moulton? esther moulton aye -- mr. moulton, aye. mr. akita, no. mr. -- ? mr. -- , no. mr. chairman? mr. chairman, no. mr. chairman: have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the aye's are 13 and the no's are 22. mr. chairman: the amendment is not agreed to. the next amendment is amended to seven. >> amendment number seven offered by ms. more related to the nutrition program. mr. chairman: the young lady from wisconsin is recognized for six minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. chairman: i apologize, six

moulton? esther moulton aye -- mr. moulton, aye. mr. akita, no. mr. -- ? mr. -- , no. mr. chairman? mr. chairman, no. mr. chairman: have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the aye's are 13 and the no's are 22. mr. chairman: the amendment is not agreed to. the next amendment is amended to seven. >> amendment number seven offered by ms. more related to the nutrition program. mr. chairman: the young lady from wisconsin is recognized for six minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. chairman: i apologize, six minutes and then you will have one minute to close. >> thank you. i will yield two minutes each to representative lee representative ryan, and representative -- respectively in that order. if i made -- mr. chairman: if i may note that the gentle lady controls all the time. the chair will not stop people after their two minutes. you have to do that, gentle lady. >> can you wind the clock back to six minutes? mr. chairman: we will do that. >> in that order, representative lee, ryan, -- . and i will

moulton. mr. moulton, aye. mr. chairman. mr. chairman, no. mr. price: have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the clerk will report the tally. the clerk: mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes have 13 and the noes are 22. mr. price: the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. next amendment is amendment number eight and the clerk will designate the amendment and staff will distribute copies. the clerk: amendment number offered by ms. lee, expressing a sense of the house relating to poverty. mr. price: ms. lee is recognized for six minutes. ms. lee: first, let me just say, looking at the budget before you, it's hard to believe that many of our republican colleagues participated in the same series of poverty hearings as the rest of us on this committee last year. once again, we see a budget that seems to ignore the fact that there are still more than 45 million americans living in poverty. 24 budget is balanced once again by slashing critical lifeline programs and tearing down ladders of opportunity. last year, former chair paul ryan agreed that we shoul

moulton: aye. mr. akita: no. mr. chairman: no. mr. chairman: all members voted -- does any member wish to change their vote? clerk: on the vote, the ayes are 14 and the nos are 22. mr. chairman: the amendment is not adopted. >> amendment number 19, offered by ms. moore relating to the earned income credit. >> the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. >> i am so glad to offer this amendment i'm sure is going to win bipartisan support. the earned income tax credit was enacted in 1975 by republican president ford, expanded by republican hero ronald reagan, it is a good welfare reform program that encourages work. you can't get this refundable tax credit without working. people attribute the 1996 "success" of the welfare program to ending welfare as we know it, but it really was the cause of the earned income tax credit. it reinforces labor force attachment and even promotes marriage. i now yield time to barbara lee. barbara lee: thank you very much. i want to thank my colleagues for yielding and for continuing to keep hope alive in t

moulton. mr. moulton. aye. mr. chairman. mr. chairman, no. mr. price: have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? if not, the clerk will report. caller: mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes have 12 and the noes have 22. mr. price: the noes have it, the amendment is not agreed thosme next amendment is amendment number nine. the clerk will designate the amendment and staff will distribute. caller: amendment number nine offered by ms. castor relating to funding for the national institutes of health. mr. price: ms. castor is recognized for six minutes. ms. castor: my amendment bolsters the national institutes of health through an expanded and sustained investment that i propose to hard wire into our nation's budget. it takes n.i.h. out of the annual budget battles, moves it from discretionary to mandatory, thereby providing certainty to our talented medical researchers and hope for families all across the country. because after all as america's commitment toed me -- is america's commitment to medical research discretionary? no, and it shouldn't be. my amendment re

moulton is recognized for two minutes. rep. moulton: my amendment will put forth $10 million over the next two years to help prepare students for jobs in the competitive 21st century workforce. the demand for skilled workers is increasing. a recent survey said manufacturing executives showed a shortage of qualified workers. they said they had difficulty maintaining production levels. last week, i visited the regional technical high school in my district and discussed the positive impact the classes have had on students, teachers, and the economy. like so many vocational and technical schools across the country, it aims to educate young people for new and emerging occupations. like many vocational schools across the country, limited funding has severely restricted the school's ability to meet growing demand. over the past three years, the school has been forced to accept only 50% of its applicants. despite the desperate need for financial support, career and technical education funding is still below the 2012 level of $1.1 billi

moulton? mr. moulton? mr. garrett, no. mr. diaz-balart no. mr. woodal, no. mr. buchanan, no. mr. chairman. mr. price: no. the clerk: mr. chairman, no. mr. price: have all members voted? any member wishing to change their votes? the clerk will report the tally. the clerk: mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 12 and the noes are 20. mr. price: noes have it and the amendment is not agreed to. the chair will make afew amounsments we will continue through the remainder of the markup without stopping. we will have a bipartisan meal lunch, supper in the room. and we ask members to partake during the time when they're not participating in debate, to be present for all votes and i apologize for the break we had before, but i think we can finish in good season if we keep rolling through this. at this point, we have amendment number 6 up. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 6 by mr. pascrell related to health care coverage. >> i want to thank the gentleman from new jersey for offering this amendment to protect tax credits to keep health coverage affordable

moulton. rep. moulton: thank you for your service to the country. there is tremendous bipartisan agreement on this committee we need to move past sequester. i just came from a budget committee hearing. there's frustration with the way the budget is being handled. how do we get there? how do we figure that out? one question debated much this morning in this committee is, is there a role for nondefense spending cuts under the budget control act in ensuring our national defense? secretary carter, you have made your view clear on that. general dempsey, i was wondering if you could offer your own comments. gen. dempsey: look, everything we do around the world in terms of security is done with other government partners. whether it is dea, homeland security, fbi, cia yes, there is , a role on the nondefense site for security. rep. moulton: thank you. if you could both comment on this, and i want to be specific to cut through the rhetoric. what are the top five programs or weapons systems you want to cut, to take that money and better invest it in ensuring

moulton. rep. moulton: thank you for your service to the country. there is agreement we need to move past sequester. i just came from a budget committee hearing. there's frustration with the way the budget is being handled. how do we get there? how do we figure that out? one question debated in this committee is, is there a role for nondefense spending cuts under the budget control act and ensuring our national defense? secretary carter, you have made your view clear on that. general dempsey i was wondering if you could offer your own comments. gen. dempsey: everything we do around the world in terms of security is done with other government partners. yes, there is a role on the nondefense site for security. rep. moulton: thank you. if you could both comment on this and i want to be specific to cut through the rhetoric. what are the top five programs or weapons systems you want to cut, to take that money and better invest it in ensuring the success of our troops on the ground or more broadly in our future national defense, but are prevented from cut

moulton. mr. moulton: i was impressed what i saw in the codel two weeks ago and i share the chairman's view of the situation in iraq where i think that all the progress we made or all of the progress we made during the surge has been squandered by withdrawing too quickly and not providing the diplomatic support that we knew was necessary. ambassador crocker and general petraeus called for. what specifically are you doing differently in afghanistan this time around? i have the highest respect for president ghani but i'm not interested in hearing what is different about our partner. after you invest trillions of dollars of our national treasure and invest thousands of lives, we shouldn't leave the eventual success of our mission up to the whims of our partner. i'm interested in what you and the u.s. effort there is doing differently from iraq. general campbell: thanks for the question. i was back here doing testimony. i spent 18, 19 months in iraq as a one-star back in 2006 2007 during the surge ins

moulton. mr. moulton: i was impressed what i saw in the codel two weeks ago and i share the chairman's view of the situation in iraq where i think that all the progress we made or all of the progress we made during the surge has been squandered by withdrawing too quickly and not providing the diplomatic support that we knew was necessary. ambassador crocker and general petraeus called for. what specifically are you doing differently in afghanistan this time around? i have the highest respect for president ghani but i'm not interested in hearing what is different about our partner. after you invest trillions of dollars of our national treasure and invest thousands of lives, we shouldn't leave the eventual success of our mission up to the whims of our partner. i'm interested in what you and the u.s. effort there is doing differently from iraq. general campbell: thanks for the question. i was back here doing testimony. i spent 18, 19 months in iraq as a one-star back in 2006 2007 during the surge ins

moulton. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion, the noes have it. mr. rokita: no. mr. garrett: mr. diaz-balart: no mr. cole: no. mrs. black. mrs. black: no. mr. woodall: no. mrs. blackburn: no. mrs. hartzler: no. mr. cartwright: no. mr. stutzman: no. mr. womack: no. mr. brat: no. mr. blum: no. mr. mooney: no. mr. palmer: no. mr. moolenaar: no mr. westmoreland: no. mr. buchanan: no. mr. van hollen: hi. mr. yarmuth: aye. mr. pascrell: aye mr. ryan: aye. ms. moore: aye. ms. castor: aye. mr. mcdermott: aye. ms. lee: aye. mr. pocan: aye. mrs. dingell: aye. mr. lieu: aye. mr. moulton: aye. mr. garrett: no. stan stan no. mr. mooney:. mr. chairman? mr. price: no. mr. price: all members voted? any member wish to change their votes? the clerk will report the tally. the clerk: the ayes are 14 and the noes are 21. mr. price: the knows have it and the amendment is not agreed to. the committee will stand in recess until 5:00 p.m. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible fo

moulton.ep moulton: to discuss how the republican proposal fails to make the investments needed to strengthen our economy and ensure how america has an average. with the highway trust fund facing insolvency, now is the time to reinvest in our nation's infrastructure systems. does nothing to address the immediate need to fix our broken roads and transit systems. rather it sets congress up face another manufactured crisis on the road. we cannot run on a negative balance. improvements for fuel efficiency and reduce driving for drivers to take public transit -- the president's proposal which would impose a one-time 14% tax on offshore earnings held by u.s. companies will add to enter $38 billion in transitional revenue. these headquarters use our roads and transit and ought to pay into the system that enables them to make their profits. research has shown that infrastructure make strong middle-class jobs -- for every $1 billion we invest we create between 10000 and 15,000 jobs. the republican budg

moulton. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one minute. mr. moulton: i thank the gentleman from maryland, a great ranking member and leader. when i took this office, i vowed to work in a bipartisan fashion and i'm committed to doing that. i have been pleasantly surprised of how many republicans are willing, even eager to work across party lines. unfortunately it is not the case with the republican budget before us today. the republican budget not only fails to grow our economy, it deprives many americans of the resources and support they need to succeed. a budget is a value statement. and it is clear that what the republicans are proposing today is bad for our working families, for our students and for our veterans. i was proud to offer two amendments last week during the house budget committee markup addressing issues that should have broad bipartisan support, our veterans and our students. unbelievably, my republican colleagues voted against funding to protect the

moulton. mr. moulton: i was impressed what i saw in the codel two weeks ago and i share the chairman's view of the situation in iraq where i think that all the progress we made or all of the progress we made during the surge has been squandered by withdrawing too quickly and not providing the diplomatic support that we knew was necessary. ambassador crocker and general petraeus called for. what specifically are you doing differently in afghanistan this time around? i have the highest respect for president ghani but i'm not interested in hearing what is different about our partner. after you invest trillions of dollars of our national treasure and invest thousands of lives, we shouldn't leave the eventual success of our mission up to the whims of our partner. i'm interested in what you and the u.s. effort there is doing differently from iraq. general campbell: thanks for the question. i was back here doing testimony. i spent 18, 19 months in iraq as a one-star back in 2006, 2007 during the surge in

moulton -- no. mr. chairman -- aye. chairman price: have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the clerk will report. clerk: on that vote, the aye's are 22 and the no's are 14. chairman price: the amendment is adopted. the chair has an announcement to make. our proceedings have been expeditious. the decision-making on our side of the aisle has not been expeditious. consequently this stands in recess until the call of the chair. >> tonight? tomorrow? next week? >> the house budget committee in recess now. members may yet come back this evening to continue their work on the 2015 federal budget today. the budget proposal by committee chair tom price woodcut $5.5 trillion in projected spending over the next decade and balance the budget in that timeframe. the house is expected to begin floor debate on the request next week. while we wait for the house budget committee to resume their work, we are going to show you a portion of today's markup session from earlier today starting with opening statements. >> we will proceed with the budget. i want

moulton, aye. chairman no. classes any member wish to change the vote? >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the eyes are 14 and the nose are 22. >> the nose have it any amendment is not agreed to. the next amendment is the first one out of numerical order amendment number 11 county clerk will designate designated amendment and the staff will contribute. >> amendment number 11 relating to visit -- veterans programs. >> recognized for six minutes. . the president's's requested level by 1.9 billion dollars for fiscal year 15. in short, such ensure the services provided would never be at risk in a government shutdown para protecting our veterans is not an option, but a duty. we oh it to service members to provide them with education and job training and long-term treatment. they have earned this in service to our nation. veterans continually suffer from high and employment and suicide and homelessness. we can do better. that begins by relieving the sequester for the budget, which puts many programs at risk. i see firsthand it is insufficient funding for v.a. programs, cr

moulton. >> i'd like to thank my colleague from california for the time to discuss how the republican proposal before us today fails to make the appropriate and necessary investments in innovation and infrastructure needed to strengthen our economy and ensure that america has an edge over our global competitors. with the highway trust fund racing insolvency, now is the time to reinvest in our nation's transportation and infrastructure systems. the republican proposal to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund place holder for "innovative thinking" does nothing to address the immediate need to fix our broken roads bridges, and transit systems. rather, it sets congress up to face yet another manufactured crisis down the road. under federal law, the highway trust fund cannot run a negative balance. improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and reduced driving by commuters who choose to take public transit have substantially decreased the amount of gas tax revenue. we need to find a solution to this deficit. the president's proposal, which would impose a one time 14% transition tax on untaxed

moulton. >> thank you, mr. chairman and, gentlemen, thank you very much for your service to the country. there is tremendous bipartisan agreement on the committee that we need to move past the sequester. i just came from a budget committee hearing where this is being debated. there's a lot of frustration with the way the budget is being handled at present, but the question, therefore, is just how do we get there? how do we figure that out? one question that's been debated much this morning on this committee is, is there a role for nondefense spending cut under the budget control act in ensuring our national defense? and i think secretary carter, you have made your view quite clear. general dempsey i was wondering if you could offer your own comments. >> look, everything we do around the world in terms of security these days are done with other government partners, whether it's dea, homeland security, fbi, cia, and so, yes there, is a role on the nondefense side for security. >> great. thank you. if you could bo

to participate in the codell chaired by our subcommittee chair, joe wilson and i join congressman moulton and congressman ashford on the trip. it was great to visit some of the troops deployed from my district. so my question is in late february the dod announced the three units to deploy as the upcoming rotation of forces in afghanistan, and one of those units is the second brigade from the 10th mountain division which i have the privilege of representing which is located at fort drum, as you know. the 10th mountain has supported operations in afghanistan since 2001, it's the most deployed unit in the u.s. army since 9/11 to both iraq and afghanistan. so based upon my visit and our privilege of meeting with president ghani and the upcoming deployment of soldiers in my district that i represent, i'd like to know from you your assessment of the risks to the security situation as we draw down in afghanistan and how that will impact our future operations against the taliban. >> ma'am again, thank you for visiting and thank you for thank you for the question. i do have colonel pat frank with

member, republican from new york, joe wilson, who is a veteran member from south carolina, and seth moultonho is a freshman from massachusetts. what great people. what great committed americans. to have gone on that trip. so mr. speaker i commend the blue dogs to the country to those that are watching. in furtherance of the old nebraska tradition of transparency and working together and making things happen. thank you. >> will the gentleman yield? mr. ashford: yes. >> during your bipartisan basis in iraq and afghanistan and jordan you were visiting some of the most challenging hot spots in the world today. mr. costa: and i suspect you got an opportunity to visit and see american men and women serving abroad. and the heroic and difficult jobs that they're doing. and the great sacrifices to them and their families. i suspect you had an opportunity to tell them that in washington we're trying to do all we can to support them. mr. ashford: thank you very much. yes, i had the opportunity to talk to nebraskans who were serving in iraq and afghanistan. i was on a c-130, we were traveling over the