defazio. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to what can only be described as an earmark for a canadian corporation. it speaks volumes about the republican agenda as this new congress convenes that the first order of business in the house and senate is to rubber stamp the keystone x.l. pipeline. we have not dealt with unemployment benefits that the american people need that's lapsed for more than a year. millions of americans are suffering from a low minimum wage and income disparate, but we are not helping them. -- disparity, but we are not helping them. women in this country earn seven cents to every dollar for their male counterparts. we are not dealing with that. trying to end that disparity. instead, they are forcing keystone through without the proper approval process. building a pipeline clear across the united states so that transcanada can sell its dirty tar sands oil to the highest bidder, namely china, is not in the american people's best interests. we take risk to our lands, the am

defazio. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to what can only be described as an earmark for a canadian corporation. it speaks volumes about the republican agenda as this new congress convenes that the first order of business in the house and senate is to rubber stamp the keystone x.l. pipeline. we have not dealt with unemployment benefits that the american people need that's lapsed for more than a year. millions of americans are suffering from a low minimum wage and income disparate, but we are not helping them. -- disparity, but we are not helping them. women in this country earn seven cents to every dollar for their male counterparts. we are not dealing with that. trying to end that disparity. instead, they are forcing keystone through without the proper approval process. building a pipeline clear across the united states so that transcanada can sell its dirty tar sands oil to the highest bidder, namely china, is not in the american people's best interests. we take risk to our lands, the am

defazio: thank you. now, that's a bit ironic, again on the day we read the constitution, and also of the party of individual rights for property owners. so that is also of concern. yes, there will be construction jobs. and i'm the first to admit we need more jobs in america. in fact, i voted against the president's so-called stimulus bill because it didn't invest enough in building frturethisoury insteadt d a wleunch of stupid tax cuts because of lay summers, you know, a highly acclaimed hack economist. and we didn't put a lot of people back to work. 7% went to infrastructure. that created jobs. 42% went to tax cuts. didn't create jobs. but that's another agenda the republicans are pursuing, is tax cuts to create jobs. but we won't get into that here today. so yes, that will happen. but there are a lot of other investments we should, could make that will create significant construction and infrastructure jobs. now, were this just in isolation and it didn't involve the total construction of the forests of

we will make way now for peter defazio.congressman what if you hear in particular with the president talking about the structure spending and also about climate change. >> there were a number of mentions of infrastructure and the ice is starting to thaw on both sides of the aisle. and this includes the recovery act, which spends money on tax cuts as it does on rebuilding america. so we were pleased it was mentioned. >> if you had to put a dollar view on something like that you are talking about the stimulation. >> there was an 800 billion-dollar bill in about $15 billion went into investment infrastructure in the broadest sense of the term. that includes the stupid tax cuts it in and put anyone back to work. >> he brought up the warmest year of the planet this past year 2014. what do you expect him and his administration to do about that? >> i hope they continue to press forward on carbon emissions. obviously the republicans are climate change deniers and they they're going to try anything and everything they can to overtur

we will make way now for peter defazio.congressman, what if you hear in particular with the president talking about the structure spending and also about climate change. >> there were a number of mentions of infrastructure and the ice is starting to thaw on both sides of the aisle. and this includes the recovery act, which spends money on tax cuts as it does on rebuilding america. so we were pleased it was mentioned. >> if you had to put a dollar view on something like that, you are talking about the stimulation. >> there was an $800 billion bill in about $15 billion went into investment infrastructure in the broadest sense of the term. that includes the stupid tax cuts it in and put anyone back to work. >> he brought up the warmest year of the planet, this past year 2014. what do you expect him and his administration to do about that? >> i hope they continue to press forward on carbon emissions. obviously the republicans are climate change deniers and they they're going to try anything and everything they can to overturn t

defazio of the state of oregon has received one. the honorable jeff duncan of the state of south carolina has received one. the honorable trey gowdy of the state of south carolina has received one. the honorable john lewis of the state of georgia has received one. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received one. the honorable rand paul of the commonwealth of kentucky has received one. the honorable jeff sessions of the state of alabama has received one. the honorable colin powell has received one. with one recorded as present. therefore, the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio having received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected as speaker of the house of representatives for the 114th congress. the clerk appoints the following committee to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy. the gentlewoman from california, ms. pelosi. the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise. the gentlewoman from maryland, ms. mock morris rogers. the gentleman from south ca

democratic congressmember peter defazio mocked republicans' focus on the pipeline's approval. >> it is fun to say the ge, we are voted on this a lot of times before. 61 new members of the house, gas prices down by almost 50%, a lot of things have changed. i would even want about the viability of this project. i did recently learn the koch brothers have significant interest. >> although he has yet to make a final decision on keystone president obama has vowed to veto republican-backed attempts to approve it through congress. the house vote fell short of a veto-proof majority. senate republicans will begin debate on their version of the keystone approval bill today. a new study finds more than 80% of the world's known coal reserves and about half of gas reserves must remain unburned in order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. the report published in the journal nature outlines specific limits, saying 92% of u.s. coal, most canadian tar sands oil and all oil and gas in the arctic are unburnable if the world is to keep global warming below the agreed upon cap of two

or against the bill but those that are opposed are sticking to the line says says representative defazio that are not on board do not plan on changing their approach at all. >> last time there we're elected oral considerations with the midterms in the white house did not issue a veto threat what did they object to with the keystone bill? >> the reason the white house issues the veto threat that it circumvents the ongoing process of the state department and this is the it industry did review. the the president has the authority to say whether or not it is in the best interest of the nation because it crosses the border from canada into the u.s.. also ongoing litigation in nebraska and they want that to be resolved before the state department issues a final recommendation. >> you cover the senate energy markup. if it advances the keystone bill. to say it has gone to the process six years ended is still not through the process. and the democrat from west virginia says the veto threat was not the way a democracy works. would you say that debate was bipartisan support? >> there was only one d

the ones such as representative peter defazio who are not on bill with this -- on board with his bill never have been don't plan on changing the dodo. >> host: the last number on their electoral conditions. the white house did not issue a veto and they did this time. what did they specifically object to in this keystone bill? >> the reason the white house issued this threat is they feel the bill circumvents the o democracy works. would you say the debate in terms of the senate side of the committee was a bipartisan debate or bipartisan support for the major? >> guest: there was only one democrat in the committee that voted for the bill and that was senator manchin was a co-sponsor with senator hoeven. there are a number of democrats on board. they're there are total of nine behind it. only one of them is on the committee, the defendant energy committee that you are talking about or so the democrats on the committee voted against the measure. >> host: i guess it's perhaps too far to hard to look at this but assuming it passes the house of the senate and lands on the president's desk an

[applause] and now it's my honor to introduce congressman pete defazio democrat from oregon. [applause] >> yesterday was a big day in fast-track. mitch mcconnell came out for trade adjustment and does that mean that anti-labour labor antiunion mitch mcconnell suddenly developed a hard figures about working people? no he knows this agreement is going to cost american jobs so therefore he's trying to facilitate some weak-kneed democrats to vote for it. what are you going to retrain those people for comment at donald's? we give up our manufacturing base and their quality jobs would be going to retrain people for? a simple question for congress. are we going to be a doormat for an all powerful secretive executive negotiating an agreement that gives the interest of the mic in people while consulting with 500 multinational corporations and freezing us out? are we going to be a doormat for those multinational corporations that they ship american jobs overseas or are we the peoples house going to stand up for the people of america and begin to write the inequities that have been brou

and now it's my honor to introduce congressman pete defazio, democrat from oregon. >> well, yesterday was a big day in the fast track. mitch mcconnell came out for trade adjustment assistance. does that mean that anti-labor, anti-union mitch mcconnell suddenly developed a conscience and a heart and cares about people? no. he knows that this agreet is going to cost america jobs and therefore he's trying to facilitate some weak-kneed democrats to vote for it because of a sop. what are you going to retrain those people for? mcdonald's? if we give up all our manufacturing base and our quality jobs what are you going to retrain people for? very simple question for congress. are we going to be a doormat for an all-powerful secretive executive negotiating an agreement against the interests of the american people while constantly consulting with 500 multinational corporations and freezing us out? are we going to be a doormat for those multinational corporations as they ship american jobs overseas or are we the people's house going to stand up for the people of america and begin to write the i

we will make way for peter defazio who is the ranking democrat on the transportation committee congressmanwhat did you hear the president talking about the structure spending and also about climate change. >> well, there were a number of infrastructures. i think that it's starting on both sides of the file. the president chose the business recovery acts which spent a lot of money on tax cuts as it did on rebuilding america and it's time to rebuild america. >> if you had to put a dollar figure on something like that, you are talking a moment ago about the stimulus of several years ago. >> that wasn't a hundred billion dollar bill and about $50 billion of it went into investment infrastructure in the broadest sense of the term. seven times as much put anyone back to work and tax cut. >> so what about climate change in terms of the latest news and the warmest year on the planet in 2014. what did you expect him and his administration to do about that? >> i hope they continue to press forward on carbon emissions and honestly the republicans are trying anything and everything they can to overtur

defazio from kentucky mr. whitfield and the gentleman from new jersey each will control 15 minutes.om pennsylvania, mr. schuster? >> thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume. >> the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized? >> i entuesday craftcally rise to support hr 3, the keystone xl pipeline act. for those who have not heard according to the administration the final hurdle has been removed. and that is that nebraska's supreme court this morning has approved the pathway for the pipe lionel, the keystone xl pipeline. the administration said that was the major hurdle. it has fallen. so, i hope the president is not going to establish another hurdle that being himself. america is undergoing a energy resistance -- renaissance an the prospects of securing energy index is in sight. to achieve our goal of energy security we need to make sure we have the infrastructure in place to keep pace with the changing energy landscape. it will be a critical addition to the nation's pipeline network increasing our supply of oil and helping reduce its cost. the state department completed

coalition but one of the coalitions we have is ohio state buckeye fans and oregon fans with peter defazio. so we're crossing all kinds of bridges here today. to oppose fast track. the 2006 2008, 2010 2012 elections were all about economics. make no mistake. the anxiety that people peel in upstate new york and ohio and illinois and northern california, all across, and wisconsin, all acrisoss the country, these issues of trade have decimated the middle class in the united states of america. and if we want as democrats to connect with those voters we need to talk about the issues that they care about and it's fast track and it's trade. and i will say this. we are duly elected. we are the ones on the ground when the steel mill closes. we're the ones in the union hall shaking hands, holding hands hugging wives and kids that have lost their jobs. making 50, 6 0, 70 80000 dollars a year. we're the ones on the ground. so to push a trade agreement into the house of representatives and not ask our opinion, we're the ones that see the imbalance in labor standards. the negative effects. we're the one

the ones such as peter defazio who are not on board with this bill and never have been do not plan onhanging their votes at all. >> last time around, the white house, there were electoral considerations with the midterms coming up. they do not issue a veto threat. what did they object to in this keystone bill? >> the reason they issued the veto threat is because they feel the circumvents the ongoing process and this is an administrative review. the president is the one who has the authority to say whether the pipeline is in the best interest of the nation because across the border from the canada into the u.s. they are also upset because there is ongoing litigation in the breast, and they want that result before the state issues its final recommendation to the president. >> you cover the markup on the bill with the headline the senate panel advances the keystone bill 13-9. john hoeven on the pipeline saying, it has gone through the process or six years and is still not in the process. americans won world war ii in a short amount of time. he said the keystone veto threat was not the wa

it also had house sponsors with peter defazio and henry waxman.and the bill sought to lift the veil on the relationship between industry and physicians. it was a true piece of bipartisan legislation that was founded on a lot of the research that you're going to hear from some of our great speakers today. it was written in conjunction with the information5athat we got from the research community, and the consumer community, represented by pew and allen here today and aarp and amsa and many other groups that were concerned that these relationships, the financial relationships, were impacting both the quality of health care, and the cost of health care. and i have to say that the process was long and tireless. at the time i worked for senator herb cole and we had with my colleague chris armstrong from senator grassley's office about 300 meetings with consumer groups, and industry groups to understand comprehensively what these relationships were legitimate concerns from industry about context about how we present the information to consumers. and how

chairman bill shuster and ranking member peter defazio are two members who can get us there. we want to help them. i know the majority of members feel that way. my words to them are, onward, gentlemen. lead america forward by passing that bill through us. on another front, i rise to express deep dismay at what i believe to be republic efforts to weaken and begin dismantling the social security and its disability insurance program that so many americans depend upon. the headline in yesterday's politico reads, social security disability under attack by the g.o.p. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to place this article in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: as this congress starts, republicans have quietly and without consulting democrats tucked into the rules of this house a point of order provision that aims to harm our nation's 8,950,000 disabled citizens and weaken the social security's earned benefits program. the number of americans on disability today out of a nation over 310 million people amounts to less than 3% of our population. that

defazio: i thank the gentlelady. i also congratulate the chair, ranking member, and others who support this needed legislation. this will bring new focus to noaa's ongoing efforts on deploying earl will i detection systems research, and working with potentially affected communities better educating the public, and designating evacuation routes and taking other measures of putting other measures in place that can mitigate damage or loss of life in case of a tsunami. there is the cascadea subducks fault not as well-known by americans as the san andreas in california, but the cascadea abduction fault which starts south of my district off northern california has the potential for an even more devastating earthquake and much more probability of a devastating tsunami than anything caused by the san andreas and other major faults. the united states of america this bill is good in the focus it brings. the the gentleman who spoke before me from california, in a fiscally responsible way. well, i would only disagree with that i

the one such as are presented peter defazio, who are not on board with this bill and never have been, don't land on changing -- plan on changing. >> there were electoral considerations with the midterms coming up. the white house did not issue a veto threat. what was specifically objected to in this keystone bill? >> the reason the white house issued the veto threat is because they feel this bill circumvents the ongoing process at the state department, and that this is an administrative review, that the president is the one who has the authority to say whether or not this pipeline is in the best interest of the nation because it crosses the border from canada to the u.s. trade they're also upset because there is ongoing litigation in nebraska, and they want that to be resolved before the state department issues its final recommendation to the president. >> on the senate side of things, you cover the senate energy markup on the bill with a headline the senate panel advances the keystone bill 13-9 votes. republican john hoeven on the keystone pipeline saying it has gone through the proc

defazio of oregon for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the request is granted. the house is in order. members are asked to remove their conversations from the floor. the house is in order. can members please clear the well and remove your conversations off the floor. the house is in order. if members could please remove their conversations off the floor. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlelady from tennessee seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the house will come to order. mrs. black: more than a year after its launch the health care law remains as flawed as obamacare. we found that they were sharing users' personal data with third-party vendors. when the administration was caught with their hand in the cookie jar, they quickly scaled back but many unanswered questions remain. that's why i wrote a letter along with congressman pat meehan demanding answers regarding healthcare.gov's

defazio of oregon for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker i rise in opposition to h.r. 285 the save act. i'm sorry. mr. chairman i will -- i think i've mixed up my speeches. so i will withdraw and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. johnson: to revise and extend after addressing this body for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the republican border bill originally scheduled this week contained a provision buried on page 78 that would expand the pentagon's 1033 program. this program transfers billions of dollars of defense department equipment to law enforcement agencies without any congressional oversight or community input. the bill adds a border security activiti