mr. butterfield. mr. butterfield votes aye. mr. barrow. mr. barrow votes aye. miss matsui votes aye. mrs. christianson votes aye. miss kaston votes aye. >> mr. upton votes no. >> mr. gingry votes no. >> mr. murphy. mr. murphy votes no. >> other members wishing to vote? none? the clerk will report the tally. mr. chairman, on that vote there were 14 ayes and 36 nays. ask that mr. stern record it. >> mr. sterns votes no. >> any other members? okay, the clerk now will -- >> mr. chairman u there were 14 ayes and 37 nays. >> 14 ayes and 37 nays, the vote is not agreed to. the next is on the dingle amendment. the clerk will call the roll. >> mr. barton, mr. sterns. mr. sterns votes no. mr. whit field? mr. whit field votes no. >> mr. shim kiss votes no. mr. pits. mr. pits votes no. there is bono mac. there is bono mac votes no. mr. walden votes no. mr. terry. mr. terry votes no. mr. rogers. mrs. mi rick. mrs. mi rick votes no. mr. sullivan. mr. sullivan votes no. mr. murphy votes no. mr. burgess votes no. mrs. n. mr. bill gray votes no. mr. bass. mr. bass votes no. mr. >> mr. goingry votes n

mr. butterfield. and thanks for your comments. i agree that the recovery act changed the world for certain communities and we don't have the same legal authority to direct money. it goes through the states. we'll have to work through the states to change the prioritization system. we'll do that collaboratively but in a time decreasing resource, we have to look at the system which really could not through rate increases or any other way finance these infrastructure improvements. >> in the last congress this committee passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the srf. that legislation would have required states to provide some additional assistance to disadvantaged communities. unfortunately that bill did not become law. states once again have discretion to choose not to provide special assistance to small and rural systems and cuts in srf funding may discourage states from providing that assistance because returns on loans made by state funds will become more important. second question. do you forese

mr. butterfield for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for your even handed leadership of this subcommittee. when i was a trial judge for 15 years in north carolina after a session of cross-examination like this, i would simply tell everybody to just take a deep breath and count to ten. and so i'm certainly going to do that. and i ask others to do the same. let me thank you, administrator, for coming forward today with your budget and thank you for all that you do for our country. as the president has said now for years and i'm sure he tells you all of this every day, that we've got to make some tough choices. we've got to make tough choices in our budgets and clearly you have given us to day a budget that in my opinion seeks to protect our communities and promote sound science. and so i support your efforts. and i believe in what you're doing to say the least. however, on a brief note, i am a little concerned about the impact to critical infrastructure that will be caused by the proposed cut of $359 million from state revolving

mr. butterfield, he was not very surprised. he kind of gave a little smile and a nod, and i looked right at him. i felt very good. yeah. i can sleep at night now. >> we talked to butterfield only moments after he left the courtroom. and he told us what the verdict meant to him. >> so a free bible study for the rest of my life, free meals included. that's what it is. free bible study for the rest of my life, free meals included. how can you beat that? it's not a joke and i'm trying not to make light of it. i'm trying not to go crazy in this place. >> it was a horrible thing he did to his daughter and a parent is supposed to be the person that protects and love you. and he was the boogie man that we try to save our children from. >> you guys only see her as dead. she is in the cell with me every day. i just wrote another song two days ago. i feel she helped me with these songs. i've written nine songs in jail, 350 poems. she's not dead. i hear from her all the time. >> go straight back to your cell. >> back in his cell, butterfie

mr. butterfield: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. butterfield: we are at a crossroad in america where we must decide if we're going to continue building economic recovery on the backs of middle and low-income families or whether we're going to ask wealthy americans to join in the sacrifice by paying their fair share. too many americans have already made sacrifices to aid our slow-moving economy and reduce the deficit. the military had to scale back. federal workers had to take a pay freeze. health care providers had to take a pay cut, but we have not required those who can actually afford it to share in the sacrifice. changing our nation's tax policies is not about a redistribution of wealth. it's about fairness, doing what's best for the american people. if those don't make the sacrifice, many will be affected. those that have been blessed with a portfolio that was multiplied under the bush tax cuts will not be the primary beneficiaries of tax cuts and policies. i ask my colleagues to insist all americans, including the rich, share t

mr. butterfield: grand laudy, is the second eldest of 13 siblings, seven of whom are still living and advanced in age. after working her way through historic federal state college, she went on to become an elementary teacher where she shaped young minds for 41 long years. today grand laudy is a lover of shakespeare and politics and most of all cherishes her independence. so often she can be seen driving her white pickup truck as she shops for her needs with her 5-year-old chocolate lab. madam speaker, she loves her supportive family that includes granddaughter jacqueline rollins wynn who is husband serves on the u.s. circuit court of appeals for the fourth circuit. we pray that she continues to enjoy health and happiness for many more years. happy birthday to you and most of all thank you for making north carolina a better place to live and work. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempor

mr. butterfield: mr. speaker, i rise today in complete disgust of republican conferees attempt to include an education requirement as a condition of receiving unemployment benefits. to require people who would otherwise be eligible for benefits to now either have a high school diploma or be enrolled in a g.e.d. program is discriminatory. it is despicable. adding conditions to receiving compensation does nothing to create jobs or address causes of unemployment. it's a difficult time, mr. speaker, to be unemployed in america, but republicans seem determined to make it even more difficult by kicking the unemployed while they're down. with less than a month to craft a long-term tax measure, i urge republican conferees to stop obstructing the process by insisting on distracting proposals that are only meant to score political points. i am opposed to any education requirement to receive unemployment benefits. i implore my colleagues to do the same. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does th