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.] i am going to ask everyone the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are -- the chair: on this vote the yeas are 173, the nays are 236. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is on the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 by the gentleman from california, mr. mcamericany, on which further proceedings were post poe -- mcamericany on which further proceedings were postponed. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in house report 112-213, offered by mr. mcnerney of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [capt

putting this thing in the house of representatives is negative and disruptive. >> this seemed like sort of a far-fetched thing to be worried about. this house of representatives is going to have to decide a thing. ross perot, did, in fact, that summer quit the race. then weeks after he quit, ross perot gave a whole different explanation for why he had quit. he told "the boston herald" he had a videotape of somebody from the bush campaign meeting with someone from the cia. he told campaign audiences and "60 minutes" there was some republican plan to disrupt his daughter's wedding. so he had to quit the race i guess to save the wedding? another one of his daughters explained to "the new york times" how that republican disruption was going to happen. apparently the perot family believed republican operatives were going to spread a false rumor bolstered by doctored photographs that ross perot's daughter who was about to be married was secretly a lesbian. and, therefore, ross perot had to quit the presidential race? or something? yeah. in the end, actually, 19 years ago this week ross perot

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 -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 238 and the nays are 182. the resslougs is adopted. -- the resolution is adopted. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 406 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 74, house resolution 406, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 2401, to require analysis of the impacts of certain rules and actions of the environmental protection agency and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a

the clerk: house concurrent resolution 74, resolved, that the two houses of congress assemble in the hall of the house of representatives on thursday, september 8, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving such communication as the president of the united states shall be pleased to make to them. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 5:30 p.m. today.

all times -- types here from the house of representatives. sash sash i want to thank -- mr. sarbanes: i want to thank the gentleman for assembling us here today to talk about this critical issue of jobs. if you talk to the average american, the issue they put at the top of the list, and frankly it's the issue they've had at the top of their list for months now, is the issue of jobs and creating jobs to get the economy moving again. you know, you're just talking about the infrastructure issue. and it would be one thing if our infrastructure was in terrific shape, right? if we were sort of 100% repair right now and everything was new and shiny and then we had this economic crisis and we were looking around for ways to create good jobs, to get ourselves back on our feet. and there wasn't these infrastructure projects out there to provide those jobs. but that's not the case. as you point out, as congressman yarmuth just pointed out, you can look out your window and you can see evidence of the crumbling infrastructure across the country. so do we c

of washington. >> and also any indication that white house legislative affairs office ran any of this by the congress in either body either chairman or democratic senate or jurisdiction chairman in the house of representatives? >> this plan, no. the argument that they made that they've been making for weeks is that this is sort of the thousand flowers bloom approach. no one idea that they have in here from the extension of the payroll tax cut, the tax credits for businesses that do hiring. all of those things. they are bills that have already had some sort of bipartisan support even inside the current congress. you heard them talk about the one bill, the bill he was referring to is a bill on infrastructure bank. my apologies for using washington speak. it's one that john mccain and kay bailey hutchinson that he referred to and didn't call by name but that was -- it's all of those that would argue that this has been vetted individually but they haven't vetted the whole bill on this front. one more point here, lawrence. tomorrow the president goes to richmond. that's the media market. home congressional district of eric cantor. tuesday the road show continues. ohio. home state of john boehner. it's pretty cle

of washington. >> and also any indication that white house legislative affairs office ran any of this by the congress in either body either chairman or democratic senate or jurisdiction chairman in the house of representatives? >> this plan, no. the argument that they made that they've been making for weeks is that this is sort of the thousand flowers bloom approach. no one idea that they have in here from the extension of the payroll tax cut, the tax credits for businesses that do hiring. all of those things. they are bills that have already had some sort of bipartisan support even inside the current congress. you heard them talk about the one bill, the bill he was referring to is a bill on infrastructure bank. my apologies for using washington speak. it's one that john mccain and kay bailey hutchinson that he referred to and didn't call by name but that was -- it's all of those that would argue that this has been vetted individually but they haven't vetted the whole bill on this front. one more point here, lawrence. tomorrow the president goes to richmond. that's the media market. home congressional district of eric cantor. tuesday the road show continues. ohio. home state of john boehner. it's pretty cle

that the bill must originate in the house of representatives. it has to originate there. ust a rule of the house, that all tax bills, all revenue bills, must originate in the house of representatives. so this talk of, democratic talk of, well, maybe the senate can pass the bill and then put pressure on the house to pass the bill. if the senate passes the bill in tact which is virtually impossible as it is in the current makeup of the senate with 47 republicans there, it would be what they call blue slipped in the house of representatives. it's an old tradition where they put a blue slip on the bill which is a rejection bill saying in effect you violated the constitution. you and the senate have passed a revenue bill first. you passed it before the house of representatives, therefore, we won't even look at it, won't even consider it. those are the kinds of things the president's bill is up against. the president knows his bill is up against those kinds of things which is why he finally admitted in a discussion with reporters that, yes, if the congress passes some of his bil

i'm running for the united states house of representatives. >> sorry, what did you say? year of her life jean faced ballooning health care loss and cuts to her disability payments. the sue party thinks that's a load of fooey. >> joining me, the emmy award winning emmy host jane lynch. thanks very much for coming in. >> happy. >> happy accidents. you've had more happy accidents than anyone -- since we first met years ago in that bar in west hollywood. >> right. >> it was actually at a party, one of those sunday night elward screening parties. you have had more happy accidents than anyone i know. >> actually we met when you were doing the "west wing." i had a tiny, tiny, tiny part. i would forgive you if you didn't remember meeting me. >> i accept your forgiveness. >> yes, a lot has happened. it's been a full four, five years. it's been crazy. >> it's -- now, sue sylvester's candidacy for the house of representatives -- >> yes. >> i'm getting echos here. you insist it's not a tea party character. she's doing something else. she's going her own way? >> i really don't -- wha

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: on this vote the yea are 234. the nays are 177. the previous question is ordered. the chair would ask the members to vacate the floor of the house, the well of the house, please. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, i have the honor to transmit herewith a scanned copy of a letter received from mr. scott gillis, deputy secretary of elections on behalf of nevada secretary of state, the honorable roth miller, indicating that according to the unofficial returns of the special election held september 13, 2011, the honorable mark e. amodei was elected representative to congress for the second congressional district, state of nevada. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen

house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 391, resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the united states on september 11, 2001, on the 10th anniversary that have date. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the resolution? without objection, the resolution is agreed to and a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further crucial of h.r. 1892 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 1892, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the united states government, the community management account and the central intelligence agency retirement and disabilities system and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: is a straight vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment reported from the committee of the whole? if not, the question is on adoption of the amendment in the nature of a substitute as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendm

he served the people as speaker of the kentucky house of representatives, speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, secretary of state under president john quincy adams, and of course as one of the greatest centers to ever walk through the capital. he was also honored to receive his party's nomination for president three times, in 1824, 1832, and 1844. the essence of legislating in the senate as 100 viewpoints are brought together to create one wall is compromised. in a clay became known as the great compromiser by forging a compromise that would keep his precious union together. clay did not compromise in the sense of forsaking his principles. rather, his skill was to bring together disparate ideas and forge consensus among his colleagues. that is a skill we could certainly use more of now. >> during the great debates we just went through this summer over the debt ceiling and the budget, there was so much talk about compromise in washington, whether or not it is a lost art. talk to us in that context about henry clay as the great compromiser and what sort of skills he brou

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 195. the nays are 230. the motion is not adopted. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from kentucky, mr. davis, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2883, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 138, h.r. 2883, a bill to amend part b of title 4 of the social security act to extend the child and family services program through fiscal year 2016 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national

these bills passed the house of representatives. of the compromise reached -- and were not part of the compromise reached in congress recently. one of the things that happen in the house of representatives that you need to know about, that is, they have recommended a repeal of the affordable care act. the affordable care act was somewhat controversial. i'm not sure exactly all of the reasons for that were well understood, but let me just go over what and repeal of the affordable care act -- that is the bill that president obama signed into law in the last congress that provided at long last that every american was guaranteed to have coverage under our health insurance system. it said at long last that america joined every other industrial nation in the world to say that health care is a right, not a privilege. it took millions of americans who currently have no health insurance and gave them the opportunity to have health insurance. it told our small businesses that it would no longer be discriminated against as small companies in th

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representativeshe 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 358, the nays are nine. 2/3 of those being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion by the gentleman from north carolina, mr. coble, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2333 as amend. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2633, a bill to amend united states code to clarify the time limit for appeals in civil cases to which united states officers or employees are party. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc.,

the clerk: house concurrent relution 81, concurrent resolution directing the clerk of the house of representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of h.r. 2608 the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the motion? without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i move that the house adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the motion is agreed to. accordingly the house stands until it is live from a fair view friday at 8:00 eastern. learn more at c-span.org /thecontenders. >> you do not play politics. you never play politics with people's jobs. >> annual party conference is under way in the uk. what nick clegg oppose a key note. party conferences from labor party leader. >> admiral mike mullen said pakistan is exporting violence to afghanistan in jeopardize in relations and the outcome of the afghanistan war. he testified before the senate armed services committee for a little more than three hours. this marks his first appearance before the c

in fairness i should mention the house of representatives did have one other important business matter that they took care of on wenz night dnesday night instead of hosting the president of the united states on his request. the house of representatives that night also took time to congratulation a girl's softball team from north carolina for making the little league world series. i also would like to lend my congratulations. that was the activity in the house of representatives on wednesday when they could not make time for the president. one vote and some nonbinding speechafying. so the president had to give his speech the next night instead of the night he wanted. the man who screamed, you lie, in the president's address in the joint session of congress two years ago, that congressman, joe wilson, did show up for president obama's speech when it finally happened on thursday. but at least four other republican members of congress from the south said before president obama's speech that they would not bother to show up. they would not be there. they didn't have the time. because there'

7:00 eastern time and president obama is just moments away from entering the chamber of house of representatives where he will tell congress and the american people his plan to create jobs. as we wait for the president >> we will have an update on the reportedly quote, credible specific but unconfirmed terror threat on the united states. around what is, of course, the tenth anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks and the latest on the massive power outage in parts of arizona and southern california primarily in the san diego area where more than a million americans do not have electricity at this hour. both of those things happening and breaking in terms of news relatively recently. an enormous amount of news tonight political and otherwise. but we begin as we must in washington, d.c. when a president addresses a joint session of congress, it's usually for the state of the union address. only very rarely do presidents ever ask congress to address a joint session for something other than the state of the union. before tonight, president obama had only done that once before when he unveil

of the house republican conference. he served as chairman of the house education committee. he served as minority leader and majority leader. and now, he is the 61st leader of the house representatives. we are glad to welcome our guest today speaker of the house john boehner. [applause] >> thank you. i want to thank the members of the board. all of you honored guests that are here today. thank you for the opportunity to be here and talk to you about jobs and the state of our nation's economy. we all know the economy has stalled and it has been stalled. it is not because of the american people. it is because their government has left them down. last week, the government has offered a set of proposals. the house will consider them. some of the president's proposals offer an opportunity for common ground. but let's be honest with ourselves. the president's proposals are reports substitute for the pro- growth policies needed to remove barriers to job creation in america. if we want job growth, we need to recognize who really creates jobs in america. does the private sector. this building is named in memory of former president ronald reagan who recognized that private-sector job critters

of the white house to get in the motorcade. the president and first lady will be walking out very, very soon. on the right of your screen, the floor of the house of representativesf them are inside and many, many more will be walking in and members of the core will be inside. members of the cap net and others who will be coming to listen to the president. this is not a formal state of the union address. they are there getting ready to hear what he has to say. he will see the president leave momentarily and show our viewers that ride. they are opening the door and i suspect the president will walk out. as we watched the white house and the president and first lady getting ready to walk out, i think it's fair to say, there they are. the first couple, the president and first lady i'm sure he has a new tie on for this special occasion, getting ready to drive in rainy weather out to capitol hill. when i say -- there she is. the first lady. >> that is a beautiful dress. >> when are i say the stakes for the country, the country right now are enormous, forget about the politics. you agree with me. the stakes are enormous and there is fear of a double dip recession. >> t

immediately reported to the press has the feast. >> before the presidential to 14 years in the house of representativesperiod of time of reconstruction, where was he on the issues involving the construction? >> it is interesting. my sense is he was largely a moderate. it would have helped to make him provide some to the nation. they say he was quite successful in taking congress and one of the most difficult times of its history. he was also an early advocate of black suffrage which i find quite interesting. it would not be considered a moderate position. my sense is that was more altered -- opportunistic than anything else. he believed it was important because it was important to give blacks the vote so they would vote republican. the >> he also had enemies. he had a group well-known enemy. >> he is a congressman from new york. >> i can't speak so vividly about him either. another was a struggle between the two of that. it led to a historic fight on the floor. we do have a clip about it from the senate historian. let's listen. >> at that period, the two leading republican politicians was the u.s. sena

. >> after the mexican war and you talk about the southern majority and the house of representatives. >> yes >> how does it work in the three fifth rule? >> okay. at the constitutional convention, this is great -- i teach at a law school, of course, that teaches constitutional law so anything you can ask me something that i can tie to the constitution i reach my fillmorian comfort level, maybe even above it. in any event, at the constitution convention there's, of course, a debate how do you allocate representation in congress? and everybody -- most people want it by population but the southerners say we have to have blacks represented northerners, of course, say well, how can you have slaves represented in congress when slaves aren't citizens and they don't vote. the compromise is reached is the three fifth compromise. that you will allocate representation in congress by counting all of the free people and three-fifths of all other people. so what the south does is get a bonus in the house of representatives by counting the slaves for purposes of representation. for example, in 1860

of the production company that created "the jerry springer show." it is doubtful the new springer influence on house republicans will improve much the general tenor of the house of representatives. local new york television was filled today with man and woman on the street, explanations of yesterday's election. they were all minor variations on an anti-obama theme. >> i'm not sure, but i'm really disappointed in obama. i was hoping much more. >> joining me now, democratic congressman from new york, elliot engel. thank you very much for joining me tonight, congressman. >> my pleasure, lawrence. >> congressman, you have an office, a district office in the bronx. what are you hearing in your bronx office? is it similar to what we were hearing all over local new york television today about new york democratic voters disappointed in president obama and expressing it as they did yesterday by voting for a kind of loony republican candidate for congress? >> well, i think a lot of it is the dissatisfaction with the economy. people are scared. they don't see any improvement in the economy. there are a lot of democrats who say to me, tell the president to be more feisty, to take it to the

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 415, the nays are zero, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the question on suspending of the rules and passing h.r. 2189 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: union calendar number 1227, a bill to encourage states to report to the attorney general certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are success peppeded and the bill is passed and witho

the republicans in house of representatives are unhappy because you will fight district by district. ressional district and change it there. >> instead of driving turnout in philadelphia assume you'll win philadelphia and go to the senator of the state and western part of the state and try to win those district by district and they will then vote against the congressman. they are worried. >> there are unintended consequences of this. the biggest is that we discovered a new way to mess with the others. they changed hands. maybe not in two years or four years. they go back and fort and it looks like at some point red state legislature will be in democratic hands and say look what they did in pennsylvania. let's take that state offline. there's a way in which you can chip away at the credibility of the presidential election system. >> only nebraska and main have that system. no major electoral vote state has it. do you foresee if pennsylvania were to go this way that michigan, ohio, florida, the other big battleground states that now have republican legislatures could pull the same thing

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 239. the nays are 188. the resolution -- the previous question is ordered. the resolution -- the question is on adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from new york -- the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: i ask for 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. this will be 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 th

boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2011, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate . the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tonight is a very historic joint session of congress. indode, it is unique in the history of our nation. not because it was the first time a president's request had been refused by the speaker. no. or that the president's speech is in and of itself is going to be extraordinary, although we all hope that it is. it is historic because there will be no young house pages in attendance when the president

president has now made it clear if he cannot beat the republicans at their silly games in the house of representatives, he will humiliate them for playing those games. he will take every opportunity as he did this morning to show voters that house republicans are standing in the way of economic progress in this country and need to be removed from office in the next election and replaced with a congress that has not signed its brain away to rover norquist's anti-tax pledge. >> anyone who assigns some pledge to protect every single tax loophole so long as they live, they should be called out. they should have to defend that unfairness. explain why somebody making $50 million a year in the financial markets should be paying 15% on their taxes when a teacher making $50,000 a year is paying more than that? paying a higher rate? they ought to have to answer for that. and if their pledge to keep that kind of unfairness in place, they should remember the last time i checked the only pledge that really matters is the pledge we take to uphold the constitution. we're already hearing the usual defenders of these

the us house of representatives has passed bill on tarriffs that could pave the way for the approval of the country's three pending trade agreements,... including the one with korea. senate republicans have urged president barack obama to quickly send the bills to congress for approval. laah hyun-kyung tells us more. members of the us house of representatives have agreed to renew the generalized system of preferences program,... or gsp,... which provides duty-free access for more than 100 developing countries. this is seen as part of a republican effort to put pressure on president barack obama... to submit the three stalled free trade agreements with korea, colombia, and panama. at a press conference wednesday, eight republicans, including the top republican on the senate finance committee, orrin hatch,... called on obama to quickly send the bills to congress, as these deals would result in tens of billions of dollars in exports... and 250-thousand new jobs. however, senate majority leader and democrat harry reid told reporters the same day... that the senate would only take up the t

according to an anonymous source in washington thursday...the us house of representatives has tentatively agreed to vote on the country's three pending trade deals with korea, colombia and panama in mid-october. but observers say... the belated move on the korea-us fta could lead to more delays in the latter half of this year. the protracted battle over the us debt limit... as well as other major national events such as the ten-year anniversary of the september 11th attacks this month... have held up plans to ratify the deals. meanwhile, another source on capitol hill has expressed optimism about the swift ratification of the pending korea-us fta, ... saying us house republican leaders have set a legislative agenda for this fall to vote on the pact...and us president barack obama's speech before congress next wednesday to shore up job creation and boost the federal government's fiscal sustainability are signs of momentum toward approving the trade agreement this month. according to recent korean government reports... korea's trade surplus with the us will increase by 140 million us dollar

house ethics committee show that scott and his nephew took a twenty one thousand dollar trip to israel in august scott wasn't alone in total eighty one congressman one fifth of the entire house of representatives made a trip courtesy of the american israel education foundation the charitable arm of the american israel public affairs committee a powerful lobby a powerful opportunity for the israeli government to push its agenda it's a distorted view of what's happening it is real and what's up with palestinians but i think that's so look at of course unfortunately it in the way that the source for policy runs get your. facts but very rational journey apac and other pro israel groups contribute the most of anybody to federal candidates in the united states with eleven point seven million dollars in donations in two thousand and ten alone it is the responsibility of every pro israel activists to increase the number of individuals making their own direct financial contributions to the campaigns of pro israel members and candidates for congress a pac is increasingly joined by pro israel eventually christian groups when you take the combined forces of this lobbying effort and the christian science o

fact of the matter the ryan budget that passed the house of representatives and has been embraced byan presidential candidate ends medicare, turns it into a coupon. it costs the average american senior an additional $6,000. they can speak in sound bytes, but i think the american people will hold them to their actions and words. it is a matter of action, passed the house of representatives, endorsed by every single republican presidential candidate, ends the medicare benefit. >> steve israel from new york. thanks for joining us tonight, sir. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you.

you need to know this what do you do if you're a republican in the house of representatives the nation is facing a government shutdown at the end of the week and millions of americans are in desperate need of federal disaster relief money but you go on vacation that's exactly what republicans did this week in the house of representatives they went on vacation and it was the spending bill is passed by congress by friday a government shutdown and fema will likely run out of money soon after so to prevent that at least that's the that was the earlier scenario today to prevent that the senate democrats didn't go on vacation instead they went to work today on the spending bill that would keep the government funded through mid november and replenish femurs nearly dry coffers with three and a half billion dollars but working in lockstep with their colleagues in the house senate republicans pillared filibuster that bill to so in the end the senate could only muster up enough votes to pass a spending bill that didn't include any disaster relief funding only problem is house republicans are nowh

its formulation was already rejected by the house of representatives. they've made it very clear there is no reason they will change. this amendment can sink years of efforts by both republicans and democrats in this body and the other body to pass. what we've done -- actually this amendment can could kill the bill over a mere formality, the difference between a revolving fund and reserve fund. we've worked out a compromise in good faith. the money -- the fees can only be spent, under the bill as it is here, can only be spent by the p.t.o. but the only thing is we actually have a chance to take a look at what they're spending it on. so they couldn't buy everybody a -- a car, they couldn't have a gilded place, they actually have to spend it on getting through the backlog of patents. it won't go anywhere else. it will only go to the patent office. so we should not kill the bill over this the amendment. we should reject the amendment and pass the bill. it's time for to us legislate. that's what the american people elected us to do, that's what they expect u