frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i yield such time as he may consume to my colleague from new jersey, mr. lobiondo, for the purpose of a colloquy. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lobiondo: i thank you, chairman frelinghuysen, and also want to thank ranking member peter visclosky for setting an example how to take care of our nation's dramatic needs and do it in an inclusive bipartisan fashion. chairman frelinghuysen has shown great leadership on providing the resources or war fighters need to successfully defend our nation, both here and abroad. he and i have worked together on shared interests and i thank you for engaging with me on this important issue. the aircraft that are meant to protect our nation's sovereign airspace from both domestic and foreign threats and also our routine -- are routinely deployed with a big air force into war theaters overseas have gone without much-needed upgrades. the f-16 block 30 aircraft are tasked with a mission that absolutely cannot fail. the 177 fighter win

frelinghuysen: i thank the chair. stay tuned as our commander in chief and our allies contemplate future action in iraq as things get worst. a lot of innocent people are killed. i'm respectful of the gentlewoman's passion and her continuing battle to get this matter straightened out, but the president is going to request congress to look at things and we should stay tuned. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- ms. lee: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from california will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the derk. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. flores of texas, at the end of the bill before the short title insert the following new section, section, none of th

frelinghuysen: well. i'm a strong supporter of the joint strike fighter and indeed the b-61, we are doing things to make sure that it is everything that we anticipated it should be. and i think the issue is worth discussing but it was my understanding that you were planning to withdraw your amendment. otherwise i will make a point of order. mr. garamendi: i think what i would prefer to do, sir, is to -- reclaiming my time. what i would prefer to do, sir, is to proceed and to continue the discussion. i think this is an important matter. with that -- i don't know how much time i have remaining. the chair: the gentleman from california has 30 seconds remaining. mr. garamendi: perhaps i'll just wrap and then will take up your point of order and see where that goes with it. this is an extremely important issue. it has to do with our relationships with nato, it has to do with cost-sharing from the nato community who will eventually acquire these planes. and it also has to do with the b-61 bomb which is an extra

frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, as we begin consideration of this important legislation, all of us in this chamber want to pay tribute to the men and women of our armed forces, all volunteers. they deserve our heartfelt thanks for their incredible service and sacrifices and that of their families. in everything we do over the next few days should be dedicated to them. my colleagues, fiscal year 2015 department of defense appropriations bill reported out unanimously by the full committee on june 10. this recommendation is the product of countless staff hours, 10 official briefings, and 13 hearings. reducing risk for our war fighters. these hearings was exclusively dedicated to taking testimony from members of the house on their views, opinions and priorities for this year's defense appropriations bill. i want to thank those members who took time to inform and educate the committee as well as other members who made specific requests. at the onset, i'd like to thank chairman hahl rogers and ranking member --

frelinghuysen: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. all time having expired on this amendment, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from michigan. those in favor say aye. those opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. the clerk will read. 22, line 16, weapons procurement, navy, $3,111,931,000 to remain available for obligation until september 30, 2017. procurements of ammunition, vy and marine corps, $629,372,000 to remain available for obligation until september 30, 2017. shipbuilding and conversion, navy, outfitting and first estination transportation, $491,797,000. for completion of prior year ipbuilding programs, $1,007,285,000. $14,256,361,000 to remain available for obligation until september 30, 2019. remains until september 30, 2017. procurement marine corps $927 million to remain for obligation september september 30, 2017. ircraft procurement air force, $12,046,941,000 to remain available for obliga

frelinghuysen: mr.peaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and exclude remarks extraneous material on further consideration of h.r. 4870. and that i may have -- i may include tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 628 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h.r. 4870. will the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of hsh -- of h.r. 4870, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2015, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: when the committee of the whole rose on thursday -- the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on thur

frelinghuysen: if the gentleman would yield. let me thank the gentleman for his incredible service in the house armed service committee and may i say, the defense appropriations committee has worked closely with chairman mckeon as well as you and as you know, and our bill contains no funding for a future brac. i think all of us are still digesting the last brac and how -- understand how expensive it was and i think it's important for you to know that we will repeat in our bill, through your amendment, what you put in the authorization bill, which would make it quite leer to the administration. thank you for yielding. the chair: thank you. i thank the chairman -- mr. wittman: thank you, i thank the chairman for his leadership. i yield back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? mr. visclosky: i ask unanimous consent to claim time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment, although i'm not opposed to his amendment. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes.

frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i rise to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for five minutes. mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i'm not actually opposed to the bill but i would like to talk about some of the assertions or allegations made by the gentleman. do i that respectfully. not in opposition to the amendment, but i think there's some things that have been said that need to be replied to. the national security agency has participated in standard setting with the national institutes of standards and technology known as nist. of course they'd participate, wouldn't we want our nation's best crypting to are a ferres to help strength -- cryptographers to help strengthen and secure the internet? you want the standards to be designed by the people who best understand the threat. they recommend the standards that they themselves use. as a national security stated in september of -- september 30 of last year, the n.s.a. is responsible for setting the security stand

frelinghuysen: 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 h.r. 4870 and that i may include tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. that motion is adopted. pursuant to house resolution 628 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 4870. the chair appoints the gentleman from new york, mr. collins, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 4870, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2015, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from new jersey, mr. frelinghuysen, and the gentleman from i

frelinghuysen: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous material on the further consideration of i may 0 and that include tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: is there any objection? the house ction -- ill be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise with many of the women of the house, both republican and democrat, the members of the congressional women's softball team, to share with our colleagues that last night at the sixth annual congressional women's softball game the members beat the press nd took back the trophy. now, unbelievably -- unbelievably, the press seems to be absent in -- they want to cover us on everything else but seem to be absent in observing these proceedings. we are so proud to report to you that we didn't just beat them we beat them badly, 10-5, and we were able to raise th

frelinghuysen: i move that the committee do now rise. the chair: the committee is on the motion that the committee do now rise. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. chairman the committee having had under consideration dress me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 4870 and has come to no esolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: senate 1254, an act research and control act of 1998 and for other purposes. chair ker pro tempore: lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mrs. kirkpatrick of arizona from june 18-20. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. he request is granted. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute peeches. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announc

frelinghuysen: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. frelinghuysen: mr. speaker, with strong leadership from chairman rogers and ranking member lowey, our bill already funds the administration's request for electronic health records. this includes $124 million for interoperability efforts for the two current systems of both the department of defense and the department of veterans affairs. efforts are already under way to allow clinicians and users now to have operable records. . in regard to sexual assault, our recommendation provides approximately $275 million, an increase of $50 million over fiscal year 2014, which fully funds the president's request for sexual assault prevention. mr. speaker, with regards to traumatic brain injury funding, this bill, our bill also includes over $400 million in research and development funds for traumatic brain injury and psychological health and over $600 million in oper

we frelinghuysen it, there go. >> you have one in there?just got done frying them. >> there they are. >> that's? >> yep. >> done? >> right here. >> what do you eat? what part do you eat? >> this right here. >> how do i eat it? pick it up with my hands? >> pick it up, go to town. >> that's it? >> yes. >> what kind of meat? >> braze dollars chuck. >> went to high school with him. braze dollars chuck. got wings and all of the other stuff. do you have big tv's, stuff like that. >> tv's all over the place, most of the food we infuse moon shine into it. >> even the chicken? >> in the wings, they're honey shine wings, moon shine infused in them. the sauce for the squash blossom tacos. >> booze in everything? what are you alcoholics or something? no? good to see you. i'm coming down there. >> thanks. >> my new place, just down the street. exact address? >> thirty-five south second street. >> what would be next to it. >> between mark and chestnut. >> okay. >> buy cuba look ray. >> across the street. >> even fishtown here in old city. >> still ahead,

chairman frelinghuysen has done excellent job in the appropriation area, working with his minority leader -- minority member to craft this appropriation bill to fit the needs of our military. they have done an extent job. providing for the common defense is a constitutional responsibility that we share with the president, this congress shares that with the president. without a strong defense we have no way of ensuring that our liberties we enjoy are the -- the safety of our citizens from threats foreign or domestic keep us safe here at home. the underlying legislation helps fulfill congress' responsibility to provide for our national defense. funding the armed forces and addressing critical readiness gaps. the d.o.d. appropriation act provides $1 million to be used exclusively for improving military readiness. that commitment is vital if we need to give to our war fighters the best possible chance to complete their mission and make it home safe and sound. as a father of three soldiers, i can only tell you that the ability to train and equip our men and women that have volunteered to serve

frelinghuysen:: i ask unanimous consent when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and, two, when the house adjourns on that day to meet tuesday, june 17, 2014, when it shall convene at noon for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute peeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to commend a recent display of distinguished heroism by the brave men of the fire department of new york. mr. grimm: on the morning of june 5, 20 14, a massive fire erupted in staten island. the firefighters were engine 161 and ladder 81 quickly arrived on the scene and set to work battling the blaze. with choking smoke and rising flames, firefighters, ed morey, billy calderon, and thomas ascended to the second floor bedroom of the rivera family's bur