matsui: i yield 15 seconds. mr. welch: and the question we face as congress is simply this, will we put to work those young americans, those scientists, those entrepreneurs and allow them to make america energy independent? the questions we face can be solved. we have to give permission and authority for people to act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i'd like to yield a minute and a half to the distinguished gentleman from georgia, dr. broun. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 90 seconds. mr. broun: i want to give my personal congratulations to congresswoman tauscher. and i just look for great things out of you. so congratulations. i rise to speak against this rule. this rule is blatantly unfair to the american people. it is quashed ideas. it has prevented good amendments to be introduced on this floor and to have the proper debate that we should have something th

matsui: we object. there's three hours on the bill. mr. session: i would like to see if we could extend by one minute this debate on both sides. ms. matsui: we object. mr. sessions: madam speaker. good morning. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: i appreciate the gentlewoman extended me these few minutes that she has given us to debate this very important bill. i rise in opposition to this lockdown rule and the underlying legislation which, if passed, the "wall street journal" correctly notes will become the biggest tax in american history. after limited committee hearings and only one markup on this 1,200-plus page bill the negotiation that is have brought this bill to the floor have completely excluded republicans and ignored our good ideas on how to stop the most economically devastating and job killing parts of this bill. . for example, during the bill's brief deliberation during committee, republicans offered three commonsense amendments. one to susp

matsui: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. matsui: madam speaker, before i begin my remarks, i would like to speak briefly about all that the speaker has meant to this body. since coming to congress i have watched ellen tauscher navigate the legislative and political waters of the house of representatives. she has always done so with uncommon grace, skill, and acuemen which we would all be well served to emulate. we will all miss her presence here in this chamber whether in the chair or on the floor. but we know that she will continue to serve her country well in a new capacity as undersecretary for arms control and international security at the state department. madam speaker, h.res. 587 provides a structured rule for consideration of h.r. 2454, the american clean energy and security act. the resolution provides for three hours of general debate with 2 1/2 hours controlled by the committee on energy and commerce and 30 minutes controlled by the committee on ways and

i want to thank representative matsui for bringing this resolution to the floor and urge my colleagues to pass the resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. platts: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. platts: i rise in support of this resolution, recognizing americorps week, which was last month. in 1990, president george herbert walker bush signed the national service act a network of national service programs that engage americans in intensive service to meet the nation's vital needs in education, public safety, health and the environment. in 1993, president bill clinton signed the national community service trust act which established the corporation for national community service and brought the full range of domestic community service programs under the umbrella of one central organization. finally, just a few months ago, president obama signed the latest re-authorization of the corporation for national comm

ron villone, a scoreless third of an inning in new york last night with a strikeout of matsui and a walk of jorge posada. and then tavarez came in, got a big out and nats went ton a 3-0 lead -- on to a 3-0 win. when the nationals gave up the run in the sixth inning, it ended a shut tching they hadn up a amon's solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inningwednesday night. adam lind fishing upstairs. 1-2.  alex rios next.   >> bob: th will  out behind anderson hernandez and then dukes will come in to call him off. that ball took a while to come , wn. "nats xtra" all weekend long from here at the ballpark. a very good outing by jordan zimmermann 5 2/3 tonight. only a run on five hits. manny acta's post-game thoughts and a preview of game two featuring ross detwiler still hunting that first major league win. ross will make his seventh big league start tomorrow. here is alex rios. >> rob: took craig stammen five starts into his sixth start to get that first big league win against a very tough yankees offense. hopefully, ross detwile

matsui with a shot. yankees lead it. game tied at 7. wright doubles to center off mariano rivera. carlos beltran of the mets scores. the mets take a one-run lead. the mets are celebrating. hold on. bottom of the 9th. two on, two out. alex rodriguez pops up. he says, i got t he drops it. both runners score. the yankees win 9-8. how about that? braves and orioles tonight, top of the 5th. this ballgame is tied at 2 and brian mccannn sing tolls center, newly acquired nate mclouth scores. just like our game in tampa, a 4-3 ballgame. how about the yankees and mets? >> you know what my father used to tell me what to do? son, you better split in that glove make that ball stick in there. i didn't see the back of that glove. >> johnny: taking a look at the nationals bullpen. thee guys came out of that bullpen. joe beimel is scoreless in the 8th inning. >> ray: again, bullpen pretty solid. certainly villone deserved more than what he got and the bullpen continues to hold down the opposition and, hey, nothing wrong with our pitching. they have give

matsui. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you and chairman rush for calling today's joint hearing and applaud your leadership in addressing this important issue. i'd also like to thank our panelists for being here with us this morning. today we are here to examine the practices and consumer protections from a growing online advertisement practice known as behavior advertising. as broad-band access continues to expand across this country, more and more americans are relying on the internet for news information, online videos, and to purchase goods and services. and americans need to have trust and confidence that their personal information will be properly protected. privacy policies and disclosures should be clear and transparent so consumers can choose what information they want to view and receive on the internet instead of inappropriate collection and misuse of their information. consumers should also understand the scope of the information that's being collected. what it's being used for, the length of tim

calvert, congresswoman matsui has talked to me about this, e.p.a. and stake holders in hopes of improving and streamlining its grant-making process and ensure the proper level of funding in 2011. mr. simpson: i will work with you over the coming year to improve the deero granting process to ensure that applications are processed and grants are awarded and work with you in the coming fiscal years to secure morrow bus funding for this program that truly is a win-win-win situation stimulating the economy, improving air quality and reducing emissions that are among the greatest contributors to global warming and thank mr. calvert for bringing this to our attention. and i reserve the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: could you tell us what the remaining is remaining the chair: the gentleman from washington has 3 3/4 minutes and the gentleman from idaho has four minutes. mr. dicks: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. simpson: we have no further speakers. let me say in closing th

matsui: has the gentleman yielded back all his time? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has yielded babbling all his time. the gentlewoman is recognized for 4 1/2 minutes. ms. matsui: madam speaker, i yield myself the remainder of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for 4 1/2 minutes. ms. matsui: the rule before us today is a fair rule that allows us to highlight our current energy policy challenges and a vision for a better tomorrow. the bill contains expedited procedures for consideration of a joint resolution of approval related to an international reserve allowance program. such procedures are within the jurisdiction of the rules committee and is the committee's understanding that the procedures are placeholder language that will be finalized as the legislation moves forward. the rules committee looks forward to working with the other committees of jurisdiction on this provision. from water to energy, to transportation and agriculture and public health, climate change is a defining environmental chal