conaway, number 36 rl-1. this would limit the availability of funds for procurement of alternative fuel they exceed costs of traditional fuels except for quantities of test certification of 50-50 blends. the question on the amendment offered by mr. conaway. the clerk will call the roll. >> mr. mckeon, aye. mr. smith votes no. mr. bartlett. mr. bartlett. mr. bartlett votes aye. mr. reyes votes no. mr. thornberry votes aye. miss sanchez votes no. mr. jones votes no. mr. mcintyre votes no. mr. akin. mr. akin votes aye. mr. brady, mr. brady votes no. mr. forbes, mr. forbes votes aye. mr. andrews votes no. mr. miller, mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis, mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. longamin votes no. mr. low biondo votes aye. mr. larsen votes no. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes no. mr. klein votes aye. miss bordiao votes no. mr. rogers votes aye. mr. courtney votes no. mr. franks votes aye. mr. lobesack votes no. mr. schuster votes aye. miss tsongas votes no. mr. conaway votes aye

ron conaway and others have stepped up and said, why don't we have a consistent voice? yes we have the chamber of commerce, the wonderful group we have worked with for many years, but why not also have an additional voice? so we formed sf city, a citizen's initiative for technology and innovation, which was aimed at the new developing companies to give us a constant dialogue about their ongoing needs. anything we have done is they have also embraced the needs of our city. it is a two-way conversation. that led to us revising our stock options. we were one of the few cities in the country that was taxing stock options. again, not understanding how the ipo was working for the startup companies, realizing that we would be punishing them for their growth and turnaround, so we gave them another six-year

conaway. then, democratic congressman on the bipartisan transparency caucus. it as part of our spotlight, we speak with ♪ host: mitch mcconnell says the best chance of republicans winning -- a 65% turnout in the recall election next tuesday. president obama will receive george w. bush and former first lady for their portrait. a question for you. it teacher ratings. a story in "usa today" asked if those rankings should be made public. we would like to find out, first of all, if they should be made public, and if you think that will improve the education in schools. here is how you can wait in this morning. if you want to give us a call, the number to call for our democrat line is 202-737-0001. the number to call for our republican line is 202-737-0002. the number to call for our independent line is 202-628- 0205. we have also set aside a line for teachers this morning. 202-628-0184. you can reach out to us on twitter this morning. or you can e-mail us at journal@c-span.org. we will read some of

conaway votes aye. ms. pingree votes no. mr. lamborn votes aye. mr. kissell votes no. mr. wittman votes aye. mr. heinrich votes no. mr. hunter votes aye. mr. owens votes no. dr. fleming votes aye. mr. garamendi votes no. mr. coffman votes aye. mr. critz votes no. fwlchlt rooney votes no. mr. ryan votes no. mr. platts votes no. mr. ruppersberger votes no. mr. riggell votes aye. mr. johnson votes no. mr. gibson votes no. ms. sutton votes no. mrs. hartzler votes aye. ms. hanabusa votes no. dr. heck votes aye. ms. hocl votes no. mr. schilling votes no. ms. speier votes no. mr. runyan votes no. mr. scott votes no. mr. griffin votes aye. mr. palazzo votes aye. mr. west votes aye. mrs. roby votes aye. mr. brooks votes aye. mr. young votes aye. mr. jones. mr. jones? >> how is mr. shuster recorded? >> mr. shuster is recorded as aye. mr. shuster votes no. >> clerk will record the tally. >> mr. chairman, the nos are 36, the ayes are 25. >>> and the amendment is not agreed to. >> if there are no further amendments, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry for the

conaway for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman.and i do believe that this needs to be extended to everyone. both sides are arguing against sexual orientation. if you are in a bible study, and you are talking about the first chapter of romans, it has some specific instructions from paul about homosexuality, which some people agree with and some people don't. if i have to agree with the instructions, i shouldn't be discriminated against by someone in a position in the military who has a different opinion. gay men and women continue to serve. they will be promoted throughout the entire rings as they should. if i held the position that the first chapter of romans had constructed for me and my beliefs, and my commanding officer is gay, he has a different opinion, and does not promote any simply because my belief in that, i think i need some protection in that regard. this is going to be a tough area that we will deal it over and over. i do believe that not just chaplains but regular ranking members of the military need protection. for t

conaway a report collaboration with institutions of higher education for cultural train. amendment by mr. andrews allows d.o.d. to promote energy security. an amendment by mr. owens to require additional budget justification information displays organizational clothing and individual equipment. amendment by mr. garmendte to encourage defense university affiliated research centers and other university based research synergies on energy research and initiatives. amendment by mr. courtney requiring a d.o.d. brief on fuel cells. by mr. akin, a d.o.d. plan on environment xboe environment exposures. mr. forbes, product improvement pilot program. amendment by before forbes to clarify the scope of depot maintenance. amendment by mr. forbes to make technical scope changes to previously authorized projects and other technical project change. amendment by mr. ryan to allow the secretary of the army to convey approximately seven acres of unused and unwanted land to the village of wardstown. amendment by mr. akin to require a report on policies, procedures and guidelines concerning he

conaway.: good morning, gentlemen. there are billions of americans who feel just like i do, that the deeper a nation guessing that, that it loses a sense of its authority and a sense of control. so what does the new? that passes for love to get itself back a sense of control. now this has been -- this has met with then descend from the citizenry and to handle this dissent, we have the patriot act. we have the ndaa and the homeland security purchasing 750 million rounds a 40 caliber hollow point ammunition, ammunition that was outlawed in 1899 for use in any military. and i think it's plain to most people that the real fear among starr government is the fear of the citizenry. >> guest: well, that is one man's opinion. i don't fear my government and i don't think you should either. i'm not sure what the basis of your millions of folks statement face. i'm a cpa by trade and i try to be careful about making statements like that worried about the facts and they says to make that assertion. i certai

conaway votes no. mrs. pingree votes aye. mr. lamborn votes no. mr. kissell votes no. mr. wittman votes no. mr. heinrich votes aye. mr. hunter votes no. mr. owens votes aye. dr. fleming votes no p. mr. garamendi votes aye. mr. coffman votes no. mr. critz votes aye. mr. rooney votes no. mr. ryan? mr. ryan votes aye. mr. mlatts votes no. mr. ruppersberger votes aye. mr. regell votes aye. mr. johnson votes aye. mr. gibson votes ayee. ms. sutton votes aye. mrs. hartzler votes no. ms. ahanabusa votes aye. dr. heck votes no. ms. hochul votes aye. mr. schilling votes no. ms. speier votes

i want to give special thanks to ron conaway -- conway. no one has ever called me and angel except my mother. you really are an angel. you went out of your way. we will develop a strong working relationship with sf city, i promise you. now we're glad to end our program this morning with the man who has been the architect of putting tech on the map in san francisco and that is our mayor. please welcome back to the stage john mcnedo. john. [applause] >> thank you. it is now my pleasure to introduce our mayor. edwin m. lee was sworn in on january 8, 2012 as the 43rd mayor of the city and county of san francisco. ed lee is the first asian- american mayor in san francisco history. [applause] mayor lee was elected on november 8, 2011 by the people of san francisco while he was serving as interim mayor. appointed unanimously as successor mayor by the board of supervisors on january 11, 2011. while serving as interim mayor, mayor lee championed balancing the budget to keep san francisco safe, solvent, and successful. reforming city pensions, econo

conaway for two minutes. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. i want to speak against this amendment. part of the reason why we're seeing a low approval ratings for this fight that we're in, that the president has on many occasions said, well, previous occasions, said that this was the most important fight going on, is the complete failure of him to sell his vision for what we're trying to get done over there. he's been almost absent from the field of play and having these, this language of 2016 in the bill lays out a much better explanation as to why we're there and what's going on and the reasons of the american people, and the president, in my view, that failed to support his own program properly through the bully pulpit he has used hourly since he's been in office, and he has dropped this subject from his conversation, and i think the, dropping it out of the base bill would be derelict as well. so i speak against striking this section. and i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi for two minutes. >> we ought to v

conaway is recognized for two minutes. >> appreciate it. i wish my colleague was here. seems to fit in with wham he's penned six months. trying to get small access to get access to government contracts and work. this does talk about private products and services as opposed to inapparently government employees. so i would encourage our colleagues to vote for the amendment and yield back. >> mr. chairman? >> the chair recognizes congressman johnson from georgia for two minutes. 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. and some things should not be left to this, whoever can do it for the lowest price. analysis. i think that that's kind of simplistic way of looking at the needs for security of the nation. private profit, foreign-based corporation. you're seeking to drive into the private sector. and i yield back. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. rays for two minutes. >> i understand and i commend my colleague f

conaway of texas. so those in favor will say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. there's sufficient support for roll call vote. it's ordered. we'll call this roll call vote at the end of the subcommittee mark. are there additional amendments -- mr. chairman? gentleman is recognized. >> at the desk. >> the clerk will, please, pass out the amendment. without objection, reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. >>> chair now recognizes the gentleman for the purpose of offering and explaining his amendments. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the energy independence security act 2007 had a late amendment to it that put in seconds 526 which prevents federal government from, government agencies from buying fuels unless they can certify that the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions are less than the alternatives. a direct attack on liquids and prevented us from buying, the federal government buying that. this amendment would exempt the department of defense from 526, not the whole of government, just the department of defense, and allow them to continue to buy, you know,

president conaway just referenced. there was a considerable amount of controversy over the nda last year and how it handled indefinite detention as everybody on the committee knows. there's a part of me that was deeply troubleed by that criticism, because the problems that people were pointing to pre-dated last year's ndaa. and yet somehow all kinds of criticism were heaped upon that, but in 2001, congress passed the aumf and courts subsequently interpreted it to allow for the indefinite detention and for the military custody of people all over the world by the president if they are considered to be a covered person under the aumf. in other words, found to have committed certain acts in support of terrorism, they can be held indefinitely by our country, or put in military custody and then put up for military tribunal. that existed prior to last year's ndaa. and i argued quite vociferously on that point. we also heard last year at many points that somehow last year's ndaa suspended habeas corpus. it did not. it never di

we're not seeing any delays in towards conaway. a pretty smooth ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us live from pimlico. you had kegasus last time. >> it should be interesting on saturday. i am live outside the stakes barn. i understand there are three of the horses that are here right out in the barns. we have a big flight coming in later this afternoon were more horses will be coming in from louisville. it is pretty calm at the barns. only two laps to warm up and walking with the trainer. they only hit it hard every couple of weeks to condition for the race. there was a nice bubble bath for tiger walk. he will have to step it up to compete with the other horses. they think this will give them the edge they need to start to train horses for the triple crown. that is the goal of the farm after it was established in 1925. you have a chance to tour pimlico the next couple days from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. you can go to preakness.com for more information. we expect partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a slight chance for

in down on 395, 54 in towards conaway. 43 on the west side at baltimore national pike. 55 traveling south on 83 down towards padonia. this is franklin. 795 southbound traffic building. nothing major delay-wise. we had some major delays yesterday. no construction on that ramp. everything moving well to and from the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. looking sunny outside. >> we expect the sunshine to last for the next couple of days. temperatures in the upper 60's to low 70's. a cool breeze out of the west. sunshine should help but feel pleasant. a big weekend coming up for all moms. mother's day on sunday. a chance for a shower late on sunday. ms. 70's as we head into early next week. we have if you rain chance is next week -- we have a few rain chance as next week. >> the nation's biggest talent scout. what howard stern says you can expect when he slips into the judge's chair. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a photo depicting a mother breast-feeding a 3-year- old child is an appropriate image for the cover of "time"

traffic looks very light. 395 into conaway is problem free at the moment. we will keep you posted. this is 295 we see building volume heading down towards 32. the volume continues to pick up from security down towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. a first of its kind spaceflight has launched from central florida. the spacex company made history as they carried a capsule up to the international space station. this is to be the job of the space shuttle. now spacex will takeover the job. a pilot is counting his blessings. the pilot reported engine problems. the plane did not strike any homes. 6000 people were left without power -- 1600 people were left without power. dharun ravi was convicted of invasion of privacy on tyler clementi. tyler clementi later jumped to his death after learning about the spy incident. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the 30-day jail sentence for the rutgers university student who secretly videotaped his roommate and posted it online? that led to his roommates suicide. you can sha

we do have a closure at the conaway go down. route what is shut down at the conowingo dam in both directions. -- route 1. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> president obama is on his way home after a surprise trip to afghanistan. >> this comes on the one-year anniversary of the osama bin laden killing. nikole killion has more on the story. good morning. >> good morning. president obama was on the ground for about six hours in afghanistan, outlining his plan to end the war. >> we traveled through more than a decade under the dark cloud of war. yet here, we can see the light of a new day on the horizon. >> president obama delivering an address to the nation after making a secret overnight visit to afghanistan. this was the one-year anniversary of the osama bin laden raid. >> the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny a chance to rebuild is within our reach. still, there will be difficult days ahead. >> the president winding down the war after signing an agreement with afghan president hamid karzai. on the role of u.s.

you.can't hear >> medics conaway. >> that is a portion of one of the chilling 911 calls released earlier this week as workers at the baltimore department of social services desperately tried to save an infant who they say had been stabbed in their facility by its own mother during unsupervised visit. city officials are saying thank you. there was a surprise, thanking william short iii and dana hayes for their action. the governor used the situation to show how important is to maintain state and federal funding for health and social services departments. >> there are hundreds of these sorts of visitations that the one on a regular basis. in this case, the workers reacted very quickly and very courageously. >> since the incident, officials have been reevaluating their security practices and while they say they plan to retain the services of a private firm, and number of changes will be instituted to prevent something like this from happening again. >> a new study finds children born too early or too late may face more problems. researchers in the netherlands followed over 5000 babies for t

conaway, also had language added to the defense authorization bill to exempt the defense department from this burdensome regulation. i urge my colleagues to support passage of this common sense amendment. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. bishop: strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. bishop: i rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. section 526 of the energy independence and security act of 2011 is meant to ensure that the emissions from fuels cruised are no worse than the fuels in use today. it requires the government to do no more harm than it does today through the use of unconventional fuels. it propre-cludes the use of fuels such as coal-to-lick wades and tar sands and oil shale unless advanced technologies such as carbon sequestration are used to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions. the domestic production could be achieved with carbon sequestration. it predicts that these alternative fuel mace take decades to deve

conaway, also had language added to the defense authorization bill last year to exempt the defense department from this burdensome regulation. we must ensure that our military has adequate fuel resources and can efficiently rely on domestic and more stable sources of fuel. but section 526 ban on fuel choice now affects all federal agencies, not just the defense department. this is why i'm offering this bill -- this amendment again today, for the c.j.s. appropriations bill. federal agencies should not be burdened with wasting their time studying fuel emissions when there is a simple fix and that's not restricting their fuel choices based on extreme environmental views, misguided policies like section 526. with increasing competition with energy fuel resources and the continued volatility and instability in the middle east, it is now more important than ever for our country to become more energy independent and to further develop and produce our domestic energy resources. placing limits on federal agencies' fuel choices is an unacceptable precedent to set in regard to america's energy policy an

conaway schist reference. there was a considerable mass controversy over the nba last year and how it handles indefinite detention smi everyone on this knows. there is a part of me deeply troubled because the problem people were pointing to predated last year's nda a and somehow all kind of criticism were heaped upon not. in 2000 when congress passed the au and match and it was interpreted to allow for the indefinite contention in for the military custody of people all over the world at the president if they are considered to be a covered person. in other words, if they are found to commit certain acts in support of terrorism, they can be held indefinitely by our country, or put in military custody and put up for a military tribunal. that existed prior to last year's ndaa. we also had last year some house ndaa suspended habeas corpus. it did not. and every day. the underlying bill attempts to address that fictional problem by saying, well, if you think we did this, we really didn't tend furthermore it will emp

the committee passed this amendment during markup, representative conyahweh -- conaway from texas and representative palazzo from mississippi also were on this amendment regarding the air force and c-130's. i look forward with the members of the -- other members of the alabama delegation tomorrow to have a conversation specifically with secretary donnelly and general schwartz as it relates to these decisions regarding the c-130's. mind you, i want to be very clear when i say this, this could be c-130. this could be the abram tank, this could be any other aspect of our military where we need to be asking these same questions. certainly this is important to us, the representative that signed on to this amendment because the c-130 is located in our district but i want to be clear because this is not about just protecting the mission at home, this is about making sure that across the board we are asking the right question to protect the missions as i have already stated, as well as making decisions that are going to find the savings that we need. so our amendment very clearly just says, h

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