speaker's house. again today, you have and your speech by talking about the human rights and social justice for which parliament is best associated and your commitment to that as a lifelong supporter of both the rights of individuals and social justice. year-long career and your life's journey from your roots in glasgow are not easy. -- your long career and your life's journey from your roots in glasgow as a shop steward and sheet metal worker and on to the highest office of this ancient form of democracy is an inspiring story of commitment and determination in the service of your community, partly, and this nation. let us remember how you work your way out. your father was shipwrecked three times by torpedo. his mother taught him that they had to fight for everything they won. to leave scotland at the age of 15 and rise to the house of commons tells of a man at both of unique abilities and tireless hard work. you have known better than many, mr. speaker, what is right -- what it is like to grow up in

house is now adjourned. [crowd murmurs] [crowd murmurs] >> [inaudible] >> i have to report that this house has been in the house of lords, where her majesty has been pleased by her majesty's commissioners to approve the choice made of myself for the office of speaker. my first duty to the house is to repeat my respectful acknowledgment and my grateful thanks for the great honor you have conferred upon me in placing the immature -- and replacing me the responsibility and renewing my devotion of the service of the house. the prime minister, the leader of the house. >> i beg to move such a humble address be presented by her majesty praying her majesty that she will be most graciously pleased to confer some signal mark of a royal favorite on the right hon. michael martin for his services. he has presided as the chair of the house and has assured her majesty that any cost that has been conferred on that account, this house will make good the same. >> the question is that a number of things be presented to her maj

in this house. you should know that in discharging your responsibilities, it goes without saying that you have the support of these benches but not just in your work as speaker but in the vital work of reforming and renewing this house that so badly needs to happen. mr. speaker-elect, i read a lot about our own relationship, the theme that has never come out is the fact that of course briefly for a time we were both together the first pair of the lords and commons tennis team [laughter] and i would also like to put on record a historical first that you have achieved which is to be the first person of the jewish faith to occupy the office of speaker of the house of commons and another milestone we should mark. i also noticed, noted as all colleagues did what you said about casting away your past political views and i think on this side of the house we would say let's hope that includes all of them! [laughter] i listened carefully as honorable members did throughout the house to an excellent debate th

house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 183, the nays are 245. the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 19 printed in part c of house report 111-143 by the gentleman from illinois, mr. kirk, on which further pr seedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 19 pribted in part c of house report 111-143 offered by mr. kirk of illinois. 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 risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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 p

the house will be in order. the house will not proceed until the house is in order. members will take their seats. members will take their seats. the chair is reading from page 3, line 11. in case of sundry amendments reported from the committee, the question of their adoption should be be put to the house engross without intervening demand for division of the question. mr. price: i move that the amendments be be divided. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has just red the rule says that amendments may not be divided. mr. price: parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will state his plirmente inquiry. mr. price: isn't it true that rules routinely provide for a separate vote to be allowed when the committee rises on amendments being offered in the committee of the whole? the speaker pro tempore: the chair will not compare this rule to other rules. mr. price: further parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will state his inquiry. mr. price: if a member voted no on one amendment and yes on another amendment and wanted the oppo

i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 356. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 356, resolution expressing supporter for the designation of february 8, 2010, as boy scouts of america day, in celebration of the nation's largest youth scouting organization's 100 ith anniversary. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, and the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lynch: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lynch: thank you. madam speaker, on behalf of the house committee on oversight and government reform, i'm pleased to present house resolution 356 for consideration. this legisl

this house is neither corrupt nor crooked. but what was meant to be a straight forward system of compensation for members has become immensely complicated, mired in seeksy, and short on accountability. clearly sir christopher kelly's recommendations must be accepted unless they are inappropriate, which frankly i don't expect to be the case. the next speaker must ensure that honorable members and taxpayers alike aren't treated unfairly. this is a difficult balance to strike but it is one that i can both accomplish and communicate. secondly, the taste for strengthening back benches to revive parliament as a whole is incontra vertible. the true story for the past 30 to 50 years is not one, frankly, of petty claims on the one hand and extravagant claims on the other, but rather of the relentless erosion of this chamber's former strength. the prime minister recently asserted his desire to restore authority to parliament and, if a elected, i would seek to hold him and any successor to that pledge. this house must seize back control

nearly a quarter of the membership of the house. eight states currently have constitutional prohibitions against government investment and private corporations and i believe similar action is necessary on the federal level to pliment government intrusion. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting h.r. 57, proifing capitalism in america amendment. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. inslee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. inslee: mr. speaker, americans are the most innovative and the most entrepreneurial people on the face of the earth. that is the reason that the people want us to pass the american clean energy and security bill this week. this bill will give americans what they want. more energy independence, less pollution. and most importantly millions of new jobs of americans building the new businesses, putting up solar panels, putting up wind towers, and stringing new electrical wire that we need. now, what is

pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 5, 111th congress and the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following members of the house to the house democracy assistance commission. the clerk: mr. price of north carolina, chairman. mrs. capps of california, mr. holt of new jersey, mr. schiff of california, ms. schwartz of pennsylvania, mr. payne of new jersey, mr. pomeroy of north dakota, mr. farr of california, mr. ellison of minnesota, ms. hirono of hawaii, and ms. roibled of -- and ms. roybal-allard of california. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 5, 111th congress, i am pleased to appoint the following members to the house democracy assistance commission. the honorable david dreier of california. the honorable john boozman of arkansas. the honorable jeff fortenberry of nebraska. the honorable judy biggert of illinois. the honorable bill shuster of pennsylvania. the honorab

the house will come to order. the house will be in order. members will take their seats. the house will be in order. members will vacate the well. members will take their seats. members in conversations will remove them from the floor. members in the aisles will take their seats. members in the rear of the chamber will tear -- will take their seats and remove their conversations from the floor. the speaker pro tempore: members will take their seats, the speaker pro tempore: members will take their seats. the house will not proceed until there is order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: we rise to pay tribute to a star that went high into the sky. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlewoman ask unanimous consent to speak out of turn for one minute? the gentlewoman is recognized. >> the house is not in order. ms. watson: we would like all those to join us who would like to take a moment to remember michael jackson so you may come and join us here at the mic. i want to say to our house of representatives -- >> madam speaker, the house

we don't have the votes in the house. i just voted the -- if the gentleman would yield, i voted with him. i was in the forefront of trying to eliminate the torture. we wanted to go to the field manual. i agreed with senator mccain we wanted to go to the field manual and eliminate torture. our subcommittee has been on the forefront of that issue. in this issue, we agree you shouldn't release the photos. the point is, we have to pass the bill. we reached a compromise here, we'd like to see a bigger bill, we'd like to see a little different but the senator is tough and we did the best we could do. so i -- i would urge we vote against this legislation. this amendment. >> mr. chairman. >> senator. >> i had not intebbeded to speak on this -- intended to speak on this but i support the senate position. i don't believe that this matter should be in this bill. it's a freedom of information act. having said that, i've come to the conclusion that if this measure is involved, we don't have the votes. if that's the case, we should rem

the house of lords. he is the 157th speaker for the british house of commons. this one our program includes speeches by party leaders to rid it begins with a pre louis. this is for that -- a prelude. it lasts about one hour. " i remember my own election like it was yesterday. there is no speaker to provide -- preside over prayers', but i am sure the almighty is blessing the proceedings. >> do you remember the time when you were elected speaker in 1992? >> i can imagine those 10 candidates with butterflies in their stomach and their knees knocking. and this is what happens. however experienced you are, on an occasion like this, this is daunting. want to stand up, you give that all you have. what kind of quality is -- >> what kind of qualities do they need? >> you cannot say this in just one moment. the institution of the commons is a microcosm of the british nation. it is a very prestigious job. it is not simply a matter of shopping order, order under a medieval canopy. it has to know precedence and to ch

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., june 18, 2009. i hereby appoint the honorable jason altmire to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, rabbi solomon schiff, greater miami jewish federation, miami beach, florida. the chaplain: heavenly creator, bestow the blessings upon those here who have accepted the sacred responsibility to legislate within these hallowed halls, to foster the noble ideals of our sanctified democracy. grant that these deliberations will be ruled by wisdom, purpose and dedication. the prophet malachi said, have we not all one father, have not one god created us all, why do we deal tresh russly one brother against another? help hunger and bib ottry. view us with a commitment to sew the seeds that will turn selfishness into civility, hate red into harmo

house of representatives. whereas before assuming control of the house of representatives in january, 2007, congressional democrats were committed to an open and transparent appropriations process. whereas according to a document by congressional democrats entitled, democratic declaration: honest leadership and open government," page two states, quote, our goal is to restore accountability, honesty and openness at all levels of government, unquote. whereas according to a document by congressional democrats entitled a new direction for america, page 29 states, bills should generally come to the floor under a procedure that allows open, full, and fair debate, consisting of a full amendment process that grants the minority the right to offer its alternatives, including a substitute. whereas on november 21, 2006, the "san francisco chronicle" reported that, quote, speaker pelosi pledged to restore minority rights. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members

i, as will the whole house, utterly condemn this appalling anbar barracked active terrorism. our thoughts and condolences are with the family. i have talked to the president of mali. he knows he will have every support in rooting out al qaeda from this country. i want those to use terror against this country and against british citizens to know that beyond doubt that they will be hunted down and brought to justice >> my colleagues and i would like to associate cells with the condolences expressed by the prime minister for these brave men who lost their lives in afghanistan recently and also for the families of mr. -- the family of mr. dyer. just now, we are seeing the the pathetic sight of the cabinet attempting to reshuffle itself. when will the prime minister accept that he has lost all authority and call an election? >> there is work to be done every day to deal with the recession. if we had taken the advice of the other parties, we would not have taken action to nationalize the banks. we would not have taken action to deal with the problems that small businesses face a an

this bill has had no hearings in either house, to the best of my knowledge. it is deeply flawed public policy, i believe. i just have a problem with people who put a bill together, representing the automobile industry, and then you buy pass everything. it passes on the floor of the house, it's put in a bill where you can't do anything with it. we were refused any ability to negotiate. and i just don't think that's the way to go. and i think as the bill gets carried out, people are going to see the flaws in the policy. so i mean, i said what i think and i will vote for the greg amendment. >> i wish to associate myself with the remarks of chairman obey. this is a measure of compromises. we didn't get everything we wanted. but we must get the business proceeding the way it should. if we are going to keep the package together, i would strongly advise that we vote against the greg amendment. and the clerk will now call the roll. [clerk calling roll] [roll call snfpltted] [no. call the roll for absentees. [clerk calling roll] >> i've been advised that senator nelso

house of representatives.] >> u.s. house gave eling in for what may be the last meeting before the 4th of july holiday. we expect the day to get started with one-minute speeches. the rule allows for three hours debate. now live coverage here on c-span. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: lord god, you hold all in good order. yet you give us the freedom of choice in the realm of good conscience. it seems you achieve your own good purposes in and through your people whether or not they know your guidance or wait to learn from their own mistakes. be with all your people today in the decisions they make as a free people. provide them with insight and how to use their many blessings. even though you guide them by your spirit, hold them accountable for their deeds. before your divine tribunal and in the realm of public opinion. by personal integrity and right judgment, help all americans to establish credence before other nations so that seeing our good deeds may they glorify you,

proceedings on behalf of the house concerning the impeachment of samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. the presiding officer: the managers on the part of the house will be received and assigned their seats. the presiding officer: the sergeant at arms will make the proclamation. sergeant at arms: hear ye! hear ye! hear ye! all persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment, while the house of representatives is exhibiting to the senate of the united states articles of impeachment against samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. the presiding officer: the managers on the part of the house will proceed. mr. schiff: mr. president, the managers on the part of the house of representatives are here present and ready to present the articles of impeachment which have been preferred by the house of representatives against samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. the house adopted the following

that this has had on housing prices in the u.s. effect that this has had in housing prices in the u.s. so the observation i would make first is that i would get a hold of any member interested in the debate and i would get a hold of a new book called "the housing boom and bust" and see the role that congress played in helping to create this crisis. second, i'd think long and hard in the future about creating political manipulation into market. we should be the regulators and we should not be tying the hands of the regulator. in '89 we had from freddie mac, the chairman of the organization come up here and say, it would risk safety and soundness to allow these kinds of portfolios to develop, and instead, we allowed 101 to 1. 101 to 1 leverage out of the institutions and the resulting collapse and systemic risk, and we ignored the regulators who tried to warn us and we tied the hands of the regulators today. that is debate we should be having today and learn a lesson from it. >> thank you, mr. royce. we will now hear from the gentle

to get behind you and that should be the hull-house.r. speaker, the prime minister deserves great credit for bringing forward proposals to establish a parliamentary standards bill and to set up a select committee on reform on the house of commons. can i draw attention to the unnecessarily tight terms of reference and the cross-party in my name and for candidate chase. surely it cannot be right for the country only to discuss only nongovernmental business? >> mr. speaker, we've proposed measures for the house of commons to modernize in particular the election of select committee chairs. the scheduling of nongovernment business and the public issues for debate -- all these other matters can be considered in due course and the leader of the house is going to lead a debate on these matters. >> mr. speaker, the university of essex is proud of you. [laughter] >> prime minister, early this month, the conservatives were humiliated in the local elections. would the prime minister discuss with his secretary of state, schools and families why esse

the clerk: h.r. 403rks a bill to provide housing -- 403, a bill to provide housing assistance for very low income veterans. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. green, and the gentlewoman from virginia, mrs. capito, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 403. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. green: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'd like to thank representative capito. she is an active member of the financial services committee and i thank her for managing today. mr. speaker, i'd also like to thank representative michaud, for his outstanding work in helping wi this bill. he is a co-sponsor. i thank the ranking member, spencer bachus. of course i thank mr. barney frank.

cohen: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, madam speaker. like representative lee before me i was shocked at hearing of the shooting at the holocaust museum yesterday. it's a place of special reverence and a place you wouldn't think violence would occur. deranged minds do deranged things and the man who did the shooting has a history of hate toward african-americans and toward jews and toward our government it appears even though he served in our armed forces. it reminds me of the need for passing hate crimes legislation because hate today still exists in people's hearts. when people hate any group, they generally hate all different minorities. they don't understand the america of tolerence and inclusion that we celebrate which -- on which we were founded. it also reminds me of the need to have a cops bill passed torques have more protection in the cops that were approved in the arra to protect our society from these type of attacks. yes

houses as well. they're able to finance their work through mortgage payments from homeowners and others. in my state of california, habitat for humanity worked tirelessly to provide housing for needy californians. thousands have a police station to live because of the generosity of these donors. i urge my colleague to join me in voting yes on this resolution. i reserve the balance or my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. cleaver: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. cleaver: i would like to yield to my colleague and friend from georgia, mr. stanford bishop, seven minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia for seven minutes. mr. bishop: mr. speaker, it often takes loss to remind ourselves of our unwavering appreciation and unfaltering gratitude for those few extraordinary people who despite their ability to enjoy tremendous success and reward for themselves, ins

on behalf of the house of representatives, both myself and mr. aderholt -- >> the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the gentlelady will suspend. members will take their conversations off the floor. house will be in order. the gentlewoman from florida may resume. ms. wasserman shulingts: on behalf of the house of representatives, if i -- ms. wasserman shulingts: on behalf of the house of representatives if i may, we owe a true debt of gratitude. we as members of the house of representatives get quite a bit of the glory are and attention and focus, but it is our staff, both the ones who work for us in our own member offices, but also throughout this chamber and across every legislative branch agency that are toiling in the wilderness, so to speak, and are the unsung heroes that make the wheels of the legislative process turn we can't think them enough. this is a bill that attempts to fulfill our responsibilities at two different levels. we focused on two main tasks in the legislative branch bill. we tried to

>> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gingrey: the government-run health care plan my democratic colleagues are pushing will lead to health care rationing and ultimately months of wait time for patients seeking treatment. today i want to read a testimony from a canadian citizen who has experienced firsthand the ill effects of their government-run health care. when i came to a major hospital in downtown toronto with appendicitis, hi to wait overnight until the doctor saw me, but they did not have a cat-scan machine available and sent me home. i returned and they rated me less urgent. when i asked why they told me i received the less urgent rating because hi not died yet. again it took many hours before i was able to see the doctor. then hi to wait hours for an operating room before i was told that only those who would otherwise certainly die would receive surgery. however the veterinary care in canada is private so there is nothing like this when it comes to taking care of my

first, we propose that the house of commons and then subsequently the house of lords move from the old system of self-regulation to independent statutory regulation. this will mean the immediate policies of authority. it will delegated power to regulate the system of allowances no more can westminster operate of the last century where the members make up the rules and operate themselves. the new proposed authority would take over the role of the fees office in authorizing claims. it will oversee the new allowance system falling proposals committee of policy life it will it will disallow claims and require repayment and require stangs in cases of financial irregularity and i welcome the cross-party support for these proposals that will be contained in the bill that we will introduce very soon. i believe that the whole house will also wish to agree that as part of this process, the new regulators should scrutinize efficiency on policy expenditure and as sir christopher kelly said that policy cost less. second the house will have a statutory code of conduct for all mps qualifying their ro

house of representatives.] u÷[vwl the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 361, the nays are 57. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 359, the nays are 60 with zero recorded as present. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection , the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.res. 454. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 454, resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the national center for missing and exploited children. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. 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 the house proceedings for

this house is -- this house has mechanisms of holding executives to count. any members of the foreign affairs committee will experience the limitations of select committees holding the account. i find it extremely difficult to accept as a member of parliament why we're giving privileges to people outside this house under the guise of independence when we could have an inquiry of giving members of this house and select committee to get access to the kind of documents we are going to give access to these people. and if you're in public and private but that kind of access and come to a view. >> i understand she feels strongly about this, but she has another has been a foreign affairs inquiry. there has been an intelligence and security inquiry by a committee of this house. there has also been the dollar inquiry and the [unintelligible] inquiry. we have to look at the evidence of the last eight years, the run-up to the war, the conflict itself, and the reconstruction. i cannot think of every minute that is wider than that. given this house has looked at this iss

the house acted quickly. it was a large bipartisan vote to support the troops in the field, and where is that bill now? that bill's in the committee somewhere trying to figure out what else can be added to a bill designed to support our troops. people talking on those topics understand that the members of the congress have a history of supporting our troops in the field, our troops in iraq, our troops in afghanistan and so suddenly, well, maybe we can also put more money in the international monetary fund. a fund that we would put that money in by increasing our debt. we all know that one of the sources of that debt right now is far -- foreign borrowing, borrowing from foreign countries. some of those countries we borrow from like china actually would then qualify to get the money back under the i.m.f. to borrow money from china to give it to china is not what we ought to be doing. if we were even going to talk about that it shouldn't be in a military supplemental. it should be in a bill focused on that speci

house resolution in the house of representatives u.s.peaching judge kent for the southern district of texas for high crimes and misdemeanors. resolved. that samuel b. kent a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles be exhibited to the senate. articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives of the united states of america in the same of itself and all of the people of the united states of america against samuel b. kent, a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. article 1, incident to his position as united states district court judge, samuel b. kent has engaged in conduct with respect to employees associated with the court that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a judge as follows: number one, judge kent is the u.s. district court judge in the southern di

the speaker pro tempore: the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 2410. will the gentlewoman from colorado, ms. degette, please kindly resume the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of the bill, h.r. 2410, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: h.r. 2410, a bill to authorize appropriations for the department of state and the peace corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the foreign service and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today a request for a record the vote on amendment number 15 by the gentleman from california, mr. royce, had been postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 16 printed in part c of house report 111-143. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. meeks: i have an amendment at the desk and ask for consideration. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 16 precipitation

lynch: madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 420. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 420, resolution celebrating the symbol of the united states flag and supporting the goals and ideals of flag day. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, and the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lynch: madam speaker, house resolution 420 celebrates our nation's most enduring symbol, the american flag. with this resolution, this chamber expresses its support for the annual recognition of flag day. the gentleman from ohio, repr

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the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 454. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. mr. platts: on that question, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking a vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8, rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, house resolution 472, congratulating and saluting the 70th anniversary of the aircraft owners and pilot association and their dedication to general aviation safety and important contribution to general aviation provides to

of the house, second in line to the president, the constitutional officer presiding in this house, hasn't she indicated her belief and her position that there has been a pattern of misleading information given to this body by the c.i.a.? and if that is the case, i would ask the gentleman, what value is it for -- from the speaker, then, to engage in these briefings if she cannot trust the veracity of the information? and i'd yield. mr. hoyer: the gentleman's reasoning continues to somewhat con found me. the fact of the matter is, i am hopeful that the intelligence agencies are in fact giving accurate assessments of what they believe to be the situation as it relates to america's national security interests to the speaker and to any others that they might brief, including myself, from time to time. i expect that to be the case. i think the speaker expects it to be the case. i'm sure that every other person being briefed expects it to be the case. i certainly hope that it is the case. but whether it is the case or not, the gentleman's logic, therefore that -- mr. cantor: i reclaim my time. i

have enough votes to get it through the house next week?>> from what congressman obey says, they will have the votes. >> thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> barista o kotb -- time to get your copy of c-span 2009 congressional directory with information on house and senate men -- members, the nation's governors, the district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. it is $16.95 online at c- span.org/products. >> and after the united nations security council agreed to a new round of sanctions against north korea, u.n. ambassador susan rice spoke at today's white house briefing. she is joined by press secretary robert gibbs. this is one hour. >> in my debt -- endeavor to bring you another special guest, ambassador susan rice from the u.n. is with us. i think that many of you know that the resolution that was crafted on north korean sanctions passed unanimously. ambassador rise will talk to as a little bit a

the clerk: house calendar number 74, house resolution 552. resolved, that during further consideration of the bill, h.r. 2847, making appropriations for departments of commerce and justice and science and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. no further general debate shall be in order. notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 18, and house resolution 544, and except as provided in section 2, no further amendment shall be in order except one, amendments numbered 3, 6, 19, 22, 25, 31, 35, 41, 59, 60, 62, 63, 69, 71, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 102, 111, 114 and 118 printed in the congressional record of june 15, 2009, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 18, which may be offered only by the member who submitted it for printing or a designee. and two, not to exceed 10 of the following amendments if offered by the ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or his designee. amendments numbered 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 104, 105, 106, 107, and 108 printed in the con

it is the clear position that i put to the house. this statement that other members didn't have. >> thank you, mr. speaker. an announcement today which is important, it may turn out to be historic. but could i ask him to consider adding one item to the list. an item i was elected on in our manifesto in 1992, an item i introduced a bill on 80 years ago which most people in the house have signed up to, the proposition of a fixed term parliament. and can i ask him to signal his commitment by announcing the date of the next general elections? could i suggest that may 2010 would be an excellent date? >> we are asking for new responsibilities in this review. including fixed term parliament. if we were to discuss the written constitution that would be part of the discussion that took place. but there are no specific announcements today. the more important thing, both are cleaning up the politics of this country and making reforms that have been proposed for years. >> there is much that the prime minister has said that i welcome but his sugg

now, i'm assuming that the white house and the select committee on the house and senate on intelligence are very, very interested in knowing accurate information about what's going to be on the nose of that rocket when it's fired. because, quite frankly, if you want to restart the korean war, how spectacular could it be that they'll have an armed missile fired at one of our states and then invade across the 38th parallel? it could be disastrous. it's not my imagination working, it's happened before. i mean, the invasion took place, that's what started the korean war. they've got the largest -- one of the largest armies in the world. they're saying that they have canceled the armistice. now, under technical rules of war, canceling an armistice re-instates the war. we're not treating it that way. because regular rules of war kind of have been changed, not by what's written in the books, but by usage. so we never really called it a war, we called it a conflict and so forth, like we've done in so many other things we do. but the reality is they said the armistice is off, which means we shou

equally we are bringing in a program for social housing to invest more in social housing over the next few months and over the next few years. i have to tell them, we are prepared to take even more decisions to make available more social housing over the next few months. that is only possible because we have taken the decisions that his and the conservative party have opposed about the increased investment necessary at the time of recession. i hope if he asked for more social housing he will support the investment that is necessary for it. >> why are a staggering 1.8 million families in this country waiting for a home? that is 70 percent more than when this government came into power. if he wants to do something now, one not stop the treasury from grabbing all the money council has raised in rents and sales and allow them to use that money to build it desperately needed homes? will he at least do that? >> there are a million more people in homes and the came into government in 1997. we have also improved houses for more than 1 million extra people. at the same time we are putting aside

poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: the most patrioticic time of the year is at hand. i love the 4th july, it's hot dogs, picnics and barbecue. and kids decorating wagons, kids sitting on dads' shoulders and john phillip sousa and stars and stripes forever and waving flags and thanking our troops. yellow ribbons tied to trees. the 4th of july is a long weekend, going to the beach and getting sand in everything, coolers and beach towels, blankets, sunscreen and salty air. big fireworks display. making circles in the air with sparklers, bolt rocket wars, black cap fire crackers. buy one, get four free. it stum -- stump speeches by politicians, snow cones, kids, grand kids and pets all packed in the jeep. happy is everybody happy about the 4th july. nothing is sad about freedom. it's happy birthday to our country. the speaker pro tempore: any further one-minute requests? for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? jackson lee zwreel permission to address the h

i commend this statement to the house. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i join the promised and paying tribute to lt. tributemervis -- end -- killed and afghanistan. in the course of the iraq conflict, 179 but as servicemen and women lost their lives. they came from all three services -- army, navy, and air force and one mod civilian. of course, the iraq conflict caused great division in our politics and parliament and our country. but things we can all unite over of the professionalism and bravery of our armed forces, the services they gave to our country and the debt we owe to all of those who lost their lives. can i start with some of the things we agree about the statement? yes, we agree with the need of a strong relationship with democratic iraq and britain, absolutely agree for its vaunted-state solution between israel and palestine and welcome what prime mr. netanyahu said, yes, we need answers about the conduct of those iranian elections. but want to focus light weapons on the inquiry announced by the prime minister. we welcome the inquiry --

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 527 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee on the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 2647. the chair appoints the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. altmire, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for which the consideration of h.r. 2647, which the clerk will read by title. the clerk: a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the department of defense to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010 and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. the gentleman from missouri, mr. skelton, and the gentleman from california, mr. mckeon, will each control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. skelton: mr. chairman, i rise in support of h

>> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, we are at a tipping point in our country's energy policy debate. today, americans are realizing the potential jobs that are at stake in our country's energy policy. in new mexico's first congressional district, shot solar is on track to employ 1,400 people in albuquerque. another one 1,000 people. hundreds have already built the high lonesome wind mesa project. and another continues to partner with multiple clean energy startups. these clean energy jobs earned albuquerque a second-place ranking in kiplinger's magazine leading the country in key job growth areas. the kinds of jobs that are leading america towards economic recovery. mr. speaker, to realize the promise of a clean energy economy, to leave a healthy environment to our children and to end our dangerous dependency on foreign oil, i urge congress to take bold, decisive action on america's energy policy. i yield back my time. the speaker pro t

and funding recommended by the house and by the senate. as in any compromise, neither body nor individual member received everything he or she sought. the house has agreed support funding for the international monetary fund and the senate has agreed compromise language on how we deal with the detainees at guantanamo. but it is a fair compromise which i believe all members should support. at $105.9 billion, the conference agreement is $14.6 billion above the amount recommended by the senate. however, it is important to point out to my senate colleagues that nearly half of this increase represents additional funding for swine f flu. this funding was included in response to a budget amendment submitted by the administration following senate passage of this bill. the managers of our committees and subcommittees have responded to the additional need for swine flu resources by providing more than $7 billion in funding, of which nearly $6 billion is contingent upon the administration submitting additional requests for funds. we have been advised

the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 430, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, and -- mr. faleomavaega: on that i urge a vote on this resolution. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays? mr. faleomavaega: yes. 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. and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from american samoa rise? mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 309. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report