signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on october 19, 2011, at 10:15 a.m. that the senate passed senate 925, that the senate agreed to senate concurrent resolution 32, that the senate passed senate 270, senate 292, senate 333, senate 334, senate 404. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 489, h.r. 765. with best wishes i am. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on october 20, 2011, at 10:50 a.m., that the senate passed senate 894. with best wishes i am. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, p

with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 >> so on tarp accounting, that is not counted as repayment? >> we try to show both numbers. all these programs that are about to come to the treasury to get capital, on overwhelming positive return. no. today of $10 billion in total. we talk about a total front of tarp repayment, we show the tarp the payment alone and then we account for it to show with the estimates are. >> so it is it that no? it is counted and then you have up but no? >> when you see the new numbers after the program that just closed on september 28th, we know how many banks came and you will see when we next show it, the full picture. you will see when we show it that the overall return of the american tax payers of these banks was overwhelmingly positive. >> thank you, senator vitter. i want to submit this for the record. you have a "that appears from " the wall street journal" and i have a letter showing the opposite. the hearing

signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, last week we witnessed shocking, shocking hypocrisy from president obama. his justice department filed a lawsuit, a frivolous lawsuit that would keep illegal immigrants from taking american jobs. mr. johnson: now, in the lawsuit, mr. obama's lawyers claimed that the law would expos those -- expose those who might be here illegally from, i quote, new difficulties in the routine dealings. now, keep in mind this is the same obama administration that is strangling small businesses with job-killing regulations and because of barack obama, virtually every small business in america is now facing new difficulties with routine dealings. the people i represent are beyond frustra

with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of h.r. 3078 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 156, h.r. 3078, a bill to implement the united states-colombia trade promotion agreement. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, has 30 minutes. and the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i yield one minute to a distinguished member of the ways and means committee, the gentleman from north dakota, mr.burg. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr.burg: mr. speaker, we have been waiting for this trade agreement for a long time. it has been a missed opportunity. at a time when our economy is struggling, these trade agreements means more opportunities for americans. they mean more american exports and most importantly they mean more american jobs. we've already seen the benefits of trade in north dakota. our

with best wished, i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, to provide a committee assignment opening for newly elected congressman bob turner i hereby resign my assignment on the homeland security committee. signed, sincerely, mo brooks, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignation is accepted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. brady: mr. speaker, by direction of the house republican conference, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 420, resolved that the following named members be and are hereby elected to the following standing committees of the house of representatives. committee on foreign affairs, mr. turner of new york, committee on homeland security, mr. turner of new york. committee on the j

with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas, clearing -- clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: to address the house for one minute, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. president obama and his liberal allies in the senate are at it again. after proposing a new $447 billion stimulus bill last month, the president has seen the bill languish in the democrat controlled senate. why? because there is some even in his own party who know that more government spending and job-killing tax hikes are not going to get our economy moving again. but the senate majority leader has come to the rescue with another new clash warfare proposal. that's right, he wants a permanent tax increase on small businesses and job creators to pay for a temporary stimulus program. oh, goody. long-term job destroying tax increases to finance another short-term government spending program.