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nays are requested. those favoring a for what purpose does the vote yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes y electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 209, the nays are 169. voting present were two. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 6:00 p.m. on monday next. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. he house will be in order. members will please take their onversations from the floor. he house will be in order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute spee

the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays? mr. een: the gentleman does. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes y electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on laying the resolution on the table will be followed by five-minute votes on ordering the previous question on house resolution 645, adopting house resolution 645, if ordered, and suspending the rules and passing senate 1266. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on his vote the yeas are 365. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 364. the nays are 58 with four

nays. how does it look >> reporter: it looks good, bill republicans have secured the votes to pass this two-weekp the government open. they got 235 votes in the yea company, 193 in the no column. the shutdown is averted for now, two weeks from tomorrow we will do this all over again back to you. >> oh, looking forward to that >> we've got the tax bill. i'm telling you, put that on your calendar. >> a week before christmas >> thank you very much, kayla. >>> more than 2 million americans are addicted to opioids, according to the american society of addiction medicine coming up, how some addicts are using retailers' retn liesurpoci to fund their dependencies it's an incredible story, coming up noon? eating. 3:45? uh, compliance training. 6:30? sam's baseball practice. 8:30? tai chi. yeah, so sounds relaxing. alright, 9:53? i usually make their lunches then, and i have a little vegan so wow, you are busy. wouldn't it be great if you had investments that worked as hard as you do? yeah. introducing essential portfolios. the automated investing solution that lets you focus on your life. of emerging mar

the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman request the yeas and nays? mr. frelinghuysen: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on the motion will be followed by five-minute votes on passage of h.r. 4667, the motion to suspend the rules and pass senate 1532, and the motion to suspend the rules and the rules and pass senate 1766, if ordered. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 225. he nays -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 228. the nays are 190. he motion -- the speaker pro tem

the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman request the yeas and nays. mr. roe: yes, sir. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise. remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? the . speaker, i move that house suspend the rules and pass house concurrent resolution 90, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 90. concurrent resolution condemning ethnic cleansing in the row hingea and calling for the house an end to the attacks and an immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of rakhine in burma. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes

for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. neal: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman have a motion? mr. neal: i do. i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the conference report? mr. neal: i certainly am. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman qualifies. the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mr. neal of massachusetts moves to recommit the conference report on the bill, h.r. 1, to the committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part of the house to disagree to section 11 -- mr. brady: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the motion is not debatable. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the motion is not agreed. to the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requeste

nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. graves: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass senate bill 1532. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1532, an act to disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'd ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on senate 1532. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'd yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro t

does. but are you back with a 50 caliber at this point now? >> no, when nay launched an aircraft we were at general quarters all day and i was a sky lookout and we were in the chair half hour, an hour, half hour, then the half hour and then off and then i went back to my gun. at the coral sea battle, i had a water-cool eed 50 caliber on th forecastle. so on the bow stuck out about 20, 30 feet beyond the flight deck and on the port side was a 50 caliber in the middle was a gun mount with two 20 millimeters and on the star board side was a 50 caliber so in the coral sea i was up there, and being born and raised down south where we hunt quail and doves and anything else that moves, i guess, i had learned to lead. my daddy taught me how to lead quail and so they said i did pretty good in the coral sea. i don't know whether i did or not because everybody is shooting at the same time. [ laughter ] so they gave me a larger field of fire and set me up on the after end of the island structure under the after directory. so i had a 50 caliber and i would cover a part of

nay? isn't that what congress did? baking the question, which is, what does the law, the fourth amendment require in those circumstances. setare saying congress can the level of what the constitution requires, that that is true. i think it is definitely not true. this court as the arbiter of the fourth amendment but it has decided that question. it has decided to things. under the third-party doctrine, business information, that is a pain from the company, it is not -- >> is it the third party's information when congress says its customer information? >> congress can say a lot of things. i think the important thing this is about what the third-party doctrine is. the court is made clear that state laws that provide additional enhance privacy protection do not alter fourth amendment baselines. it said that in greenwood. where it confronted a claim that the stored communications act, the same lot issued here created some sort of an expectation of privacy above and beyond what the fourth amendment required. the court said, we do not measure fourth amendment rules about privacy expectations and text messaging by what congre

does -- for the good of our country. it could well do so. just based on the information i have today, it didn't lead towards that end. but we'll see. >> one nay vote from the gop. what happened to the deficit hawks there? >> yeah, it's interesting. earlier this week, bob corker said he kind of feels like he's part of a dying breed when it comes to deficit hawks. in recent years, we've heard republicans warn repeatedly, especially during the obama administration, about the danger of ballooning the national debt, the threat that potentially presents to the united states in the long-term. you didn't hear a lot of that from republicans this time. bob corker was the most vocal republican in the senate who is raising these concerns. he ultimately voted against it, of course. but it really does feel like we're in a different era right now where republicans are no longer talking about the deficit, the debt. they point to this tax bill. they say, look, growth is going to be such that this isn't going to balloon the deficit, but as we see, you know, these studies show otherwise and we're not hearing the same alarm bells from the gop that we heard in pr

nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> i move to pass the bill, ..r. 4996 the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4661, a bill to re-authorize the united states fire administration, the assistance to firefighters grant program, the fire prevention and safety grants program, and staffing for adequate fire and emergency response grant program and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from virginia, mrs. comstock, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. johnson, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from virginia. mrs. comstock: thank you mr. speaker,. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.r. 4661, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. without objection. mrs. comstock: thank you. i yield myself such time as i may co

nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. luetkemeyer: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and ss the bill h.r. 3093, the investor clarity and bank parody act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 316, h.r. 3093, a bill to amend the volcker rule to permit certain investment advisors to share similar name with a private equity fund subject to certain restrictions, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from missouri, mr. luetkemeyer, and the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. capuano, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. luetkemeyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. luetkemeyer: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may con

does not send unsolicited e-mails about packages. if you see it, delete the e- mail immediately. >>> the ayes are 51. the nays are 48.s act is passed. >>> amid heckling and last- minute complication, the senate passes the republican tax plan early this morning. why the bill is heading back to the house before it can land on the president's desk. >>> and we have a santa sighting here in oakland. coming up, we ride along with santa as he is getting an escort with the oakland police department. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> welcome to wednesday. >> uh-huh. >> december 20th. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. it is a chilly wednesday morning. >> yeah. >> steve paulson will tell you more about it. he is right here. >> it is chilly and a little bit of rain. not much but a little bit. we finally had some. temps will be in the 40s today. that's the best we can do. average is 57 to 60. we have been above for a long time. you see the rain right there. santa cruz mountains, maybe a little bit. not much left. showers to the north zipping through mendocino county. that is about it. the

for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. neal: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] e speakeo tempore: the yeas a 2, the nays are 192. th motion isdoe reconsider is laid on the ble. r what purpes the gentleman from massachusett seek recognitn? >> mr. eaker, i have motion to instruct atheesk. the speaker o tempore: clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mrneal o massachusetts mo the managrs onhe part of the house -- mr. neal: cd weet order? he speaker pro tempore: the houswill come t oer. convertionsth l take their chambe. lear the aisles. mee

nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman pursuant to house resolution 670 i call up h.r. 1370 with the senate amendments thereto and i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate amendment and designate the motion. the clerk: h.r. 1370 an act to amend the homeland security act of 2002 to require the secretary of homeland security to issue department of homeland security training programs as part of the department of homeland security blue campaign and for other purposes. senate amendment, motion offered by mr. frelinghuysen of new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 670, the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by chair member

for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker: the yeas and nays are requested. a sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. pledge of allegiance will be led by mr. davidson. mr. davidson: i ask our guests to rise and join us in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from nebraska, mr. bacon, is recognized for one minute. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to thank and recognize father steven e. boes who joined us today to deliver the opening prayer. he's the fifth executive director of boys town which is in nebraska's second congressional district and is celebrating the 100th birthday this month. he was ordained in 1985 for the archdiocese in omaha. he regularly attends school events at boys town schools. i have jo

nays are 182. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. woodall: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 657 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members will clear the aisles, take your conversations from the floor. the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 109, house resolution 657. resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 2396, to amend the gramm-leach-bliley act to update the exception for certain annual notices provided by financial institutions. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on financial services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. the previ

nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. hensarling: i call up h.r. 477 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 477, a bill to amend the securities exchange act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of privately-held companies the speaker pro tempore: the text of rules committee print 115-14 is adopted and the bill as adopted is considered read and shall be debatable for one hour equally divided by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee. after one hour, it shall be in order to consider further amendments printed in part a of house report 115-143 if offered by the member designated in the report which shall be considered read and separately debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro in the event and not subject to a demand for the division of the ques

nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. hensarling: i call up h.r. 477 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 477, a bill to amend the securities exchange act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of privately-held companies the speaker pro tempore: the text of rules committee print 115-14 is adopted and the bill as adopted is considered read and shall be debatable for one hour equally divided by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee. after one hour, it shall be in order to consider further amendments printed in part a of house report 115-143 if offered by the member designated in the report which shall be considered read and separately debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro in the event and not subject to a demand for the division of the ques

nay. a lot of people say i hate it when he does this type of stuff.it for days if not the rest of the year it is a strategy that works for him. lisa: good point. get to the worse of it senator jeff flake was caught on a hot mike moment. listen. >> become the party of roy moore and donald trump, we are toast. we are absolutely. >> not throwing smoke at you. but you are the guy who could just for fun, think how much fun it would be to be the foil and point out what an idiot this guy is. lisa: we see this time and time again with hot mike moments they never end well, do they. >> no. what a nightmare. it's like when you check your phone a few times to make sure you are still not carrying over. this was one of those things flake could have gone out saying i have a moral compass and i'm standing strong. what this really did for him is make him seem petty and it's too bad for him but he should know better. let's be honest. lisa: another one of the worst. we have hillary clinton talking about president trump saying that he is obsessed with her. listen. >> app

nays on that. other senators balking at provisions that have been tucking in there. susan collins doesn't like top rate being lowered, neither does marco rubio. what do you think? >> there is a lot of people heading their breath right now. the idea once we get back the first hurdles of getting them to conference everyone breathed a sigh of relief. it is obvious far from over. you need two votes in the house and senate. it is a good sign john mccain is come back. if you want to see this bill pass he presumably will be a yes on that. he is always a question mark on these types of bills. the idea with susan collins and marco rubio what we have seen they have expressed grumpiness in public not getting things they want inside of the tax package. what they have not said they are a no vote. they have complained about that top rate coming down in marco rubio's case especially. he was upset he didn't get to extend child care tax credit further for more of working place but you know, at the end i think they will have to make the calculation do we want to be in the position supports having a billets americans keep more of their own money? i

nays 1 8. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. snie, -- those in favor will vote aye, samoa. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts -- a recorded vote is requested. -- those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 228. the nays are 188. the resolution is adopted. without objection a the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the unfinished vote on the gentleman from missouri, mr. grave, to suspend the rules and pass senate 1393 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: senate 1393, an act to streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, a

nays are ordered. pursuant clause 8 of rule 20 further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. hensarling: i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourn today it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized. mr. rohrabacher: i rise to pay tribute to surf legend an filmmaker bruce brown who at 80 years of age died this week. bruce brown challenged a generation of americans to follow our dream, to find our perfect wave. he reached out to introduce us to the magic experience of being propelled by the power of nature on an ocean wave. adventure and a rush of excitement was only as far away as the local beach. bruce brown made movies about surfing, "endless summer" was his best known. his films were more than entertainment. he spoke to our soul and our spirit of adventure he inspired us to go for it, to ta

nays. >> could you tell me how mr. newhouse were washington -- state of washington is recorded on the slaughter amendment? >> mr. newhouse is not recorded. >> okay. does the gentleman wish to be recorded? >> i would like to vote no, sir. >> the gentleman is requesting that he be recorded as a no vote. >> mr. newhouse, no. >> could the clerk please reprovide the total. thank you very much. >> three yays, seven nays. >> the amendment is not agreed to. further amendment or discussion? >> yes. i have another amendment to the rule. i move the committee make an order and give the necessary waivers for the amendment to hr-38 by representative jackson lee, number 19, which would prohibit a person from carrying a concealed firearm across state lines if the individual has been convicted of domestic violence or stalking. >> you've heard the amendment from the gentle woman, number 19, from texas. is there a discussion? seeing none, the vote will now be on the slaughter amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no? nos have it. >> roll call, please. >> clerk will poll the committee. >> mr. cole. >> no. >> mr. woodalls. >> mr. burgis. >> no. >> mr. collins.

388, the nays are 29. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. bishop: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table the bill h.r. 4300 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: union calendar bill 332, h.r. 4300, a to authorize pacific historic parks to establish a commemorative display for the united states armed forces who served during the pambing theater in world war ii, and for other purposes -- during the pacific theater in world war ii, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, the bill is read a third time, passed and is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. bishop: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourns to meet on monday next and when it shall convene at noon for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: witho

nays. mr. sessions: could you please ell me how mr. newhouse from washington, state of washington, is recorded on the slaughter amendment. the clerk: mr. newhouse is not recorded. mr. sessions: ok. does the gentleman wish to be recorded? mr. newhouse: i'd like to vote no. mr. sessions: the gentleman is requesting that he be recorded as a no vote on the slaughter amendment. could the clerk please re-provide the total. thank you very much. the clerk: three yeas, seven anyways. -- nays. mr. sessions: the amendment is not agreed. to further amendment or discussion. ms. slaughter: yes, i have another amendment to the rule. i move the committee make in order and give the necessary waivers for the amendment to h.r. 38, by representative jackson lee, number 19, why which would prohibit a person from carrying a concealed firearm across state lines if the individual has been convicted of domestic violence or stalking. mr. sessions: you've heard the amendment from the gentlewoman, number 19, from the gentlewoman from texas, jackson lee. is there discussion? seeing none, the vote on the slaughter amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. noes have it. ms. slaughter: roll call, please

nays are 190. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? . crowley: mr. speaker, by direction of the democratic caucus i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration by the chamber. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: resolution 659, resolved, that the following named member be and is hereby elected to the following standing committee of the house of representatives. one, committee on the judiciary, mrs. demings. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. members are requested to take their conversations off the house floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? -- mr. y: mr. speaker speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house will please come to order. r. brady: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: members are requested to take their conversations off the house floor. the

does have a lot to worry about, what's your reading of this? >> well, the only thing president trump has to worry about is guys like adam schiff who are in the house and senate who are nay problem, part of the broken status quo in washington, d.c. that is the reason that he got elected in the first place. adam schiff cannot find anything whether it's in tax reform package or any other piece of legislation to be for. the democrat leaders can only be against the president because it's all about politics to them, it's all about power. they have no agenda to move the american people forward for success on any level, whether it's national security, our economics, our health care or education, they have zero to do with moving america forward. they just have to be negative. part of the reason that is you see the american people tired to have politicization of all of these issues. >> david, i want to bring a poll to your attention from mammoth university, americans disapprove of it, 47%, those who approve of it, only 26%. that suggests to me that the republicans have shall we say a messaging problem, they're not selling this thing aggressively. i don't see anybody pounding the

nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. the chair will resume questions on postponed proceedings at a later time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i would ask that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1733. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union call encar number 339, h.r. 1733, a bill to direct the secretary of energy to review an arnold palmer dated report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lieu bring indicating oil. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from michigan, mr. up ton and the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from recognition. mr. upton: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. upton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. so this bill h.r. 1733 was introduced by energy and commerce committee member susan brooks fr

nays are requested. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change their vote? on this motion, the yeas are 38. the nays are 61. the motion is not agreed to. the clerk will report the cantwell amendment. the presidingthe clerk: the senm washington, proposes amendment numbered 1717 to amendment numbered 1618. the presiding officer: there will be two minutes of debate equally divided. the senator from washington. ms. cantwell: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that my full statement be included in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. cantwell: mr. president, my amendment strikes the title requiring oil development in the arctic wildlife refuge. this refuge is the largest refuge in our nation and the last pristine ecosystem for the arctic in north america. this bill undermines the purpose of having a refuge by saying instead of protecting the refuge, it requires that it be managed like a petroleum reserve. you know what webster's definition of stewardship is? the careful and responsible m

nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change their vote? on this motion, the yeas are 48, the nays are 47. the motion is agreed to. mr. hoeven: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. hoeven: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hoeven: i ask unanimous consent that s. res. 351 be star printed with the changes that are at the desk. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hoeven: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 356, submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 356, expressing the sense of the senate that members of congress should substitute teach at least one day per year in a public school to gain firsthand knowledge on how to address the prevailing challenges facing educators and how to remove obst