mr. brooks: mr. speaker, as the record reflects i have not referred to any particular -- the chair: does the gentleman ask for unanimous consent? mr. brooks: i ask for unanimous consent to strike the particular use of one word that the folks from the other side of the aisle have objected to. mr. ellison: does the gentleman withdraw his word or not? the chair: is there objection to the request? mr. brooks: that one word. the chair: without objection, the words are withdrawn. the gentleman from alabama may proceed. mr. brooks: thank you, mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen of america, we all know what we are talking about here. and we all know what the definitional terms are. and i'm more than happy to resume this discussion off the house floor, but for whatever reason i'm not permitted to use one word. having said that, you can look at this chart and you can see the kind of deficit that is we have sustained over the last four years. and the threat that this poses to the united states of america . now, t

mr. calvert. mr. calvert, no. mr. aiken. mr. aiken no. mr. cole. mr. cole, no. mr. price. mr. price, no. mr. mcclintock. no. mr. chafitz, no. mr. stutzman, no. mr. lankford, no. mrs. black, no. mr. ribble, no. mr. flores. mr. flores, no. mr. mulvaney. mr. mulvaney, no. mr. huelscamp. no. mr. young, mr. young no. mr. omash. mr. omash, no. mr. okita, no. mr. guinta, no. mr. woodall. no. mr. garrett. mr. garrett. no. mr. van hollen. mr. van hallen, aye. mrs. schwartz, aye. mrs. kaptor, aye. mr. doggett, aye. mr. blumenhauer, aye. mr. mccollum, aye. mr. yarmouth, aye. mr. pascrell, aye. mr. honda. mr. honda, aye. mr. ryan. mrs. wallacer man schultz, aye. mrs. moore. mrs. moore, aye. mrs. castor. mrs. castor aye. mr. schuler. mr. schulerer, aye. mr. tonko, aye. mrs. bass. mrs. bass, aye. chairman ryan. >> no. >> chairman ryan, no. >> anyone else wish to vote or change their vote? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 15, the nos are 22. >> there being 15 ayes and 22 no, sir, the amendment is not agreed to. sunday the possible 2012 g.o.p. candidates. that

mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will comto order. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are committed to getting our fiscal -- the spker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will come to order. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are committed to getting our fiscal house in order and keep the government functioning. therefore members should keep their schedules for this weekend as flexible as possible and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: i thank the majority -- m hoyer: i ank the majority leader for yielding, i share his sue we ought to keep the government running fonot only the sake of our economy but for the sake of all those that rely on the federal government. my friend has made the observation in the past that shutting down the government and i believe the speaker made the same observation, was not a national policy for us to pursue. i ask the geleman because i believe that the resolution that we will be considering will not either pass the senate nor be s

mr. miller: mr. speaker, one year ago this house overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would have prevented children from being abused in classrooms, but unfortunately it never became law. in the years since then, children have suffered and been abused in school and parents have felt completely helpless. the 2009 government accountability office told our committee of the shocking wave of abuse by untrained school staff that were misusing emergency interventions. most of these victims were children with disabilities. some were 3 and 4 years old. in some cases children died. restraints seclusion should be used only as a last resort by trained professionals but the g.a.o. found that was not the case. this is an unacceptable and yet it is a reality for too many children across the country. a media report out yesterday highlights these horrific abuses continued through this past year. in chicago a 4-year-old boy's wrists were taped together because he refused to take a nap and didn't wash his

mr. shuster: yes. mr. costello: mr. chairman, there is no question at least from legal counsel that we have talked to that it would absolutely affect current regulations and those that are pending right now under consideration. so i would ask the gentleman, i believe i understand his intent. if he would consider withdrawing the amendment, working with the chairman of the full committee and the subcommittee, myself and mr. rahall as we go into conference. i yield to the gentleman for an answer. mr. shuster: i appreciate the gentleman. that is my intent is to strengthen this again. this does strengthen the law because it will give it judicial review. at this point i'm not willing to withdraw the amendment. mr. costello: you are not willing --? mr. shuster: not willing to withdraw. mr. costello: i thank the gentleman and we continue to oppose the gentleman's amendment and i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. shuster: -- the chair: gentleman has 15 second

mr. fleming: mr. speaker, with respect to the possible shutdown, i have to say that this is directly as a result of a distinct lack of leadership. former speaker pelosi showed no leadership in not even attempting to submit a 2011 budget in the 111th congress. senator reid has been totally unwilling to submit an alternative 2011 budget and the president until this week has totally checked out of the process. this country desperately needs leadership. speaker boehner has been providing that leadership as he has been fully engaged and has submitted a number of excellent 2011 budget proposals. but he can't do it by himself. mr. president, senator reid, it is not too late to step up and provide the kind of leadership this country wants and desperately needs. do the right thing now, agree to this legislation that will help get this country back on sound fiscal footing and i yield back the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> to address th

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, i yield myself 30 seconds simply to say, if he read that c.b.o. letter a little letter it would say that medicare is on such an unsustainable path that it cannot sustain itself where it is. we are making comparisons to futures that are not going to exist. the greatest threat to medicare is the status quo. the president yesterday said he wants this unelected board of bureaucrats to cut $1 trillion out of medicare. we don't want to see that happen. with that, mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the distinguished chairman of the appropriations committee, the gentleman from kentucky. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. rogers: i thank the chairman for yielding. i just rise today to commend chairman ryan and this effort to craft a sustainable and responsible budget proposal. this budget represents a valiant effort to effect real change in the way washington spends real taxpayer dollars. this couples tangible cuts with the entitlement reform necessary to

mr. upton: -- mr. shimkus: i do. my colleague said that's the only way to reduce demand, that's not the only way. we move to increase supply. you know what happens when you increase supply? you increase jobs. look what we can do. we can open up the o.c.s., thousands and thousands of jobs to be created by oil and gas exploration. look what we can do, hundreds of years of supply of coal and turn it into liquid fuel and bring the oil sands from canada down. we can be independent on transportation fuels. we cannot be, based upon allowing the e.p.a. to price carbon. the only way my colleagues want to get us from driving less is to make gasoline so high that no one can drive. that's ok when you live in major metro areas, but when you live in rural southern illinois where you have to drive long distances to get to school, to get to a hospital, to get to church, every time you raise the price of gasoline, it hurts the poor and the middle class of rural america. so my col -- colleague is just wrong and i reserve. the chair: t

mr. rand and mr. hammond, i find it so strange and out of the ordinary that if our republican colleagues of mine are attacks aarp today as retribution for health reform, it will be more than happy as mr. stark suggested to stand with you when they created the medicare drug benefit. i want unanimous consent to insert in the record a list of quotes from my republican colleagues when mma was passed. mr. rand, i don't believe you were at aarp at that time, but mr. hammond -- >> without objection, the gentleman's time -- >> mr. mr. chairman, you took more than 50 minutes. i went to vote, and when i came back, you still were asking questions. you took at least 15 minutes. >> the gentleman's time expired. mr. johnson is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you all for being here. >> the health care bill cuts medicare advantage by $206 billion. those cuts are going to result in millions of seniors no longer selecting medicare advantage coverage either because the plans are no long

mr. miller: mr. speaker, one year ago today a massive explosion ripped through the two-mile area of upper big branch mine in west virginia. it bent railroad tracks like pretzels and killed 29 miners. it layed bare the loopholes in mine safety laws. it allows operators, like massey energy, to violate rules repeatedly and with impunity. in fact, the upper big branch mine was allowed to remain open though it had been ordered to stop operations 51 times in the previous year because of severe safety hazards. after the disaster, there were proclamations made from both sides of the aisle about taking meaningful action to honor the victims so something like this will never happen again. however, standing here a year later miners still face many of the same dangers they did on the morning before the tragedy in west virginia. unscrupulous mine operators are still gaming the system by clogging it with thousands of appeals as a way to avoid paying strong penalties. miners are still paralyzed with fear of speakin

mr. poe: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall. mr. woodall: 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. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay, is recognized for one minute. mr. clay: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor our guest chaplain, one of my outstanding constituents, father arthur cabot. father art, as he's known in st. louis, is a leader in religious outreach and educational development efforts within the africa

mr. young. mr. young, no. mr. amash. no. mr. okita. no. mr. ginta. mr. ginta, no. mr. wood yawl, no. mr. campbell. mr. campbell? no. mr. van hollen. mr. van hollen aye. ms. schwartz. aye. ms. captor. aye. mr. doggett. mr. doggett, aye. mr. blumenour. aye. ms. mccollum. aye. mr. yarmuth. aye. mr. pascrell. aye. mr. honda. aye. mr. ryan. mr. ryan, aye. ms. wasserman shuttles. -- shultz. aye. ms. moore. aye. ms. castor. aye. mr. schuler. aye. mr. tomko. aye. ms. bass. aye. chairman ryan. >> no. chairman ryan, no. mr. chairman, on that vote, the i'ves are 16 and the noes 22. >> the amendment is not agreed to. next i believe we're going to the amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. honda, i believe. amendment designated as number 7 offered by mr. honda. stop cuts to elementary and secondary education into head start. >> mr. honda is recognized for nine minutes. >> budget should not just be exercises in accounting. they are an expression of values. budgets articulate a vision. chairman ryan was right to call this budget a path but unfortunately it leads us a

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, earlier today we passed a continuing resolution that will ultimately save billions of dollars of taxpayer money. today, we are converting and switching to debate to now safing trillions of dollars. mr. speaker, let me just begin to say this. the spending spree is over. we cannot keep spending money we don't have. the american people deserve the truth, they deserve an honest, fact-based conversation about this budget. we've got to get on to the days of no more budget gimmicks, timing shifts, accounting tricks, and we've got to get on to fixing our country's fiscal problems while we still can and while they're still within our control. mr. speaker, specifically what our budget does is it cuts $.2 trillion in spending from the president's budget. it brings the government's spending as a share of our economy back down to where it historically has been. contrary to where the president is taking it. mr. speaker, we do not have a revenue problem in washington. the problem here today

mr. clyburn: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, to begin this debate i yield four minutes to he distinguished democratic leader. democratic whip. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. april fool's, america. this is a joke, america. this is not real, america. as a matter of fact, mr. woodal of georgia says it's not real, it's not going to pass the senate. he made that very clear. the majority leader just said if the senate won't take what we give them we're going to shut down the government. that's what he just said. and that's what i believe to be the case. the last time the government shut down was not when we had a republican president and a democratic congress. but when we had a democrac president and a republican congress. they shut down the government in 1995 and 1996. they shut down the government over christmas, as a matter of fact. the griverage who stole the government's operations for almost three weeks. we're about to do it again. mr. wooda who has been here now a few months was 10 years old when i came

mr. woodall, mr. conseco, other members are here, there are 87 new republicans, nine new democrats who have joined the 112th congress. for my party it's the largest gain we have had in nearly 3/4 of a century. since 1938. and it's not simply a gain for my party, madam speaker, it was a message that was sent by the american people all across this country the american people said, we've had it. we are up to here. we need to create jobs, get our economy growing, and we need to reduce the size and scope and reach of the federal government. now, we constantly hear this argument, from our friends on the other side of the aisle, that we are not creating jobs. we are not taking action to create jobs. madam speaker, as we know the joint economic committee has just come out with a study looking at nations around the world, and it's very clear, everything that we do to reduce government spending, madam speaker, is based on evidence we have work to grow economies and create jobs and that's exactly what we are goi

mr. upton: mr. chairman, i would yield -- i might ask a parliamentary inquiry, how much side has both sides used so far? the chair: both sides have 24 minutes remaining. mr. upton: i would yield three minutes to the chairman of the energy and power subcommittee, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. whitfield. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for three minutes. mr. whitfield: thank you very much. i'm delighted we have this opportunity today to debate this important legislation. over the last two years, the environmental protection agency has been the most aggressive agency representing environmental causes in many, many years. today we have an opportunity to try to stop their unprecedented power grab. even the longest serving member of this house, the distinguished democrat from michigan, mr. john dingell, whom we all respect and admire, said it would be a glorious mess, if peampt ever tried to regulate greenhouse gases. carbon dioxide, one of the things they're trying to regulate, is

mr. burton: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for 30 minutes and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burton: thank you. mr. speaker, you know a while ago one of my colleagues was down here talking about the obamacare and what a problem it was going to cause for this country from a financial standpoint as well as causing rationing of health care and a whole host of other things. but what i want to do right now is bring to the attention of my colleagues and anybody else that's paying attention a decision that was just made by u.s. district judge rosemary collier that affects everybody on social security who wants to have a health care plan besides medicare. and i'm going to read you an op-ed that was in "the washington examiner" and also "the wall street journal" that i think every single american ought to be aware of because it has wide-ranging -- a wide-ranging impact on everybody in this country. and here's what it says.

mr. dreier: yeah. mr. polis: i think what the gentlelady said is that the senate will have to vote on and not that they had to pass it. mr. dreier: reclaiming my time. i had -- there are several things i'd like to address. first, the gentlewoman's time has expired began by saying that never -- first the gentlewoman began by saying that never before we had things come forward in that matter. that is wrong. time and time again under both political parties we've seen the rules committee report out measures that do in fact cover multiple issues. and so this is not unprecedented, as the gentlewoman has just said. second, i think it's very important for us to clarify the fact that what we are voting on is an agreement that is supported by the president of the united states and the majority leader of the united states senate. and part of that agreement is that the senate will not vote to defund planned parenthood or vote to actually bring an end to funding for the health care bill, but it will consider these meas

mr. rogers: an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for an additional 30 seconds. mr. latham: we owe it to those sacrificg for us both home and abroad to ensure there is not an interruption of their pay. this measure continues to show the house republicans' commitment to our men and women in uniform. and while protecting the cause of freedom around the world as well as our commitment to fiscal sanity in cutting spending while keeping the government open. if this is reject the by the house and senate democrats and thehite house, it's amazing the commander in chief of the military is going to veto a bill that will fund his troops. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. latham: i never heard anything more outrageous. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. dicks: i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. israel, who is a former memb

mr. woodall? no. mr. van hollen? yes. ms. schwartz? aye. ms. ckaptur? aye. mr. doggett? aye. mr. blumenauer? aye. ms. mccollum? aye. mr. yarmuth? aye. mr. pascrell? aye. mr. honda? mr. ryan? aye. ms. wasserman scholz?

mr. rand and mr. hammond, i find it so strange and out of the ordinary that if our republican colleagues of mine are attacks aarp today as retribution for health reform, it will be more than happy as mr. stark suggested to stand with you when they created the medicare drug benefit. i want unanimous consent to insert in the record a list of quotes from my republican colleagues when mma was passed. mr. rand, i don't believe you were at aarp at that time, but mr. hammond -- >> without objection, the gentleman's time -- >> mr. mr. chairman, you took more than 50 minutes. i went to vote, and when i came back, you still were asking questions. you took at least 15 minutes. >> the gentleman's time expired. mr. johnson is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you all for being here. >> the health care bill cuts medicare advantage by $206 billion. those cuts are going to result in millions of seniors no longer selecting medicare advantage coverage either because the plans are no long

mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are committed to getting our fiscal -- the spker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will come to order. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are committed to getting our fiscal house in order and keep the government functioning. therefore members should keep their schedules for this weekend as flexible as possible and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: i thank the majority -- m hoyer: i thank the majority leader for yielding, i share his sue we ought to keep the government running fonot only the sake of our economy but for the sake of all those that rely on the federal government. my friend has made the observation in the past that shutting down the government and i believe the speaker made the same observation, was not a national policy for us to pursue. i ask the gentleman because i believe that the resolution that we will be considering will not either pass the senate no

mr. van hollen: we ask every american to read this republican budget and see whether or not it reflects their values and the choices that they would make. and we believe when they do that, they'll reach the same conclusion that the bipartisan fiscal commission did, which is that it is simply unbalanced. it is simply unfair. it puts all the burden on the sacrifice on working men and women. and it does provide those folks at the very top once again, we have seen it before, with a big tax break. and when it comes to medicare, it's a fact, seniors are no longer going to be able to choose to stay in medicare and forced into the private insurance market with ever increasing costs and ever declining support. that is rationing care. that's what insurance companies do if you don't have enough money to buy the benefits that they are offering, you don't get them. if your doctor is not on that plan, tough luck. and so those are the choices that we're making this evening and i hope as we go forward, t

mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as we debate the future course of government spending, we need to be honest with the people of this country about the current fiscal state of affairs. america averages now trillion-dollar deficits. we borrow nearly 40 cents of every dollar we spend. given the fiscal clout that hangs over our country, it is reckless to assume we can live pain-free forever. sooner or later something has to give. to give families and business confidence that their future won't be plagued by inflation, higher taxes and higher interest rates, our majority vowed to move forcefully to cut spending. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the gentleman may proceed. mr. cantor: we madclear that only by putting federal speing on a sustainable trajectory could we create the coitions necessary for growth and job creation. during r three -- three months in the majority, we have delivered on our promise. six weeks ago after 47 hou of debate, we passed h.r.

mr. kirk: mr. president, i note that under the blunt legislation, we would correct a growing problem in the united states with gas prices. right now, for example, in the chicagoland area, gas prices total about $4.14 a gallon. i'm sure in missouri, it's probably quite high. mr. blunt: well,

mr. poe: mr. speaker. the speaker: the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and ache a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from florida, mr. southerland. mr. southerland: 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. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? mr. southerland: mr. speaker, i rise today in the dilemma we face ourselves in today. i hope i will be address the issue we face. the speaker: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. southerland: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker: without objection. mr. sou

mr. ryan: mr. chairman, at this time i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, the distinguished majority whip, mr. mccarthy. the chair: the house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccarthy: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to first start by thanking the chairman of the budget committee, mr. ryan, and the entire budget staff and members on the house side. >> mr. chairman, the house is not in order. the chair: the gentleman is correct. conversations please cease, clear the aisles, bring your conversations to the cloakroom. the gentleman from california. mr. mccarthy: i'd also like to thank the democrat members on the budget committee as well. what we are taking up today is the point of where this country goes. because this debate has taken on for quite sometime there is not one person that's not watched the news and watch the clock of our debt, $14 trillion. i want you all to imagine for one moment, just imagine for one moment what the country would hold in the d

mr. walden: mr. chairman -- mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. goodlatte: i thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. goodlatte: to the gentleman from washington, i will tell him that yesterday this house voted to cut government spending and keep the government open. today this house will vote to cut government regulations and keep the internet open. that's what this is all about. let me add that to the gentleman from pennsylvania who said that all the f.c.c. is making two simple promises, here they are. 200 pages, single spaced, small print, to make two simple promises to keep the internet open. guess what? the internet is open now. and we have laws to protect keeping the internet open now. they are called antitrust laws. and if they need to be modif

mr. duffy? inspector duffy: this was over the council approval, and i heard the eyebrows comment about the cost. certainly, four bathrooms, a kitchen and bathroom remodeling, it seems a lot. again, if you were going to do the job right, maybe not so much that he wants to do that in his building, typically, in these types of buildings, we would see maybe and lower-cost because they are probably not the high- and finishes -- high-end finishes, but it is in the realm of possibilities. regarding been noticed it, we did get a complaint, and we went with my district building inspector, mr. green, and we did see some work being done on the ground for that did have a number on the door, 104, and there was something that had been removed, and that was obviously not in the scope of the permit, and that is why we issued a notice of violation. they were then to comply with the notice of violation. i do not believe that that permit is under appeal. there were some wallace and finishes that were removed. pres

mrs. kidd had on the office of the first lady from our renowned celebrity when engagement and the support of cultural institutions. this is about an hour. >> go thank you for so much reporting this series together, for the very nice introduction. thank you to mary and felicia as well. done and i were chatting just beforehand that it's appropriate to talk about jacqueline kennedy at a historical study such as his because his jacqueline kennedy who kicked off the movement to have historical society for our branches of government. so it was the widest at the very first historical society founded by mrs. kennedy in 1961, and then the capitol historical society followed one year later in 1962, and then 1974 the supremes as we call them, the u.s. supreme court historic society was founded in 1974. we are grateful to these associations because they are very helpful as you can imagine keeping alive the history of these three very important branches of our government. so welcome to all of you today

mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are committed to getting our fiscal -- the spker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will come to order. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, we are committed to getting our fiscal house in order and keep the government functioning. therefore members should keep their schedules for this weekend as flexible as possible and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: i thank the majority -- m hoyer: i thank the majority leader for yielding, i share his sue we ought to keep the government running fonot only the sake of our economy but for the sake of all those that rely on the federal government. my friend has made the observation in the past that shutting down the government and i believe the speaker made the same observation, was not a national policy for us to pursue. i ask the gentleman because i believe that the resolution that we will be considering will not either pass the senate no

mr. speaker, mrs. speaker, the house has passed h.r. 1 which would protect these military families and keep the government operating while making reductions in spending. as we wait for action on that legislation from the senate, our troops and their families hang in the balance. we cannot allow this washington process to threaten the operational readiness of our military and dishonor the service of our soldiers. our men and women in uniform are bravely putting themselves in harm's way in service to our country. we cannot let them down. we owe this to our troops. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. both sides here have agreed to serious budget cuts. mr. carnahan: it will cost jobs and hurt seniors. because democrats are fighting to stop the republican extreme cuts, republicans are threatening to shu

mr. kerry: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be added as a cosponsor to senate 724. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kerry: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to proceed for 15 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president, reserving the right to object, and i don't intend to object, but i'm just wondering if the senator from massachusetts would be willing to amend his request to allow subsequent republican speakers to also have 15 minutes to make their remarks? so if the senator would agree to amend that, i will not object. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. warner: this is a critically important issue. i think a lot of us all want to speak. i just want to make sure that -- i have been presiding and waiting for some time as well. i hope that we don't start rearranging all the rules here so we all get a fair chance to speak. the presiding officer: is there objection to the requ

mr. rand and mr. hammond, i find it sort of strange and out of the ordinary that our republican colleagues of mine are attacking aarp today as retribution for your organizations support of health reform. they were more than happy as mr. stark suggested to stand with you when they created the medicare drug benefit. i want to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a list of quotes from my republican colleagues when mma was passed. mr. rand, i don't believe you were at aarp at that time but mr. hammond -- >> without objection, that would do, gentleman's time has expired. >> mr. chairman, i think you took much more than five minutes. i know you have leeway. answering questions. when i went over to vote, when i came back you were still asking questions. you took at least 15 minutes. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas, mr. johnson is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank y'all for being here. the health care bill cuts medicare advantage by $206 bi

mr. leahy: mr. president, i'd like to take a moment just to describe to the american people and actually members of both bodies of congress what's going to happen to our troops and their families if a collapse of budget negotiation forces the government to shut down. you know, we look at charts and graphs and numbers and all, but let's talk about the reality. well, i'm sure many understand that most government services will halt, it's also important to understand some government operations will not shut down. in particular, our men and women on active duty and in the national guard and reserves will continue to serve, but they will do so without pay. at a time when we ask them to fight two wars, to help stay the slaughter in libya, to keep peace around the world. another burden is going to be added to their shoulders. they are going to be asked to do it without a paycheck. now, some of those in the armed forces, many of them, do not have savings to fall back on on hard times. many a family member is

mr. mrs. kennedy lowered beautiful on television and even more beautiful and the glossy "life" magazine covers. practically every week one or more of the kennedys think of the brothers and the sisters and a brother in law and the sister-in-law were portrayed. as typical of pop culture icons, they reflect the times in which they live to become a wince has which they live. and television comes on the scene, this photo is from the famous devore from valentine's day 1962. joshi took him through the white house, showed that -- showed all the rooms she did not read from cue cards but had this in her brain. all of the portraits and pagers and furniture and restore a further she one -- one and every award and then show is recorded in the center around the world to the extent we could get it behind the iron curtain and kennedy made a cameo appearance and said it is a symbol of american history. when we were first country 200 years ago there was a star in russia and an emperor and taking. if you're stil

mr. lazard to read the spirits of officer suguitan. >> on saturday generate 23, 2010 at 1721 hours, ms. johnson phoned the police to report that her roommate, mr. smith, was suffering from psychological problems, had been drinking, and was taking medication. in her request for the police, this johnson indicated mr. smith was not known to carry weapons and that she wanted vice from officers on how to deal with mr. smith. she needed assistance based on his behavior. officers brodericks suguitan and samuel fung arrived at the scene within four minutes. officer suguitan and fung were met by the woman outside of her porch. officer suguitan observed at the front door of the residence was open and stepped inside. officer suguitan noticed mr. smith and mr. rios, an additional roommate, were standing face to face having a conversation. both men were approximately 7 feet in front of officer suguitan. officer suguitan looked at both men and stated, how are you doing, we are here to help. mr. smith a

mr. pryor: mr. president, we find ourselves in dangerous territory while republicans and democrats continue to point fingers and hold fiery press conferences, a government shutdown is quickly approaching. the blame game is like quicksand. it has the ability to drag down not just the senate and the house but our entire economy and even our country. no matter how you look at it, a shutdown would be reckless and irresponsible. we can get this short-term budget problem resolved if all parties would turn off the rhetoric and stop the campaigning. a few extreme partisans stand in the way of progress, blocking a good-faith effort of many others seeking common ground. i ask them to take to heart what it says in the book of eye disciia, "come now, let us reason together." we need to overcome this budget impasse and live up to the oath we took and to the people we represent. larger challenges await our attention. it is not in our best interest to see a government shutdown, and i don't think it is in the best

mr. lungren: mr.peaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of house concurrent resolution 33 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 33, concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemorationf the days of remembrance of victims of the holocaust. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the concurrent resolution? without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the mion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on s.j.s remain 8, h.res. 197 and h.con.res. 33. the speaker pro tempo

mr. garrett. >> mr.hairman, i moved pursuant to clause one that the community authorized the chairman to authorize such motions as may be necessary to get a conference with the senate of the current resolution of the budget. >> without objection so ordered. recognize the to the man from new jersey one more time. >> finally i ask unanimous consent that stat be authorized to make technical conforming corrections and calculate the remaining elements required in the resolution prior to the filing of the resolution. >> without objection so ordered. that concludes today's business. this committee stands adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> wrapping up this day long session working on federal spending for next fiscal year, 2012, there could be a vote on this next week on the hou

mr. dreier: yeah. mr. polis: i think what the gentlelady said is that the senate will have to vote on and not that they had to pass it. mr. drer: reclaiming my time. i had -- there are several things i'd like to aress. first, the gentlewoman's time has expired began by saying that never -- first the gentlewoman began by saying that never before we had things come forward in that matter. that is wrong. time and time again under both political parties we've seen the rules committee report out measures that do in fact cover multiple issues. and so this is not unprecedented, as the gentlewoman has just said. second, i think it's very important for us to clarify the fact that what we are voting on is an agreement that is supported by the president of the united states and the majority leader of the united stas senate. and part of that agreement is that the senate will not vote to defund planned parenthood or vote to actually bring an end to funding for the health care bill, but it will consider these measures.

mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: mr. garamendi, i thank you not only for your yielding, but more importantly for the extraordinary time you have invested in educating all the members of this house, on both sides of the aisle, in a what can truly be perceived, i think, as a absolutely nonpartisan, bipartisan pro-american agenda that says we ought to make it in america. and if we do we're going to make it in america, we're going to succeed in america. you've got our logo up there, manufacturing matters. i want to congratulate you and i want to congratulate ms. sutton from ohio, who has been such an extraordinary advocate, her legislation in many respects took the automobile industry and put it back on track. and that was an thax saved literally hundreds -- an action that literally saved hundreds of thousands of jobs. thousands of jobs in the automobile industry, but all the jobs that are related to the automobile industry. and i congratulate betty sutton for the leadership she showed and that legislation of course was pass

mr. long course but i also teach to various groups in my community and other communities and i wanted to show one quick anecdote, one morning i came into a room and barbara bush was prominently featured. and one woman said to me, i am wondering, icu we'll talk about first ladies i can hardly hear what you have to say about princess diana. [laughter] i said actually she is not somebody i will talk about she is part of the british royal family and she looked at me like i had perpetrated a crime and picked herself up and left the room and i never saw her again soya -- says she never got to hear about barbara bush but this afternoon my topic very happily is known as the silver fox. and has always been known to her family as far -- bar it seems eons ago the book was finally published in 2008 from when it was started. i was very, very fortunate to mrs. bush was kind enough to see me and made access to every member of her staff available so i do feel but i could share in the book is a pretty bal

mr. ryan: mr. at this time i'd like to yield two minutes to the distinguished chairman of the house republican conference, the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. hensarling: mr. chaian, earlier this week "usa today" reported that we have the fewest participants in our work force than at any time in 30 years, and my democratic colleagues announce their plan to increase taxes $1.5 trillion on our economy, much of it on our small businesses. e congressional budget office has announced that medicare is going broke in 2020, and my democratic colleagues aounce their plan to double down on the rationing of health care for our seniors. the congressional budget office -- the chair: the chair notes a disturbance in the gallery in contravenges of the rules of the house. the sergeant at arms will restore order to the gallery. the gentleman may proceed. mr. hensarling: mr. chairman, the congressional budget office has announced that socia

mr. young? no. mr. omash? no. mr. okita? no. mr. ginta? -- guinta? no. mr. woodall? no. mr. van hollen? yes. ms. schwartz? aye. ms. ckaptur? aye. mr. doggett? aye. mr. blumenauer? aye. ms. mccollum? aye. mr. yarmuth? aye. mr. pascrell? aye. mr. honda? mr. ryan? aye. ms. wasserman scholz? -- schultz? aye. ms. moore? aye. ms. castor? aye. mr. schuler? aye. mr. tonko? aye. ms. bass? aye. chairman ryan? no. >> does anyone else wish to record a vote? 15, no'st vote, aye's 22. >> 22-15, the amendment is not agreed to. next, an amendment from ms. mccollum. the clerk will designate the amendment. >> lawmakers and announced an amendment to the budget which provided a one extension of federal funding allowing more time for passage of a 2011 federal spending measure. watching the u.s. house of the gavel in at 11:00 p.m. for a pro forma session to begin work. the house begins tuesday to continue to debate. they will take of the republican proposed a dozen 12 budget later in the week. you can watch live house coverage on c-span. the u.s. senate returns on tuesday at 10:00 a.m. they will

officer suguitan noticed mr. smith and mr. rios, an additional roommate, were standing face to face having a conversation. both men were approximately 7 feet in front of officer suguitan. officer suguitan looked at both men and stated, how are you doing, we are here to help. mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and without notice, mr. smith raises a large machete above his head and in close proximity to officer suguitan. officer suguitan, fear for his life, draws his department farm, and that close proximity begins to rapidly backup. mr. smith begins to advance on officer suguitan. of a suguitan continues to back up, but begin to officer fong and mr. johnson in the doorway. nor were they aware of it at this moment that their lives were in danger. office

[laughter] >> mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, turning to the economy, does the prime minister think it is a mark of success or failure that the economy has flatlined over the last six months? >> well, it's clearly a success. the economy is growing. yes, yes. the figures out this morning show the economy growing in the first quarter of the year. they show manufacturing up, exports up, and we got 400,000 more people in work in the private sector than we had a year ago. but the honorable gentleman predicted a double-dip. he said we were going to get -- >> no. >> perhaps when he stands and talk the economy down. >> mr. speaker, what world is he living in? what extraordinary complacency. what extraordinary complacently where his honorable friend asked what happened to small business lending. what terrible complacency from this prime minister. six months ago, what did he get? that we were out of the danger zone. since then, there's been no growth at all in the british economy. and then yesterday, the chancellor was reported to