mr. blum. >> no. >> mr. blum, no. >> mr. mooney? >> no. >> mr. mooney no. >> mr. grossman. >> no. >> mr. grossman no. mr. palmer? >>. >> no. >> mr. palmer no. >> mr. mole noir. >> no. >> mr. molnar. >> no. >> mr. buchanan. >> no. >> mr. buchanan no. >> mr. van holland. >> aye. >> mr. van holland aye. >> mr. yarmuth. >> mr. yarmuth aye. >> mr. passcell. >> aye. >> ms. moore? >> aye. >> ms. moore aye. ms. caster. >> aye. >> ms. caster, aye. >> mr. mcdermott. >> aye. >> ms. lee? >> aye. >> mr. pocan. >> mr. po can aye. >> ms. lou hahn grisham aye. >> ms. dingell. >> aye. >> mr. lou. >> aye. >> mr. lou, aye. >> mr. nor cross. >> aye. >> mr. nor 4cross aye. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman no. >> how was mr. sanford recorded? >> mr. sanford is recorded as no. >> thank you. are there any members wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the clerk shall report. >> mr. chairman on that vote, the ayes are 14, and the nos are 18. >> the nos have it. the amendment is not agreed to. are there further amendments? >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> this is amendm

mr. blum. >> no. >> mr. blum no. >> many. >> no. >> mr. moo

brat -- mr. blum -- no. mr. mooney -- no. mr. grossman -- no. mr. palmer -- no. mr. moolenaar -- no. mr. westermann -- no. mr. buchanan -- no. mr. van hollen -- aye. mr. yarmouth -- aye. mr. pascrell --aye. mr. ryan -- aye. ms. moore -- aye. ms. castor -- aye. mr. mcdermott -- aye. ms. lee -- aye. mr. polkkane -- aye. ms. lujan grisham -- aye. ms. dingell -- aye. mr. norcross -- aye. mr. moulton -- aye. mr. garrett -- no. mr. chairman -- no. rep. price: have all members voted? clerk will report. clerk:the ayes are 14 and the no's are 2. rep. price: this time it is in order to call up amendment gop 1. clerk: republican amendment number one offered by representative blackburn. blackburnn. rep. blackburn: i look at this as a clarifying amendment as to where we are when it comes to our military funding. i have to tell you. being someone that represents a major military post, it is imperative to me that we clarify and send a message to these troops that we are with them and that we are going to find what they need for the readiness, for the redeployment, for their trainin

mr. blum: thank you. as a career small businessman, my companies have sought out best practices in our companies. we have 50 incubate yoffers best practices in america today. they are called states. for example in wisconsin gompor tommy thompson enacted work fair programs, cut welfare rolls by 60% and decreased poverty. in maryland they cut welfare rolls by 0% and decreased poverty this budget allows states to experiment with innovative ways to lift americans out of poverty and turn them into tax paying citizens. i yield my time. mr. price: the gentleman yields back. ms. lee is recognized for one minute to close. ms. lee: i'm not going to really demonstrate at some of the remarks that were made but first of all let me say in terms of behavior, you're talking about your budget that won't raise the minimum wage we're talking about people making a little over $7 an hour who are working who are taking care of a family, who deserve a fair shot at the american dream. and the working poor, i mean you're talking

mr. blum: no. mr. mooney: no. mr. grothman: no. mr. palmer: no. mr. moolenaar: no. mr. westerman: no. mr. buchanan: no. mr. van hollen: aye. mr. yarmuth: aye. mr. pascrell: aye. mr. ryan: aye. ms. moore: aye. ms. castor: aye. mr. mcdermott: aye. ms. lee: aye. mr. pocan: aye. ms. lujan grisham: aye. mrs. dingell: aye. mr. lieu: aye. mr. norcross: aye. mr. moulton: aye. mrs. blackburn: no. mr. price: no. mr. rokita: are there any members wishing to vote or change their vote? hearing none, the clerk shall report. the clerk: mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 14 and the noes are 21. mr. rokita: the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. we're now about to move into tier two amendments as agreed to by the majority and minority. and further agreed to by the majority and minority, the time set for these tier two amendments will be six minutes equally divided. the proponent of the amendment will have the first two minutes, the opponent or response to the amendment will be three minutes. and then a one-minute time for close. are there any amendments? this amendment i

mr. blum. >> no. >> mr. blum, no. mr. mooney. >> no. >> mr. mooney, no. mr. growthman. >> no. >> mr. growthman, no. mr. palmer. >> no. >> mr. palmer, no. mr. mulnard. >> no. >> mr. westerman. >> no. >> mr. westerman, no. mr. buchanan. >> no. >> mr. buchanan, no. mr. van holland. >> aye. >> mr. van holland aye. mr. ryan aye. >> aye. >> miss caster. >> aye. >> aye. >> mr. lou. >> aye. >> mr. lou, aye. >> mr. norcross. >> aye. >> mr. molten aye. mr. garrett in. >> no. >> mr. garrett, no. mr. diaz. >> mr. cole? >> mr. cole, no. >> mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman no. >> have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? clerk will report. >> mr. chairman on that vote the ayes are 12 and the noes are 21. >> the noes have it and the amendment is not agreed to. next amendment is amendment number 12. the clerk will designate the amendment and staff will distribute. >> amendment number 12 relating to immigration reform. >> mr. yarmouth is recognized for six minutes. >> thank you. while we gather to discuss the many differences we may have over the budge

brat, no mr. blum, no. mr. mooney, no. mr. grossman, no mr. palmer, no. mr. moolenaar, no. mr. westermann, no. mr. buchanan, no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. yarmouth, aye. mr. pascall -- >> mr. mcdermott, aye. ms. lee, aye. ms. lujan grisham, aye. mr. chairman, no. rep. price: have all members voted? a members want to change their vote? >> the aye's are 14 and the no's are 22. amendment number 24 offered by mr. van hollen relating to overseas contingency operations. rep. price: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for two minutes. representative van hollen: the games that this committee plays with defense spending -- here is what the committee said last year. it said abuse of the oco adjustment is a backdoor loophole that undermines the integrity of the budget process. the budget committee will recognize the responsibilities in regards to oco and will approve increases our leaders say are needed to carry out operations. that is this committee unanimously. what this budget does is say ignore what the committee told the whole rest of the congress last year. in fact, what we're

mr. blum: in your opening statement, you mentioned that one of the fcc's goals is to protect the open internet as a level playing field for innovators and entrepreneurs. i am one of those innovators and i am one of those entrepreneurs. my concern, as a small businessman, is i have seen firsthand what happens to private and free marketplaces when the heavy hand of federal government gets involved. typically, what happens, we see less innovation. lower qualities. we see higher prices, higher taxes. an example of that recently of the affordable care act, which was supposed to level the playing field for small businesses. we have seen that higher prices lesser innovation, higher taxes. my question to you and the question i am asked in iowa often is what steps is the fcc going to take to ensure that the internet remains vibrant innovative, and open? when history has shown us, when the heavy hand of federal government gets involved in a free and vibrant market, bad things happen. chair wheeler: firs

mr. blum, no. mr. mooney? mr. could have man no. mr. palmer, no. mr. moolenaar, no. mr. westerman no. mr. van hollen aye. mr. yarmouth, aye. mr. pascrell, aye. mr. ryan, aye. ms. moore, aye. ms. cast tore aye. mr. mcdermott? ms. lee aye. mr. pocan, aye. ms. lujan grisham, aye. mr. liu, aye. mr. moulton? mr. moulton? mr. garrett, no. mr. diaz-balart no. mr. woodal, no. mr. buchanan, no. mr. chairman. mr. price: no. the clerk: mr. chairman, no. mr. price: have all members voted? any member wishing to change their votes? the clerk will report the tally. the clerk: mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 12 and the noes are 20. mr. price: noes have it and the amendment is not agreed to. the chair will make afew amounsments we will continue through the remainder of the markup without stopping. we will have a bipartisan meal lunch, supper in the room. and we ask members to partake during the time when they're not participating in debate, to be present for all votes and i apologize for the break we had before, but i think we can finish in good season if we keep rolling through

[laughter] mr. blum: in your opening statement, you mentioned that one of the fcc's goals is to protect the open internet as a level playing field for innovators and entrepreneurs. i am one of those innovators and i am one of those entrepreneurs. my concern, as a small businessman, is i have seen firsthand what happens to private and free marketplaces when the heavy hand of federal government gets involved. typically, what happens, we see less innovation. lower qualities. we see higher prices, higher taxes. an example of that recently of is the affordable care act which was supposed to level the playing field for small businesses. we have seen higher prices, lesser innovation, higher taxes. my question to you and the question i am asked in iowa often is what steps is the fcc going to take to ensure that the internet remains vibrant innovative, and open? when history has shown us, when the heavy hand of federal government gets involved in a free and vibrant market, bad things happen. chair wheeler: first

>> no. >> mr. blum? >> no. >> mr. mooney? >> no. >> mr. grossman? >> no. >> mr. palmer? >> no. >> mr. mullnar? >> no. >> mr. westerman? >> no. >> mr. buchanan? >> no. >> mr. van hollen? >> aye. >> mr. yarman? >> aye. >> mr. passkarel? >> aye. >> mr. ryan? >> aye. >> miss moore? >> aye. >> miss caster? >> aye. >> mr. mcdermott? mr. mcdermott? miss lee? >> aye. >> mr. pockan? >> aye. >> miss lou han grisham? >> aye. >> miss engel? >> aye. >> mr. lou? >> aye. >> mr. norcross? >> aye. >> mr. molten? >> aye. >> mr. akilta? >> no. >> mr. stutzman? >> no. >> mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 13 and the nos are 22. >> the nos have it. the amendment is not agreed to. the next amendment is number 7, and the clerk will designate the amendment, and the staff will distribute copies. >> amendment number 7 offered by miss moore to the settlement al nutritional assistance program. >> miss moore is recognized for seven minutes. >> thank you

now recognize the gentleman from iowa, mr. blum, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, chairman wheeler, for being here today and sharing your insights with us. i must admire your green tie. obviously, i did not get the memo. it is that day. >> yes. >> i have a general question -- >> grew up with an iowa woman who is big into irish. you make sure that you wear a green tie, sir. >> well said. i have a general question and then a more specific question. in your opening statement you mentioned one of the fcc's goals, make sure i get this correct, is to protect the open internet as a level playing field for innovators and entrepreneurs. mr. wheeler i am one of those in innovators and i am one of those somewhere practice entrepreneurs. i've seen firsthand what happens to private and free marketplaces when the heavy hand. federal government gets involved. and typically what happens, we see less innovation we see lower qualities we see higher prices, higher taxes. an example of that recently is the affordable care act. which was supposed to help level the playing fi

mr. blum: no. mr. mooney: no. mr. palmer: no. mr. moolenaar: no mr. westmoreland: no. mr. buchanan: no. mr. van hollen: hi. mr. yarmuth: aye. mr. pascrell: aye mr. ryan: aye. ms. moore: aye. ms. castor: aye. mr. mcdermott: aye. ms. lee: aye. mr. pocan: aye. mrs. dingell: aye. mr. lieu: aye. mr. moulton: aye. mr. garrett: no. stan stan no. mr. mooney:. mr. chairman? mr. price: no. mr. price: all members voted? any member wish to change their votes? the clerk will report the tally. the clerk: the ayes are 14 and the noes are 21. mr. price: the knows have it and the amendment is not agreed to. the committee will stand in recess until 5:00 p.m. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> house budget committee gaveled in at 11:00 eastern and marking up the fiscal year 2016 budget proposal. and they are taking a break here. the chairman tom price saying until 5:00 eastern. so an hour or so, but he did say when beginning this morn

pleased to yield to the gentleman from iowa mr. blum. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and also i'd like to thank you for your leadership on the budget committee. most economists do not agree on most things, but they do agree on this, mr. chairman. when a country's debt exceeds the size of its economy, bad things happen. and that bad thing is happening in america today and it's called slow to sluggish economic growth. that's exactly what we have inherited from this administration and its policies. this budget, because of those policies contains an average annual gdp growth of 2.3% versus the 40-year average of 3.3%. in spite of this in spite of this, this budget actually balances. i emphasize the word "balances," because the president's budget never balances. and it balances in less than ten years without increasing taxes and i'd like to add this footnote. if the president and the administration would implement pro-growth economic policies, this budget would balance in far less than ten years. ronald reagan in 1980 said "no nation can tax and spend its way to

mr. blum, no. mr. palmer, no. mr. westerman no. mr. buchanan no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. pascrell? mr. ryan aye. ms. moore, aye. ms. caster, aye. ms. lee, >> aye. >> miss grisham? >> aye. >> miss single? >> aye. >> mr. lou? >> aye. >> mr. norcross? >> aye. >> mr. molten? mr. molten? mr. garrett? >> no. >> mr. woodall? >> no. >> mr. susman? mr. susman? mr. mooney? mr. mooney? mr. passquell mr. mcdermott? mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? if not, the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman on that vote, the ayes are 11 and nos are 20. >> the nos have it. and the amendment is not agreed to. the next amendment is amendment number 5. the clerk will designate the amendment and the staff will distribute the copies of the amendment. >> amendment number 5 offered by miss engel related to medicaid. >> the gentle lady is recognized for six minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am offering a simple amendment that would reject the $913 billion in custom medicaid contained in the budget resolution we're considering today.

mr. blum: -- senator enzi: we'll vote on yours first and can vote on how they want. i take senator crapo's approach. clerk will call the roll. [roll call] senator enzi: anyone wishing to change their vote? seeing none, please report the vote. the clerk: mr. chairman, the yeas are 18, the nays are 4. senator enzi: we have a vote on the side-by-side and i request a roll call vote. [roll call vote] the clerk: the yeas are 12 and the nays are 10. senator enzi: that one has been adopted also. next is the sessions amendment on welfare. i'm not sure if there's a side-by-side. senator: we are spending an amount on welfare and need fundamental reform and do good things for poor people and help them with the $1 trillion we are spending $750 billion on these means tested programs. it does include medicaid but medicaid is designed for low-income people, real people in real poverty. i think we need to help those people come out of that situation, come into a centralized office where the leaders know all the funds they are getting and help them craft a future including job trainin

mr. blum: this budget because of those policies contains an average annual g.d.p. growth of 2.3%. versus the 40-year average of 3.3%. in spite of this, in spite of this, this budget actually balances, emphasize the word balances because the president's budget never balances. it balances in less than 10 years without increasing taxes. and i'd like to add this footnote. if the president and the administration would implement pro-growth economic policies this budget would balance in far less than 10 years. ronald reagan in 1980 said, no nation can tax and spend its way to prosperity. he was right in 1980 and he is right today. with that profile and thought, i yield my time back, mr. chair. mr. price: i thank the gentleman. pleased to yield to the gentleman from alabama, mr. palmer. mr. palmer: thank you, mr. chairman. first of all i'd like to commend you and mr. rokita for your vision and integrity and leadership of this committee and commend the other misdemeanors of the committee for the work that they put in on this. mr. chairman, we are in a crisis. every year we spend more than

. >> thank you, mr. blum. first of all i'd like to identify with you as one entrepreneur to another. i, too, have been a small businessman. i've started a half a dozen companies, some worked, some didn't. >> that happens. >> you understand that experience as well, i'm sure. >> and for a decade before i took this job i was a venture capitalist who was investing in early stage internet protocol based companies. and so i know both personally from my own enter practice neural experience as well as from my investing experience, that openness is key. if the companies that i had invested in did not have open access to the distribution network, it would have been an entirely different story. this the difference -- this is what you can tell your constituents, that it is openness that is the core of creativity. because there should be nobody acting as a gateway and saying mm, you're only going to get on my network if you do it on my terms. and the key then as we go to the previous discussion, what you want to do is make

mr. bluhm, i yield the last minute to him. mr.rep. blum: we have 50 incubators of problems from and the area are called states. then i did work for -- in maryland, they cut welfare rolls by 80% while decreasing poverty. what is exciting is that this allows states to experiment in innovative ways to lift americans out of poverty and turn them into taxing citizens. ideal my time. chairman: the gentleman yield back. mislead has one minute to close. rep. lee: i'm not going to them and say how i feel to some the mark us remarks that were made. you're talking about a budget that won't raise the minimum wage and people making a little over seven dollars and our who are working and taking care of the family who deserve a fair shot at the american dream. the working poor -- you're talking about people who care about their children and want to have a living wage in this budget will even raise the minimum wage, let alone the living wage. secondly, let me just say that this economy -- to my friend from california, blossomed for some, but it did not bl

mr. chairman. chair wheeler: thank you. rep. chaffetz: i now recognize the gentleman from iowa. rep: blum. -- rep. blum: thank you. i admire your green tie. chair wheeler: you grow up with a woman into irish, you make sure you wear a green tie. rep. blum: you said one of the fcc's goals is to protect the internet as a level playing field for innovators and entrepreneurs. i am one of those innovators and entrepreneurs. my concern as a small businessman, i have seen firsthand what happens to private and free marketplaces when they have the federal government get involved. typically what happens, we see less innovation, we see higher prices and higher taxes. an example of that recently is the affordable care act, which was supposed to help level the playing field for small businesses. higher prices, less innovation higher taxes. my question to you and a question i get asked in iowa often is what steps is the fcc going to take to ensure that the internet remains vibrant innovative, and open. when history has shown us that the heavy-handed federal government gets involved in a free and vibrant market, bad things happen

mr. blum. >> >> no. >> mr. blum no. mr. mooney. >> no. >> mr. mooney no. mr. growthman. >> no. >> mr. growthman no. >> mr. palmer. >> no. >> mr. palmer no. mr. molnar. >> no. >> mr. molnar no. >> mr. westerman. >> no. >> mr. westerman no. >> mr. buchanan. >> no. >> mr. buchanan no. mr. van holland. >> aye. >> mr. van holland aye. >> mr. yarmuth. >> aye. >> mr. yarmuth aye. mr. passkrel. >> yes. >> mr. passkrel? >> yes. >> aye. mr. ryan? >> aye. >> mr. ryan aye. ms. moore. >> aye. >> ms. moore aye. ms. caster. >> aye. >> ms. caster aye. mr. mcdermott? >> aye. >> mr. mcdermott aye. ms. lee? >> aye. >> ms. lee aye. mr. pocan. >> aye. >> ms. lou hahn grisham. >> aye. >> ms. dingell. >> aye. >> ms. dingell aye. mr. lou. >> aye. >> mr. lou aye. >> mr. norcross. >> aye. >> mr. norcross aye. >> mr. molten. >> aye. >> mr. molten aye. mr. garrett. >> no. >> mr. garrett no. >> mr. chairman? mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman no. >> have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote the ayes are 14 and the