mr. moran: mr. speaker, i to understand the concern that my very good friends express on the democratic side about the threat of violence in colombia and the loss of jobs in america. but what i don't understand is how voting against this trade agreement helps on either front. a no vote does nothing to create more jobs in america, nor in fact to reduce the level of violence in colombia. the fact is that the rate of vibles in colombia has been cut in half. the murder of trade union members is down by 80%. college enrollment is up by 50%. 90% of children are in school now. poverty is down 25%. why? in large part because of the $8 billion in plan colombia we provided. the colombian government wants to show their appreciation for our investment in colombian -- in colombia's future by letting us share in their new prosser pity. it's difficult to do that when they have arch tariff barriers of 9%, agriculture at 17%. the u.s. has virtually no tariff barriers. s that one-way street in our direction. the impo

mr. garre. mr. garre: thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: two factors distinguish this case from those in which the court has found cause lacking to excuse a default: first, the state itself had a direct hand in the extraordinary events leading up to the default in this case; and second, the actions of maples' attorneys, which rise to the level of abandonment, are not attributable to maples under agency law or other principles that this court has invoked in determining when attorney conduct may be imputed to a client. that this court has invoked in determining when conduct can be with a client. it the default at issue in this case is not fairly attributable to cory maples. the decision of the 11th circuit should be reversed. for either or both of those reasons, the default at issue in this case is not fairly attributable to cory maples and the contrary decision of the eleventh circuit should be reversed. chief justice john g. roberts: you talk about the state's role. i assume that you are talking a

mr. kitsle: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today and speaker of the opposition i will have to the free trade agreements that -- we'll be voting on today. and to speak some of the details about those free trade agreements that seem to not be discussed. that we seem to want to talk about these free trade agreements will be good without understanding the details of what we'll be voting upon. mr. kissell: my opposition to these trade agreements is not based upon any type of partisanship, that negative force called partisanship that there's too much a part of our lives in washington, i don't deal with. this is not partisanship. this is not some type of blinded protectionism that somehow we need to close our shores. i'm very well aware of the global impact of our modern economy. and it's not based upon any type of ignorance of the potential good that these so-called free trade agreements can present to us. indeed, i have lived in a part of the country that has suffered immensely from free trade agreements. i worked 2

mr. laycock, could you clarify one point? you say the church decides who's qualified to be a minister, but, as i understand the facts here, she was never decommissioned as a minister, and, beyond that, she was even recommended by the officials to other parishes to be a commissioned minister. so, it's -- it's odd to say there's any interferences with who is qualified to be a minister, because the church was holding her out as being qualified. mr.laycock: well, she was removed from her ministry at hosanna-tabor. they do not have to indulge in a vendetta against her and file charges with the synod. and if you look at that recommendation -- it's in the joint appendix -- it is not much of a recommendation. there's excellent, commendable, proficient, and in ministry qualities, she gets proficient. we all know if there's a , a , and a , a isn't very good. so, they were not recommending her; they simply weren't pursuing formal charges against her before the -- before the missouri synod. and -- an

mr. moran: mr. speaker, i to understand the concern that my very good friends express on the democratic side about the threat of violence in colombia and the loss of jobs in america. but what i don't understand is how voting against this trade agreement helps on either front. a no vote does nothing to create more jobs in america, nor in fact to reduce the level of violence in colombia. the fact is that the rate of vibles in colombia has been cut in half. the murder of trade union members is down by 80%. college enrollment is up by 50%. 90% of children are in school now. poverty is down 25%. why? in large part because of the $8 billion in plan colombia we provided. the colombian government wants to show their appreciation for our investment in colombian -- in colombia's future by letting us share in their new prosser pity. it's difficult to do that when they have arch tariff barriers of 9%, agriculture at 17%. the u.s. has virtually no tariff barriers. s that one-way street in our direction. the impo

mr. michaud: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield to the congresswoman from california, ms. woolsey, for the purpose of a unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. woolsey: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a letter from the international union of painters and allied trades in opposition to the korea f.t.a. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. michaud: mr. speaker, i'd like to ask unanimous consent for the purpose of a unanimous consent to ms. kaptur to enter remarks into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to inst into the record a letter from the hardest working workers in america, the international otherhood of boiler makers, ironship builders, black smith and helpers. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. michaud: i'd like to yield to the congresswoman from ohio, ms. sutton, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: without obj

mr. rush: mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 7 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. rush of illinois. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes in support of his amendment. mr. rush: mr. speaker, this atrocious bill, h.r. 2681, will make permanent changes to the clean air act by weakening health and science-based standards. cement kilns are a major source of mercury pollution and other toxic air pollution. however, until last year these plants had managed to avoid any sort of requirement to reduce these emissions. last year the e.p.a. finally finalized requirements for cement kilns to use readily available technology to cut their pollution and now this bill that's before us today would nullify the new health standards and direct the e.p.a. to go back to the drawing board. mr. speaker, my republican colleagues would like to frame this as a debate between jobs and public health benefi

mr. runyan: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. runyan: madam speaker, h.r. 1025 recognizes those retired from the national guard and reserve component of the united states armed forces by honoring them with the status of veterans under law. representative walz of minnesota, the bill's chief sponsor, recently commented, quote, the failure to recognize those who have served 20 years or more in the reserve and national guard as veterans represents a gross injustice, end quote. these are men and women who showed devotion and dedication, serving their nation in uniform for an entire career of 20 years or more in the reserve and national guard. . they wear the same uniform and subject to the same code of military justice and receive the same training and called up for active duty service at any time. h.r. 1025 confers status to pay for nonregulatory service. in addition this bill ensures those who receive the honor

mr. kyl: thank you. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call being dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. killed kyl thank you. mr. president, for those clegs colleagues who are here, i want to -- mr. kyl: thank you. mr. president, for those colleagues who are here, i want to speak to an amendment that has been filed, an amendment which seeks to add some money for the united states marshals service, and i a like to explain why we think this is a good idea. but, first, to say that in speaking with leader reid, we are trying with our staff and the majority staff to see if we can work out the appropriate pay-fors for this and an appropriate amount of money that was assist the u.s. marshals service. hopefully we can work something out and i'm just trying to explain the basis for this at this time. mr. president, as you know, we've done a lot of work on the borders to try to secure the border and that has required us to add money for the u.s. border

mr. welch: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, we have an ongoing debate in this congress about regulation. my friends on the republican side believe we have too much. those of us on the democratic side think we need careful regulation. we shouldn't have too much, but we shouldn't abolish it altogether. an appropriate regulation levels the playing field for our businesses and industry but it also gives a fair shot to the health, safety and concerns of our people who have no control over the production processees and how those may affect their health. the issue presented in my amendment is not about a regulation but it's an effort to roll back regulation at any cost and any price and any consequence. my amendment would include in the bill a finding that the american people who are exposed to mercury from industrial sources addressed by the rules listed in section 2-d through the consumption of fish containing mercury face a health hazard. there really is no dispute about that. scientifically or medically. so the question

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized recognized.mr. rood mr. reid: we have worked very hard to move through this first tranche of appropriation bills that we have. progress is being made but not nearly enough progress. we're going to move on the -- i'm going to move in just a minute to the bryson nomination but i want everyone within the sound of my voice to understand this cannot go on forever. people sometimes are unreasonable. we cannot have votes on all these amendments that have been called up here. i would hope that everyone would understand that we -- there has to be some give and take here and we need to move through this. they need b to be cooperative wh their staffs, because when this matter is finished regarding the secretary of commerce nomination, we're going to have to make a decision as to whether we continue working on this appropriation bill. this was a noble experiment. i'm part of t. i want it to work very, very much. but it can't work

mr. hultgren: mr. chairman, i join with many business owners, state and local governments, and educational institutions in supporting h.r. 674 to repeal this tax. and provide a meaningful step towards instilling certainty among job creators in getting this economy moving on the right track. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, mr. keating, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. keating: thank you, mr. speaker, i hope the previous question is defeated so i can offer an amendment along with my colleagues to really correct something that, frankly, is outrageous. it's not only outrageous, but it is exhibit a of what's wrong with this congress. the underlying bill to do away with the 3% withholding, i met with my local businesspeople, had discussions, and this is a great opportunity for bipartisan efforts to

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for purposes of inquiring of the majority leader for the purpose of the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: i thank the speaker and i yield to my friend, the majority leader, mr. cantor from virginia. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house is not in session in observation of the columbus day holiday. on tuesday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on wednesday and thursday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on friday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. friday. on tuesday the house will consider a few bills under suspension of the rules. a complete list will be announced by the close of busines

[applause] mr. speaker, mr.t, distinguished members of congress, thanks to all 6 you in this -- all of you in this chamber, our economic ties are becoming even stronger. the korea-u.s. free trade agreement was ratified by this congress here last night. here, where the mutual defense treaty was signed by korea and the united states in 1953, a new chapter in our relationship has opened. our relationship has become stronger. [applause] this agreement is a major step toward future growth and job creation. it is a win for our corporations. the korea-u.s. free trade agreement will be able to ensure continued growth and also create jobs. this is a win for our corporations. it is a win for our workers. it's a win for small businesses, and a win for all the innovators on both sides of the pacific. perhaps you have heard what the experts have said, that america's economic output will grow more due to the korea's-u.s. free trade agreement than from america's last nine trade agreements combined. [applause] and that the tari

mr. poe: mr. speaker, during the hot summer days of august with daily consistent temperatures over 100 degrees, a record drought over the state and hundreds of wildfires burning the plains and prairies of texas, a miracle from the lord occurred. the birth of a new child. ly vy zachary alexander joined the world on august 13, 2011 in waco, texas. every time a child of innocence is born it is a happy event. the first cry brings joyful tears to the eyes of parents, grandparents and neighbors. it is a happy occasion because we see hope in the freshness of birth, hope for a better world and hope for a better tomorrow. levi is born in the most marvelous and free country in the world, america. his parents have the most important and hardest job of all jobs. along with training energetic sister and brother, raising this new son of america to be of good character, love, liberty and walk in the favor of god and man is the most important responsibility of parents. so, mr. speaker, my desire for levi as his g

mr. menendez: mr. president, i believe we have cleared this unanimous consent unanimous consent request, which is to set aside the pending amendment and calm my amendment number 857. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator new jersey, mr. menendez, for himself and others, proposes an aimed numbered 857 to amendment number 738. mr. menendez: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: let me speak to this amendment. i offer this amendment along with my distinguished colleague from georgia, senator isakson, to temporarily restore the conforming loan limits that expired -- loan limits that we had under the law that created the opportunity for these abilities to loan at these levels. they expired on september 30 of this year. and in past year extending these loan limits has usually occurred on the t-h.u.d. appropriations bills. as the subcommittee chair on housing, i ca

mr. cox, who mr. stern just mentioned, is a very, very experienced civil engineer, and his designs and calculations and construction drawings are, again, they are included in the same package from last week. they are designed to strengthen the roof and the support structure by adding 2"x2" joists, spaced 16 inches apart under the entire area where the neudecker will rest, and i emphasize again, the new debt will have exactly the same footprint as the existing debt, which we are in the process now of dismantling. mr. cox' weight bearing calculations, which also included in here under item number four shows that what is being recommended will safely support the new debt in accordance with building code. finally, in all other respects, mr. weisberg's designs for the neudecker are not change, as already approved by the building department, so his concerns -- they will assure the work is done, and i would therefore like to respectfully request that the board of appeals upholds a permit. commissioner fung:

mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, i rise in favor of h.r. 674, a bill that would repeal this 3% withholding rule for private contractors including hospitals that accept medicare and medicaid payments and even those who provide lunches for schools. this is a bill where republicans and democrats are working together as esident obama singled out this provision as burdensome to our nation's job creators. he proposed delaying this rule. you know, the fact that this rule continues to be delayed, has not been implemented since first created in 2005, shows how truly a bad idea it is. can he should not delay it. we should repeal it immediately. i've spoken with many small businesses in my district that have been -- that will be negative impactly by this law because the profit margin for many of these coanies that have government contracts is right around 3%. one minnesota company, valley paving, says withholding 3% -- the new 3% withholding law would be catastrophic on their balance sheets mean covering costs, paying

mr. reid: mr. president, we've worked long and hard -- the presiding officer: we're a in a quorum call. mr. reid: oh, i'm so sorry. didn't know the senator from new jersey called for a quorum. i ask that it be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, we've worked very hard this whole week trying to move forward on legislation dealing with our appropriations bills. it's been difficult. one reason it's been difficult is it's kind after new area we're working in. that is, legislating. i was very impressed to see senator mikulski talk with great clarity about how nice it was for her to again be legislating, but we're not there yet. we were thoapg have a number of votes today and tonight, but we haven't been able to do that. we're getting close. our staffs are working very hard to come up with an agreement. we hope we can do it tonight to set up a series of four to six votes in the morning and then hopefully a pathway to complete this legislation. we have other issues

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the goals and the ideals of national adoption movent and national adoption day both of which will be held next month in november, 2011. national adoption month, which was first designated in 1995 promotes national awareness of adoption and recognizes the thoughtful efforts of individuals and organizations working with orphans and foster children. national adoption day was launched through the coalition, national adoption day marks the day that agencies, agencies and families come together to complete foster care adoptions. too many foster care children are waiting to be adopted. for this reason i joined numerous fellow house colleagues, h.res. 433 supporting the goals and ideals of national adoption day and month in november. this will bring awareness and encourage that every child has a permanent home with a loving family. thank you, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does

mr. camp, reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, is recognized. mr. levin: thank you, i yield myself one minute. as i said, as to colombia, each of these agreements should be taken on their own. the panama f.t.a. as originally negotiated by the bush administration failed to address serious concerns about panama's labor laws and status as a tax haven. it has been changed through the efforts of congressional democrats and the obama administration and it now deserves our support. fully enforceable labor and environment standards are included in the core of this agreement. panama has brought its laws into full compliance with standards. and late last year panama signed a tax exchange information agreement and they have changed their laws to implement this agreement. republicans negotiated a flawed agreement, it has been fixed. it now deserves its support. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, reser

mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i yield myself 30 seconds to say that it's obvious that colombia's not a safe place. i'm not claiming that at all. and there have been murders that have taken place there. it still is -- still is a very dangerous spot. but it's important to note that a mr. gomez who is the leader of one of the three main labor organizations in colombia has said that the labor agreements included in this package are the single greatest achievement for social justice in the last 50 years of colombia's history. we still have a long way to go, mr. speaker. we still have a long way to go. but progress is being made. and with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, at this time i yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for two minutes. mr. defazio: this is momentous. we're finally talking about jobs on the floor of the house of re

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: vice president joe biden acknowledged the current administration has responsibility for the economy. the vice president stated, quote, right now we are the ones in charge. i don't blame them for being mad. we are in charge. so they're angry. end of quote. i agree with the vice president. while the national unemployment rate continues to remain above 9%, this administration continues the failed policies of borrow and spend. it is a failed course. last week i met with constituents across the second congressional district of south carolina during the annual district bus tour and without complaining they urged, reduce spending, cut taxes, create jobs. house republicans have introduced numerous bills designed to encourage hiring and long-term economic growth. now is the time for liberals and are the president to change course. they own it. in conclu

mr. herger: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 2250, which will protect american jobs from the e.p.a.'s unnecessary and economically destructive boiler mact regulations. at this time of high unemployment and economic hardship, the e.p.a. wants to require costly retrofitting boilers that small businesses, energy plants, schools and churches in northern california and congressional districts i represent and across the nation. this regulation is another example of the obama administration's standing in the way of job growth. the department of commerce estimates that the 276 pages of federal regulation could eliminate as many as 60,000 u.s. jobs nationwide. the e.p.a.'s own fact sheet says that implementing these rules will cost more than $5 billion. in august of 2010, the small business administration explicitly warned the e.p.a. that these regulations were too extreme and would harm small businesses. unfortunately, the e.p.a. did not heed this warning. in addition, the boiler regulation will impose

i am torn between mr. tham and mr. campana. mr. campana has been here before and has pushedon alonso we are y to support either one. commissioner elsbernd: i think now might be the time. i would like to go with mr. campana at this time. if we continue to report the new blood, all of this could be stifled. not a reflection on mr. tham's service, but i think we should give some chance to somebody who's application is as impressive as his. it speaks as well to mr. ridgell. with that, i would make the motion to put for mr. campana to seat 8. commissioner elsbernd: that will be the order. we have already continued item six. item seven will take a few minutes. i see staff is now here for item three. why don't we go back to that. could you give us a brief discussion of what item 3 is? >> good morning, committee members. i am here to present to you resolution to approve the management agreement between the city and county of san francisco and the civic center community benefit district management corp. this agreement would allow for the ci

mr. poe: mr. speaker, the chinese dragon is snorting the fire of intimidation against our ally, taiwan. to defend itself from the chinese dragon's evil intentions, taiwan protects itself with rusty swords, outdated f-16. boeing, the united states has become timid under the chinese dragon. the beijing government doesn't want us to sell new f-16 to taiwan so we don't. the evil intentions of mischief is not limited to taiwan. in the south china sea, the talons of the beijing dragon have initiated confrontation with korea, the philippines, japan and vietnam. china claims sea areas that are in international waters or belong to other nations. with all these belligerent actions being done by china, it's not -- we can't apiece the chinese dragon. sell them american f-16 c.d.'s. it is in our national interest to help taiwan be armed, to be the dragon sleigher if it needs to be and defend itself against china, and that's just the tway is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what p

mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to lance corporal jonathan mckinley from first battalion the rifles and marine david fairweather. they were both extremely committed and courageous servicemen who have given their lives in the service of our country. our thoughts and deepest sympathies should be with our families, their friends and our colleagues. this morning i had meetings with mine steerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later today. >> sir allen beef. >> mr. speaker the whole house will want to endorse the perform's words regarding the heroic service personnel and we would like to see our combat servicemen leave afghanistan. what will the prime minister do with the women in the late 50s who have seen their state pension dry from 60 to 64 and face a increase from 64 to 66? the coalition had to reform the pension system and will be fair to women but this anomaly needs addressi

mr. filner: mr. speaker, madam speaker, i think the whole committee and certainly the chairman and i, agree that putting veterans to work, especially at a time of high unemployment in general, should be one of the chief goals not only of this committee but the entire congress and nation. and when we may have, for example, double or even triple the already tragic unemployment rate for veterans, it becomes that much more important. now, i have heard the description of this bill as comprehensive and as meaningful. and i was looking forward for this vow bill, i was hoping it would be a would you bill. -- wow bill. that is, a wonderful opportunity to work. but it seems and it remains so, the how bill, how are we going to put anybody to work with this bill? let me try to make that clear, madam speaker, throughout the whole committee process this bill went through i described it as one that did not create jobs but actually taxed veterans, taxed veterans. . remember that, madam speaker. you took a pledge not

mr. thune: mr. president, late last week, the american taxpayer got some really good news, and that was because the administration announced that they were not going to move forward with implementing the class act, and it was a stunning end for something that many of us have believed is a fiscal time bomb for our country. they acknowledge that it is simply not workable. in fact, the h.h.s. secretary kathleen sebelius said despite our best analytical efforts, i do not see a viable path forward for class implementation at this time, end quote. "the washington post" went on to say the obama administration cut a major plan benefit from the 2010 health care law on friday announcing that a program to offer americans insurance for long-term care was simply unworkable. the hill reported that h.h.s. officials acknowledged the class act fell apart simply because it was too flawed to salvage. politico said a stunning end to a financially troubled long-term care insurance program and a major setback to the heal

mr. andrews: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this ends yet another week for the house of representatives without consideration of a meaningful jobs bill. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. mr. andrews: more meaningfully, though, this concludes another week where a nightmare is about to come true for our constituents. this is another week without a paycheck for a lot of americans , it might be the week that their unemployment benefits expire, this might be the day that someone shuts down their small business and closes the doors for the last time. this might be the week that the foreclosure notice is executed and someone loses their home. this has been a bad week for a lot of americans. it's been a bad time for a lot of americans. but what they have lost is not simply their job, not simply their business, not simply their health insurance or their pension. many of our neighbors have lost their basic faith that america's fair. mr. speaker, 50%, 50% of the american people recently surveyed said the american dream w

mr. culberson: if i may, sir. mr. waxman: yes. mr. culberson: if there is any disproportionate impact the act will not go into effect. mr. waxman: will not have a disproportionate negative impact or adversely affect public health. it -- i think the language is clear enough for the president to make a finding and get guidance on it in order to determine whether this bill should be held up. so we may disagree but i don't think that the language is poorly drafted. i think it's pretty clearly drafted, and i would support the amendment and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from wisconsin. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not -- ms. moore: madam chair, i would note that a quorum is not present and would ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from wisconsin will be postponed. for

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. cardin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. officer without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the privileges of the floor be granted to the following member of the senator from oregon's staff, elizabeth heightsman, during the pendency. pending business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i've -- i know the senator from missouri is here i'm going to make a unanimous consent request that i anticipate he will object to. i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, calendar number 11 2k-rbg that the fume nation be confidence, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and no further motions be in order to the nomination, any related statements be prescriptived in the record, that the president be immediatel

mr. franks: well, mr. carter, i just think that we forget had we talk about the economy and jobs -- forget when we talk about the economy and jobs that the most important thing we can do for the economy and jobs is to make sure that this country is secure and that productivity is allowed unfettered, that it is a secure environment in which to flourish. if the government would get out of the way, this economy will flourish. it will go forward. but if we fail as a government to do what is our duty, which is the national security, there's nothing that could damage our economy more. i remind everyone that we lost $2 trillion in our economy when two airplanes hit two buildings. it's very easy to forget the cost of war. someone said that, you know, that war devours everything that peace gives. and we need to make sure that we defend this country and make sure that the people who are investing in this country and are trying to work in this country and be productive know that they can do so in a fully secure envir

mr. -- mr. maples directly in prison, which would have been unethical if the state had known or believed that he was represented by counsel. >> but you seem not to rely on what the state as prosecutor did. it seemed to me the state as prosecutor was recognizing that maples had no counsel. therefore, sent -- said you'd better file your habeas, this is how much time you have -- sent it just to him. >> i absolutely agree with you, justice ginsburg. i think that that is further evidence that everybody knew that mr. maples didn't have any local counsel in any meaningful sense. >> where does the constitution say, by the way, that you have to give notice, that every judicial action has to be noticed -- >> well -- >> to the parties to the case? the federal rules don't -- don't require notice, do they? >> the constitution doesn't say that explicitly -- >> and the federal rules don't say it. you don't have to give notice in the federal rules, do you? >> we think notice of a postconviction order in a capit

mr. poe: mr. speaker, walking home from school a girl of 12 is approached by a man who promises to give her everything. in her short life she has already suffered abuse and neglect from her father, her foster parents. she thinks the promise of food and shelter and love is something she cannot pass up. but the man takes the girl to a hotel room where he beats her, forces her to do drugs and rapes her. then, she is sold on the internet and taken to hotel to hotel around the country and regularly raped by multiple men and treated as a piece of property. she becomes a sex slave. this is the plight of an actual domestic minor sex trafficking victim in the united states. we cannot continue to be blissfully ignoreant of this crime against these victims. as co-chair of the victims rights caucus along with jim costa, i commend the work of care lynn maloney and chris smith for their legislation to help stop this scourge of child trafficking. these children need to be rescued and treated as victims, not crim

mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings with respect to this legislation. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask consent that the call for the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: this morning, the senate will hold a vote to end the practice of currency manipulation by the chinese government. this prarks which gives chinese exports a tremendously unfair advantage, an advantage on all the global markets but especially the one with our relations with china, it hurts american manufacturers and cheats american workers oust jobs. it has helped balloon america's trade deficit with china from $10 billion to $273 billion in the last 20 years. costing upwards of 3 million jobs. 2 million of those lost jobs came from the

mr. secretary, if i get one of those new cars made by google that drives itself, will i be able to start texting on my way to work again? [laughter] >> no. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you, secretary lahood, for being our guest today. i would also like to thank national press club staff including its library and staff center for organized today's event. here's a reminder that you can find more information about the national press club on our website. it like a copy of today's program please check that out at www.press.org. thank you, and we are adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we take you live now to the house energy committee, subcommittee on oversight and investigation. cliff stearns is the chairman. they will continue their look into the investigation of loans to the failed solar company, solyndra. he will have testimony from treasury department officials, gary burner is the chief financial officer for the treasury

mr. clay: mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. ryan: thank you, i would like to thank the gentleman and the gentlelady from florida for making this recognition. and the gentleman from north carolina for all of his leadership in the house on this issue and a variety of others. and just rise here to say i want to be in support of not overwhelm this resolution but the eventual awarding of the congressional gold medal to the montford point marines. i think this is a great example of how we and in america sometimes it takes us too long but we try to rectify these problems. and i hope this is an opportunity for us to recognize discrimination when it's happening anywhere else in the military or across our country that we shouldn't have to wait to honor these marines 70 years later because of their commitment that they made. they were dedicated to this cou

mr. brown: mr. president, this chamber considered trade measures this week for the first time in about four years. first and most importantly the bipartisan currency measure passed by an overwhelming majority, 63-35. this action on china's currency is long overdue. this legislation, i was the prime sponsor of it, the major cosponsors, we had cosponsors in both political parties, lindsey graham of south carolina, republican, chuck schumer of new york, debbie stab know of -- stabenow, alimpia snowe from maine, susan palestinian from maine, bob casey, democrat from pennsylvania. this was a strong bipartisan bill. my junior senator, rob portman, republican are from ohio, former trade ambassador, trade representative under president bush supported the legislation and basically works this way: that we know the kind of job loss in places, in duluth, minnesota or toledo, ohio, where because china cheats, pure and simple they cheat, they depreciate or underappreciate their currency, making it a weaker renmin

mr. poe spks -- mr. poe: mr. speaker, the palestinian authority has a new face for its movement for statement, latifah audiocassette mood. she is the mother of seven prisoners an the mother of person called martyr. they are in prison for crimes against humanity. rather than mother of the year, it turns out she's mother of all terrorists. one of her sons, the martyr, planned and conducted the murder of an israeli police officer. her other sons are serving a total of 18 life sentences. they have murdered israeli citizens and been involved in terrorist attacks. this is the person the palestinians have leading the movement for palestinian statehood at the u.n. it shows hate hey tread and bigotry against jews and the state of israel. they need to stop murdering in the name of israel and start noshting. the u.n. should not allow palestinian statehood. terrorists don't deserve a seat at the table. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition?