request came up on his website. the gentleman, i'm sure he will say this with greater passi

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. berman: may i inquire of how much time i have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 1 1/4 minutes remaining. mr. berman: i yield myself the entire time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: just a few points. there was reference here to the f-16's. there is nothing in this bill that prohibits the pakistanis from deciding to buy more f-16's. two years ago they signed a contract indicating that that's what they were going to do. what this legislation does is say other than some specific adjustments, particularly that deals with utilizing the f-16's they already have and the counterinsurgency we are not going to give our taxpayer dollars for a weapons system, an airplane whose counterinsurgency interests are far less important than other equipment or training we could be providing. secondly, admiral mullen came to see me about the problems of utilizing the traditional security assistance program for providing the kind of equipment that is need

woolsey, california, mr. miller, california, mr. spratt, south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered noork the following members may be permitted to address this house, revise and extends their remarks and include there therein extraneous material. mr. mccotter for today, mr. mcclintock for today and mr. mccotter for june 26. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair lays before the house a message from the senate. the clerk: i, nancy ericson, having custody of the seal of the united states senate, hereby certify that the attached record is a true and correct copy of a record of the united states senate, received by the united states senate sergeant at arms from samuel b. kent on june 24, 2009, and presented to the senate in open sessi o

capps of california, mr. holt of new jersey, mr. schiff of california, ms. schwartz of pennsylvania, mr. payne of new jersey, mr. pomeroy of north dakota, mr. farr of california, mr. ellison of minnesota, ms. hirono of hawaii, and ms. roibled of -- and ms. roybal-allard of california. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 5, 111th congress, i am pleased to appoint the following members to the house democracy assistance commission. the honorable david dreier of california. the honorable john boozman of arkansas. the honorable jeff fortenberry of nebraska. the honorable judy biggert of illinois. the honorable bill shuster of pennsylvania. the honorable kay granger of texas. the honorable charles w. boustany jr. of louisiana. the honorable k. michael conaway of texas. the honorable vern cannon of nebraska. i am pleased to fulfill their requests. signed sincerely, john a. boehner, republican leader. the speaker pr

today california faces a paradox. despite record levels of spending and record levels of borrowing it can no longer produce a decent road system or educate its kids or lock up its prisoners. those who blame the recession for california's budget crisis profoundly misunderstand the nature of that crisis. even before california's revenue began to shrink, the state government was running a chronic $10 billion deficit and piling up unprecedented debt. the recession was merely the catalyst, the underlying cause is rampant mismanagement of the state's resources. california spends about $43,000 to house a prisoner per year while many states spend just half of that. california spends over $11,000 per pupil but only a fraction of that ever reaches the classroom. california has one of the most expensive welfare systems in the country and yet one of the worst records in moving people off of welfare. and that's never seemed to bother california's legislature or its governor. they're like the shop keep who are leased out too much s

berman of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from california, mr. berman, and a member opposed each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: mr. chairman, my amendment makes a number of changes. many of these are minor or technical amendments. others address issues raised by other committees that have a jurisdictional interest in the bill. however there are a number of other changes in my bill that are more substabive -- substantive. the amendment takes care of requests by members that are generally unobjectionable even though substantive. for example the bill adds a provision that would allow the state department's growing civilian response corps to enhance its capability by drawing on locally employed staff who have significant expertise in unstable environments. it includes provisions to assist in the compensation

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, congressman john mchugh. mr. chairman, representative mchugh has represented new york's 23rd congressional district in the house of representatives since 1993. we came here together. and he has done so with honor and integrity. representative mchugh's district includes fort drum, the home of the outstanding 10th mountain division, for which he has been a tireless advocate. he's honored and respected by all members of the 10th mountain division, past and present. p

the gentleman from california. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: madam speaker, i'm going to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves his time. the gentleman from texas has 10 1/4 minutes remaining. mr. barton: how much does mr. waxman have? the speaker pro tempore: 16 minutes. mr. barton: i'll yield one minute to mr. poe of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. i appreciate the gentleman for yielding. i represent southeast texas, the energy capital of the united states. 20% of the refineries in this country that help all these folks all over the fruited plain with energy i represent them. this week alone we've had 86 people call and say vote for this bill. we've had 1,578 people in my district call and say, vote no against this bill. almost 20 times. i'm an advocate for those people in southeast texas. they believe, as i believe, we're going to close america's energy with this bill. the c.b.o. and the e

i appreciate the gentleman from california yielding. h.r. 2344, the webcasting settlement act of 2009, grants limited statutory authority to sound exchange. the government designated entity that is responsible for disbursing webcast royalties to

the gentlewoman from california. the gentlewoman from california. ms. matsui: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas -- the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i'd like to thank the gentlelady from california and i say this is for the courageous and the willing who wants to see a new vision. i am well aware of the hard task that our friends on the rules committee had. so i'm voting for the rule. and i come from the energy capital of the world. we are proud to say that. we've obviously lived in the clothing of the energy of this past century and what continues in the century to come. but i realize there needs to be a seamless energy policy. i represent the city of houston. hardworking americans. and so it's important as we listen to our friends on the other side of the aisle this is a challenging time. it is a time for heavy lifting, to be able to look at what happened in the

the gentleman from california. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: thank you, mr. chairman. i'm very pleased to yield three minutes to the vice chair of the house foreign affairs committee, the chairman of the subcommittee on middle east and south asia, mr. ackerman. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mr. ackerman: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in strong support of h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act, and i want to commend our chairman, the gentleman from california for his commitment to this legislation which i believe is a reflection of the gentleman's enormous dedication to this institution and its role under the constitution. for many years the foreign relations authorization act has been held hostage to debates about abortion and family planning, to the inability of the other body to get 60 of their members to agree to anything, and to a general feeling that it just wasn't essential to do. the result has been an insidious decay of the effectiveness of our diplomatic capabilities and our capacity to influence events a

the gentlewoman from california. mrs. tauscher: i would like to yield two minutes to mr. andrews. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. mr. andrews: the issue is not whether the country will have missile defense, but whether we'll have an effective missile defense. 95% of the threat comes from regional missile. this budget increases by about 50% the amount we spenden effective regional defense. let's talk about what we do if a pyongyang missile was fired. we'd rely upon the ground-based systems in alaska. we'd put nearly $1 billion into improving those systems. the secretary of defense testified that the 30 interceptors in place are plenty. that they're enough. we improve upon them and use that system. second we look to a system we frankly think will work better because the testing has been more promising and more accurate. the sm3 block 2a interceptor, funding of which is increased by 50% in this bill. the issue is not w

the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: may i inquire how much time we have? the chair: the gentleman from maryland has 15 seconds remaining, the gentleman from california has three minutes remaining. mr. couple k -- mr. cummings: i urge the adoption of this amendment. this is an appropriate way to address this, it is a reasonable way. with that, yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: i yield back. the chair: the question son the amendment offered by the gentleman from maryland. 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 34 printed in house report 111-182. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. th

the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the month of june is national home ownership month. i would like to thank maxine waters, you have been here every time on the floor speaking with me. you're an ardent supporter of housing, you understand the benefit of communities and how it helps people who need time. we need to acknowledge the importance of home ownership in building strong communities and families. owning a home is a fundamental part of the american dream and is the largest personal investment most families will make. it provides an entry to the middle class as a key to building wealth. it also helps strengthen communities. homeowners have a greater stake in the success of local schools, civic centers and churches. we have recently experienced an upheaval in the housing market which affected the entire economy. thousands of fam is -- families have lost their homes. despite all this, we need to remember that home ownership has been historically the single largest cr

issa of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 501, the gentleman from california, mr. issa and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. . mr. issa: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: i believe the legislation bridges the difference between the majority and minority, recognizing that the federal work force should in fact be able to use a crude and -- accrued and earned time they have, recognizing it is already the policy of many, but not all, federal agencies to allow all accrued leave, both vacation, you will, and sick leave, to be used by somebody wishing to avail themselves of their 12 weeks of family medical leave. having said that, we do take away the question of four weeks of additional paid or eight weeks of additional paid leave. we recognize, though that not every person, particularly a young family, new to the federal work force, may have accrued leave sufficient to do 12 full weeks. therefore, my amendment allows for that worker to take an adv

for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, that the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend their remarks and include them therein. the following members, mr. kostya of california, myself, ms. giffords of arizona, ms. pingree of minnesota and ms. kaptur of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each, mr. dingell of michigan. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. costa: five minutes, mr. speaker to address the house, i ask unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. costa: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise this evening to discuss what continues to be a pernicious drought conditions tha

the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: i rise in opposition to this amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, chairman skelton and i agree this amendment does more harm than good. this amendment sends the wrong signal at the wrong time for the government and people of afghanistan, our military men and women deployed and deploying to afghanistan, our nato and nonnato allies. and the enemy. focusing on an exit versus a strategy is irresponsible and fails to recognize that our efforts in afghanistan are vital to preventing future terrorist attacks on the american people and our allies. in march of 2009, the president rightly outlined a strategy for afghanistan and pakistan focused on disrupting, dismantling, and defeating al qaeda and its affiliated networks and safe havens. while we debate this amendment, our military men and women are deploying to the afghan theater as part of an additional 21,000 force being sent to fight the insurgency in the south and train the afghan national s

the to come in from california has crutcher minutes remaining. >> i believe -- the gentleman from california yields back this time. the gentleman from wisconsin. >> the speakers i noted at the beginning of the debate -- this item represents last year's leftover business. it is the last item of last year's leftovers. we have admired this for over seven years. the president previous to this one has minimize the costs of that war by financing it on the installment plan. instead of providing a full estimate, he is asked to fund that war in 6 month increments. there is still 16 month increment of to go that will not be paid for. it is left over from his watch. this bill today in the process of supporting the president's process say -- a process of winding down the war. this new president is trying to change the way that war has been breaking in afghanistan and pakistan which is tied to the afghanistan situation. what he is trying to do is through a combination of military action, political action and diplomacy, trying to change the mix and gradually x craig -- extricate ourselves from that confli

campbell of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from california, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. campbell: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, we talked here this evening about the debt and we have talked about the spending. and you know, when you spend, more money than you're taking in in government, you have a deficit. now, most people, mr. chairman, who may be watching this at home, say, i can't do that, because if i spend more money than i'm taking in, i will eventually go broke. they have a business, personal or whatever. mr. chairman, we are taking in more money -- we are spending more money than we are taking in by the federal government by nearly $2 trillion, with a t. i know billions seemed like a lot and now we are talking about trillions. and part of that includes $407.6 billion appropriation bill already passed just this year in this congress, which contained close to 9,000 earmarks

the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i'm very pleased to yield to a great member of the committee, the gentleman from missouri, mr. carnahan, one minute. the chair: the gentleman from missouri is recognized for one minute. mr. carnahan: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in strong support of this foreign relations authorization act. it provides the necessary resources for the state department to fully carry out its core mission, u.s. diplomacy, based on smart power. as advanced by president obama and secretary of state clinton. from authorizing funding for the u.n., peacekeeping operations, for international organizations to establishing a critical study abroad program and doubling the size of the peace corps. this bill provides critical support for the state department and helping to restore our image around the world, all critical tools for u.s. diplomatic power. one of my particular interests is looking for ways to increase and enhance study abroad programs. having studied overseas myself in undergr

the gentleman from california. the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: we have no further speakers, mr. chairman. we'll reserve our time. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: i yield one minute to my friend, my colleague, the gentlelady who is a member of the armed services committee, the gentlelady from guam, ms. bordallo. the chair: the gentlelady from guam is recognized for one minute. ms. bordallo: thank you, mr. chairman. my amendment helps to build support for the military build yaup on guam by addressing a longstanding issue. we will authorize a substantial amount of military construction in this bill. but to keep out -- up the morale and the obligation to the people of guam, it is only right to also resolve the issue of war claims as part of this bill. the war claims program for guam administered by the u.s. neifi after world war ii had shortcomings. and this amendment would deal with the treatments for war claims who endord the occupation of guam. the house p

the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield to someone like the previous speaker, the gentleman from indiana, has spent a great deal of time in pakistan, looking at the situation. she chairs the pakistan caucus. she joined our congressional delegation in pakistan last -- in the month of april and speaks with great knowledge and experience on this subject. the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank very much the distinguished chairman of the full committee for both his insight and his leadership. and my good friend the subcommittee chairman, mr. ackerman, and my doubly good friend mr. burton, who was just on the floor of the house who shares with me this commitment to pakistan. mr. speaker, the reason why we must go forward today is for the very reason that our colleagues have been addressing themselves to our colleagues, you will. we have a crisis, a dire crisis in pakistan. t

the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: i'm pleased at this time to yield to the gentlelady from wisconsin, who is an important member of our committee in both the energy and health areas a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. baldwin: the waxman-markey energy and security act has responses of epic proportions. global climate change must be addressed in a reel, meaningful -- in a real, meaningful manner. global gas emissions have put our security and our social structure at risk. if we fail to act that failure will reverberate throughout the century with a loss of human lives, destruction of ecosystems, declines in health and increased social conflict. climate change is a unique challenge in that our greatest obligation in tackling this threat is to the generations of americans and people throughout the world who haven't even been born yet. the ones who will inhabit this planet long after we're all gone. the legislation we have before us addresses global climat

the gentleman from california. . the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield one minute to a member of the committee, the delegate from american samoa, mr. eny faleomavaega. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from american samoa is recognized for a minute. mr. faleomavaega: i ask unanimous consent that my comments may be revised. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. faleomavaega: i have tremendous respect for the gentlelady from florida, a dear friend, and her understanding on this substitute -- her proposal on this substitute, however, i must disagree with her on this issue. i rise in opposition to the substitute version. it provides $1.5 billion in nonmilitary assistance to pakistan for fiscal year 2010. and regrettably, the substitute requires no oversight, no accountability and no meaningful role for congress to play. like my colleagues, i'm appreciative that they've provided some support for the u.s.-led anti-terrorism coalition. and pakistan is congratulated for allowing the u.s. military to use bas

the gentleman from california. mr. filner: mr. speaker, i would yield three minutes to another new member from new mexico, mr. teeing, he's also -- mr. teague, he's also on a committee that has half of our committee has new members, they have add add real element of dynamism. we thank him for his commitment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new mexico is recognized for three minutes. mr. teague: i rise today in support of h.r. 1016, the veterans health care budget reform and transparency act of 2009. i would like to thank the distinguished gentleman from california, bob filner, for introducing this bill. i'm happy to be a co-sponsor of this legislation. it is through his leadership as chairman of the committee on veterans' affairs that we will finally be able to make advanced appropriations. v.a.'s health budget a reality. i simply do not believe that it is right that we have lapsed in our care for our veterans when they have never lapsed in the defense ever our country. i do -- defense of our country. i do

george miller from california, mr. peters from michigan, mr. schiff from california, mr. spratt from south carolina, mr. doggett from texas and ms. jackson lee from texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for five minutes. without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i rise today to celebrate the albanyan organization of southeast michigan and raise a concern they expressed to me. respect for people of diverse cultures has made our nation great. our national heritage reflects the cultural contributions of a wide range of ethnic groups. i'm fortunate to represent the 9th district of michigan, a district rich in religious and ethnic diversity and includes families from the ball can region. as a congressman of the 9th district, i have developed a

the gentleman from california. mr. berman: yes, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to yield to my dear friend and member of the foreign affairs committee, the gentlelady from nevada, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. berkley: i thank the gentleman from california for yielding and for his steady leadership on this and so many other issues, the ranking member, ileana ros-lehtinen, and i thank the gentleman from indiana, mr. pence, for his leadership on this and so many other middle eastern related issues as well. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this resolution and in support of the people of iran whose voices deserve to be heard in a free and open and democratic way. we are not here today to discuss the outcome of this election or involve the united states in the internal politics of iran. the american people, through their elected representatives, are here today to stand with the people of iran and people all over the world who yes or no to express their -- who yearn

you've all been to california.y the time april 1st rolls around in southern california, there's not a cloud in the sky except for the morning fog if the marine layer is thick. and it does not rain until next october and next december if you're lucky. and so it dries out every year to the point that normally you can support decent fires but the fires become enhanced if the previous winter or the winter before thatÑlñ was very wet. the reason they become wet is because of el nino that causes excessive rain in southern california. so one could have checked gore's statement to see if indeed the frequency of rainy winters in california has been increasing. this is about five mouse clicks away from the united statess÷ national climatic data center. you can see a very interesting thing. first of all, most winters are pretty dry around 10 inches and you can see the el nino poking above the mean here where you either have a very dry winter or a very wet winter and it's those that predispose southern california to massive fi

the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: i want to yield to the gentleman who had been the chairman of the energy subcommittee on our full committee last congress and who was instrumental in getting the first draft of the legislation we worked off, but more importantly, as a knowledgeable individual in this area and from a constituency that has a special concern about the problems, he was table negotiate with us so that we could reach some of the accommodations in this legislation that has made it a much better bill. i want to yield to him with great admiration five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. boucher: i thank the gentleman for yielding and congratulate him on the tremendous leadership he's shown in bringing the issue to the house floor this afternoon. ski unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, ordered. mr. boucher: i rise in strong support of the bill and urge it

berman of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from california, mr. berman, and opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i thank the chairwoman and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: i'm operating as a designee for our colleague, baron hill, and i strongly support the amendment that is before the body now. it requires the state department in cooperation with other departments and agencies to report on how best to use government funds to reduce alien smuggling and trafficking in persons. the state department estimates that 800,000 people are trafficked across borders around the world in deplorable and inhumane conditions. while millions more are trafficked within their own countries and of these, 80% are women and girls. half are minors and human smuggling continues to be a significant law enforcement challenge in the international community and remains

the gentleman from california. mr. filner: does the gentleman have further speakers? mr. boozman: no, sir. mr. filner: we have no further speakers. mr. boozman: i'd like to thank john hall and ranking leb doug lamb born on these issues and committee chairman bob filner and ranking member buyer for moving this forward for consideration. i urge my colleagues to support s. 407 and yield back the balance of of -- of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. filner: i ask unanimous consent in which all members have -- for all members to have five legislative days to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. filner: i urge support of s. 407 and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 407. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the disable. -- is

. >> you lived in southern california and you lived in northern california.ou now live here in charlottesville virginia. are you able to get around on public transportation? >> i am able not to get around here, this is a very wrote out the. i was able to in san francisco and oakland and also in la. i walked a lot where i lived. here it's a very rural. i mean, really, it's not, it's gorgeous but not to my mind the book of the most sustainable to build patterns with large lots. so we have a beautiful large lot with trees, but it's far away. i try to in a trip combine my trips. i do telecommute. i spent a lot of time in front of my computer in front of my death. but i would like to be more on foot and be closer and eventually. >> do you know where the picture on the front of the book was taken. >> i believe -- i need to check. i think that's the border crossing in mexico see that who is your co-author daniel sperling. >> i have known for 25 years. he is from uc davis and i spent so much time at berkeley and a northern california. i knew him very well. five years

i will yield three minutes. >> i think the gentleman from california. and i think gm and his staff for the outstanding leadership -- i thank him and his staff for the outstanding leadership they have provided. this is the culmination of a career of work from the gentleman from california, and it is my honor to have been allowed to partner with him in order to construct this legislation that we bring to the floor here today. i want to thank, as the gentleman from california as well has noted, the other members who have worked on this legislation. mr. dingell, mr. bowsher, mr. doyle, mr. kinsley, mr. green, mr. steve packed -- stupak, so many members. why can ring, from the state of texas who worked with us on natural gas related issues. we would not be here unless we had the cooperation of some members across the full spectrum of the house. during this process, we have received valuable input and expertise from other leaders in the house like chairman randall on trade issues, chairman petersen on agriculture issues amongst many others. the legislation we

the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to this amendment and yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, i rise in strong opposition to this amendment. while my colleagues on the opposite side of the aisle will argue that disclosing the personal information of the students and instructors at whinsec is in the name of transparency and good oversight, what they're actually suggesting is that the united states does not respect the privacy of foreign citizens. and more specifically our allies in the western hemisphere who are invited to attend the u.s. military schools. what concerns me is that this amendment expresses winsec -- exposes the students and instructors, which includes u.s. citizens, to hostile personal hazards such as identity theft and surveillance, intimidation or attack from foreign intelligence, security and terrorist organizations. in terms of oversight, congress already receives the information. we just

the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: i yield myself so much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: i have -- mr. obey: the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: members, please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: thank you, mr. speaker, i'm very pleased that we appear to be returning to regular order on preapingses bills as we deal with this emergency supplemental that's before us. however, i must confess to being disappointed at the turn this final product has taken in recent days as compared to where we began with our original house-passed bill. the majority has chosen to go to the high dollar level for every account in this conference report except as it relates to the primary purpose of the legislation, the critical troop funding in the department of defense and military construction accounts. my understanding of the final conference agreement is that it cuts the house level for d.o.d. and milcon by $4.6 bil

hearing none, the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to a member of the foreign affairs committee, my friend, the gentlelady from california, ms. lee. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. lee: thank you very much, mr. chairman. and thank you very much, mr. chairman, for yielding. and let me just rise to oppose this amendment and just very briefly say why. every country has a right under international law, under their own laws to defend their own sovereignty, their own country, protect their country from attacks. israel certainly has that right already and should exercise that right. we all recognize the security of israel in terms of being essential. in any foreign policy that we develop as it relates to a peace process that is really so critical to the security of israel. i just have to say with regard to this amendment, however, i'm very reluctant to support it and i'll just say why very briefly. if you remember right after the horrific attacks of 9/11 we passed a resolution that i opp

the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: i yield two minutes to my colleague from indiana, mr. burton. mr. burton: mr. speaker, i have great respect for the majority leader and he's very eloquent at the microphone, but he forgot to mention a couple of things that i think the american people would like to know. 80% of this bill is helping the troops, but this is a war supplemental. 100% should be helping our troops. in addition to that, he did not mention that this is a 22% reduction from what was in the supplemental last year. so we're actually cutting the funding to the troops by 22% over what we did last year and just expanding our operation into afghanistan. the people ought to get the whole picture, and the whole picture is that this is a war supplemental and it's being cut over what we spent last year for the same type of legislation. now, he mentioned the international monetary fund, the $5 billion for that. this is a war supplemental and not an i.m.f. bill. it will create additional loaning capability and a few

campbell of california. amendment number 3 printed in part d by mr. campbell of california. amendment number 3 printed part c by mr. campbell of florida. amendment number 1 printed in part e by mr. campbell of california. and amendment number 4 printed in part c by mr. campbell of florida. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise? mr. simpson: is the clerk going to designate the amendment that's before us? the chair: the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part a of the house report 111-184 offered by the gentleman from washington, mr. dicks, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: part a, amendment number 1, printed in house report number 111-184, offered by mr. dicks of washington. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise? mr. simpson: i request for a recorded vote on amendment number

royce of california and amendment number 19 of mr. kirk of illinois. the chair will reduce to two minutes the voting. the unfinished business is the request of a recorded vote of amendment number 1 by the gentleman from california, mr. berman, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 1, printed in part b printed in house report 111-143 offered by mr. berman of california the speaker pro tempore: a -- the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. those in favor say aye. in favor of the amendment will votea. those opposed, no. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-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 gentleman from california. mr. dreier: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i might consume, ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dreier: and let me begin by thanking my friend for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i have to say that it's with extreme disappointment and sadness that i rise in opposition to this rule having been very supportive of it when we had just a few weeks ago. the underlying measure of the supplemental appropriations bill that's supposed to fund our troops began auspiciously as a wonderfully bipartisan effort. in fact, when the house first considered the funding measure last month, republicans were very proud to have what was our first opportunity, mr. speaker, our first opportunity of this 111th congress, to consider a major bill that had been developed in a bipartisan way. i noted on that occasion that the president's call for bipartisan action had previously been completely thwarted by the dem

let's segue to california. we have fires in california, mr. gore said in his response.himed in a little bit later, by the way, not in the show. one reason we have the fires in california is global warming. let me tell you about forest fires and range fires in california. they occur because it rains a lot in a previous winter. you've all been to california. by the time april 1st rolls around in southern california, there's not a cloud in the sky. the marine layer is thick. and it does not rain until next october or next december if you're lucky. to the point that normally you can support decent fires but the fires become enhanced if the previous winter or the winter before that was very wet. thl9m=9 they become wet is because of el nino that causes excessive rain in southern california. so one could have checked with to warming. this is the intergovernmental panel on climate changes. temperature history for the world. we have two periods of warming in the early 20th century that couldn't have anything of carbon dioxide because we haven't put enough in the air and the pe

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? the speaker: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. the speaker: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to leader for working men and women, a distinguished diplomat and a great american, john henning, known to us as jack, who passed away on june 4, 2009. jack henning will be long remembered for his distinguished career on the front lines of the labor movement fighting passionately for justice, equality, human rights and jobs in california and across america and throughout the world. a native san franciscan, he began working for the union of catholics. he worked for the soy after graduation from college. jack served for decades for a leader of working people rising to be president of the california labor federation. in that role jack represented millions of california workers with great distinction. not only union

the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to rhett rhett -- to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. waxman: i yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. waxman: we're taking a decisive action to support america's security and create millions of clean energy jobs to drive our economic growth. this bill, when enacted into law will break our dependence on foreign oiling make our nation the world leader in clean energy jobs and technology and cut global warming pollution. as a result of these new policy settings, we will create millions of clean energy jobs for america and restore our technological leadership in clean energy. we are also protecting consumers. the bill tackles big problems that have been ignored for far too long, and it proposes solutions that will transform our economic and clean air environment. there is a remarkable coalitio

the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: i yield myself such time as i macon susme the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: while i will not oppose the amendment, i rise in opposition to express concern with the way the amendment is drafted. it would remove funding from lightweight torpedos to convert two vehicles for use. a separate amendment in the base bill directs the maritime administration to con summit with the navy before disposing of these vessels, should the maritime administration receive title to them through default on the throfpblee navy stated they may have are an interest in the vessels would but would likely have to make significant imprumpletes in them to render them useful. should the navy determine that these vehicles have military utility, i would not object to the navy leasing and converting these commercial ferries. but i do ask the chairman and the gentleman from mississippi to work with me in conference with the other body to find an alternate offset for this. though the g.a.o. ind

. >> you lived in southern california, lived in northern california and now live in charlottesville, virginia. are you able to get around on public transportation. >> i am able -- not to get around here, this is a very rural county and i was able to get around in public transportation in san francisco and oakland and also in l.a., i walked a lot. where i lived. here, it is very rural, i mean, really is not, you know, it is gorgeous but not to my mind the look of the most sustainable development patterns with large lots, we have a beautiful large lot with trees but it is far away and i try to combine my trips and i try -- do telecommute. i don't deputy my job and spend a lot of my time in front of my computer at my desk which saves my daily commute but i would like to be more on foot and be closer invent chilly. >> do you know where the picture on the front of the book is taken. >> i believe -- i need to check, i think that is the border crossing to mexico. >> and who is your coauthor, daniel sperling. >> i have known him for 25 years, you see -- at u.s.-davis and i spent so much time