mr. sires: mr. speaker, my colleagues across the aisle have recently claimed the current seniors won't be impacted by their plan for player as we we -- mare as we know t this is not -- medicare as we know it. this is not true. because the doughnut hole will be reopened and preoffice visits on medicare will be eliminated. in my state of new jersey alone, an estimated 143,000 seniors will pay $80 million more for prescription drugs in 2012. additionally the majority's plan to rescind that man on co-pays for wellness visits for seniors would force at least 30,000 new jersey nng seniors to pay over $3 million more for annual wellness visits next year. once the plan takes in effect in 2022, out-of-pocket expenses for seniors mr. soar. a typical senior from new jersey will pay $7,000 more. the majority's plan for medicare does not preserve the program as we know it. rather it takes money from seniors' pocket and places them at the mercy of rising insurance costs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the

mr. sessions: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today we have had a distinguished group of speakers, including the gentleman, mr. hastings, who spent years of his service not only on behalf of the people of florida but on behalf of all of us as he served on the intelligence committee. we have -- had members walk in and out of here. the gentlewoman from north carolina, virginia foxx, who brings thoughtful articulation about her ideas about the protection of this country not just for the people of north carolina but for the people of the united states. we have had the gentleman, former sheriff, mr. nugent, member of congress from florida also, come and talk about their ideas about how you protect this country by protecting the men and women who are engaged in the active and day-to-day business. the gentleman, mr. hastings, referred to al qaeda is not defeated. we still have a threat that is out there. the gentleman, mr. farenthold, talked most forthrightly and honestly about the need of the american people to have confidence

mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, at this time, i'm happy to yield my friend, the gentleman from virginia, mr. forbes, the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for the balance of the time which is three minutes. mr. forbes: we stood on this floor when the minority was in the majority and the language they want to change now is the language they approved now. the chairman of the armed services committee at that time said this, we are in a position to accept this motion. i wish to point out there is no difference between the democrats and republicans when it comes to fighting terrorism. i agree with the motion. what a difference the year makes because there is not such a difference, but a huge gap tweb the republicans and democrats and i never heard so many red herrings, all of these people tried here, very few of them were detained under the authorization to use military force. most of them were arrested and detained based upon law enforcement. a huge difference. can we ho

mr. mckeon: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that during further consideration of h.r. 1540, pursuant to house resolution 276, amendment number 26 printed in house report 112-88 may be considered out of sequence. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the request? without objection, it's so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 276 and rule 18 the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole commel for turt consideration of h.r. 1540. will the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, kindly resume the chair? the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 1540 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the department of defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strength for fiscal year 2012 and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for

mr. chairman? >> mr.forbes recognized five minutes. >> just move to stirike the las word. >> first of all, i want to thank my good friend from florida for withdrawing the amendment. and i want to thank all the members of the committee for just listening to us because at first blush i know it's very easy to conclude that this is just florida versus virginia, but it's much bigger than that and i think the amendment shows that. it shows where this money is coming from. it is not a free decision, it's a directional decision. this money and this amendment would come from ship building and ship construction. and this $30 million is not the price tag. this is the down payment of what many people say could be up to a billion dollars. right now you and i are living in a world where for first time china has more ships than the united states. our construction shortfalls are in subs, cruisers and destroyers, an independent panel has told us we need 346 ships. the navy says we need 313 ships. but the cbo says that if

roby. >> aye. >> mr. brooks. >> aye. >> mr. young. >> aye. >> mr. rogers. mr. courtney. >> no. >> ms. giffords. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes were 54, the nos were 5. >> the amendment is agreed to. the chair now recognizes mr. cooper for the purpose of an amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. amendment number 164, i would ask to be distributed. >> the clerk will please distribute the amendment. without objection, the reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. >> gentleman from tennessee is recognized to explain his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment has to do with the joint strike fighter but only the f-35b, the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of it. so in this vast program, this is a very small aspect. what the amendment would do is, the committee remembers that this year we have funded three of these and next year my amendment would propose that we fund four. now, the committee work says we should go ahead and do six. i would like to cut that back by two for a reason. it would save $380 million in money that i th

mr. pallone: mr. chairman, i yield four minutes to the ranking member of our full commrge and -- energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from california, mr. waxman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. waxman: we're not focusing on the big issues the american people care about with this bill. instead, what we have before us is not a bill to increase jobs or to help those lives torn apart in the recrevent natural disasters from the storms or to address the country's high energy costs. unfortunately, what the republican leadership offers up once again is a debate on the affordable care act. this is another piece of legislation that is going nowhere. the senate will never pass it and the president will never sign it. this bill, h.r. 1213, was analyzed by the congressional budget office, and the budgetary estimate shows this bill diminishes coverage and raises costs. it punishes the states and hurts especially working americans and their families. first the bill will leave people uninsured. t

mr. conyers: madam speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: it has been mistakenly repted at least a dozen times on -- mistaken repeated at least a dozen time on is floor that without this bill federal funds could be used for abortions. i want to be clear on the record that that is incorrect, and i'm sorry that i have to make the statement. this legislation subjects women to profound governnt intrusion. it restricts women's access to health care, and it targets small businesses for additional taxing under our i.r.s. code. now, there are many, many organizations that are opposed to this legislation. the american nurses association , the american civil liberties union, the american congress of obstetricians and gynecologists, cathols for choice, the equal health network, the human rights campaign, the national association of nurse practitioners, and the national organization of women, the national women's law c

mr. hastings: mr. chairman, i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, another valuable member of the natural resources committee, mr. wittman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. wittman:thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to thank the chairman also, for his leadership and work on making sure we address the energy needs of this nation. virginia has the opportunity to develop offshore energy in an environmentally friendly and responsible manner. like any industrial or commercial activity, energy production has its risks, however those risks have been significantly mitigated and offshore energy production can be conducted in a safe and responsible manner. unfortunately, the administration has halted any further oil and gas development in the atlantic ocean. our economy continues to struggle and any further increase in energy prices will exacerbate that struggle. we are now working to regain our footing, as unemployment hovers at 9%, with the unrest in the mid

mr. holt: mr. chair, the -- my friend from colorado talked about the harm that this bill would do and why it's important that the application be approved even if the review is not complete. even if the review is not yet done right. i wonder if the gentleman from colorado thinks that maybe a student should graduate, even if he hasn't taken the exam because the semester is coming to an end and, well, time's up. i guess we should just declare the student dual -- duly passed even if the review hasn't been done. that's a question. if the gentleman feels that a student should be deemed passed because the semester is coming to an end, even if a review of that student's work has not been completed. i would yield to the gentleman if he cares to answer. if not, i will continue. i guess not. you know, this legislation might make sense if, if we thought there were some economic need for it, if we thought that there was some safety need for it, if we thought it was important to agrees the skid and move through

mr. chairman. islamic gentlelady yields that. from virginia mr. mitchell. >> i support the chairman 18's amendment. one only needs to look at the recent reversal of policy by the navy which was very public, and from my view it really didn't reflect well on the navy or senior leadership. i believe it is entirely appropriate that we provide guidance on this critical matter. the amendment is very simple and it provides clarity to all services, and i respectfully urge my colleagues to join me in voting in favor. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields that. the chair recognizes the gentleman from louisiana, dr. fleming. >> thank you, mr. chairman. some of the arguments in hearing on the other side are very interesting. i, for one, believe in the constitution's separation of powers in the rule of law. but with regard to doma, the administration has decided in its infinite wisdom for some reason it's not even going to try to defend it in court it makes no sense at all because what the administrat

mr. upton: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, most americans understand the concept of supply and demand and in fact a third of our oil now comes from the gulf. department of energy information agency tells us that last year's production in the gulf was 20% less than projected in 2007. and in 2012, we are going to be getting a half a million barrels a day decline in production from 2010. what happens when the production goes down an the demand goes up? the price goes up, way up. add to that the uncertainty and unrest in the middle east, and there is no surprise that we have gas prices at $4 and $5 in this country and who knows where they are headed. this legislation, we pass it today, get it enacted, helps turn the key to unlocking the door on domestic energy production. this is not -- this legislation is not about new lease sales, it's simply catches up with the leases already approved. let's pass it. i yield my time back to the chairman. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from m

mr. reed: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to join my colleagues this morning to deliver a simple message, and that message can be summed up by reading a quote from our president when he was a former senator dealing with the issue that we will face in the upcoming months when it comes to raising our debt ceiling. then senator barack obama stated on the floor of the senate, "leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. america has a debt problem and a fileure of leadership. americans deserve better." mr. speaker, i stand firmly here today to tell you that i do believe over the next 90 days that this will be the critical moment of this congress, that this will be the critical moment in our nation's history when we either succeed or we fail, and i will heed senator obama's words because the buck will stop here in this chamber. mr. speaker, the question we face with raising the debt ceiling is a ver

mr. welch: i thank the gentlelady. does it mean that if you're doing research on biotechnology that the tax credit is going to be restricted and dictated by a majority who -- whoever it happens to be of this house of representatives? . the basic question for this congress is whether we are going to allow the status quo to exist through the hyde amendment where people can exercise their conscience on this important question, or are we going to have a dictation from this congress that absolutely and completely prohibits people from making that own choice them selves? the mutual respect that mr. hyde understood, we needed in this country is really going to be frayed with this legislation. so i would urge members to vote against this legislation. that's out of respect for the fact that there are sharply different views on this extraordinarily important question. i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. >> i yield two minutes and 15 seconds to

mr. bishop: mr. speaker, i offer an amendment to the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment to house resolution 276 offered by mr. bishop of utah. at the end of the resolution, add the following new section. section 5. notwithstanding any other provision as this resolution, the amendment specified in section 6 shall be in order in lieu of amendment number 5 in house report number 112-88. section 6, the text referred to in section 5 is as follows -- page 113 after line 17 insert the following -- section 317, health assessment reports required when waste is disposed of in open air burn pits. section 317 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2010, public law 111-84-123-2701 note is amended. one, by redesignated subsection c of subsection d. and, two, by inserting after subsection b the following new subsection c. c, health assessment report. not later than 180 days after notice is due under subsection a-2, the secretary shall su

mr. camp: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i will just reserve and close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. levin: thank you, mr. camp. you are going to close. i now yield a final minute to our leader who will close on our behalf, ms. pelosi from the great state of california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. pelosi: thank you for your compliment to our great state of california. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, when i first heard that this legislation was coming to the floor i anticipated with some positive thought of, yes, this is the right thing to do. america must pay its bills. we know how to do that. we want to go forward assuring the american people that when we decide not to default on our debt that we are showing our strength even though it may be difficult for people to support that. then, i heard that it was going to come up like this on sunday. they said it would be up on tuesday. the bill is predicated on a false premise. it say

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise today to thank my colleagues for voting so overwhelmingly the no taxpayer funding for abortion act. america today is pro-life and the tread line improves by the year. on public funding a supermajority of well over 60% oppose public funding of abortion. clearly, americans get it and there is nothing compassion nature or nurturing about abortion, abortion methods, the actual deed of dismembererment, chemical poisoning is an act of violence against children. abortion hurts women. earlier today in the capitol we heard from a woman from silent no more awareness campaign who urged passage of h.r. 3. she spoke of her abortion and spoke of the emotional agony and foted over 10,000 women have come forward and have now spoken out publicly against abortion each and every one of those women have had at least one abortion themselves and they talk of the ongoing and enduring agony of that abortion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman yields back.

mr. graves: mr. speaker, in closing, let me reiterate that small businesses can and will lead our economic recovery. this is a strong case for fully authorizing the sbir and other programs. they have a proven track record of creating jobs and solving federal agency problems. they provide a bridge between product conception and marketability and a step of vital importance for innovative ideas to become a reality. the new technologies an discoveries that come out of these programs go a long way toward kirpge competitive edge in the world marketplace and these programs are the kind of public-private partnership that's essential to the growth of our economy. i look forward to working with ranking member velazquez and our colleagues in the other poddy in the coming months. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: both -- the speaker pro tempore: both sides having yielded back their time, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 990 as amended. those in favor say ay

mr. blunt: mr. president, i'm here to talk about gas prices and the economy and the effect of the economy on -- on our future. we need to work hard to be sure that we're producing more american jobs, and, frankly, i can't think of a better way to do that than produce more american energy. we use about the same amount of energy in a good economy as we do in a weak economy. those are the -- the -- it's the place to go where we know the consumers are, whether it's the electric bill or -- or gasoline at the gas pump and we ought to be doing all we can to produce those jobs. certainly there are many factors that affect the price of oil, things like the value of the dollar, supply and demand, the global events that affect oil, like the problems right now in libya and other oil-producing countries, or even the weather. you know, i live in a state that's bounded by the mississippi river and the flooding down the mississippi has had some impact on the north-south movement of refined products in the country.

mrs. bush was kind enough to see me. she made access to every member of her staff available, so i do feel that what i was able to share in the book is a pretty balanced interpretation of her time, both in the public eye and in the white house. our time is limited this afternoon, and what i'd like to do is share with you some basic biographical information, just a little bit. and if you have questions about that, or anything else, i more than happy to address them during a question and answer period. but we'll have a quick look at her biography. then i'd like to share with you some thoughts about her advocacy of literacy, her great success as public indicator. and, finally, her role and her reactions to the campaign of 1992, which for her in many ways was a watershed. as i was preparing for this i thought there were three questions that i really wanted to answer for you. one was, what may barbara bush different. second, what made her special, and finally, what was her legacy. generally spea

mr. reed: mr. speaker, at this time 50eu78' pleased to -- at this time i'm pleased to recognize two minutes to the gentlewoman from washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from washington is recognized for two minutes. ms. herrera beutler: i had a job creator forum. the one thing i heard was the rising cost of gasoline. you can all imagine what rising gas prices does to a small business like this. they had to let people go in the past and starting to hire people again. one thing he requested was make this affordable. one thing we can do is by supporting this bill because we open up the opportunity to get more -- to get more domestic energy. and that's the reality. you know, i can't wait for the day when our country no longer is dependent on fossil fuels, when we don't need gasoline or we don't need to get it from countries that don't like us. i can't wait for that day. i support the alternative energies but the problem is we're not there yet. we are not there today. and the reality is

mr. chairman i'm willing to give that a try if you will allow me to withdraw the amendment. >> thank you very thank you very much. the gentleman withdraws his amendment and we will work together pending floor action. the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi is recognized for the purpose of presenting the memo. >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> well the clerk please pass out the amendment and that would be to 29r. without objection reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. at the gentleman will suspend until they have a chance to pass out the amendment. >> certainly i will. the gentleman is recognized to explain his amendment. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. trying to figure out which one i have before me. this amendment really started with representative andrews who has been working the issue of, the way in which the department of energy and national nuclear security agency handles proliferation issues and very dangerous materials. mr. heinrich and i looked at some o

mr. akin: mr. speaker, mr. chairman, i rise in support of house resolution 1540, the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012. in review of the portions of the president's budget request relevant to sea power and projected forces, the subcommittee held hear option the navy shipbuilding plan and on the amphibious warfare along with briefings for the ohio class ballistic missile submarine, the expeditionary fighting vehicle and the new long range strike bomber. being a maritime nation, we must support our troops with supplies delivered by sea and by air while maintaining the global reach to do so. protection of the sea lanes of communication, projection of credible combat power, forward presence and humanitarian assistance all are capabilities supplied by forces for which the subcommittee has oversight and where it must focus. this bill prorides for a multiyear procurement of destroyers, it funds 10 ships in the president's budget request. it also has provisions which would inject discipline in pro

>> mr. speaker. -- mr. reed: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up i call up house resolution 254. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title -- report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 254. resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 1231, to amend the outer continental shelf lands act to require that each five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority me

mr. harkin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: i have ten unanimous requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. harkin: mr. president, recently the national labor relations board general counsel issued a complaint against the boeing company alleging that the company had violated the national labor relations act. well, this routine administrative procedure has set off what i call a melodramatic outcry from boeing, the business community, the editorial writers at the "wall street journal," the national chamber of commerce, and, of course, our friends on the republican side of the aisle. the headline in "the wall street journal's" editorial page called it -- quote -- "the death of right-to-work." en

mr. reid: mr. vice president? the presiding officer: the -- the vice president: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask that the call of the quorum be terminated. the vice president: without objection. the chair lays before the senate a certificate of appointment to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former senator john ensign of nevada. the chair -- excuse me -- the certificate the chair advised is in the form suggested by the senate. if there is no objection, the reading of the certificate will be waived and it will be printed in full in the record. if the senator designee will present himself at the desk the chair will administer the oath. the vice president: do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge

mrs. kennedy had on the office of the first lady from her renowned celebrity to her engagement in the arts and the championing of cultural institutions. this is about an hour. >> thank you, don, so much for putting this series together, for that very nice introduction. thank you, too, to mary and flesh shah as well. don and i were chatting just beforehand that it's especially appropriate to talk about jacqueline kennedy at a historical society such as this because it was jacqueline kennedy who kicked off the movement to have historical societies for our branches of government. so it was the white house that had the very first historical society founded by mrs. kennedy in 1961, and then the capitol historical society, don tells me, followed just one year later in is the 62, and then -- 1962, and then a few years later 1974, the supremes as we call them, the u.s. supreme court historical society was founded in 1974. so we're grateful to these associations because they are very helpful, as yo

mr. udall: mr. president? mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to engage in a colloquy between senators udall, feinstein, and merkley. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: mr. president, let me say once again that like my colleague from oregon, i oppose reauthorization of the existing provisions that we've been debating here on the floor of the patriot act without significant reforms. i is also to say, i believe it's critical that the administration make public its interpretation of the patriot act so that members of congress and our public are not kept in the dark. that's the important work we have in front of us, and we have a real opportunity to accomplish those goals. mrs. feinstein: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: if i might respond, i have agreed that these are important issues, and that the intelligence committee, which is charged with carrying out oversight over the 16 various intelligence agencies of what's colte called t

mr. harkin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. harass mr. president, i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: mr. president, over the past six months i have come to the floor several times to discuss the findings of an ongoing investigation by the health and human services into the for-profit education committees and the growing role they play in higher education. this investigation has been now ongoing for over a year. today i would like to focus my remarks on our men and women in uniform and how the for-profit schools are focusing on recruiting them to their schools. and what this means for the taxpayers of america. mr. president, the first g.i. bill made it possible for thousands of service members returning from world war ii to go to college. in the process, that ushered in a new era of american prosperity. that g.i. bill continued, of course, through korea, the cold war, and through vie

mr. burgess: mr. chairman, i'll tell you what's not rational, it's not agsal to spend this money and say you're prohibited from providing care. let's be honest, the money for construction was do you plick tif. it was offered up in the stimulus bill previously so we are duplicating a previous expenditure in forward advancing, advance funding in the patient protection and affordable care act. that is what doesn't make sense. previous speaker on the democratic side called me mindless. that's mindless. was mindless to pass this bill over the objections of the american people to not listen to the voices of the people that were literally ringed around this capitol a year ago that said kill this bill. now we have a chance to bring back a little bit of spending, to bring back into the arena in which it belongs which is the united states house of representatives, the people's house. the mandatory spending was not in the bill that passed this house in november of 2009. this language was put in by the united sta

mr. paul: mr. speaker, osama bin laden applauded the 9/11 attacks, such an act of deliberate killing of innocent lives deserves retribution. it is good that bin laden is dead and justice served. targeted retribution is far interior to -- superior to wars of aggression and nation building. i supported giving the president's authority for punishing those responsible for the 9/11 attacks. using this authority and opportunity to pursue nation building and remaking the middle east was cynical and dangerous as the past 10 years have proven. the sad tragedy is that it took 10 years, trillions of dollars, tens of thousands of american casualties and many of thousands of innocent lives to achieve our mission of killing one evil person. a narrow-targeted mission under these circumstances is far superior to initiating wars against countries not involved in the 9/11 attacks. this was the reason i emphasized at the time the principle of mark and reprisal, promoted to us -- provided to us by the constitution for

mr. young: mr. chairman, unfortunately i oppose this amendment. it's redundant. let's call it what it is, it's an obstruction. the department of interior requires that applicants have worst-case discharges before approving a permit. on june 8, 2007, the department of interior had two leasees outlining requirements and standard to be met before parliament could be approved. in the notices required that a leasee describe the assumption and calculation to determine the volume of the worst-case scenario. it's already required on permit applications and it's further radiated by the language in h.r. 1229 which passed the house earlier today. the minority continues to try to divert attention away from the real issue of increasing energy production, creating jobs, lowering energy costs and improving national security by lessening our dependence on foreign oil. it seems that the democrats do not want to face the fact that this bill says we can move forward with aggressive program and responsible oil and gas

mr. baca: mr.aker, right now californians in my home district face an almost 14% unemployment rate and are dealing with the fourth highest rate of foreclosure in the nation. what my constituents need above else is for both of us, republicans and democrats, to come together on creating new jobs. yet, in the last 18 weeks the republicans have controlled the house. they have yet to bring one single bill forward on creating jobs. instead, they have put forward a partisan agenda that's more about scoring political points than helping the american families. we should be putting the american family back to work. we should not be voting to dismantle safety net for seniors and the vulnerable americans. the republicans attacked medicare and medicaid, go against our core values and threaten the health care of 44 million low-income americans. it's time to stop politick games. let's work together. i say, let's work together and focus on strengthening our economy an creating jobs. i yield back the balance of my

mr. philip holibone. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house would to give thought -- he was a selfless enthuse assic and committed marine who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country. our thoughts will be with his family, his friends and his colleagues. mr. speaker i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and in addition to my duties in the house i'll be travelling to dublin by the historic visit by the queen. >> may i say myself and my constituents with the president's words of condolence. under rules introduced in 2003, illegal migrants who managed to avoid the authorities for 14 yearare able to apply for permanent stay, have full access to the welfare stem and can even obtain a british passport. given that in the last eight years, nearly 10,000 such migrants have won such rights. and with an estated half a million illegal immigrants in britain today, will the prime minister seek to change these rules and restore some sanity to wichita's border controls?

roby. >> aye. >> mr. brooks. >> aye. >> mr. young. >> aye. >> mr. rogers. mr. no. >> ms. giffords. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes were 54, the nos were 5. >> the amendment is agreed to. the chair now recognizes mr. cooper for the purpose of an amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. amendment number 164, i would ask to be distributed. >> the clerk will please distribute the amendment. without objection, the reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. >> gentleman from tennessee is recognized to explain his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment has to do with the joint strike fighter but only the f-35b, the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of it. so in this vast program, this is a very small aspect. what the amendment would do is, the committee remembers that this year we have funded three of these and next year my amendment would propose that we fund four. now, the committee work says we should go ahead and do six. i would like to cut that back by two for a reason. it would save $380 million in money that i think could be

mrs. hutchison: mr. president, i rise to speak in opposition to the menendez proposal which would raise taxes on a handful of our nation's energy producers. mr. president, this bill makes the assumption that raising taxes on the five major oil companies will somehow reduce the deficit and lower the price at the pump. this is misguided, and it will also have the opposite effect. raising taxes on our domestic oil industry will drive up gasoline prices, and who in america that is driving a truck or a car doesn't realize that gasoline prices are already very high? secondly, it will threaten the jobs, nine million jobs depend on drilling exploration and operating in america. if we drive these countries overseas, it will increase foreign imports and it will stop the jobs that are being created in america. those who threaten to repeal these deductions fail to recognize the tremendous costs and risks that go into exploring for the energy needed to drive our country forward. mr. president, our oil and gas industr

mr. upton: thank you, mr. chairman. mr.r, most americans understand the concept of supply and demand and in fact a third of our oil now comes from the gulf. department of energy information agency tells us that last year's production in the gulf was 20% less than projected in 2007. and in 2012, we are going to be getting a half a million barrels a day decline in production from 2010. what happens when the production goes down an the demand goesp? the price goes up, way up. add to that the uncertaintand unrest in the middle east, and there is no surprise that we have gas prices at $4 and $5 in this country and who knows where they are headed. this legislation, we pass it today, get it enacted, helps turn the key to unlocking the door on domestic energy production. this is not this legislation is not about new lease sales, it's simply catches up with the leases already approved. let's pass it. i yield my time back to the chairman. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balancef his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr

>> mr. speaker, can the prime minister tell us as a result of his 20% cuts to police budgets how many experienced police officers are being forcibly retired? >> well, the decisions about police officer numbers will depend on the decisions on individual cheese constables in individual parts of the country. the point i would make is this, we can see in case after case there are far too many police officers in back office jobs in doing work who should be on the front line and responsible chief constables are getting those officers out on the front line to fight crime and crime under this government is falling. >> ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, i don't know whether he doesn't know the answer to the question or he just chooses not to angeles. let me tell him the answer, 2,100 experienced police officers with over 30 years experience are being forcibly retired. take the case of former beat officer martin hurd forced to retire from wolfer hampton police now he's asked to come back as a volunteer cons

mr.mith. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. first, let me recognize the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, the chief sponsor of h.r. 3, for his persistent leadership over the years on this issue. many members and the american people have strong feelings about the subject of abortion, but one thing is clear, federal funding of abortion will lead to more abortions. for example, in 2009, there the congressional budget office has estimated that the federal government would pay as many as 675,000 abortions each year without the hyde amount and other provision that is prevent federal funding of abortion. the american people do not want federally funded abortions. a zock bye poll found that 77% of americans feel that federal funds should never pay for abortions or should pay only to save the life of the mother. that is the policy of the hyde amendment which h.r. 3 would enact into law. h.r. 3 does not ban abortion. it also does not restrict abortions or abortion coverage in health care plan

mr. schumer: i would. mr. cornyn: madam president, i know there are a number of us who would like to speak on the judgment coming cloture vote at noon on the mcconnell nomination. i know senato senator grassley . i assume the senator from new york and the senator from rhode island. i wonder if we can reach a unanimous consent agreement that would allow five minutes for each of us to speak. i would pose that as a unanimous consent request that that -- for the senators who are currently on the floor, the five of us, that we'd be given up to five minutes to speak preceding the cloture motion. mr. schumer: might i ask a question of the chair? what is the status, the time status? there's 35 minutes until noon. is that divided? the presiding officer: the democrats -- the time's equally divided. the democrats control 19 minutes, the republicans control 18 1/2 minutes. a senator: reserving the right to object. ms. landrieu: this isn't the only debate on the floor, we're having a cloture vote on sbir and we'd like some

mr. reed: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back and the senate proceed to vote on the confirmation of nomination of john j. mcconnell jr. to be the u.s. district judge for the district of rhode island. that the motion be reconsidered -- the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to the nomination, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, the senate then resume legislative session and proceed to a period of morning business for debate only until 7:30 p.m. with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the question is on the nomination. yeas and nays are called for. is there a sufficient second? there is. there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote

mr. tonko: absolutely. mr. garamendi: it's interesting to note in that period of time which was the last decades of the 1700's and the early 1800's the united states government set out on a course to build infrastructure, and infrastructure was the canal systems at that time and you so correctly and correctly pointed out the growth that came from that. that lesson now more than 200 years old needs to be repeated in america once again. mr. tonko: absolutely. i think what people will say, too, well, we don't make those products in america. well, we might be able to if we monday earnize our manufacturing prophecies. if you are going to try to convince each other that all the products that america can make, design, ennear, discover and manufacture are over -- engineer, discover and manufacture are over, what are we telling ourselves? there are product coming out as we speak. there are products coming out every week in a sophisticated society, braces itself to invest in investigation, in r&d, taking ideas an moving

mr. holt: mr. markey. mr. markey: i thank the gentleman from new jersey very much, and i thank him for his leadership on these issues. and for being -- we're partners in this effort to try to move towards a new energy direction. now -- so last week we had a debate on the issue of whether or not the $4 billion that the oil industry gets in tax breaks per year from the american consumer should be taken away at this time when exxonmobil reported $10 billion worth of profits in the first quarter. that's just january, february and march. shell reported $8.8 billion. b.p. $7.1 billion. chevron, $6.2 billion. conocophillips, $3 billion. that's in the first three months of this year. you know what the argument is from the republican side is that they would be punished if the consumer -- if the taxpayer didn't also give them an additional $4 billion in tax breaks. so let's just look at this chart. this is how much they made. as people are pulling up to the pump paying $3.80, $4 $4.20 all across america. you know what t

mr. cardin: mr. president, late on sunday evening, the world was told of news we had been waiting for for almost ten years. osama bin laden was a murderer who devoted his life to the destruction of freedom, democracy and our way of life. his death is an important milestone in the fight against global extremist violence and a relief to the millions of americans and others around the world who have felt his murderous destruction. i first and foremost want to thank the military and the intelligence professionals who carried out this daring msion which was executed flawlessly and will go down in our history books as a mission as to how we shld do our work. i want to take a moment to complement all of our military and intelligence people who we involved in this -- in this effort. i take great pride in representing the state of maryland and our intelligence agencies that are located at fort meade. they do incredible work for our national security and for our nation, and they do a lot of things that keep us

mr. alexander: mr. president, i would like to congratulate the men and women of our military for a courageous mission and our intelligence community for accurate and important intelligence. i would like to congratulate the president for his persistence in bringing a mass murderer to justice, and i would especially like to salute the men and women of our military services who for the last ten years have fought as indispensable consequences of the actions of terrorism. and all of us, as has been said by many senators today, expressly having our hearts -- having in our hearts and minds the families of the victims of 9/11 and hope that somehow in a small way this event helps bring some conclusion to what has happened to their lives. mr. president, i have just returned from visiting eastern tennessee where there were devastating tornadoes last week. the president at the request of our entire congressional delegation has declared four of our counties -- washington, green, hamilton, bradley -- as disaster area