we will have a couple of members of congress, kevin brady from the house ways and means and joint economic committee, republican from texas, with his concern over the announcement by the budget office that u.s. that will be 62% of gdp by year end. john tierney from massachusetts will be on later on, he will talk about the cost of the policy of the war in afghanistan and he commissioned a new report that looks at fraud in the contract in dollars. our last gasp in the morning is the executive director of the california budget project. we said in the beginning we will begin a five-day series looking at fiscal challenges in the state across the country. let me tell you a little bit more about the jobless bill in the senate last night. this is the third time the tried to advance a plan to restore jobless benefits for those out of work more than six months. two republicans -- olympia snowe and susan collins joins with them. some are suggesting once a replacement is made for senator byrd, this measure ball forward. let me read some of the stories. laurie montgomery in this morning's "washington p

this was introduced by my colleague from the woodlands, texas, area, kevin brady. this would allow state bureau of prisons to request the f.c.c. permit them to use means to jam cell phones within the prison boundary. prisoners would then have no need to use a cell phone. i believe along with this, we should look at mr. brady's bill as a way to prevent use of cell phones in penitentiaries. i urge my colleagues to support s. 1749 and i reserve the balance of my time. . mr. scott: i have no other speakers and i yield back. mr. poe: i yield back. mr. scott: i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 1749 as amended. 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 bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. scott: i m

and ed perlmutter and joe donnelly, joe baca, kevin brady and sandy levin, thank you very much for helping. and most importantly, thank you to the speak and to the majority -- minority leader and everyone else for being there for us. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. we'll see you at the third annual congressional women's softball game next year. we yield back. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and agreeing to house resolution 1460 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: house resolution 1460, resolution recognizing the important role pollinators play in supporting the ecosystem and supporting the goals and ideals of national pollinator week. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. so many as in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the rules are suspended -- >> mr. speaker, i ask for a recor

the top republican on trade, kevin brady, has said that while he supports the g.o.p. earmark prohibition, he has never considered a tariff suspension an earmark. and added that he considers it important that the bill moves in this congress. it's not an earmark unless you want to pretend that it's an earmark. but for hetches sakes, this is something that -- hetches -- heaven sakes, this is not something they are going to do this year. it's an election year ploy to try to get attention to something they created when they were in charge. we opened it up. it's transparent. it's important. i hope my friends on the other side of the aisle will take yes for an answer and join me in voting for this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the chair would advise the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, he has 3 1/2 minutes. and advise mr. camp that he has 6 1/2 minutes. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. camp: at this time i'll continue to reserve. i will make a statement when it's time to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman continues to reserve. the gentlema

brady. kevin, thank you for the invitation, for putting together the roundtable with industries in the houston area who are part of the oil and gas industry. we in houston know that our city is to the energy industry what silicone valley is to the computer -- silicon valley is to the computer industry. and there is not jobs throughout southeast texas and louisiana but others dependent on the oil and gas industry. we as a nation rely on the oil and gas produced in the gulf of mexico. i've seen numbers as high, kevin, as 80% the oil the united states consumes -- where does that 80% number come from, kevin? oil and gas produced in the gulf of mexico. what percentage of the oil and gas consumed by the us comes out of the gulf of mexico? mr. brady: we produce at least 30%. most of the oil is for jet fuel. a number of our -- mr. culberson: and the jet fuel is vital. kevin, we found out from the roundtable you held in houston last week, as you said, jobs are being lost as we speak. we as a nation could l