>> miss castor? >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. i'm going to offer a motion to instruct, but first -- >> where are you calling it up? >> i have a motion at the desk. >> the clerk will designate the motion and the staff will distribute the motion. >> protecting health care coverage for at least 300,000 low-income children and lowering the deficit by eliminating certain tax season disfor big oil. >> the chair recognizes miss castor for 25 minutes with five minutes to close. >> miss castor. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. colleagues, two of the prominent scholars 6 congress and politics thomas mann and norm ornstein recently completed a long research effort, and they determined that the republican party has become ideologically extreme, contemptuous of social and economic policy, scornful of compromise and unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science, and they said that when one party moves this far from the mainstream, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal could e deal con wi

miss castor? >> aye. >> miss castor aye. >> mr. schuler. >> aye. >> mr. schuler, aye. >> miss bass? aye. >> miss bonimic sydney. >> aye. >> mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 12, the nos are 21. >> the nos have it. the motion it not agreed to. are there any other motions? miss had schwartz? >> i have a motion at desk. >> the clerk will call -- the clerk will designate. >> a motion offered by mischwar and miss wasserman-schultz. >> the staff will distribute the motion. >> miss schwartz is recognized for 25 minutes. >> to continue the discussion about the choices that with remaking and in fact there are choices being made by the republicans, this one again i think is quite stark. the republican budget sacrifices the health of millions of women and children in this country in order to preserve tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. again, this is a choice. how do we make sure that we reduce the deficit, how do we tackle some of the fiscal issues in our nation? we believe they are really important to tackle the deficit. we believ

. >> this is castor, 5-years-old, a buddy, they were surrendered twice one because somebody went intoassisted living, second time because the couple split up they need to go home together. he's a nice lap >> we'll try to fan him a home. tell us why you are here? >> tomorrow we are doing what i call the cat mojo 101 workshop at 201 alabama, 12:30 to 2, do some book signing after that >> cat daddy. >> that's right >> good luck tomorrow. >> thanks. >> all you fans go out and see jackson and look at castor and find a cat or another animal to call your home call the spca in san francisco. >>> from all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

. >> this is castor, 5-years-old, a buddy, they were surrendered twice one because somebody went intoed living, second time because the couple split up they need to go home together. he's a nice lap >> we'll try to fan him a home. tell us why you are here? >> tomorrow we are doing what i call the cat mojo 101 workshop at 201 alabama, 12:30 to 2, do some book signing after that >> cat daddy. >> that's right >> good luck tomorrow. >> thanks. >> all you fans go out and see jackson and look at castor and find a cat or another animal to call your home call the spca in san francisco. >>> from all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

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motion, and, again, to reiterate some of the really very important points that my colleague, miss castor, made in, really reflecting the choice that is being presented by the republican majority in this motion and understand it is a choice. they are choosing to cut millions of dollars, and it's always an interesting kind of millions of dollars, but these are services to our frailest seniors and our most vulnerable children instead of reducing taxpayer subsidies for not even all of our oil and gas companies, just biggest five oil and gas companies. instead of taking some of those taxpayer subsidies and eliminating them for the oil and gas industry, some of them at least, and instead maintaining the relationship that we now have with our seniors and our most vulnerable children and our states to be able to continue to provide the needed services for our children. medicaid as was described by miss castor is understood mostly as health services for pregnant women and poor children, and it is, and those are relatively inexpensive services, and they make a huge difference in the lives of women

we may castor rollers + furniture handles and hinges. >> they were never told who they were ultimately working for. the managers of the east german manufacturers supplying ikea new, of course, that the work force included political prisoners. >> in every jail in germany, whether in the east or the west, prisoners can work. so that they can find their way back into society. >> if they got something out of it. they were paid. >> paid? a pittance. a profitable business for the respective bosses. and the inmates had to meet work quotas, so there was a lot of pressure on them. there were severe punishments for refusing to work. >> according to the united nations, it is not illegal for inmates to work, but that does not apply to political prisoners. but in east germany, opponents% of the regime were treated like common criminals, as a warden recalls. >> people tend to assume that the people breaking the law in east germany were criminals, but looking at it today, obviously, some were politically motivated offenses, such as trying to escape the country. the prisoners we had were mixed togethe

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 with and read without objection so ordered. the bill is now open for amendment. the technical amendment at the desk and i now ask for its adoption. the question is on agreeing to the technical amendment at the desk. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no, in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the committee will stand in recess until the final vote the cast. >>> in the house budget committee taking a break so members can head to the house floor, the comm

. >> across the bay, we caught up with frank castor, who represents the recall. he says that this could have been used to address what slipped away from oakland because of the mayor's divisive nature. >> driving out in one of the most in one of the best city attorneys we ever had. the way she mishandled occupied oakland -- >> he is also concerned with the millions the city will lose if they cannot use the henry j kaiser elting as collateral. he says the recall efforts will be cheap in comparison. >> if the election takes place in november, it is not going to cause the city of oakland a penny. >> the mayor says the city only used for million dollars of reserve last year. jean quan now needs nearly 25 -- 20,000 signatures by july in order to solidify a spot on the november ballot. the group estimates it only has 12 to 15,000 signatures. and oakland, hernandes. >>> a not -- yeung g and that became trapped in long beach is swimming out at sea. it managed to slam free after poor workers cut a hole in a metal wall in a construction site. they say the dolphin may have b

castor. >> aye. >> mr. shuler. >> aye. >> ms. bass. >> aye. >> ms. upon meechy. >> aye. >> mr. hallscamp. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 12, the nos are 21. >> the nos have it. the motion is not agreed to. are there any further motions? >> mr. chairman, i have a motion. >> mr. dogget, the clerk will report. excuse me. i'm ready to get to the vote. the clerk will receive the motion and the staff will tribute copies. >> a motion offered by mr. doggette. rejecting the elimination of the social securities block grant while ending taxpayer subsidies for big oil. >> the gentleman is recognized for 25 minutes. >> i thank the chairman, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman, from you and our republican colleagues, we've heard much already today about the desirability of leaving more of these decisions to the states, and seeking main street solutions rather than washington solutions. well, this motion deals with a attempt to give the states more responsibility in the area of social services, an attempt, in fact, that was s

and a new interactive, on-line game called "castor vote -- cast your vote." it gives people across the country the opportunity to act as congressmen and congresswomen and deciding whether or not to declare war against great britain. >> it put its modern relevancy to something that happened 20 years ago. it is right on the front page. >> it is almost like today and some pitbull are four of war and some are against it. shows how history sometimes repeats itself. you can cast your vote for or against the war of 1812. >> the goal is to get people to learn more about the war of 1812. after hearing both sides, for these young people, the decision to go to war or not has not been easy for them. >> the different perspectives of people. that both have good points and stuff. i don't know. i was pro-war at first, but i don't know. >> kids give board when they just looked at textbooks. -- kids get bored when they just look at textbooks. the video is a good way to get kids to learn about the war of 1812. >> that's all for us at 5:00. here is a look at what is coming of ne

castor: thank you. i thank the ranking member. mr. speaker, two of the most prominent independent scholars on congress recently completed a detailed research initiative. they've never been shy in criticizing either side of the aisle. but their latest research concluded that the republican party has become so ideologically extreme, scornful of compromise, unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science, and they said, when one party moves this far from the mainstream, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the nation's challenges. the republican budget is a perfect example of that. the republican budget shields special interests from participating in deficit reduction and instead says, we want to end medicare as we know it, and we would like -- we target children and our older neighbors and middle class families for the overwhelming burden of deficit reduction. it's a political party -- if a political party wanted to undermine the health and economic security of milli

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. >> if you took a real swig of castor oil to do something on the deficit that it would hurt the economy >> i think the public would tell you we want to decrease the deficit but we don't want to do it if it will cost us jobs. we don't want us to deficit reduction plan that says don't go those highways, don't don't repair those bridges. and the transportation opposition to will provide a. so i think the public is very much in tune with what we need to do. i bet you they would say the biggest deficit we face today is a jobs deficit but if you give -- get people back to work, they are paying taxes. treasure has more money. lower deficits. so if we could all agree and i think there are enough folks on both sides of the of the want to get something done, and i was certain about myself and the. if we could get something done, even though we're losing good folks, senator snowe is leading. she's always been part of the bipartisan solution. at the end of the day, at the end of the day we have to take a look at the numbers. my biggest concern is that we will do more harm by acting than by not beca

castor: thank you. i thank the ranking member. mr. speaker, two of the most prominent independent scholars on congress recently completed a detailed research initiative. they've never been shy in criticizg either side of t aisle. but their latest research concluded that the republican party has become so ideologically extreme, scornful of compromise, unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science, and they said, when one party moves this far from the mainstream, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the nation's challenges. the republican budget is a perfect example of that. the republican budget shields special interes from participating in deficit reduction and instead says, we want to end medicare awe know it, and we would like -- w target children and our older neighbors and middle class families for the overwhelming burden of deficit reduction. it's a political party -- if a political party wanted to undermine the health and economic security of millions of am

so i would encourage my colleagues to vote for the castor amendment. i yield back. >> mr.hairman. >> the chair recognizes mr. johnson from georgia for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. national security and the defense of this nation should not be reduced down to a cheap way out -- the cheapest way out. some things the government can do better than private industry can send things should not be left to whoever can do it for the lowest price analysis. i think that is kind of a simplistic way of looking at the needs for security of the nation. when you outsource a lot of jobs, you are turning over a response ability for security with respect to the employees to the private employer, oftentimes the private employer may be owned by private for-profit foreign-based corporation. you know, just so many questions that have to be asked about some of these positions you are seeking to drive into the tear. so i want us to be careful about that. i am inclined to oppose this amendment. and i yield back. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman text is for 10 minutes. >> thank you,

. >> this would of castor oil to do something on the deficit . >> and the public would tell you. we want to decrease the deficit, but we don't want to do it if it will cost us jobs. we don't want to see a deficit reduction plan that says don't build highways, don't repair bridges. the transportation authorization bill will provide. the public is very much in tune with what we need to do. i bet that there would say the biggest deficit we face today is the jobs deficit. if you get people back to work they're paying taxes. the treasury has more money. lower deficit. so if we could all agree, and there are enough votes on both sides of the aisle who want to get something done . i put myself in there. we could get something done. even though were losing, always been part of the bipartisan solution. on the republican side to loser is very telling. at the end of the day we have to take a look the numbers. my biggest concern is that we will do more harm by acting than by not. we have a fail-safe mechanism, something in place that can give us some $7 trillion in deficit reduction without

. >> if you took a swig of castor oil to disarm the on the opposite, it will hurt the economy? >> do not want to do it because a loss of jobs. we want to see a plan that says do not repair those bridges, that the transportation authorization bill would provide. the public is in tune with what we need to do. the biggest deficit we face today is a jobs deficit. if you get people back to work, they are paying taxes, and the treasury has more money, lower deficits. if we could agree, and there are enough votes -- >> we will break away with the reminder that it continues online at c-span.org and more coverage a bit this afternoon. yes house gavels in next. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. may 15, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable rob bishop to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lis