madam speaker. . it is so small to the size of the economy and the degree of uncertainty is uncol could you labble of the aggregate -- uncalculabe of the aggregate of the economy, end quote. now, this sounds like the stimulus that didn't stimulate. it's more of the same from tchonl majority. what is ironic is if the stimulus had worked as sold we wouldn't be here today. we told the majority, madam speaker, we told them that their stimulus would do little, if anything, to spur job growth. what is so unfortunate is the american people are having to pay the price for the majority's incompetition. one of the central tenants of the democrats' campaign in 2006 was that they would run congress in a more open and bipartisan manner. on december 6, 2006, the speaker reiterated her campaign promise. she said, and i quote, we promised the american public that we would have the most open, honest government and we will, end quote. the speaker laid out her promise in a document called "a new direction for america."

madam speaker, a c.e.o.tion recently said, quote, companies large and small are saying i'm not going to do anything until these things, health care, climate legislation, go away or are resolved, unquote. that's what's happening, madam speaker, in this country. small businesses and large are scared. the american people are frightened. when i did my -- my very first town hall meeting last august in evans, georgia, talking about the pelosi bill, i thanked the people coming and expressing their concern about health care. and when i did, after discussing the bill, i thanked the people coming and showing their concern for health care. the second gentleman that got up in the question and answer period said, dr. broun, i'd like to disagree with you about something. i said, sure, what is it? i want to disagree with you because i'm not concerned about health care. i'm scared and i'm angry. and a scared and angry american public is pure to be reckoned with. he got a tremendous round of aa plus. i applauded him -- round

thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman is recognized. mr. tiahrt: as the democrats claim that the obama health care bill will help balance the budget, but reviewing those calculations show we're going to collect higher taxes for 10 years. imagine that. four years of health care taxes with no health care. imagine if you wanted to buy a house and you had to make four years of payments before you could move in and then finally when you moved in you find out you had rationed use of the property. you couldn't choose where to park your car like in a garage. you had to drive blocks away in a public parking lot and then wait in line for a stall. 10 years of taxes, six years of benefits. followed by rationed care. you wouldn't buy a house under those terms and congress shouldn't pass health care

foxx: thank you, madam speaker. our colleagues across the aisle have voted for a bill that is a government takeover of health care system of this country. they talk about all of the good things that they see in the bill that republicans want to repeal. republicans want to replace the bad parts of this bill with good things. the main message of this bill is that it is going to tax us for 10 years for benefits for six years. the tax increases begin immediately, the benefits in most cases don't begin for four more years. and that is not good news for the american people. we need to put the people in charge of their own health care. we do not need government bureaucrats making decisions for us. this is a bad bill. it's bad medicine for the united states, it's bad medicine for our people. and we are going to do everything we can to replace the bad aspects of the bill with good things. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yield back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek reco

>> yes, madame chair. i move that we make an order and provide the appropriate waivers by amendment 55 which has been offered by a colleague from illinois which would require a certification that the bill would lower national health cost. : [roll call] ha >> the motion is not agreed to. further motions? >> i'm of the dominican order to provide amendment 48 offered by, mr. barton of texas and mr. john sam johnson of texas which would remove the provision which provides the extra funds for louisiana medicaid program which has been known as the louisiana purchase, and we will have an opportunity to strike that if we make this amendment and donner and i encourage is a colleagues to support it. >> any discussion? if not the vote occurs on the motion by mr. brown. all in favor say aye. opposed, no. in the opinion the noes have it. recorded vote, please. [roll call] the clerk reports the total. the motion is not agreed to. some kind of the committee make order to provide appropriate measures for amendment 49 offe

the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: madam speaker, i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 1789, cited as the act of 2010 which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 10 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, congresswoman jane harman. ms. harman: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. ms. harman: madam speaker, in a few hours the house leadership will finally introduce a rescission package on health care which i understand will reduce our deficit over the first 10 and second 10 years to lower numbers than would happen either under the house passed or senate passed health bills. as a blue dog i commend commend this. but i stand here this morning specifically to say information just released by the energy and commerce committee on which i serve shows a very favorable impact o

berman: yes, madam chair. i'm pleased to a yield to many of our committee and -- to yield to a member of our committee, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. tanner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for two minutes. mr. tanner: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. mr. tanner: thank you, madam chair. thank you, mr. chairman. the fact is i am presently serving as the president of nato parliamentary assembly. the afghan effort is a nato-led effort. nato arguably, one, if not the most successful military alliances in the modern era. not only is involved with us as allies in afghanistan but we know that our military might is no longer a deterrent like it was most of our my life, most of our lives during the cold war. even though you had the war of the east versus the west, the ussr, the allies, there was this not only feeling but we were protected by our military might. 9/11 shattered that. these people who are trying to kill us don't care

>> thank you madam speaker. i move to the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1072 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 10 72, resolution recognizing louisiana state university for 150 years of service and excellence in higher education. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from connecticut. mr. courtney: thank you, madam speaker. i request five legislative days in which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house 1072 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. courtney: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. courtney: i rise today in support of h.res. 1072, which celebrates louisiana state university for 150 ye

mitts fox: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker -- ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker.his week we are going to be taking up, we think, a job-killing so-called health care reform bill that the american people do not want but that the democratic leadership and the president are determined to cram down our throats. this bill will not help our situation in terms of health care or health insurance. it does not reduce the cost of health insurance, which was one of the goals the president said that he wanted. it does not solve any of the problems that we need to solve in health care. in fact, it makes those problems worse. yesterday i had a town hall in statesville, north carolina, with about 175 people there. they are very upset about this supposed health care reform bill. they understand that a lot of dirty tricks are being played here and they don't like it. they don't like several aspects of the proposal that's being brought forth this week. number one, they don't like the fact that the democrats are proposing to pass this bill without voting on the bill. they know that th

thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. burgess: i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burgess: we heard from a few minutes ago from the other side a few minutes ago that it's time to shine out. let me run through a few of the numbers. 19 million people are predicted to lose their employer-sponsored insurance. 33 million people, the number of people with traditional medicare at risk, according to the medicare chief actuary. there will be no tax increases for anyone who earns less than $200,000 except the 73 million people who earn less than $200,000 who will see their tax bill rise, according to the joint committee on taxation. a 2.3% hidden tax on medical supply. class 2 medical supplies, sutures, medicine, needles, a 10% tax on tanning salons and a $60 billion hidden tax on health insurance. to quote, the average family will save $

thank you, madam president. mr. wyden: madam president? presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: my colleague and friend, senator americaly, has spoken very eloquently about ben westland, and i wanted to echo just a couple of those thoughts and reflect on ben's special and unique style and warmth. all of us who've been around government and politics, madam president, know the challenge of the early morning meeting. folks are a little bit sleep-deprived, they're looking for coffee, and maybe they're just trying to keep their eyes open at 7:30 or 8:00 a.m. and senator merkley and i want to tell you a little about ben westland. but ben westland was able to master, like everything else, the challenge of the early morning meeting in government. i'm sure senator merkley remembers that even at that early hour, ben westlan westland bound to the podium -- would not walk, he would bound to the pod yumed and at the top of his lungs, madam president, he would shout, "good morning, oregon! good morning, folks. mao are you doing?" then in

upton: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, folks are scared. they are really scared. debt is at a historic level, spending is out of control, the nation's trip triple-a credit rating is in trouble. we're going to spend $1 trillion over the next 10 years for $6 trillion in benefits. how did we get here? we are going to start by raiding $523 billion from the medicare checks of older americans. whatever happened to tort reform? not here. the lawyers will continue to get richer suing doctors and hospitals and older americans will see their benefits evaporate. where are our priorities? yesterday i introduced an amendment to delay the bill until we can guarantee medicare solvency for at least 30 years. it was denied. i guess they'd rather spend money we don't have than uphold our commitments to seniors. debt continues to soar beyond belief. today, every man, woman, and child will spend $6,000 on the debt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> i'm proud to yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. dingell who has championed the cause for he

>> thank you, madam speaker.e have been talking about health care for nearly over a century. the american people voted for and demanded reform. they deserve our support. health insurance reform is about cost. these reforms slow the growth of health care spending and make health insurance more affordable for everyone while reducing our deficit. health insurance reform is about coverage. these reforms will cover nearly all americans, including those with pre-existing conditions and will not drop you if you get sick. health insurance reform is about competition. it repeals antitrust exemptions for insurance companies and brings them into a regulated marketplace to bring down prices for families and small businesses. health insurance reform is about care. these reforms eliminate co-pays for yearly checkups and screenings and ensure that our seniors have access to prescription drugs that they can actually afford. health insurance reform helps where it belongs, not with insurance companies, not with government. thank y

mix: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent -- mr. meeks: madam speaker, i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation and insert extraneous material thereon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meeks: i yield myself five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. meeks: -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend, please. if we could get some order. if -- will people please take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman will proceed. mr. meeks: today, madam speaker, we consider an issue close to all of our hearts. haiti suffered a devastating earthquake on january 12 of this year. the country, which was finally making strides to a more stable and economic political role after so many failed governments of the past was rocked by a natural disaster of historic proportions. the images of the disaster are pressure fresh in our minds and the desire of the global community and the average american citizen to hel

with that, madam president, i would yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i would like to echo the remarks of my very distinguished colleague from maryland who i know feels so passionately about this and whose own state will suffer really dire individual consequences as the failure of unemployment insurance and cobra and other things begin to hit home in the personal lives of people in maryland, people in my home state of rhode island, people across this country. with so many americans struggling to pay their bills, why, why did thousands of the worst off, including hundreds of rhode islanders, have to wake up on monday morning to find that their unemployment benefits and cobra subsidies had expired? why are people being kicked out of these essential humane lifeline programs before the economic storm that put them in that predicament has passed? the answer is that we have failed to do what is right for the american public in part because one republican has chosen this tim

madam president, i yield the floor.

upton: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, folks are scared. they are really scared. debt is at a historic level, spending is out of control, the nation's trip triple-a credit rating is in trouble. we're going to spend $1 trillion over the next 10 years for $6 trillion in benefits. how did we get here? we are going to start by raiding $523 billion from the medicare checks of older americans. whatever happened to tort reform? not here. the lawyers will continue to get richer suing doctors and hospitals and older americans will see their benefits evaporate. where are our priorities? yesterday i introduced an amendment to delay the bill until we can guarantee medicare solvency for at least 30 years. it was denied. i guess they'd rather spend money we don't have than uphold our commitments to seniors. debt continues to soar beyond belief. today, every man, woman, and child will spend $6,000 on the debt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> i'm proud to yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. dingell who has championed the cause for he

>> thank you, madam speaker. we have been talking about health care for nearly over a century. the american people voted for and demanded reform. they deserve our support. health insurance reform is about cost. these reforms slow the growth of health care spending and make health insurance more affordable for everyone while reducing our deficit. health insurance reform is about coverage. these reforms will cover nearly all americans, including those with pre-existing conditions and will not drop you if you get sick. health insurance reform is about competition. it repeals antitrust exemptions for insurance companies and brings them into a regulated marketplace to bring down prices for families and small businesses. health insurance reform is about care. these reforms eliminate co-pays for yearly checkups and screenings and ensure that our seniors have access to prescription drugs that they can actually afford. health insurance reform helps where it belongs, not with insurance companies, not with government. thank

madam president, we cannot legislate morality. what we can do and have done, however, is to put safeguards in place to ensure that our actions are aboveboard, transparent, and in the best interests of our constituents. madam president, clearly, if this amendment were to become law, it would change who does the earmarking, not where the earmarks are done. on february 1, the president submitted his appropriation request to the congress. the staff of the appropriations committee has begun its detailed examination of this request. my colleagues should know that our review by staff and by the members of our subcommittee take months to complete. however, in our preliminary review of the budget, we have discovered that the president has requested earmarks totaling totaling $25 billion. madam president, this is a conservative estimate of the executive branch's earmarks, and it uses the same criteria as we would use to identify a congressional spending earmark, specific location or entity noncompetitive award and specific dollar amount. in

thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i ask unanimous consent to put aside the pending amendment and call up amendment number 354, and at the conclusion of my remarks that the amendment 3354 be withdrawn. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you, madam president. my amendment cosponsored by senators schumer and bingaman and merkley would authorize a series of new programs designed to encourage energy efficiency in homes. i'm offering this amendment based on s. 1379, the energy efficiency and housing act to the job creation bill we are debating today because of the enormous potential of greenhousing to grow the economy, create jobs, and, of course, save energy. clean energy is the next big global industry. and according to the u.s. green building council, buildings account for 39% of all energy consumption and 38% of carbon dioxide emissions. clearly the housing sector must be a vital part o

berman: thank you, madam chair. i would like to yield an additional two minutes of our time to the ranking member to be added on to herr time and subtracted from our time -- to her time and subtracted from our time and now i'd like to yield three minutes to the asia pacific and global environment subcommittee, the delegate from american samoa, mr. eni faleomavaega. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, and the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. faleomavaega: i thank the distinguished gentleman of our committee on foreign affairs to allow me to talk about the proposed legislation. despite our situation in afghanistan, i do say i have the utmost respect for the gentleman from ohio for bringing this resolution for purposes of public debate among our colleagues. i also want to say that i associate myself with the remarks made earlier by my colleague from georgia, mr. kingston, in saying why not, why not debate the issue? this should be something that we should not deprive ourselves of the idea of under

. >> madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> madam speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i would ask for the yeas and nays . the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will please rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from maine, congresswoman pingree. ms. pingree: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

roe: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and i -- the gentlelady for yielding and i rise in opposition to this resolution. if passed this would send a terrible message to our troops in arm's way and only serve to boost morale among our enemies who now face the reality that they're being trapped night and day. i served in the army in 1973 and 1974 in the infantry in korea and i felt abandoned at that time by my country and never want a soldier to feel like i felt at that time. what i saw happen in vietnam and washington bureaucrats and lawmakers micromanage the war and prevent commanders from having the resources available, which they thought would win, i will never support a plan for this or any or war in which i think we're tying the hands of our brave service members. in my judgment the strategy deviced by our military leaders and being implemented by our armed forces is the correct one. i've always said i will support this military plan so long as we do not set arbitrary dates for withdr

ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker. i yield three minutes to the the gentleman from illinois, mr. kirk, a member of the committee on appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: mr. kirk is recognized for three minutes. mr. kirk: i feel compiled to rise today as the only member of this body who was deployed twice to afghanistan, both times as a navy reserve intelligence officer in kad

>> yes, madame chair. let me say that the right to -- or the opportunity to simply put a card in and -- >> it's not american. >> is unmore than? >> is that what you're getting at? >> um. let me see. it's the idea of putting a card -- no i have to think about your question. you've now asked me if i believe it's un-american -- you've asked me if i believe it's un-american -- >> i think it's the tread of the conversation. >> you asked me -- >> you think only roll call vote is valid. >> no, i don't. what i believe -- no, i don't want both. let me reoffer the amendment. what i have said madame chair is if we are to make this amendment in order it would simply say that when we get to the vote on passage that each members of the house of representatives when they name it called by the clerk simply stand as we do at the opening of each congress. when we have the vote for speaker and state whether they are voting yes or no when the clerk would call the roll. >> you've heard the gentleman's motion. is there any disc

we can't afford this, madam speaker. we can't afford to keep spending hundreds of billions in afghanistan. we're not cutting and running. we've been there over eight years now. if this resolution passes, we'll be there nine years. that is too long. it's not only enough. it's far too long. it's time to do the best thing we can do for our troops and bring our young men and women home. thank you very much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. who seeks recognition? the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you very much, madam speaker. i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry, a member of our committee on foreign affairs and the ranking member of the agriculture subcommittee on department operations and oversight. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. fortenberry: i thank the gentlelady from florida for her leadership on foreign affairs and for the time. madam speaker, the situation in afghanistan is complex and it has

madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. olson, for five minutes. mr. olson: madam speaker, i ask to address the house for five minutes and unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. olson: madam speaker, i don't know have a lot to say what happened last night. i'll let the numbers speak for themselves. for over $500 billion in medicare cuts for seniors. over $500 billion in new taxes for small businesses. in my home state of texas over $24 billion in unfunded medicaid mandates. this is not the health care reform that the american people want. they want us to work together and come together in a bipartisan manner to have real solutions for their problems. we want every american to have access to quality, affordable health care. and unfortunately the majority didn't want to deal with us. but this isn't over. they got to get passed through the senate, there are going to be multiple lawsuits across the countr

i thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: madam speaker, the united states broke away from our mother country over 200 years ago. the decision to throw off a royal rulers looks even better today. england has government-run health care and it's dangerous to one's health. recently the daily mail reported the story of cane gordie. cane was a 22-year-old man who had hip replacement surgery under england's government-run health care system. afterwards reports say he was neglected by hospital staff, he was not even given his medications. he was um mobile. he couldn't even get a drink of water on his own. so cane called the police and begged them to bring him some water. when the police showed up, they were turned away by hospital staff who said, cane was a problem patient. the

and i yield the floor, madam president. thank you. mr. franken: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. mr. franken: madam president, i ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business and to be followed by senators casey and kaufman. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. frank h franken: thank you, madam president. madam president, i rise today to speak about arms control and the president's negotiations with russia over a replacement to the strategic arms reduction treaty, or start. this new treaty will be an important enhancement to american national security and i look forward to considering it on the floor once it's been signed. as you may recall, the original start treaty was ratified by the senate in 1992 by a bipartisan vote of 93-6 it went into force in late 1994 with a predetermined life of 15 years. causing it to expire this past december. soon after taking office, the obama administration began careful and diligent work to negotiate a successor treaty with russia. as start was expiring in early december, president

madam chair, the no's have it. >> a recorded vote please madam chair. [roll call] >> the clerk will report the total. the motion is not agreed to. >> madam chair i have one more amendment that before he do that i would like to put into the record and article dated december 23, 2009 by the chairwoman called the democrats view from the house, senate bill is in reform. i would like to enter this into the record. >> without objection. do you have another amendment? d. i do. madam chair ivan amendment to the row. i'm of the committee make in order provide the appropriate waivers for amendment number 9 and number 10 offered by representative moore of wisconsin which would change the date when insurers would need to comply with the new medical loss ratio requirements from 2011 to 2014 to conform to win the american health benefits exchanges will be established. >> you have for the gentlelady's motion. any discussion? is not the vote occurs on the motion. all in favor, say aye. opposed, no. >> can we have a recorded vote madam chair? [roll call] >> the clerk wi

etheridge: thank you, madam speaker. prior to myself yielding four minutes, i'd yield to the lady of four minutes for a unanimous consent question. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, i rise in strong support of h.r. 2847 and ask unanimous consent to place my statement in the record and to also submit to the record excerpts from recent joint economic hearings underscoring the need for targeted, timely action to boost employment. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. etheridge: thank you, madam speaker. and i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. etheridge: thank you. i am pleased to rise in support of h.r. 2847, the hiring incentives to restore employment act. the hire act is really all about our three mo

that is my point, madam speaker. since we cannot be guaranteed of a 72-hour period for review, madam speaker, nor can the american people utilize their right to know during a 72-hour period, i would ask the gentleman whether the reconciliation package will contain the house language referred to as the stew pack-pitt language. >> i have no knowledge of that at this point in time, so i can't give my friend a definitive answer, but as my friend does know, that language or any other alternative language may not qualify for reconciliation. >> i thank the gentleman. i would just like to, madam speaker, read a recently reported statement by the gentleman, in which he said it is clear that the matter of borgs cannot be dealt with per se in the reconciliation bill so we have to deal with it as it is at this point in time. would would ask the gentleman if that is a correct translation of his remarks having said today? and i yield back. >> it was president just a translation, it was an ak accurate reporting of what i said. >> i

madam speaker, i urge you to

berkley: thank you, madam ms. berkley: thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. cantor: madam speaker, i ask to address the house for one minute for the purposes of inquiring about next week's schedule. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cantor: i thank the speaker. i yield to the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader, for the purposes of announcing next week's schedule. i yield. mr. hoyer: i thank my friend and republican whip for yielding. on monday, madam speaker, the house will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for lemming business. with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. madam speaker, on tuesday, the house will meet at 10:30 a.m. for morning hour debate, and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: will the gentleman suspend. will the members please take their conversations off the floor. i'm sorry. you may resume. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentlelady. on friday the house w

foxx: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: for that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays have been ordered. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken later. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, house resolution 1127, expressing concern for the pl

madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership me is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 4213, which the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4213, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. . baucus: i ask further proceedings on the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. baucus: we are now on our fourth day of consideration of this important legislation to create jobs on the safety net of tax provisions. this legislation would prevent millions of americans from falling through the safety net. it would extend vital programs that were extended on a short-term basis earlier this year. it would put cash in the hands of americans who had spent it

jones: madam speaker, i.d. like to claim my time at this time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. jones: madam speaker, thank you. today, during the debate about afghanistan, i joined mr. kucinich and several others in our concerns about afghanistan and i wanted to further read to the house, i had used a marine times article that has a photograph of a marine who is retired now and his son joshua who was killed in afghanistan and the article says, caution killed my son, marine families blast suicidal tactics in afghanistan. in addition to this article, of his son and the tighter rules of engagement, families voice outrage over new restrictions in afghanistan, they also have a article about four marines who were killed that asked the army to give them cover but the army said, no, they didn't say no, they just didn't even respond. the rules of engagement are so different for our troops that i think it's -- at some point in time, i think we in the congress, particularly on the armed services

tonko: thank you, madam speaker. i think it is so important for us to move forward and not be derailed in our efforts to reform what is important policy in this country. health care obviously is something that needs to be provided in terms of insurance to our working families out there. we know the impact of delay and the impact of no reforms. status quo simply does not cut it. we cannot afford to allow our families to continue with such gross injustice. obviously the increase projected, $1,800 per year for family p desk a privileged resolution. 1 resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 3644, to direct the national oceanic and atmospheric administration to establish education which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adapt built for likely impacts on climate change and coastal watershed regions and providing for consideration of the bill 1612 to amend the public lands core act of 1993, to expand the authorization of the secretaries of agriculture, commerce and the interior, to p

camp: one minute, madam mr. camp: one minute, madam speaker. mr. camp: thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, is recognized. mr. camp: my point would be we revenues in years 2010, 2011. so i would suggest that the point of order is without merit. mr. levin: may i speak briefly? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: it makes a change that's all that's necessary to violate section 303. i ask that the point of order be upheld. the speaker pro tempore: are there any members wish to be heard further on the point of order? the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: madam speaker, i'm informed that the underlying bill has a budget act problem. and the waiving of all points of order against the consideration of the bill in the full house including 303 would make the gentleman's point of order unacceptable and would make his point of order invalid. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: madam speaker, i think that trying to do this through a motion to recommit is inapp

titus: thank you, madam speaker.resolution 2377, a bill to establish a national classified school employees of the year award. excuse me. for teachers to teach and students to learn, schools mississippi be well maintained. students must be kept healthy and safe, and all of the adults with whom students interact each day, whether on the playground or in the lunchroom, must support a school's culture of excellence. classified employees help to create and maintain an atmosphere that fosters achievement by working tirelessly to ensure the success of our nation's students in public schools, colleges and universities. they provide essential services, including transportation, facilities maintenance and operation, food service, safety, health care and others. whether they are in the classroom alongside teachers helping provide a high-quality instructional education or environment, or in a bus making sure that students arrive school on time so they are ready to learn, these classified employees play a vital role in our schoo

lee: thank you, madam speaker. let me just say that this bill would prioritize actually outreach to underrepresented communities and populations and would take steps to prepare participants for careers with those agencies or within related congregation field. simply put this bill could not come at a better time. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill and to provide the necessary funding to start this valuable program as soon as possible. let me just thank you, chairman grijalva, once again for your loweredship. . -- leadership. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you. let me yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from california, mrs. capps. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. mrs. capps: madam speaker, i rise in -- today in support of h.r. 1612, the public lands service corps act, and as i do so, i note the rather unusual markup of this bill or vote -- and vote on this bill this afternoon here -- this mo

levin: madam president? mr. baucus: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. baucus: madam president, i believe the half-hour now turns to our side. the presiding officer: that's correct. mr. baucus: i'd now like to yield to the senator from michigan for a request. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: madam president, i make this request as chairman of the senate armed services committee. i would note that this man consent request is supported by my ranking member, senator mccain. we've had -- we have three commanders scheduled to testify this afternoon. they've been scheduled for a long time. they've come a long, long distance. one of them has come from korea. one of them has come from hawa hawaii. and i would, therefore, ask unanimous consent that the previously scheduled and currently scheduled hearing of the committee on armed services be allowed to proceed and that we be authorized to meet during the session of the senate on wednesday, march 24, 2010, at 2:30 in open and closed s

kyl: thank you, madam president. unless my colleague from arkansas wants to respond, i'll go ahead then. thank you. first of all, let me comment on the suggestion by the senator from north dakota that we need to move on with this legislation. i agree with that, and it could be concluded this week, i would assume. on the other hand, the matter that relates to the perimeter rule and slots at airports and so on, while every bit as complicated as my colleague suggested it is is also very much in need of resolution. and one way or another, we're going to have to get that resolved on this bill. i'm hoping that after a meeting that will convene in a little less than an hour from now, a compromise can be achieved on that such that we can move forward and get something adopted. but we're not going to finish that bill, i suspect, until that important issue is dealt w i'm going to refrain from talking further about that, in the hopes that there is a compromise that we can support. therefore it won't take a great deal of time. m

lamborn: thank you, madam speaker. and let me say in response to the gentleman from new jersey that it was a good step we took with the ike skelton bill today. it solved half the problem. we still have a remaining problem, and that is that it's not clear like it should be who has jurisdiction over defining beyond whether it's a minimum standard that tricare will satisfy, whether there will be additional imp significances and regulations put on -- impositions and regulations put on the health czar. think they should have no say whatsoever on tricare. mr. andrews: will the gentleman yield? mr. lamborn: in just a mohammed? we only went halfway. so it's still undefined who has final control over imposing all the regulations. and i have veterans in my district, 100,000 of them, who feel that they have earned a right to have health care. and they don't have to be told they need a second policy, that somehow that's not good enough. and that's what the danger is mr. andrews: will the gentleman yield? mr. lamborn: because it ha

another hero, another heeow, madam speaker, oscar -- hero, madam speaker, oscar. he's a physician, he's a doctor. he was incarcerated because he refused to perform forced abortions. they actually had forced abortions in the island of cuba. he has dedicated his life to advancing human rights and democracy in cuba. he's a medical doctor, as i said, and a total pacifist. a believer in martin luther king and in gandhi. a person who, again, continues to speak out, even from prison. even after the repeated beatings that he's received time and time and time again. he has been placed in sol taret confinement, he has lost many of his teeth and yet he continues to speak out. and unfortunately where are the international organizations demanding his release? and i can continue to go on and on and on, we need to talk about some of these heroes that can never be forgotten, that we need to stand with them, next to them, behind them in solidarity, but to also speak on she this issue and tell us a little bit about -- to speak on this issue and tell as you little bit about -- i bel

lamborn: thank you, madam speaker. at this point i would like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from indiana, mr. buyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he might consume. mr. buyer: i'd like to thank both parties for recognizing the uncommon virtue of valor and it didn't occur just at iwo jima, it occurred in many battlefields and lonely places all over the world. and these are military values and virtues which are passed from one generation to the next. they are memorialized and we've done that here in the nation's capital by arlington by that extraordinary photo that was then transformed into that statue. the art of man is able to construct monuments and awards that are far more significant than the narrow span of our own existence. it's the silent lapse of time that displays how frail and how fallible we are as a people. so it truly is what we do with the time that we have that matters most. so those of us of whom have had the privilege to wear the uniform an

madam secretary, welcome back. i want to start by commending you for the outstanding work you are doing to help enact health- care reform. we can see the finish line. it will be tempting for senators on both sides to want to debate the pros and cons of health reform with you today but i would urge the subcommittee members to keep their focus on the subject of our hearing, which is the budget for the 2011 budget for health and human services. the president's budget hold the line on non security related spending for fiscal 2011. the president promised to use a scalpel could to achieve that hhs would be one of the agencies to get an increase. 2.5% more than in 2010. i was pleased the president included a major boost our efforts to root out fraud in medicare and medicaid, reducing health-care fraud and abuse has been a priority of mine for many years and will play a key role in bringing our long-term deficits under control. significant increases were also proposed in the national institutes for health, a start, child c

madam president, i yield the floor. ms. klobuchar: madam president?e senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: madam president, i rise today in support of the bill that's before us, the f.a.a. reauthorization legislation which is currently on the floor. i want to thank senator dorgan from the neighboring state to minnesota, the state of north dakota, for his leadership with this committee and on the subcommittee and also i'm proud to be a member of that subcommittee and to have worked on this bill. the air transportation system is important to all americans and certainly to the people of my state. minnesota is the childhood home of charles lindbergh, and today we are home to a major0 hub of delta, which was previously northwest airlines in our state, that flies people literally all over the world. we are also home to cirrus aircraft, which is one of the manufacturers of smaller planes up in duluth, and we have thousands of pilots and airline employees who fly each and every day, both for their enjoyment as well as for their livelihood. as anyone who's re

see you tomorrow. >> madam speaker? madam speaker?