mr. burton is right, he went to indiana. to the tune of doing so, he had a pick six against the colts. and mr. porter, by the way, has also participated in the week going up to the super bowl in a relief effort for the victims of the haiti earthquake. not only a great football player but a fine person. that said, good things comes to those who wait. thank you to the saints fans

mr. burton. mr. burton: i wasn't going to come down here and speak tonight, but i saw my colleague, who's a trial lawyer coming down here to talk. and the trial lawyers have been doing very well over the years suing doctors and driving up the cost of medical care because of the suits that have to be paid and the insurance that the doctors have to buy to protect themselves against malpractice claims is astronomical. some states, doctors are leaving the state or retiring from their practices because they can't afford to pay those premiums and/or they are worried to death they are going to lose everything they worked sa whole lifetime to attain through a lawsuit. it's not a surprise to me, my colleague, who is a trial lawyer, would be down here talking to the changes that he thinks ought to be made in health care. we have an alternative. our alternative is to allow small businesses to buy insurance for their employees at the same rates as a muy jor corporation, to allow small businesses and individuals t

mr. burton from indiana is recognized for five minutes. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to take mr. burton's time and speak for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. the constitution of the united states of america was written by our founding fathers to limit the size of government. the constitution sets limits on what the government can do for us and what the government can do to us. the people decide what is best for themselves and our country, not the all-seeing eye of the federal government. james monroe said in 1798 at the virginia convention to ratify the united states constitution, how prone all human institutions have been to decay, how difficult it has been for mankind in the ages and countries to preserve their dear strife and best privileges, impeled as they were by an irresistible fate of tyranny. now the tyrannical all-seeing eye of the federal government is trying to take care of us. the government doesn't think we know how to

provide the appropriate measures for amendment number 54 offered by mrs. burton and john said which would remove the provision that provides for increased medicare payments to hospitals and doctors in the frontier states. >> you have heard the gentleman's motion. any discussion? if not the focus on the ocean by mr. dreier. all in favor, say aye. pos come no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. >> recorded vote. [roll call] the clerk will report the total. the motion is not agreed to. >> of the committee make movement to provide amendment number 70 offered by burton and john said which would repeal the provision offered in medicare coverage to certain individuals exposed to environmental health hazards. >> you've heard the gentleman is motion. is there any discussion? if not, the vote will occur on the motion by mr. dreier. all in favor, say aye. opposed, no degette in the opinion of the chair the noes have it. recorded vote, please. [roll call] the clerk will report the totals. the motion is not agreed to. >> i'm of the committee in order to provide th

mr. burton from indiana. mr. burton: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burton: well, you know, madam speaker, i was watching television today and i saw that the president was down at the white house signing the new health bill and he was getting all kinds of applause and everybody was, you know, just having a big time. and something like 61% or 62% of the american people were wondering why. because what they passed was something that the vast majority of americans don't want. so tonight i thought i'd come down here -- i don't want to rain on the president's parade, but i would like to talk just a little bit about what they're doing to america. because i think it's really important. i know i can't talk directly, madam speaker, to the american people, but if they were listening i'd like to just tell them a few things about what's been going on since this guy took office -- excuse me -- since the president took office. january of 2009, they spent $73.3 billion on the state children's health insurance program r

mr. burton from indiana. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> request to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. five minutes. mr. gohmert: mr. speaker, i do rise in tribute to charlie wilson. he was a constituent of mine. he was an inspiration to me. for those who don't know, he was born in trinity, texas and had education at sam houston state university. he attended the u.s. naval academy. he loved this country. he was willing to lay down his life for this country. between 1956 and 1960, charlie wilson served in the united states navy, attained the rank of lieutenant. and the man knew about defending america. it was a part of his heart and soul and was something he carried with him throughout his life. his political career began in 1960 when he was elected to the texas house of representatives and as my friend, mr. edwards, mentioned actually, the official version is, it began in 1960 when he was elected to the house of representatives in texas, but actually it did begin when his neighbor poisonned his

mr. burton, is recognized. mr. on: one of the things i admire the most is my good friend from texas, mr. poe, he's a real patriotic guy and tonight he made a great speech on the independence of texas and one of the things i'd like to talk about real briefly is how indiana had a hand in texas becoming a free state, a free country. . back when texas was debating, we had a real contested election in scott county, indiana and the guy that was running for state representative went door to door and knocked on this one door and a man was in bed and was very ill and about to die. and when he asked for this man's vote and he said how do you feel about texas being admitted to the union? and the fellow said, i'm for texas being admitted. and the guy said i'm going to vote for you. on election day, the man was on his death bed and he was literally carried to the polls and voted for the gentleman who said he was going to vote for admission of texas to the union and he was elected by one vote. he went to the state legislature and

mr. don burton. we entered into a little bet and the bet was five pounds of steaks, indiana steaks for five pounds of louisiana shrimp. and i must say the steaks were very, very delicious. mr. burton: this may take more than one minute, but let me just say i have been in congress a long time and this truly is one of the most humbling moments of my career. i was so confident that the indianapolis colts were going to beat the saints, you wagered five pounds of shrimp for five pounds of steaks and i was confident i was going to be eating shrimp, i invited my friends and bought a bunch of shrimp sauce and now i have enough sauce for five pounds of shrimp, but no shrimp. what adds insult to injury, would your quarterback, drew brees, went to purdue university in indiana. it's almost unwholly to do that to us. and the fellow that intercepted the pass that won the game for you went to indiana university. i don't understand this. the gods weren't looking on us favorably that day. in all seriousness, i hope y

mr. burton from indiana. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? equest to take the time and address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. we have seen for some time the federal government since 1913 you supering states' rights. this federal government, house and senate with the come policity with both republican and democratic presidents sending to the states unfunded mandates demanding that they come up with millions and billions of dollars that they didn't have, just out of the blue. we now come up with one that many states believe it will bankrupt them. how did we get here? well, in 1913, the constitutionally sanctioned process of electing senators was changed by the 17th amendment. that was put in the constitution after great debate. and what it required was, that the state legislatures, the states select, not the overall populations of the states but the state legislatures they chose would select the u.s. senators. that was a check and balance on the federal government's us

mr. burton. >> is this on? thank you, madam chairman and members of the distinguished rules committee. i've been in congress 26 years. the only member of the bias that has been here at the blogger than me is mr. dreyer, i think i have ever been else out right, i don't have mr. miller, mr. levin, mr. waxman at the table. this is the most important domestic policy issue in my time in the congress. so i think it's a very serious serious meeting today and you're rules committee. i've got a statement that i'm putting in the record, but what i really want to emphasize is that i hope with ashburn you and your wisdom decide to do that she put of some sort of a role that is based on a regular order. i want everybody to understand if, in fact, the decision is made by your leadership to pass this whether it is called the sell-through executing or have the deem-and-pass reader going to have a vote or not have a vote on a bill that passed the senate on christmas eve, if it comes to the house and if the rule is passed it is deemed that it is passed and there will be no vote, no debate on the substan

mr. burton. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? >> ski unanimous consent to claim my time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. boustany: tomorrow, ambassador kirk will meet behind closed doors with the house ways and means committee, and while i appreciate the meeting, why do congressional democrats refuse to talk in the open about creating jobs through internabble trade. i'm encouraged by the opentons promoting american goods and services overseas but the current situation is bleak. nearly one in 10 americans who want work cannot find a job. the recent economic downturn erased the certainty many families came to rely on and now they turn to washington for solutions. unfortunately, a health care overhaul with new mandates, energy taxes that will drive up energy costs and a massive tax code full of quirks and loopholes add to their doubts. to truly grow american jobs, entrepreneurs and businesses need new markets where they can compete to sell their products. we must restore a

mr. burton: you know, mr. speaker, i have great respect for my colleague who just spoke and while listening to him a lot of people in their offices probably would think, well, we're against the changes in the health care procedures in this country. that couldn't be further from the truth. obviously the health care system in this country needs to be adjusted, needs to be changed. but do we want a bill that's 2,700 pages long, that's going to cost about $3 trillion a year that we don't have and is going to put the government between people and their doctors, that's going to end up being a socialistic kind of approach to medicine and which i believe will destroy one of the greatest health care systems in the world, the best health care until world? i think it's a mistake to approach this from the standpoint that there's only one way to solve the problem and that is the way that the president wants to shove through the congress and doesn't want to even talk to the republicans or the minority about this. we've had

mr. burton: madam speaker, i'm not going to talk for five minutes, but i would like to talk to my democrat colleagues tonight because once again it seems we're spending money that we don't have. i know this may sound funny but the american people can't figure out why they have to balance their budgets and we just keep spending money we don't have and we don't have and we don't have. now, the bill we passed today provided $6 million in funds that we did appropriate money for, for youth -- for summer jobs. we had $5.1 billion for disaster relief. when a disaster relief i think is something very laudable. we had the president say for what is called pay-go. if you come up with a program and you don't have the money, you have to find the money someplace else by cutting another program to take care of the one that you're funding. so we had another $5.1 billion added to the deficit today. the deficit projected by the white house over the next 10 years is $900 billion a year. and they've been short on their projections all over the place. for instance, they said that the health care bill we just p

mr. burton from indiana. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. akin, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. akin: thank you, mr. speaker. it's a pleasure being able to join you, my colleagues and those gathered in various places around the buildings here near the capitol. i've had the opportunity having served in government as a legislator for a number of years to serve both in the majority, in the minority, but also in the wilderness. this last year and a half has been different. i've served in the wilderness. because we have actually come up to the edge of the abyss with a piece of legislation that promises to be so threatening and so destructive to our country that should we decide to swallow this poison pill and pass this piece of legislation america will never be the same. i have seen in the majority and in the minority pieces of legislation which are harmful that may be poor solutions to some particular problem or solut

provide the appropriate measures for amendment number 54 offered by mrs. burton and john said which would remove the provision that provides for increased medicare payments to hospitals and doctors in the frontier states. >> you have heard the gentleman's motion. any discussion? if not the focus on the ocean by mr. dreier. all in favor, say aye. pos come no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. >> recorded vote. [roll call] the clerk will report the total. the motion is not agreed to. >> of the committee make movement to provide amendment number 70 offered by burton and john said which would repeal the provision offered in medicare coverage to certain individuals exposed to environmental health hazards. >> you've heard the gentleman is motion. is there any discussion? if not, the vote will occur on the motion by mr. dreier. all in favor, say aye. opposed, no degette in the opinion of the chair the noes have it. recorded vote, please. [roll call] the clerk will report the totals. the motion is not agreed to. >> i'm of the committee in order to provide th

mr. burton: one of our best friend as a country is israel. israel -- they have accepted the premise they shouldn't be building housing outside jerusalem, they have a moratorium on that that was worked out with our government, but as far as building in jerusalem is concerned, they have always built in jerusalem and they have allowed christians, muslims and other groups to build in jerusalem. ians why the secretary of state criticized israel and the prime minister for allowing the construction of new housing in jerusalem. it's always been done and there's been no prohibition against it. at a time when we should be worrying about what's going on in iran a nuclear development program that threatens the entire middle east we certainly should not be criticizing our best friend, israel. israel is a best friend. they stuck with us through thick and then and -- thin and we should support them in every way possible. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro te

mr. burton. mr. burton: mr.speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in opposition to this flawed health care bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair will remind members not to free quept the well when other members are talking. the gentleman is recognized. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: for unanimous consent request, i yield to the the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert. mr. gohmert: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in opposition to this government takeover of health care in this so-called health care bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman will be charged. the gentleman from california reserves. the gentlelady from new york has 3:55 remaining. ms. slaughter: i yield one minute to the the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. connolly: we have reached a historic crossroad

mr. burton march 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 for five minutes, mr. poe march 19 five minutes, mr. jones march 19 five minutes, mr. dreier today for five minutes, ms. foxx today, march 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> thank you, madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, to revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. cummings from maryland for five minutes, ms. woolsey from california for five minutes, mr. defazio from oregon for five minutes, ms. kaptur from ohio for five minutes, ms. jackson lee from texas for five mints, mr. garamendi from california for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house the following members are recognized for five minutes. mr. cummings of ma

mr. burton from indiana. mr. mccotter from michigan. mr. witfield from kentucky. -- whitfield from kentucky. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from ohio, mrs. schmidt, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mrs. schmidt: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm here today joined by my good colleague from the other side of the aisle, mrs. dahlkemper from pennsylvania. today we really want to focus this next hour on women in history because this is the month for women in history. and toward that end we really want to focus on women in history who were pro-life. i would like to begin by talking about the fact that the national women's history month traces its origins back to 1911. and to the first observance of international women's day. since that year, countries around the world have devoted each march 8 to celebrate the economic, political, and social achievements of women. and recognizing the many obstacles that they have had to overcome. in the united states this day is celebrated as

mr. burton: tonight, i was going to talk about health care. i think that subject has been covered fairly well by my predecessors but will be talking about it later this week. but what i would like to talk about is what my colleague from north carolina just talked about is the rules of engagement in the conflict in afghanistan and iraq. one of the things that really surprised me is we have three navy seals that are being court martialed for capturing an al qaeda terrorist in fallujah, iraq, and this terrorist took four american contractors, one a retired navy seal, he tore -- tort turted them and burpped their bods and hung them in the streets. most of them saw that. but this man is an al qaeda triret, one of the leaders over there and we have been after him for some time. we sent the three navy seals to get him. these navy seals and many of the super trained military personnel we have do an outstanding job in risk their lives. in fact, in afghanistan, we lost 19 navy seals doing their job not too long ago when they went after an al qaeda terro

mr. burton: i get a kick out of the speaker. she thinks the american people don't get what's going on, but they do. the overwhelming majority of americans don't want this and they know she's play twheg rules here in the house. i want to make one little statement to the speaker if she's paying attention. abraham lincoln, a member of this body, said a long time ago, you can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time. if those people on that side of the aisle vote for this turkey, they're going pay in november. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise >> mr. flake: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. flake: one of my favorite things to do is go to a local high school and talk to government classes. for the past 10 years i've been doing this. i've always told them, there are certain things that are done in the house that are there to protect the minority. one is during a

i was joined by our republican colleague bill burton and i want to applaud you, mr.d countless stories from women who have been kicked out of hospital -- we have heard countless stories from women who have been kicked out of hospitals after surgery at when they are not yet ready to go home, either physically or psychologically. that bill passed in the house with bipartisan support -- 421 to 2. the insurance companies killed it on the senate side. we cannot be in the position of green -- agreeing to set of basic rules for mastectomies and not want to help other people. that is why we want to move forward. there is nothing in this bill -- nothing that would get in the way of the patient-doctor relationship. what gets in the wake of the patient-doctor relationship are insurance companies -- the way of the patient-doctor relationship are insurance companies. my colleagues should support health care and be opposed to this motion. i would yield now to our colleague. >> i thank you. i am a philadelphia-area baseball fan. your family has done an awful lot for philadelphia-ar