cummings? . mr. cummings votes aye. mr. towns. >> aye. >> mr. towns votes aye. miss norton votes yes. mr. kucinich. mr. kucinich votes yes. mr. tierney? mr. clay? mr. clay votes yes. mr. lynch. >> yes. >> mr. lynch votes yes. mr. cooper? >> yes. >> mr. cooper votes yes. >> mr. connolly. mr. quigley. >> yes. >> mr. quigley votes yes. mr. davis. >> yes. >> mr. davis votes yes. mr. braley? mr. welch mr. yarmouth. mr. yardmouth votes yes. miss spear? >> y . >> aye. >> miss spear votes aye. >> mr. chairman? >> yes. >> mr. chairman, mr. connolly, i wish to be recorded as voting aye. >> mr. connolly votes aye. >> the clerk will report the tally. >> on that vote, mr. chairman, there were 20 noes, 14 ayes. >> the amendment is not agreed to. are there any other amendments? >> mr. chairman. >> the gentleman from -- >> mr. tierney had an amendment, i don't know whether he'll be back in time, but i want to just go to a final inquiry. >> of course. >> if he gets back, we will address that. mr. chairman, i have an inquiry about how are you are interpreting the rules with regar

while ranking member cummings and i have -- sorry, while ranking member cummings and i have more to work on to do -- more work to do in the coming to understand proper sharing of committee records, i am prepared to clarify the policy as much as possible today. documents received pursuant to committee, formal document request, by myself, a subcommittee chairman or ranking members, should be shared with the other party. i repeat, documents received by a committee pursuant to a formal document request shall be shared with the other party. however, the ranking members ask for copies of correspondence between myself, actually issued while i was a ranking member, and a growing number of private entities and individuals regarding regulatory barriers to job creation. while it is and has been my stated intention to share this correspondence with the minority and the public shortly, i cannot agree to a policy that required i share a copy of every letter i receive with the ranking member, nor do i think the ranking member is prepared to share with all of us correspondence between the now minority a

we have one near cummings skyway if you are commuting through highway 4. we had a couple of accidents along that stretch. and for a while a couple of on- ramps including port chicago highway were actually shut down. everything is re-opened. but still, foggy conditions along that stretch. of highway 4. bay bridge toll plaza no problems no metering lights. mass transit is on time for bart, ace, muni and caltrain. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> muni may have money troubles but the agency is still shelling out $829,000 for two new ticket kiosks. one is already set up at the corner of geary and presidio. the other one will be installed later this month at market and powell. the transit agency says the funds came from regional and federal grants that were earmarked solely for this project. no worries. muni says there are no more plans to buy any of those kiosks anytime soon. >>> well, imagine having your credit card rejected at the register. worse yet, imagine giving someone a gift car

we had an accident there now -- near cummings skyway.e had an accident there that's cleared but the delay is in effect. quiet on the road sensors. mostly clean and coming through downtown san jose, traffic still light but we have been following this crash. it was a solo car accident here southbound 680 right before the 280-101 interchange. so obviously not any delay on our sensors but it is still blocking one lane of traffic and everything is on time for mass transit except for delays on the vallejo baylink ferry back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's take a check of some of the morning's top stories. police are at work in west oakland trying to solve the city's latest homicides. a man was shot to death inside a car near 16th and center streets about 9:45 also night. so far, no suspects. >>> a deadly accident on the caltrain tracks early this morning, a man struck and killed by a train. this is a live look at the station, happening about -- actually about a mile north of the california avenue station in palo alto. no word on what the man w

. >> jeanne cummings, your reaction? >> i am not sure he covered the nation, but i think he put events in context. he put that in the context of the victims, the best way we can honor them is to be better ourselves. that is the kind of voice that president obama had during the campaign that appealed to so many americans did in that respect, he had a positive impact with that speech. >> even his strongest admirers have acknowledged that he, unlike president reagan or president clinton before him, has until now failed to connect emotionally with the american people. do you think this week was a change and that? >> i don't know if we have seen any real sea change. we have watched president obama now for 3 or four years as a candidate, and his first two years in office. he is who he is. he does not amount to the way clinton does. -- does not emote the way clinton does good to the degree he connects to the american people, he sets out to do that at an intellectual level. he is compassionate. if you look at polls, people belie

right around cummings skyway a lot of thick fog reported and low visibility, as well. we can show you what it looks like with a view of our 24/signatures six camera in walnut creek. this is the work -- our 24/680 camera in walnut creek. this is working. there is a lot of fog through the stretch. back to you. >> thank you. >>> muni facing budget problems. its defense for spending nearly a million dollars on new kiosks. plus, the wait is finally over the hottest new gadgets at this year's consumer electronics show. >>> i'm going to come in here and put my best foot forward and use the voice and hopefully somebody will hear me from this show. >> from misfortune to fame. the job offers for a homeless man with a golden voice. ,,,,,,,,,,,, never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me and asking me how they could help. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's tr

the bowls told cbn news, they have a strict policy of not renting double rooms to any unmarried cum gay or straight. >> being christians, we agree it is our moral duty to carry out his wishes and what he wants. we try to be fair in everything we do. i respect the married rights. >> this week the judge ruled the policy violates the law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. they spoke outside the courthouse. >> it is not just our livelihood, it is our home. we don't expect everyone to agree, but we do want the freedom to live by our own values under our own roof. everyone benefits from those liberties and everyone loses something when they are watered down. >> the christian institute in the uk says it has many concerned about the future of religious liberty. >> these bedrooms were in their own home. a person maybe entitled to live out their own values. a lot of people might be thinking today it is the bowls being ord tore act against their principles. tomorrow maybe it could be me. >> the judge acknowledged that it forces the bowls to violate their views and appeal the decis

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>> congressman cummings, i agree it's been abysmal. this is a voluntary program.ess didn't give us the tools to impose fines as mr. barofsky is suggesting. what we have is the ability to withhold payment when they enter a permanent modification. a lot of the problem was, we couldn't get them to get the permanent modifications done. we worked with them to change their performance. now, there are a number of other things that are going on in terms of the performance of the servicers. interagency task force that is looking at all the wrong things they've done in foreclosures, there is talk about having standards. we can't through hamp change the entire industry's behavior. this is a model, it's an industry that's broken. it didn't work. >> can you tell me this? is the justice department involved in anything you're doing? >> yes, they are. they are involved in the interagency task force, as are all the federal bank regulators and there's a lot of work being done on what types of reforms are needed. there's also work being done by the fhfa in terms of the business stru

>> congressman cummings, i agree it'seen abysmal. this is a voluntary program. congress didn't give us the tools to impose fines as mr. barofsky is suggesting. what we have is the ability to withhold payment when they enter a permanent modification. a t of the problem was, we couldn't get them to get the permanent modifications done. we worked with them to change their performance. now, there are a number of other things that are going on i terms of the performance of the servicers. interagency task force that is oking at all the wrong things they've done in foreclosures, there is talk about having standards. we can't through hamp change the entire industry's behavior. this is a model, it's an industry that's broken. it didn't work. >> can you tell me this? is the justice department involved in anything you're doing? >> yes, they are. they are involved in the interagency task force, as are all the federal bank regulators and there's a lot of work being done on what types of reforms are needed. there's also work being done by the fhfa in terms of the business str

cummings: thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to this rule. despite ardent promises from republicans that all bills would be considered under regular order, this resolution has neither been debated nor voted on by a single committee of jurisdiction. additionally, the recently passed republican rules package requires that all legislation be fully paid for and yet the republican leadership has already publicly declared that they have no intention of paying for what is estimated to be a $230 billion increase in the deficit that the repeal of health reform would create by 2021. according to the congressional budget office. worse than the republicans' already broken promises are what this rule and the underlying resolution would do to children, seniors, and all americans suffering from illnesses. i strongly oppose this rule and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: madam speaker, at this time i'm happy to yield one minute to another great new member. the gentlelady from 340 -- mis

eat eastbound 4 between cummings skyway and alhambra, construction there also. various lanes shut down this also in effect until 5:00. this is an area that we might see some fog this morning. we have fog advisories for solano and contra costa counties so use caution on the freeways. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:40. forget first class. the new plane flying out of sfo promises to make even coach more comfortable. >> plus, breast implants linked to a rare form of cancer. what women need to know about the risk. >> and it's a first-of-its-kind for videogamers. how sony's make or break game is giving tablets and smart phones a run for their money. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we are starting the day with a dense fog advisory. otherwise mostly sunny skies, 72 los gatos, 70 san jose and milpitas. we could break yet another record inside the bay. i'm going to tell you where that may happen coming up in your pinpoint forecast. but for now, sydnie, back to you. >> thank you. it is 4:43. america's foreclosure crisis is getting worse but the reasons people are losing their homes a

>> congressman cummings, i agree it's been abysmal. this is a voluntary program. congress didn't give us the tools to impose fines as mr. barofsky is suggesting. what we have is the ability to withhold payment when they enter a permanent modification. a lot of the problem was, we couldn't get them to get the permanent modifications done. we worked with them to change their performance. now, there are a number of other things that are going on in terms of the performance of the servicers. interagenctask force that is looking at all the wrong things they've done in foreclosures, there is talk about having standards. we can't through hamp change the entire industry's behavior. this is a model, it's an industry that's broken. it didn't work. >> can you tell me this? is the justice department involved in anything you're doing? >> yes, they are. they are involved in the interagenctask force, as are all the federal bank regulators and there's a lot of work being done on what types of reforms are needed. there's also work being done by the fhfa in terms of the business st

cummings: thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to this rule. despite ardent promises from republicans that all bills would be considered under regular order, this resolutiohas neither been debated nor voted on by a single committee of jurisdiction. additionally, the recently passed republican rules package requires that all legislation be fully paid for and yet the republican leadership has already publicly declared that they have no intention of ying for what is estimated to be a $230 billion increase in the deficit that the real of health reform would create by 2021. according to the congressional budget office. worse than the republicans' already broken promises are what this rule and the underlying resolution would do to children, seniors, and all americans suffering from illnesses. i strongly oppose this rule and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: madam speaker, at this time i'm happy to yield one minute to another great new member. the gentlelady from 340 -- missouri,

industry in russia that the need of modernization a lot some a severe drought exposed major shock cummingsand the country's agriculture sector michael explains. thirty five degrees in the shade and no rain the weather played a hot trick on russian farmers this summer with a severe drought devastating more than thirty percent of the grain harvest but it was not just mother nature's fault. russia's wheat crop yield is a third that if you were to improve you need access to modern seed i mean a seed industry has been lost and foreigners want to sell their technology to us because they're afraid they will be paid royalties for the use of the technology we also lack modern farming vehicles that it's hard to improve technology quickly the government has pumped extra cash into the sector which it hopes will plant twenty percent more props this spring but produces doubt they'll be able to do this on the handouts they've been given and what officials to come up with further stimulus measures because if he wore them a good look at it farmers could be allowed to perspire own interest payments until th

have those and the daughter lives second and third respectively and it's also a town gold for team cum oz. so gratian time as well for now for all i hear the full much clay pigeon shooting early in ben not showing his spurs the car title behind the will a great event for volkswagen with a german manufacturer sweeping the podium here will second while stage wind and loss is champion carl science finished third spot and then the bikes mark or mark claimed this when in five years after seeing all of abba present drive all serial to prayer by ten minutes overall. basketball says moscow have moved to the top of the p.b.s. standings along with or next following and they're a victory over like i might say of the former european champions may have had a season to largely forgets but as reports now things are beginning to look on the up in the new year. it was the peak of sun today's action in the b.b.l. was looking mighty from crossing their muses to the seventeen time russian champions. the same record entering the. least they should have known expected in the zero line and there is the gist

and russia's biggest truck maker cum oz has boosted its sales by almost a quarter in two thousand and ten it sold more than thirty two thousand vehicles including four thousand through exports on wednesday come on shares grew by more than twenty one percent a company records some analysts attribute the jump to come oz's dakar rally winning team and the company's plans to set up a joint venture with dime learned to manufacture truck axles. and that's your business update for now but you can always find more stories on our web site that's r t dot com slash business there with us. the close up team has been to the homes to return to the lands developed by cossacks in ancient times. now wattie goes to the center of russian defense production. with christianity and shamanism existed side by side for centuries. with people in remote villages a cut off from the basics we take for granted. completely and republic russia close up on r.t. . wealthy british style. that's not on the tires. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no

. >> and tag ert cummings, michelle meyers, patrick ryan. >> good evening. my name is chris and i'm an employee at the hanc facility and i oppose the closure of the hanc facility. i do feel that the closure, while they're trying to address many problems in the neighborhood, i do not see that the closure, how that addresses any problem specifically. i mean taking away the recycling center will not stop the homeless problem in the neighborhood and will push the people that recycle into other neighborhoods that do have recycling centers. once again, i do oppose the closure of the hanc recycling center. thank you. >> thank you. >> two more names, jude koskie, katherine howard. carmen raterra and mark brennan. >> my name is lori. i'm a 21-year resident of the inner sun set. i'm also a deuce paying member of the inner sunset park neighbors but ways never asked what my opinion is on the hanc recycling center. i am completely in favor of keeping the recycling center in its current location. clearly it's not obsolete based on so much of the continual you have heard h

moment to talk about him, because he was blind from the age of four, and he went on to graduate summa cum laude from the university of idaho in moscow. he became a pianist and entertainer, had a wonderful career in music, but also was a-- a sort of a bit of a philosopher and loved good poetry and wrote good songs and talked to us-- all of us-- all five of us-- talked to us about life and about commitment and about the feeling that he had that one person can make a difference and does make a difference. so i was weaned on that. it was something that i always thought was true and still do. if your political consciousness was raised when you were a child, when did you discover that you had this amazing singing voice? was that the same time? it was about the same time. freedom of speech meant freedom to sing, for me. and once i opened my mouth and started doing that, it seems that that perpetuated the whole thing. i--i think a day without singing is like a day without an apple, a day without a sunrise. and so i always had that, and i-- once, i said to my mother, "did you have to force me to p

mall cum armstead. or down one but answers with three of his own. 17 for jorge. 102 to play.e backdoor cut, nice. bears sweep the oregon school winning their third straight 85-77. wcc top dog hosted by portland. saint mary's down 2 on a 27-2 run. the left hand followed portland up 27. under two to play. mickey mcconnell, high 32. saint mary's down 9 but it was too little too late. on the other end gerald stoles. saint mary suffers its loss. san jose state hosting fresno state. san jose state up 20. he had 18 in the first half alone. second half moore oliver. turn around j. he had 25 points, assists. took out their second whack win with a 78-56 victory. pga territory in san diego, a course where phil mickelson played and tiger woods seems to win every time he plays there. could easily be distracted with the views. a lot of club throwing for mr. woods. not helping get his fans back when he's hittin' the ball at 'em. he's eight off the lead. shot of the day. par 5, 18. his second. pushes within 3 feet. mayhan with eagle. he's 11 under, one back of the leaders. that would be phil

sensors updating, 72 miles per hour so east shore freeway clear all the way out of westbound 80 from cummings skyway towards the berkeley area. northbound 680 between sycamore valley we have an accident or construction rather, blocking various lanes as well, hoping to have that reopened by at least 6:00 a.m. southbound side 71 miles per hour so no affected traffic through that area. no delays in both directions on 880. south bay, looking good, clear on 280. 101 toll on-ramp is still shut down, everything reopened at 5:00 tomorrow morning. this has been a continuous closure. live look at 880, 237 and traffic looks pretty good. no delays. everything clear. that's a look at your morning commute. back upstairs to you ladies. >> thanks very much. >>> it is 5:08, a bay area man in prison for murder is now a free man. >> this case was a travesty of justice. >> what a judge did a prosecutor did wrong 18 years ago and what his release could mean for other prisoners. >>> plus the search for a new top cop in san francisco heats up. ,,,, california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on air

cummings skyway is closed. that ramp to eastbound 80 shut down, not affecting the main lines of the freeway. the off-ramp is closed for that roadwork. it will be in effect until 3:00. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the time now is 6:07. the new jobs report is out. we'll tell you if more people are getting hired or fired. >> plus setting the stage for battle. the action republicans are taking today on the healthcare law. >>> and life just got a whole lot sweeter for one washington state couple. their plans after hitting the mega millions jackpot. ,,,,,, never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me and asking me how they could help. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because eve

to the chairs whom i have observed since my election to congress a mere six years ago, elijah cummingsl wat, chairladien kill patrick and my tutor, oakland, california's barbara lee. please know that i will not allow pride to prevent me from imitating the best that i have seen in each of you. whom i consider the vastness of the challenge ahead, i can't help but chant the prayer of the old fisherman when he took his little craft up on the ocean. he prayed, oh, my god, my boat is so small and the sea is so great. nevertheless, all anxiety was cast away from the flame of the lamps of my 42 colleagues. we're at a critical point in this nation's history but as african americans we lived the bitterness of slavery and oppression, held on to the hopes of progress, and for generations reached for and in countless cases achieved the american dream. today, the c.b.c. declares what the song writer, we ain't no ways tired. from the chains of slavery across the bridge in sell ma and to the highest office in the land, we climb the great ladder of equality, and advancement. yet, there is more work to

>> congressman cummings, i agree it's been abysmal. this is a voluntary program. congress didn't give us the tools to impose fines as mr. barofsky is suggesting. what we have is the ability to withhold payment when they enter a permanent modification. a lot of the problem was, we couldn't get them to get the permanent modifications done. we worked with them to change their performance. now, therere a number of other things that are going on in terms of the performance of the servicers. interagency task force that is looking at all the wrong things they've done in foreclosures, there is talk about having standards. we can't through hamp change the entire industry's behavior. this is a model, it's an industry that's broken. it didn't work. >> can you tell me this? is the justice department involved in anything you're doing? >> yes, they are. they are involved in the interagency task force, as are l the federal bank regulators and there's a lot of work being done on what types of reforms are needed. there's also work being done by the fhfa in terms of the business st

. >> anthony cummings paining federal bureaucrats with a very broad brush like. >> with respect, i have to disagree. when we proposed regulations, there's changes in our procedures. .. we have conference calls for our entire staff why believe once a quarter where we talk about issues, regulation, talk about congressional click actions of a impact the way we are going to regulate and we are also issuing internally all types of memorandum that detail this is the way we are going to consider. some of our fil and commercial lending and encouraging that banks do continue to three new credit and when you take those memos we talk to the staff and encourage them if you see a critic that's the terrie reading or the collateral is deteriorating but the individual store was the capacity let's not criticize that credit to read news judgment and balance. >> of one to go to the jury for one second. is their anyone that thinks there is a problem with consistency and coordination? yes, sir, raise your hand. kathleen? spec we just heard that from community banks so if you are expecting that it sounds lik

it matters about not just making this cum bchkumbaya and sitting together. our super disaster coordinator, he is aur leader noted tim shriver, the chairman of special olympics. and being a leader means telling the rest of us what's our job, what do we need to do to make this a transform active moment. in the speech, christina green, what she expects us to somebody what we need to be. that he can actually call people out. is there something real about that? >> i think what everybody is saying is right. the polishes are really serious and profound. there are great details. peggy was making this point where there's a moment of cha e change, where the dialogue changes from being acrymonious and name calling to what got the president elected. they're asking to be called to a larger purpose. they're asking to be called to play a larger role in their future. they're asking, they're begging, 50% of our young people report being chronically disengaged from school, not attached to any group, any organization, or any purpose larger than themselves. this horrible young

cummings: thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to this rule. despite ardent promises from republicans that all bills would be considered under regular order, this resolution has neither been debated nor voted on by a single committee of jurisdiction. additionally, the recently passed republican rules package requires that all legislation be fully paid for and yet the republican leadership has already publicly declared that they have no intention of paying for what is estimated to be a $230 billion increase in the deficit that the repeal of health reform would create by 2021. according to the congressional budget office. worse than the republicans' already broken promises are what this rule and the underlying resolution would do to children, seniors, and all americans suffering from illnesses. i strongly oppose this rule and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: madam speaker, at this time i'm happy to yield one minute to another great new member. the gentlelady from 340 -- mis

>> i gave a speech one time at my alma mater, yale university, and i said to the summa cum laude students congratulations honor students, congratulations -- as for u.c. students, you too can be president. and yes, i think history's really important. i've learned a lot from history. i learned a lot during the presidency in reading history. and one of the purposes of the book is to be a part of history. in other words, when sober historians show up, objective historians -- sober's the wrong word. when objective historians show up that truly want to analyze the effects of my presidency and the effects of the decisions, this will be a reference point. so people, if they're interested, to know what it was like during the beginning of the 21st century inside the oval office, i hope they read this book. and so i had historians -- future historians in mind when i wrote it and i couldn't have written it that way had i not been a student of history myself. >> zack. >> mr. president, my name is zack friske. i am a freshman here at smu. and i'm from south lake, texas. how did you change as a man duri

he's a graduate of the university of chicago school of law and a cum laude graduate of yale university. professor jonathan adler teaches at the case western reserve school of law where he is the director of case western center for business law and regulation. professor sally canton is a visiting professor at new york university school of law and and the professor also serves as senior advisor for the pedestrian group. good to have each of you with us and we'll start with mr. mcintosh and we recognize you, sir, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. [inaudible] >> turn on your mic. >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be back. i'm learning the technology. and thank you, mr. cohen and mr. conyers for your remarks. let me commend the committee for taking up this question in the oversight hearing of the regulatory process and the urgency for looking are there ways of making it work better to reduce the cost of regulations. and i want to commend representative davis for his work in introducing the reins act. when i was a member the speaker asked me to chair a subcommittee just on regulat

representative elijah cummings, seventh district, maryland.epresentative donna christensen, delegate, virgin islands, first vice chair congressional black caucus. representative danny k. davis, seventh district, illinois. representative gregory meeks, sixth district, new york. representative william lacy clay, first districts, missouri. representative david scott, 13th district, georgia. representative g.k. butterfield, jr., first district, north carolina, second vice chair, congressional black caucus. representative al green, 9th district, texas. representative gwen moore, fourth district, wisconsin. representative yvette d. clark, 11th district, new york, secretary congressional black caucus. representative keith ellison, fifth district, minnesota. representative hank johnson, fourth district, georgia. representative laura richardson, 37th district, california. representative andre carson, seventh district, indiana west congressional black caucus. representative donna edwards, fourth district, maryland. representative marsha fudge, 11th dist

cummings: thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise in oppositi to this rule.ises from republicans that all bills would be considered under regular order, this resolution has neither been debated nor voted on by a single committee of jurisdiction. additially, the recently passed republican rules package requires that all legislation be fully paid for and yet the republican leadership has already publicly declared that they have no intention of paying for what is estimated to be a $230 billion increase in the deficit that the repeal of health reform would create by 2021. according to the congressional budget office. worse than the republicans' already broken promises are what this rule and the underlying resolution would do to children, seniors, and all americans suffering from illnesses. i strongly oppose this rule and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: madam speaker, at this time i'm happy to yield one minute to another great new member. the gentlelady from 340 -- missouri, miss archer. --

cummings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise before you in opposition to the bill we are considering today. i've heard from many of my constituents and small business owners who are grateful for the benefits of this law. children with pre-existing conditions are no longer being denied access to private health insurance. mafrlede small businesses offering health insurance to their employees are eligible for a 35% tax credit. further raverpbinging member of committee on government -- further, as ranking member of committee on government and oversight reform, i know that this would eliminate the private health plan providing coverage for many uninsured americans with pre-existing conditions. i find it repugnant that republicans want to strip americans of this law's protections that will save the lives of our fellow citizens. i urge a no vote on this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr.

majority, congressman cummings appeared on one of the sunday morning talk shows saying he would be vigilant to look out for the g.o.p. majority especially if the committee conducts witch hunts. congressman issa sent out a bunch of letters and made pretty plain his agenda as the chairman of that committee. everything you have heard from congressman issa whether you think he is engaged in witch hunts or conduct that committee do you think you can work with him? >> he and the vice president i think had a productive meeting at the end of last year. i think what is important is to understand that everybody in government should and certainly everybody here does want oversight that ensures that the intent of the law or the intent of the policy is being effectively carried out without waste or fraud. if you look at something the size and scope of the economic recovery act, you get a sense the degree of importance that we put on that here. at the same time, i don't think -- people want good joffer sight -- as your question said, people are not interested in relitigating everything in the past. we ha

to senator cardin, senator sarbanes, to congressman cummings, congressman roethlisberger, congresswoman edwards, congressman harris, governor hughes, governor mandel, judge bell, to the county executives to the county commissioners, to the mayors of maryland, to president miller, to speaker bush and the men and women of the maryland general assembly, attorney general, treasurer, members of our national guard, and armed forces, and the many courageous veterans who are joining us here today. a special welcome to mayor greg of the district of columbia, washington, d.c., and governor mcdonald who joins us from the commonwealth of virginia. thank you all. thank you for your leadership. thank you for your service. and thank you for your presence here today. to the people of maryland, thank you for trusting me to serve you at this pivotal time in our history. today, we reaffirm, today we reaffirm that we are one maryland. united by our believes in the dignity of every individual. united by our own believe in our own responsibility to advance the greater good in our state there is no such thing

cummings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise before you in opposition to the bill we are considering today. i've heard from many of my constituents and small business owners who are grateful for the benefits of this law. children with pre-existing conditions are no longer being denied access to private health insurance. mafrlede small businesses offering health insurance to their employees are eligible for a 35% tax credit. further raverpbinging member of committee on government -- further, as ranking member of committee on government and oversight reform, i know that this would eliminate the private health plan providing coverage for many uninsured americans with pre-existing conditions. i find it repugnant that republicans want to strip americans of this law's protections that will save the lives of our fellow citizens. i urge a no vote on this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr.

cummings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise before you in opposition to the bill we are considering today. i've heard from many of my constituents and small business owners who are grateful for the benefits of this law. children with pre-existing conditions are no longer being denied access to private health insurance. mafrlede small businesses offering health insurance to their employees are eligible for a 35% tax credit. further raverpbinging member of committee on government -- further, as ranking member of committee on government and oversight reform, i know that this would eliminate the private health plan providing coverage for many uninsured americans with pre-existing conditions. i find it repugnant that republicans want to strip americans of this law's protections that will save the lives of our fellow citizens. i urge a no vote on this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr.

cummings: thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to this rule. despite ardent promises from republicans that all bills would be considered under regular order, this resolution has neither been debated nor voted on by a single committee of jurisdiction. additionally, the recently passed republican rules package requires that all legislation be fully paid for and yet the republican leadership has already publicly declared that they have no intention of paying for what is estimated to be a $230 billion increase in the deficit that the repeal of health reform would create by 2021. according to the congressional budget office. worse than the republicans' already broken promises are what this rule and the underlying resolution would do to children, seniors, and all americans suffering from illnesses. i strongly oppose this rule and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: madam speaker, at this time i'm happy to yield one minute to another great new member. the gentlelady from 340 -- mis

talking to an investigator who mentioned there are a lot of people on the hill, particularly in elijah cummingsthat the administration will take too much of a legalistic approach. there is a sense from the clinton ministration that the white house -- clinton administration that the white house might want to be more transparent and not fight issa note-by-note. are they going to lawyer up too much? a lot of democrats think this needs to be a pr offensive against issa. guest: that is one point that you sort of got to. throughout this house republican majority, there is a question overreach. how much can the house republicans pursue their agenda and pursue some of these agendas -- issues without overstepping too much? the american people want to focus on jobs and the economy and, you know, on health care reform and trying to go back and dismantle the health care bill -- a lot of americans, voters -- they feel like they want to turn the page on these issues and move on. the same i think would be issa investigations -- with the issa investigations. the house needs to walk a fine line as to how they g

she also happens to be married to a friend, my colleague and former chair elijah cummings. dr. maya rockymore leaves the global policy solutions that washington d.c.-based policy firm that works to create and advance social change strategies for the world. a former adjunct professor and the women in politics institute at the american university. she has also served as a vice president of research programs of the congressional black caucus foundation, a senior resident scholar at the national urban league, chief of staff to congressman charlie rangel and professional staff of the house ways and means committee. let me just also say that as a pastor in my real life, we look at checkbooks as a statement of who a person is. we say quite often if you would like to see the belief of a human being go through their checkbook. it will reveal what they believe, with the support, what they like, and what they want in the future and what is true of individuals is quite often true of nations so we believe that the united states budget is a declaration of who we are. are we a nation of compa

she also happens to be married to a friend, my colleague and former chair elijah cummings. dr. maya rockymore leaves the global policy solutions that washington d.c.-based policy firm that works to create and advance social change strategies for the world. a former adjunct professor and the women in politics institute at the american university. she has also served as a vice president of research programs of the congressional black caucus foundation, a senior resident scholar at the national urban league, chief of staff to congressman charlie rangel and professional staff of the house ways and means committee. let me just also say that as a pastor in my real life, we look at checkbooks as a statement of who a person is. we say quite often if you would like to see the belief of a human being go through their checkbook. it will reveal what they believe, with the support, what they like, and what they want in the future and what is true of individuals is quite often true of nations so we believe that the united states budget is a declaration of who we are. are we a nation of

tonight, i will be sitting with representatives elijah cummings and also joining the rest of the arizona delegation in honoring gabby giffords. i'm excited about those who are joining us in this effort and looking forward ahead. thank you very much. >> thank you, dr. gosar and i know we would be happy to answer any and all questions. yes. >> senator, if someone were to go back and review the c-span video of last year's state of the union address, would they see you, senator udall and you congressman schuller standing and cheering when president obama's made his unprecedented attack on the supreme court justices for their decisions in the citizens united case. >> i don't know. i don't remember. i do know i had concerns about that case and that's a whole other topic, of course. but we're turning the page. this is a new start. this is a reset. we're not only going to reset our economy. those of us here and many others tonight want to reset the way we work together. look, partisanship at its best is about promoting ideas that a particular party believes will enhance the party's prospects but

we're reminded of our good colleague, congressman cummings, who told the story over and over again of a young teen abler, 12 or 13-year-old boy, african-american boy, who had an abscess, a tooth abscess, and clearly could have been saved, his life is before him. but he died because his mother did not have insurance and really did not have access to go anywhere to have this particular health matter taken care of. it became a crisis and he died. so i want to say to my friends, these are the basic points that i want to raise today while i discuss this question of the 14th amendment and the fifth amendment. first of all, you hear the question of how offended people are, i don't want to be told to buy insurance. why should i have to be forced to buy insurance? well, as everyone knows, there is a 10th amendment that says, what is not left to the federal government is given to the states. states require you to have auto insurance. if you do not have it, you are fined. you get a ticket. because they have calculated that the burden of not having health insurance is too great to bear. and so wh

and she also happens to be married to a dear friend, my colleague and former cbc chair if elijah cummings. dr. rockamore leads a firm that looks to advance social change strategies for the world. she is a former adjunct professor in the women and politics institute at america unit -- american university. she has also served as the vice president of research and programs of the congressional black caucus foundation, as a senior resident scholar at the national urban league. let me also just say that as a pastor in my real life, we look at check books as a statement of who a person is. we think quite often that if you would like to see the real beliefs of a human bit -- human being, go to their checkbook. it will reveal what they believe in, what they support, what they like, and what they want in the future. what is true of individuals is quite often true of nations. we believe that the united states budget is a declaration of who we are. are we a nation of compassionate people looking to put forth a budget that describes ways in which we will make sure that every citizen in this country,

to the chairs whom i've observed since my election to congress, a mere six years ago elisha cummings,t allow pride to prevent me from imitates the best of what i have seen in each of you. [applause] >> when i consider the vastness of the challenge ahead, i can't help but chant the prayer of the old breaton fisherman when he took his craft up on the ocean. he prayed oh my god, my boat is so small, and the sea is so great. nonetheless, all anxiety is cast away from the flaming of the lamps of my 42 colleagues. we're at a critical point in the nation's history. as african-american, we lived the by bitterness of slavery, hd on for progress, reached and in countless cases achieved the american dream. today the cbc declares what the song writer, we ain't no ways tired. from the chaining of slavery across the bridge in selma and to the highest office in the land, we climbed the great ladder of equality and advancement. yet, there is more work to be done. for the past 40 years, the congressional black caucus has continued to fight the good fight, the cbc has involved in a myriad of legislativ