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mr. ruckelshaus, i know that the attorney general is very sorry to lose him, but the nation is very fortunate to get him as the first administrator of this vitallytant agency. i'm very honored, mr. president. i promise to do the best job that i possibly can. [ applause ] was the feeling back then that you could do a 100% job of cleaning up the environment? yes, and a lot of that is reflected in the laws that are still on the books. there was a sense that we knew what the bad pollutants were, we knew how to measure them, we knew what the health and environmental effects of those pollutants were. we had technology that was reasonably available at a reasonable cost to essentially eliminate that pollution. that was -- all of that were assumptions written into the law at the time. and many of those assumptions are still there. and by the way, they're all wrong. well, let's take the clean air act. the intent to eliminate smog, how was that supposed to work? well, the elements of smog are nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbons that interact in sunlight, they combine in sunlight and cause photochemical oxidants, or smog. now, those two pollutants -- hydrocarbo

mr. speaker, again he can't answer the question. the answer is for the taxpayer would have got 1.4 billion pounds less for this vital asset that is is worth today. here's the thing mr. speaker, it -- >> order. when the prime minister was speaking i said he shouldn't be shouted down and neither should anybody else. however, hard effort is made to shut someone down it won't work because we'll just keep going. so the sooner the juveniles can grow up and reach adulthood, so much the better. ed miliband. >> and here's the thing mr. speaker, a third of the shares were sold for just 1650 investors. and get this. there was a gentleman's agreement that those investors wouldn't sell their shares. what happened? within weeks half of those shares have been sold and they had maybe killingworth hundreds of millions of pounds. in other words -- his friends in the city. maybe he can tell us, what happened to that gentleman's agreement about those shares? >> mr. speaker, we know what he's asking these questions because he is paid to buy the trade union. [shouting] yes, yes. mr. speaker, he sat in a cabinet, he sat in the cabinet that wanted to priva

vital importance. they sacrifice so much for us and ask for so little in return. mr. lamborn: one thing that means so much to so many veterans in the fifth congressional district of colorado is the establishment of a southern colorado national v.a. cemetery. would the chairman agree it is critical to provide a digny -- to provide dignified final resting places for our heroes and it's important to conveniently locate them near large veterans population. i yield. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding and i agree that's one of the fundamental obligations of the united states of america, those who have served have earned that piece of earth. mr. lamborn: i thank the chairman for his words of agreement. given the advance stable of the project and the amount of work that's already taken place on the southern colorado v.a. cemetery, including land being purchased in southeast colorado springs and master planning due to start in mere months, would the chairman also agree that it is vital that we work together to ensure that construction is fully funded in the appropriations p

mr. speaker.fend the minister assured theac committee that those who refuse legal aide can still apply unde the new funding scheme. this was a vital safeguard. december2013, 617 family law applications are being made and eight havend been allowed.a >> the cases he raises. the key thing is this, we haveh to make sure our legal aid system is affordable and where we can compare our legal aid systems with similar countries we spend more than countries like australia, new zealand and others. >> would the prime minster takew a few minutes to read at least the -- [inaudible] >> my honorable friend and i agree on many things.

mr. moran of virginia is leaving us after this session and he will be sorely missed but he takes it upon himself to address an issue that is of vital concern to all members of the house of representatives. mr. moran for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. moran: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my very good friend, judge hastings of florida, thank you very much for your service to this country, judge. and my comments, although critical, will be in no way personally critical of my very good friend from oklahoma with whom i serve on the appropriations committee, he knows my very high regard for his integrity, his judgment, his character, and i value our friendship. i rise in opposition to this rule. in the the military construction veterans part, because that's an open rule. that's not at issue. but with regard to the legislative branch. there's several amendment this is a should not be made in order, should not in my view, should not have been taken seriously but the reason i oppose it is because there's an amendment not made in order that should be discussed on the floor o

mr. enyart: thank you. madam speaker, i rise today to show support for the 50 million americans enrolled in medicare. medicare is vital not only to my district, like mr. murphy's district in florida, but our entire nation, which is why my fellow colleagues and i should support its promise to all our citizens who have earned it, who have paid for it through their taxes, and who now rely on it for their medical care. for a stable health care system. medicare has a long and valued history, since its inception in 1965. social security recipients have consistently benefited from the opportunity to access quality affordable health care, a right now guaranteed to those who orked hard for that privilege. 122,380 constituents from the 12th district of illinois participate in the medicare program. that's one out of every seven citizens in my district. many of these skits are disabled. almost tissue many of these constituents are disabled, almost all are on a fixed or limited income. medicare gives these citizens the opportunity to receive essential medical care and to take part in preventive care programs designed to maintain g

prioritizes its research and development and it transfers them a vital link to ensure next generation weather technologies are implemented. mr. speaker, perhaps most importantly, h.r. 2413 enhances nye's collaboration with the private sector and with noaa's collaboration with the private sector and universities. noaa has world-class institutions such as the national weather center and the national severe storms laboratory at the university of oklahoma, and i'd like to anchor here, just to brag for a second what's happening at the university of oklahoma. as a navy pilot, i've seen firsthand laser technology being used to detect, track enemy aircraft from many, many miles away. this technology is now being used for at the university of oklahoma is to detact and track clouds and small particles in clouds and those particles can provide reflective radar imagery and we can now predict tornados over an hour in advance which is the goal of this piece of legislation. saving lives and property requires us to be able to detect, to warn people based on the forecast of a tornado, not just based on the detection of a tornado, moving from

mr. hoeven: i would like to thank the distinguished senator from dodg south dakota and turno our colleague from the state of oklahoma, a state that understands energy production and understands how vital this pipeline infrastructure is for energy production. so with the indulgence of the senator from texas, i would ask we turn to the senato senator fm oklahoma. mr. inhofe: i appreciate that. i appreciate the senator from texas yielding at this time. every time i hear people talk about the jobs that are at stake here, i think about my state of oklahoma per capita probably has more jobs in the state than any other state does because we are -- cushing, oklahoma, is the crossroads of the pipeline throughout america. this chart right here -- just over two years ago president obama dame t came to cushing toa speech. you can see the tubes there, talking about how this is a major breakthrough that we're going to -- quote -- "cut through the red tape, break through bureaucratic hurdles and make this project a priority, to go ahead and get it done." that's his quote right there. yet he's done nothing but obstruct this ever since that tiesm the southern leg of the pipeline may be finished but th

make sure the reservists are welcomed into businesses and supported in the vital work they do for our country. >> ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, i want to join the prime minister in paying tribute to captain thomas clarke, flight lieutenant rakesh chauhan, acting warned officer class to spend spencer faulkner, corporal james walters of army ergo, and lance corporal oliver thomas of the intelligence corps who were tragically killed. mr. speaker, these deaths are tragic and poignant reminder, sacrifices made by our armed forces including reservists who are serving our country with the bravery and distinction. all of our thoughts go to do their friends of those who knew of those we lost including the honorable member. we share his lost. our deepest sympathy goes to the families. i would also like to join the prime minister thing traded to the speaker anne mcgwire who was murdered in the classroom on monday. this was an appalling tragedy. it is clear from the testimony of those who have spoken out since she died that she was an inspiration to those she taught. our thoughts are with her family, friends and teachers and pu

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mrs. lerner refused to comply with a congressional subcommittee. second, her testimony is vital to this committee's investigation into this very legitimate matter. third she offered a voluntary statement and appearances before this committee. fourth, this committee determined that she waived her fifth amendment privilege. fifth mrs. lerner in line with the quinn cases was clearly informed of that decision and still miss lerner continues to refuse to testify before this committee. i submit to my colleague's on both sides of the aisle all the constitutional impediments have been removed. it's a clear and simple question before us. this committee should recommend to the house that miss lerner be held in contempt for failure to comply with the subpoenas issued to her. i recommend that my colleagues on both sides of the committee can vote accordingly. >> i think the gentleman. we now go to the gentlelady from new mexico. >> thank you mr. chairman and i'm going to yield my time to the ranking member. >> i want to thank the gentlelady for yielding. mr. chairman i would like to put into

vitally important to our country. the american people were inundated with figures and facts regarding the economic impact of an increase to $10.10. mr. president, why was that number chosen? it was chosen pause at that number, $10.10 an hour, for 40 hours, you are no longer in poverty. senate democrats have ample evidence to back up our position that an increase in the federal minimum wage is good for america. a recent study from the economic policy institute indicates that increasing the minimum wage and tying it to inflation would raise wages for 28 million american workers. that's about 10% of the american people. and contrary to what republicans would have you believe, these 28 million americans just aren't high school kids looking to make a few bucks after school. that same analysis reported that the median age of minimum wage workers is 35 years, proving these employees are grown men and women, most of them with families. and if we needed more reason to pass this important legislation, the most recent polling data reveals that about 75% of americans back an increase in the minimum wage. so, mr. president, supporting an increas

mr. green: the children's hospital graduate medical education program provides vital funding to support training of pediatricians, pediatric specialists in our children's hospitals. is inued strong for chgme essential. re-authorizing the children's hospital graduate medical education represents a commitment to ensuring children throughout the country have access to the quality care they need. since its creation in 1999, this program has increased the number of pediatric health care providers, addressed critical charges in pediatric specialty care and improved access to specialty care. the recipient hospitals represent less than 1% of all hospitals, yet train half the nation '-- nation's pediatricians and pediatric specialists. as a co-sponsored bill that passed in 2013 and a long advocate for children's hospital graduate medical program, i applaud the bipartisan, bicameral effort to preserve and strengthen the important program. i'm going to recognize and applaud the leadership of our ranking member, frank pallone, our chairman pitts, on this legislation in the house. i also want to acknowledge

hood who put their life on the line every day and are vital members of our community. >> well said, mrn an ardent advocate. you are a veteran yourself. you've pushed adamantly to have the victims of 2009 treated as victims of a terror attack. that's been a fight for you. obviously, this is a very different incident. there is no connect to terror, but do you believe this is a story about the military not protecting men and women or do you think this is just a story about violence? >> i think it's a story about violence. the military does a great job. there are tens of thousands of cars that come in and out of ft. hood every day. it would be logistically impossible to search each and every one of those vehicles to the point we can assure with 100% certainty there were no weapons being taken on to ft. hood. i think it's unreasonable to expect any of the people at ft. hood with regard to their security. >> do you echo the beliefs of the mayor? do you believe the management at ft. hood put in the changes they were supposed to put in after 2009 and that the integrity, security -- the integri

while also offering options for medicare that strengthens this vital program so it's still around for future generations. for these reasons, mr. speaker, i support the ryan budget plan which puts our country on a pathway back to prosperity. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. chairman. it does not strengthen medicare to reopen the prescription drug doughnut hole. which is exactly what this republican congressional budget does. so if you're a senior with high prescription drug costs, under this budget, it will cost you $1,200 more per year. the whole reason we closed the prescription drug doughnut hole was to prevent seniors in that position from having to undergo such economic hardship. but this republican budget reopens that doughnut hole now. now with respect to tax reform and picking winners and losers, the reality is that this republican budget does pick winners and losers. the big winners are people at the very top of the income scale because millionaires will see their top tax rate cut by a full 1/3. now, the results of that is that mid

commonsense regulation that balances the need to have vital party organizations along with the need to provide safeguards against political corruption. although mr. mcgann and i have a number of ideas and suggestions regarding changes to the law, we both believe any commonsense depth to help revitalize state and party committees would be helpful. finance simplify the existing volunteer exemptions for grass root activities to make it easier to use and consider expanding them to other modes of grass root activities. repeal the mccain-feingold provision that is have needlessly nerlized joint and nonjoint activities undertaken by state party committees. modify the f.e.c.'s current interpretation of the existing rules that essentially federalizes all party campaigning. 2350eu7b8ly, in-depth contribution limits to party committees. as they were excluded from the contribute shun indexes provisions providing for by mccain-feingold. similar to the extend that expenditures are still required, update those limits to more closely reflect modern economic reality. in the short time we have today we can only briefly touch about the byzantine nature of federal

this vital legislation provides federal support for critical autism research, services and treatment. mr. speaker, i've often said that autism is the polio of our time, and together as a nation we can beat this challenging disease. families struggle -- families struggling with autism face challenges that many of us can't imagine. they either need nor want -- neither need nor want our pity, but they deserve our help. national autism awareness month, which ends tomorrow, should serve as a call to action for us to address the urgent and long-term needs of people affected by autism. and hopefully one day piece together the autism puzzle so as few children as possible are impacted by this disorder. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from arizona, mr. schweikert, for five minutes. mr. schweikert: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. speaker, yesterday evening or last evening, had a couple articles sitting on my desk an

mr. manchin: madam president, i want to thank my good friend, senator pat toomey from pennsylvania. i'm from west virginia. we're working together on this vital issue to make sure our kids remain safe in every single school across this country. i am a father of three, a grandfather of eight and there is nothing more important to me than protecting my children and grandchildren. the bill senator toomey and i are working on is just common sense. our bill makes sure that all employees who work with our students pass a background check to make sure they have no criminal records or an abusive history. that includes everyone from principals, teachers, secretaries, cafeteria workers and janitors, anybody that has contact with our schoolkids. this is a real problem that demands our attention and demands it now. since january 1, 130 teachers across america have been arrested for sexual misconduct. at this rate, that is more than one teacher per day who will sexually assault a student. as a parent, grandparent and a representative of the great state of west virginia inaction is unacceptable. there are four million teachers and school staff throughout t

mr. speaker. the ryan republican budget cuts hundreds of millions of dollars in vital education investments, ends the medkear guarantee for seniors and it will cost this country more than one million jobs next year alone. if that's not bad enough, the ryan republican budget asks working and middle class americans to pay for the thousands of dollars in tax breaks given to the wealthiest among us. that is why in good conscience i annot support such a budget. at this time, when too many people are still desperately struggling to make ends meet, i know that the people in my home state of new jersey deserve better. and the people around the country do as well. i believe that all americans should demand better as well. in contrast, the budget that the democrats and the congressional black caucus have proposed recognizes the dangerous course this country is on and will work to move us forward rather than divide us deeper. the democratic budget builds ladders of opportunity to grow our middle class by investing in education, strengthening social security and medicare, and protecting the eight million peo

mr. ryan believes that the government funding of these essential programs is a drain on the economy and a drain on taxpayers. recognizes however, the investment in these essential programs is fundamental to the vitality of our country, moves us forward, and as you pointed out, create millions of jobs over -- of jobs. over 4.6 million in the year 2014, almost three million in the year 2015, and close to 1.3 million in the year 2016. they move us forward, these -- this investment in essential programs, drive intervention, innovation, they create jobs, they stimulate the economy, and put our government and our country on a sustainable path to prosperity. my friend, mr. ryan's economic model of austerity contrasts sharply with our model of investment and progress in a fiscally responsible way. we believe that educating our work force, building our infrastructure, ensuring access to safe and healthy environment that includes water and food safeguards is the ticket to a future, a secure future for our country. that is the difference between the ryan budget and the c.p.c. budget. i thank you. i yield back my time. mr. poe can: thank you, mr. lowenthal. -- mr. pocan: thank you, mr. lowenthal. thank you for t

mr. murphy: thank you. i thank the senator from new york for bringing us all together this evening to talk about the really vital economic porntion of the northeastern corridor to states like connecticut, new jersey, massachusetts, and new york. this is a pivotal moment for the northeastern corridor. we have a region that is growing with respect to the number of people who are using the rail but an infrastructure that is just dramatically aging. and i think it's important to remember about the connection between investment in rail and the emergence of this nation's economic greatness. the rail line that means the most to us in connecticut was chartered in 1844. it was the new york and new haven railroad, and it was initially built to connect new york to boston, going through new haven, going through connecticut. later on it had a spur going through long island and then a spur connecting down to providence. and it was built at a time of massive rail expansion all across the country. in the last 25 years of the 1800's, where a lot of this expansion happened after the initial investment in places like new york and