from the madam secretary. the secretary: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the messenger: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 633 an act to prevent fraud in small business contracting, and for other purposes, in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2011, the house will recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders. 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 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 texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: madam speaker, do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man? yes, i know the muffin man but he doesn't live on drery lane. he's growing rich on selling $16 muffins to the department of justice on justice lane. the department of justice

thank you, madam speaker. this morning i had the honor and privilege to spend two hours with 86 world war ii veterans from mississippi. these exceptional men and women inspired generations of americans such as me to serve their country. sadly, though, when i returned to my office after honoring these american heroes i saw many of my colleagues from the other side of the aisle congratulating themselves on the ill-conceived lame-brain, lame duck session repeal of dontedonte. despite the questionable reports, surveys and certifications which i believe were flawed from the beginning, i have no doubt that we have take an wrong turn. palestine palestine the 111th -- mr. palazzo: the 111th congress obviously failed the american people son many levels. repeal of dadt is just another glaring example of their failures. social experiments like this repeal have no place in our military and i for one apologized to those who have served and those who are currently serving. god help us all. i yield back. the speaker pro temp

and guess what, madam speaker? we are in full compliance with the rules of the house and we have no intention to waive that and the reason i say it, i don't want members to believe that we will not -- ok, i'm looking now at a statement that was made on some program on fox that says, i will not bring a bill to the floor what hasn't been posted online for at least 72 hours. let me say that -- thank you, i want to express my great appreciation and i appreciate the size of the type, too, making it very easy for me to read it across the aisle here. another indication of our bridging the gap between both either side of the aisle here which is something i greatly appreciate. it did turn out that the speaker did say that, but then we came forward with a rules package and that's why what i'm saying is the rules say that we will in fact have three days, three-day layover requirement need to be met and that's what the rules of the house consist of. madam speaker, i'd like to further yield to my good friend from fort lauderdal

with that, madam president, i yield the floor. mr. hatch: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: madam president, i rise to express my continued support for the america invents act. we've been working on patent reform legislation for several years now. in fact, almost the whole time i've been in the senate. so it is satisfy to see the senate again voting on this bipartisan bill. it is important to note that this bill before us is the same one that was passed by the republican-controlled house of representatives in june. i commend house judiciary chairman lamar smith for his leadership on this monumental legislation. he has really worked hard on this for many years, and i really want to pay personal tribute to him. i also want to recognize the efforts of my colleague from vermont, senate judiciary committee chairman patrick leahy. over the years he and i worked tirelessly to bring about long overdue reforeman to our patent system and i appreciate pat for his work on this matter. i also want to recognize the efforts of senate

i guess anyone would, madam president. it's a pretty good way to legislate around here, be a dictator and say either take this or leave it that. isn't how things work around here. we have to have votes on issues to find out how people feel. i'm convinced his issue would lose overwhelmingly. but he's holding this legislation up, and we are in a position now legislatively that i can't get to this bill. we cannot get to this bill prior to friday when the f.a.a. expires. so it's unfortunate that's the position we're in. one senator is holding this up, and what it will do is the highway bill does not expire on friday. f.a.a. does. but they're a package. and if this continues, we will have about 80,000 people out of work by saturday. 4,000 work for the f.a.a., and about 70,000 or 75,000 that are working on airport construction jobs. in las vegas, for example, there is a new tower being built because of the mccaren field being overwhelmed -- the old tower can't handle things well. those people will be laid off. that's the way it

and madam clerk, is there anything else on the agenda? >> no, madam chair. meeting adjourned. >> that is right.

madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: madam president, as you know so well, as the senator from new york, across the country this weekend americans everywhere will gather to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the tragic events that took place on september 11, 2001. families from every town, from every city and state will mark this day in their own solemn way and take a moment to remember and honor the nearly 3,000 victims of those senseless attacks. more than any episode in recent american history, the events of 9/11 were experienced on a very personal level all across this country. no one was untouched by the tragedy of that day. all of us can remember exactly where we were when we heard the news. we remember those frantic hours as we tried to call loved ones. we remember the silence in our skies as our nation's entire air system shut down. we remember mourning the loss of family, friends and neighbors. and we remember the fear and uncertainty as we w

madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final havment the senator -- iks. mr. alexander:? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: madam president, i thank my friend for, the republican leader, for the remarks i am about to make. i thank senator corker and several of my other colleagues for on very short notice coming to the senate floor for these brief remarks. madam president, next january following the annual retreat of republican senators, i will stope down from the senate republican leadership. my colleagues have elected me as republican conference chairman three times, and i will have compl

durbin: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority will control the first half, the republicans the second half. the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: this morning we learned that the republican leaders of the house of representatives and the united states senate have done something which may be unprecedented. we are searching for some example in the past when this has occurred, but we've learned today that the republican leaders of both the house and the senate have sent a letter to federal reserve chairman ben bernanke ahead of the -- ahead of the central bank's two-day meeting that begins today. that letter to chairman bernanke from the republican congressional leaders instructs them as to what they should try to achieve during their two-day meeting. a former commissioner of the federal reserve said this is outrageous. that an independent agency like the federal reserve which has operated with independence of political impact and political pressure over the years would now be receiving direct po

wolf: thank you, madam speaker. before i begin i want to thank foreign affairs committee chairman, ros-lehtinen, ranking member, mr. berman, the human rights subcommittee chairman, mr. smith, who has been a champion on all these issues from the very first day he got in there and their staffs. i think sometimes it's profound. the staffs have made all the difference in the world. i want to particularly thank the chairman's staff, and doug for their help. and also the leadership on both sides, my side, and the leadership staff who have really tried to work this and get this thing through. i'm going to say some things, hopefully not too controversial, but i do want to thank them for getting this thing out and getting it moving because if it didn't move today it may very well come to an end. i rise in support of this critical legislation to re-authorize and reform the u.s. commission on international religious freedom. the sad truth, though, madam speaker, this bill has been held hostage, hostage by the other body. keep

thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to remember senator charles percy, who passed away this last week at the age of 91. mr. dold: he served the great state of illinois for 13 years. his leadership was recognized by his colleagues and he chaired the foreign relations committee. he was loved by his constituents for his efforts to provide home ownership to low-income families and his work to ensure all judicial nominations were done through a strict advisory process. i'm honored to say that senator percy is from the 10th district. he's also a graduate of the same high school i am. i remember delivering literature as a child for senator percy he senator's legacy will remain in the hearts and minds of the people of illinois. always fighting for justice, and those without a voice, he is truly going to be missed. my thoughts and prayers are with his family today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the spe

madam president, i yield the floor. mr. wyden: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: madam president, before he leaves, i -- i simply want to say to the distinguished senator from south dakota, he is the ranking republican on our subcommittee, that i very much enjoy working with him and have listened carefully to his remarks, and it seems to me what we ought to be addressing here in the senate is that our country is about opportunities, it's about opportunities, trade agreements present an opportunity for more exports, something as the senator from south dakota touched on is particularly promising for areas like agriculture, south dakota and oregon, huge opportunities. america is about exports, free trade agreements are about opportunities and exports. the trade adjustment assistance program is about opportunities for our workers to update their skills, and in a sense, american business is only as competitive as their workers, and that's why in my view we have always had this tradition, a bipartisan tradition

rogers: thank you, madam chair. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: madam chair, i first wish to announce that subsequent to ordering the bill reported, the committee has modified the classified schedule of authorizations to the bill with respect to the level of funding of certain programs. with bipartisan agreement between myself and my ranking member, mr. ruppersberger. the classified annex containing the schedule of authorizations is available for review by all members of the house subject to the rules of the house and the permanent select committee on intelligence under the procedures described in my announcement to the house on wednesday. the modified schedule of authorizations is and has been available for review to members for a period of time required by the rules of the house. madam chair, i think this is an important day for the community. certainly rolling into the weekend of the 10th anniversary of that tragic event on 9/11. it is important, it i

>> madam chair, it was just a change in reference to the existing fee. so it is not a change at all in the fee and does not require any kind of continuance. supervisor chu: in terms of the cost recovery, it costs us about $24. even if we increase it to the $10 rate, we still would not be the full cost recovery? >> correct. supervisor chu: thank you. if we do not have comments, why don't i go to the budget analyst report. >> madam chair, supervisor kim, the assessor estimates that this proposed base increase $6 to generate approximately $1.2 million, resulting in a total estimated annual base fee revenue of a little over $2 million for reporting documents. -- fort recording documents. supervisor chu: thank you. it's up in this up for public comment. do any members of the public was to speak on this item? aca none, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we take the amendment as a whole? >> yes. >> we will do that without objection. supervisor ken, did you have any comments? supervisor kim: no, just that i was glad we brought this up. i am glad we could

and guess what, madam speaker? we are in full compliance with the rules of the house and we have no intention to waive that and the reason i say it, i don't want members to believe that we will not -- ok, i'm looking now at a statement that was made on some program on fox that says, i will not bring a bill to the floor what hasn't been posted online for at least 72 hours. let me say that -- thank you, i want to express my great appreciation and i appreciate the size of the type, too, making it very easy for me to read it across the aisle here. another indication of our bridging the gap between both either side of the aisle here which is something i greatly appreciate. it did turn out that the speaker did say that, but then we came forward with a rules package and that's why what i'm saying is the rules say that we will in fact have three days, three-day layover requirement need to be met and that's what the rules of the house consist of. madam speaker, i'd like to further yield to my good friend from fort lauderdal

and with that, madam president, i yield the floor. mr. brown: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio is recognized. mr. brown: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent that, to speak as if in morning business for up to five minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. brown: thank you, madam president. i first rise to speak just for 30 seconds on the trade adjustment assistance legislation and the amendment that senator baucus and senator casey and i have been working on to make sure that trade adjustment is available to workers who have lost their jobs because of service or manufacturing trade competition, only not real competition because so often the deck is stacked far too much against american workers and american companies. i don't want to see this, these amendments, other amendments not withstanding, i don't want to see this restricted to only those workers who have lost their jobs based on -- lost their jobs from unfair competition from countries we don't have trade agreements with. it's almost sill

thank you, madam president. the presiding officer: the question occurs on passage of h.r. 2832 as amended. a senator: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? hearing none, on this vote the yeas are 70. the nays are 27. the bill as amended is passed. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: with senator moran to be recognized for ten minutes. following his remarks the senate resets subject to the call of the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, i was about to ask for a quorum call but i see the distinguished senator on the floor so i yield to him. the presiding office

madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order the senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the time equally divided and controlled by between the two leaders for their designees with the majority controlling the first half and the republicans controlling the final half. the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: madam president, i listened carefully to the statement made by the republican leader. i noticed for the last few days the republicans have been very quiet and calm and circumspect in their reaction to the president's speech to a joint session of congress last thursday night. the president of course came to us and said this economy needs a helping hand. we've got to step in and do something. we've got to act and act now. and he came up with a list of proposals thursday night that i think really do address what america needs. first an

boustany: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank the gentleman from new york for yielding time to me. madam speaker, it's been said that leadership is willing to make hard choices. fact-based choices to come up with solutions to solve problems. and deliver results. now, we gathered here last thursday in this chamber to hear the president, with a much-touted plan beforehand that he was going to bring forth to the american people that was going to help solve the high unemployment in this country and get our economy back on a competitive basis. and i can tell you, madam speaker, i sat there and listened very intently. and i left this chamber with grave disappointment. because it's not enough. furthermore, he's proposing taxes, new taxes. taming taxes on energy production, american energy -- taxes on energy production, american energy production. let's look at the facts of what happened. we had an oil spill in the gulf of mexico and it was dealt with and it was a tragic situation buzz but it has been dealt with. the fact of

madam clerk, item five? a>> item five, hearing to consider appointing four members, terms ending july 17, 2013, to the reentry council. but there are four seats, 15 applicants. supervisor kim: thank you. i want to express my appreciation for all of the work that was done in advance. we have 15 applicants, for seats. i wanted to say to the applicant's here today, it was an incredible honor to read all of your applications and responses to the questions. you have led amazing lives and have amazing stories, and i want to appoint all of you to the reentry council, but i appreciate your leadership and advocacy and work on working with the formally incarcerated to ensure housing, employment, and it was an honor to learn of all of your stories in the process. >> thank you so much for hearings for seats 1 at 34. i am jessica, staff of the reentry council. you have three things before you, a brief memo with a list of applicants and the seats for which each are eligible, and also a fact sheet about the reentry council

madame clerk, which call in #6? >> item 6, resolution authorizing the office of the district attorney retroactively accepting to expand this $714,138 allocated from the california victim compensation and government claims board for a project entitled the joint powers agreement for july 1st, 2011 through june 30th, 2012. >> this is the grant that funds of the staff in the d.a.'s office to handle the applications and all of the bills and outreach that goes on with providers. as i said earlier, the amount of the grant was cut by 5% and we are currently -- which currently holds seven staff members whereas before it was able to pay for eight. we still have eight working on the program because that is what is needed to make it work. supervisor campos: why is the grant retroactive? >> i think that was a timing issue. it has taken that long to get here. we have been doing the load all along and there has not been a gap in service. supervisor cohen: how many people on staff will this grant cover? >> 7. supervisor cohen: and

madam clerk, item five?>> item five, hearing to consider appointing four members, terms ending july 17, 2013, to the reentry council. but there are four seats, 15

madam clerk, could you please call the next items? clerk: these items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. unless one needs a single vote, it will be acted on privately. president chiu: does anyone want to sever any of these? supervisor mirkarimi: yes. president chiu: a roll-call vote. clerk: supervisor mar, supervisor campos, president chiu, supervisor chu, supervisor choen, supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor wiener, supervisor farrell. the item passes. president chiu: next item. clerk: -- president chiu: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: i would like to point out that the federal law -- because of changes by the obama administration, that has now prompted the state legislators in california to also make changes to the trust act. since this resolution was in support of a trust act and the context has now changed, it makes sense that we send this resolution to committee and that we will potentially see changes to that. president chiu: supervisor mirkarimi has made a motion to send this to committee, seconded by super

madam clerk, can you please call item no. 2? >> review of minutes of the july 12 meeting. >> colleagues, you have the minutes before you. before we act on it, with any member of the public like to speak on this item? seeing no one, public comment disclosed. taken without objection. madam clerk, please call item no. 3. >> item #3, citizens of advisory committee report. an information item. supervisor campos: mr. davis, good morning. >> good morning, commissioners. our meeting took place last week and i it -- as a result there were three, $270,000, so they can to work at union square. passed by, seven-one, with one abstention, the discussion for the meeting was around community involvement as put into the planning. the other item on the agenda was the central subway. this was the first time we had passed anything regarding the central subway. the discussion on that was very focused on the risk management issues and the assumptions that the mta was making about the central subway project. i believe we have something coming up on th

madam chair? >> if i can pile on quickly because i think the big challenge in my view is to make the existing structure processes, organizations, and systems work and work well. work effectively, quickly, and smoothly, and that can only be done by working together. everybody has to work as a team. we have to make way together. team work is not optional in this important area. >> thankyou. congressman roon ey? >> [inaudibl >> excuse me. congressman? >> thank you, both, director clapper and director petraeus. director petraeus on your new role in the cia. you'll do a great job, every place you've been, you flourish. we appreciate all you've done over the last decade for this country and look forward to watching you progress in the next few weeks and months. i do have a question about our foreign lang capabilities, and, you know, one of the united states greatest weaknesses is collecting intelligence around the world beuse we have a small group of intelligence officials with enough foreign language c

supervisor avalos: think you, madam clerk.ffer of the supervisors -- of the legislation is here, supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: thank you. i first want to start by sending chiu to every member of the committee that i had a chance to meet with in favor of the legislation and opposed. in early august i introduced with the support and co- sponsorship of president chu and kim and wiener. this legislation has been supported by numerous public health, reproductive and women's health organizations and groups throughout the city and state. and the concept behind the legislation is simple. it is to prevent pregnancy centers from purposefully and knowingly making false or misleading statements about the pregnancy-related services they provide to the public. when women face unplanned pregnancies, time is a crucial factor. if women are intentionally misled into believing that a pregnancy center provides emergency contraception -- coive, that loss of sign maybe she needs a more and is a producer -- a procedure or the option is no long

thank you. >> good morning, madam chair, members. the institution code 12-300 mandates that all counties provide the ihss program, which provides supportive services to eligible blind and disabled persons to safely maintain these individuals in their homes. the department estimates approximately 22,000 recipients under san francisco's program. in 1995, this board established the san francisco ihss as an end to the public agency pursuant to the code to be the designated public authority for the county to provide administrative and operational support services for the ihss and for providers and administer health and dental benefits for the providers. the end of the providers deliver non-medical personal care and other household assistance to eligible ihss program assistance. approximately 85% of all in-home supportive services are provided by 15,041 independent providers in san francisco. the remaining 15% are provided under contract under the consortium, with its primary vote is on delivery of services for more severely disabled clien

thank you, madam president. mr. inhofe: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: madam president, being from oklahoma, i can remember back in the days when they called oklahoma, southern kansas, northern texas, and southwestern missouri tornado alley. i say to my good friend from oregon, i have been in aviation for many, many years. i know people who won't even fly airplanes through what they call tornado alley. but now i think they know that tornadoes -- as many of our colleagues are fully aware of, are a daily threat to americans each spring as severe weather rolls across the country. in the past 30 years, over 34,000 tornadoes have touched down somewhere in the country, which means that one touches down on an average of every eight hours of each day. now, this chart right here, each one of these little green dots represents a -- a tornado, but they witnessed each spring, many of them grow into the voracious and significant storms that bring significant harm to property and life. this year 57 such tor

madam president, we need to, yes,

madam clerk, and the other items? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: think you. meeting adjourned. -- thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: good morning. welcome to the public safety meeting. we understand supervisor campos will be joining us certainly. madame clerk, could you please read items #one, to, three, and for? >> item 1, a resolution authorizing the fire department to spend a grant in the amount of $230,000 from the federal emergency management agency for fiscal year 2007, a supplemental port security grant program for assets to enhance the fire department's water-based response capabilities and increase its protection of the port of san francisco and the san francisco bay. item #2, authorizing the fire department to spend a grant in the amount of $7,870,484 from the federal emergency management ag and seat for the fiscal year 2008 port security grant program to enhance the fire department's water-base response capabilities and increase its protection of the port of san francisco and san francisco bay. item 3, authorizing the fire department to accept an exp

hatch: madam president, i'm prepared to proceed. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will go into executive session. and the clerk will report the nominations. the clerk: nominations. john andrew ross of missouri to be united states district judge. timothy m. cain of south carolina to be united states district judge. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i'm pleased that we're going to confirm nominations today. they have been pending in the senate for 117 days for no reason for justification. more troubling so, vacancies in courts around the country have remained at or above 90 for over two years. we should be acting on the other 27 judicial nominations reported favorably by the judiciary committee and ready for an up-or-down vote. never during either republican or democratic administrations have i seen a time when nominations approved unanimously by the judiciary committee, then wait month after month after month to be considered on the floo

boustany: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank the gentleman from new york for yielding time to me. madam speake it's been said that leadership is willing to make hard choices. fact-based choices to come up with solutions to solve problems. and deliver results. now, we gathered here last thursday in this chamber to hear the president, with a much-touted plan beforehand that he was going to bring forth to the american people that was going to help solve the high unemployment in this country and get our economy back on a competitive basis. and i can tell you, madam speaker, i sat there and listened very intently. and i left this chamber with grave disappointment. because it's not enough. furthermore, he's oposing taxes, new taxes. taming taxes on energy proction, american energy -- taxes on energy production, american energy production. let's look at the facts of what happened. we had an oil spill in the gulf of mexico and it was dealt with and it was a tragic situation buzz but it has been dealt with. the fact of the ma

. >> madam chairman, on the committee -- madam chairman, members of the committee, the first payment repayment of this loan has been made. we recommend that you approve this resolution. supervisor chu: thank you. let's go to public comment. are there any members of the public that wish to speak? seeing no one, public comment is closed. colleagues? supervisor mirkarimi: motion to send forward with recommendations. >> without objection. supervisor chu: before we call item no. 4, i meant to think of -- thank mr. young. your work yesterday on the budget, you were very important in making sure that everything was in place. i wanted to thank you in front of the committee. thank you. [applause] >> item four. item 4. resolution approving the first amendment to contract no. cs - 159 between the san francisco municipal transportation agency and the transbay joint powers authority for transbay transit center program services pursuant to charter section 9.118 in an amount not to exceed $3,280,677. supervisor chu: thank you. for this item, we have joy hoolihan from the mta. >> good afternoon, pre

madam clerk, item three? >> item three, appointment, veteran affairs commission, hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending january 31, 2014, to the veterans affairs commission. there is one apartment. >> i am deborah dacumos, and i this retired in november, 2010, after over 30 years and the army. i joined the reserves, and i have been in the reserves ever since. my unit is still deployed. they are in afghanistan as we speak. this is their second deployment. i am very, very -- i know, very emotional as far as being able to support the veterans. one of my soldiers will be veterans, i want to be there for them. my mission of being on the commission is hopefully to work with the departments and have a project of the arts. we are in the veterans building, and we have the war memorial. my vision is having music, dance, the library, workshops, to be a venue for our veterans to express their emotions. that is one way that i feel would be a good way, even for the families, to actually come in with their c

madame speaker, mr. mayor, assemblyman leno, our fire and police chiefs to the commissioners from the recreation and parks commission, visitors and residents alike, i'm here to say words of profound thanks. thanks to the state -- he state of lily hitchcock coit who are here today, thanks to the united states of america and the works progress administration and the public art works projects 75 years ago. thank you to our recreation and parks department and a number of agencies, our municipal transportation agency, our department of parking and traffic, department of public works, who actually all came together and in an unprecedented piece of cooperation withly. ed -- with limited funds in monday -- honor of the 75th anniversary, have put new panes of glass in, restriped the parking lot and so we actually have some more things to celebrate today. thank you to all those agencied and thank you, mr. mayor. i think there is no more appropriate time to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this icon because it is

madam speaker, this c.r. is the right tool for the right time and i urge my colleagues to support this vital resolution and responsibly address our nation's most pressing needs. i thank the gentleman for yielding. yes, i yield. >> the gentleman chairs the homeland security appropriations subcommittee which funds fema. mr. aderholt: exactly. mr. rogers: you passed a bill back in june that provided $1 billion for fema for disaster relief, is that right? mr. aderholt: we passed that. mr. rogers: what happened to that bill? mr. aderholt: it passed the committee. mr. rogers: i mean, after it passed the house. mr. aderholt: it passed the house and was sent to the senate and that's where it's sitting. mr. rogers: nothing has taken place in the senate since june? mr. aderholt: absolutely is. mr. rogers: and your bill would have provided $1 billion today for disaster relief and the other body hasn't acted? mr. aderholt: we did that, as you say, back well before june. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has e