mr. duncan of south carolina. amendment number 9 by mr. fleming of louisiana. amendment number 10 by mrs. benishek of michigan. amendment number 11 by mr. bishop of utah. after which the chair shall put the question on amendment number 1 by mr. frelinghuysen of new jersey. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. except that the minimum time on amendment number 1 will be five minutes. -- are. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part c of house report 113-1 by the gentleman from texas, mr. flores, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part c of house report 113-1 offered by mr. flores of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a record rod -- recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members

mr. duncan of south carolina. >> thank you, mr. chairman. americans are frustrated. they're frustrated over the handling of benghazi. what happened when four americans died there. they're frustrated. and sometimes they're down right angry about being what they think being misled about what really happened there. being told that this was a protest over a video not just far couple days, but for weeks on end. then they're frustrated when they see comments from you this morning when you said what difference at this point does it make. i'll tell you what difference it makes. it makes a difference when americans think they were misled about something for political reasons. in hearing this morning you mentioned that we were clear eyed about the threats and dangers as they were developing in eastern libya. madam secretary, if you were really clear eyed about the levels of threat to our consulate in benghazi or our special mission in benghazi, then you should have known about chris stevens' memo of 16 august that said the consulate could not be defended from a coordinated att

mr. duncan of south carolina. >> madam secretary, members are frustrateed. frustrated over the handling of benghazi and what happened when four americans died, they are frustrateed and down right angry about being what they think being misled about what really happened there, being told this was a protest over a video not just if a couple of days but for weeks. they are frustrated when they see comments from you this morning when you said what difference at this point does it make? i tell you what difference: it makes a difference weapon americans think they were misled about something for political reasons. you mentioned we were clear eyed of the threats and dangers as they developed in libya. if you were clear eyed about the level of threat to our consulate in benghazi or our special mission in benghazi you should have known about stevens memo of august saying the consulate could not be defended from a coordinated attack. did he expect an attack? if you were clear eyed why didn't your department reject the request on 7 june . now, madam secretary, were you

mr. duncan. mr. duncan: judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the united states, but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from california,. >> the times, places and manner for holding elections for senators and representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof, but the congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins. mr. collins: section 5, each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the a

mr. duncan, with the tougher economic challenges high unemployment out there, nobody is going to disagreeis a problem, you know, just at the food and energy levels. we're seeing prices go up. and it's disappointing nonetheless. these are the tiles. there is a lot of layers that need to be addressed. mallory duncan of the nrf. thank you very much. >> sure, happy to be here. melissa: pollution in the beijing area reaching dangerously high levels for the second day in a row and it is causing the chinese government to warn people they should stay indoors as much as possible. with visibility at 300 feet at multiple airports in eastern china were forced to cancel flights. capital system at its finest. one chinese entrepreneur taking advantage of china's smog conditions developed cans of fresh air for people to breathe in. according to a publish aring group in china, the cancel for about 80 cents each. and they come in a variety of atmospheres like pristine tibet. post-industrial taiwan. lori: i think i go with the former rather than the latter. melissa: i guess. i don't know. wooib we'll have t

mr. duncan. mr. duncan: judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the united states, but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from california,. >> the times, places and manner for holding elections for senators and representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof, but the congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins. mr. collins: section 5, each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the a

mr. duncan of south carolina. >> madam secretary, let me tell you, americans are frustrated. they're frustrated over the handle of benghazi, what happened when four americans died there, they're frustrated and sometimes down right angry about being what they think, being misled about what really happened there. being told that this was a protest over a video, not just for a couple of days but for weeks on end. and then they're frustrated when they see comments from you this morning when you said what difference at this point does it make? i'll tell you what difference it makes. it makes a difference when americans think they were misled about something for political reasons. in the hearing this morning you mentioned that we were clear-eyed about the threats and dangers as they were developing in eastern libya. madam secretary if you were really new york your words, clear-eyed, about the levels of threat to our consulate in benghazi or our special mission in benghazi, then you should have known about chris stevens' memo i believe of 16 august that said our consulate could not

mr. duncan of south carolina. islamic mr. senator let me tell you americans are frustrated. they are frustrated over the handling of benghazi, what happened when four americans died there. they are frustrated, and their sometimes downright angry about being what they think are being misled about what really happened. being told that this is a protest over a video not just for a couple of days but weeks on end. they see the comments from you this morning and say what difference at this point does it make. i tell you what difference it makes when americans tell you they were misled about something for political reasons. in a hearing this morning, you mentioned that we work re-ride about the threats and dangers as they were developing in eastern libya. madam secretary, if you were really in your eyes clear eyed about the level of threat to our consulate in benghazi or special mission in benghazi, then you should have known about chris stevens on the 16th of august that said the consulate shouldn't be defended from the attack. questions americans have is do they expect an attack

mr. duncan of south carolina. >> madam secretary, let me tell you, americans are frustrated. they're frustrated over the handle of benghazi, what happened when four americans died there, they're frustrated and sometimes down right angry about being what they think, being misled about what really happened there. being told that this was a protest over a video, not just for a couple of days but for weeks on end. and then they're frustrated when they see comments from you this morning when you said what difference at this point does it make? i'll tell you what difference it makes. it makes a difference when americans think they were misled about something for political reasons. in the hearing this morning you mentioned that we were clear- eyed about the threats and dangers as they were developing in eastern libya. madam secretary if you were really new york your words, clear-eyed, about the levels of threat to our consulate in benghazi or our special mission in benghazi, then you should have known about chris stevens' memo i believe of 16 august that said our consulate could not

mr. huelskamp. >> thank you, congressman duncan, i certainly agree with all your comments. we might come to a little different vote tomorrow, though, on where we head. frankly we've got to have a budget. raising the debt ceiling for a budget to be named later is to me something i probably won't be able to vote for. but we are trying to follow that -- understand that we have a sequester, but the resequencing issue is interesting. only washington could that be a word where we are trying to resequence what's going on here. one thing that i still remain concerned about after two years up here, i still think washington's broke. it's disfungal -- dysfunctional on the senate side. it's dysfunctional when the president will be late on his budget. but it's dysfunctional when just a few days ago this house thorsed -- authorized $50 billion of spending, most of which won't be spent until 2015, and i'll just say when i visit with constituents at home this is the worst they have come to expect of washington is when the dust settles at the end of the day, washington, no matter who seems

mr. huelskamp. >> thank you, congressman duncan. i agree with all your comments and we might come to a little different vote tomorrow on where we head and then frankly, we have to have a budget. but raising the debt ceiling for a budget to be named later is to me something i won't be able to vote for, but we are trying to understand that we have a sequester. but the resequencing issue is interesting and only in washington could that be a word, where we are trying to resequence what is going on here. one thing i remain concerned about, after two years up here, washington is broke and dysfunctional. it is dysfunctional when the president is going to be late in his budget. $50 billion in spending. most of which won't be spent until 2015 and i'll just say when i visit with constituents at home, this is the worst they have come to expect from washington, when the dust settles at the end of the day, washington, no matter who is in charge, they will spend and borrow more money and we'll have hopefully that debate in the next two, three mon