the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama. mr. bachus: thank you, mr. chair. mr. chair, i think there's some issues that may divide us, but there are other issues that unite us as members. and this is a perfect example of an amendment i think that brings us all together. in fact, this amendment is co-sponsored by dennis moore, my democratic colleague from kansas. and homeland security committee chairman benny tellson was very helpful in -- thompson was very helpful in crafting this amendment. i express my appreciation to you. also the ranking member, peter king, and to the ranking member of the subcommittee, charlie dent. also to the chairman of the subcommittee, ms. sheila jackson lee. they and the homeland security committee were most helpful. mr. chairman, often as we go through the airports of america we and our constituents see members of the military passing through those airports, many of them are going to iraq and afghanistan. they are leaving their loved ones. facing sometimes an uncertain future. others are coming in from iraq and afghanistan going home t

the chair: without objection. mr. andrews: the issue is not whether the country will have missile defense, but whether we'll have an effective missile defense. 95% of the threat comes from regional missile. this budget increases by about 50% the amount we spenden effective regional defense. let's talk about what we do if a pyongyang missile was fired. we'd rely upon the ground-based systems in alaska. we'd put nearly $1 billion into improving those systems. the secretary of defense testified that the 30 interceptors in place are plenty. that they're enough. we improve upon them and use that system. second we look to a system we frankly think will work better because the testing has been more promising and more accurate. the sm3 block 2a interceptor, funding of which is increased by 50% in this bill. the issue is not whether we have a missile defense. it's whether we have one that works. i will again requote the secretary of defense, as my friend from california did. quote, the security of the american people and the ef

mr. garrett. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. mr. garrett: i thank the ranking member. i thank the chair. thank you for the inclusion of this amendment with regard to israel and the underlying bill. i'd like to speak for that minute then with regard to one of our strongest allies in the middle east and that is the state of israel. i'm thankful for the strong relationship that we have, that our two countries share a lot in common, that we fought for peace and freedom. we both continue to pursue liberty despite ongoing opposition. we both face many common enemies. now, throughout my time in congress i've been a strong supporter of israel's right to exist. and when you think about it, it's even disturbing that we have to come here and talk about it in terms of such as that. but the truth of the matter is there are few peoples on earth where more of the crosshairs than israel. not even the united nations can be called to talk about israel. israel has remained a shining beacon of democracy in a dark part of the world. standing with the uni

the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: i yield myself such time as i macon susme the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: while i will not oppose the amendment, i rise in opposition to express concern with the way the amendment is drafted. it would remove funding from lightweight torpedos to convert two vehicles for use. a separate amendment in the base bill directs the maritime administration to con summit with the navy before disposing of these vessels, should the maritime administration receive title to them through default on the throfpblee navy stated they may have are an interest in the vessels would but would likely have to make significant imprumpletes in them to render them useful. should the navy determine that these vehicles have military utility, i would not object to the navy leasing and converting these commercial ferries. but i do ask the chairman and the gentleman from mississippi to work with me in conference with the other body to find an alternate offset for this. though the g.a.o. indi

the chair: the gentleman from new york. mr. king: madam chair, i recognize the gentlelady from new york and the co-sponsor of the amendment and a zealous fighter on this issue, ms. clarke, for one minute -- 90 seconds. the chair: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for 90 seconds. ms. clarke: i would like to thank ranking member king for yielding and urge members of the house to support the king-clarke amendment to the 2010 homeland security appropriations act. neither the president's budget request for fy 2010 nor h.r. 2892 includes funding for securing the city's initiative. this initiative has created the department domestic nuclear detection office, which is charged with directing the nation's capability to detect and report unauthorized attempts to develop a transport nuclear or radiological materials. this amendment restores the federal commitment to this critical anti-terrorism initiative and funds it. since coming to congress in 2001, i have worked with my colleagues on homeland security to protect our nation agai

mr. franks of arizona. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, and the order of the house of today, the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks, and a member opposed each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. franks: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman, nuclear weapons, especially those connected to intercontinental ballistic missiles, represent the greatest danger, the greatest weapon ever devised or threatened the human family. the enemies of the united states are defiantly developing delivery systems for those devastating weapons. mr. chairman, to be clear, ballistic missile threats are increasing in the world. and while that threat is increasing, our budget in congress to effect missile defense is decreasing. my amendment would restore the $1.2 billion that was cut from last year's appropriated amount. the administration and those who support these cuts have created a false choice between theater defense and homeland defense. if

mr. holt of new jersey. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: i want to thank the gentleman, mr. skelton, for his support of theament. it's ident to call to the amendment passed by the house in the 2009 defense authorization last year with the exception of some changes in findings which i think strengthen the case for this amendment. a similar intelligence focused, c.i.a. focused video recording provision was included in the fiscal year 2010 intelligence authorization act voted out of the house permanent select committee on intelligence last week. the amendment's purpose is simple. it is to improve the intelligence operations of our armed forces by ensuring the video recording of each strategic interrogation of any person who is in the control or detention of the department of defense. let me be clear. this amendment does not impede combat operations. the bill explicitly states that troops in the field in contact with the enemy

mr. lynch of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 474, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank mr. thompson, the chair of the homeland security committee, for his great work on this bill. specifically this amendment that i have offered would address a difficult situation that is faced by our transit security officers, especially those on the mexican border, but in every port of entry in the united states. we have about 50,000 of these officers that actually come in contact, physically wanding and screening travelers. as you may remember after the outbreak of h 1. n 1 virus -- h1n1 i virus the outbreak was in mexico city. the officers we put on the border, especially in laredo, texas, and other heavily affected states, were not allowed, they were not allowed to wear asks, to wear gloves, or to use hand sanitizer as they proceeded to screen tr

mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, and the order of the house of today, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, and a member opposed each will control 10 minutes. the chair now recognize mr. mcgovern. mr. mcgovern: i yield myself two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: this amendment requires the secretary of defense to provide congress by the end of the year with an outline of our exit strategy for u.s. military operations in afghanistan. this bipartisan amendment offered by representatives walter jones, shelly pingree, barbara lee, and me does not demand a timeline for withdrawal or halt to the deployment of the 21,000 additional troops called for by the president. it simply asks the administration to present its plan for the beginning, middle, and end of u.s. military operations in afghanistan. for over eight long years, our uniformed men and women have done all that we have asked them to do in afghanistan. we are now asking them to do more. of an

the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. . mr. broun: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. broun: we have heard a thousand times that every vote counts. if we allow for the use of the practice known as statistical sam knowledge as this bill -- sampling, as this bill clearly allows, every vote may not be counted. maybe some votes may be counted more often than others. the administration have made it known that they will politicize this. at a time when the federal government is endlessly enacting unconstitutional laws and executive orders, it is incumbent on this body to safeguard at least one obligation that is required of us by the constitution of the united states. the constitution requires the government to take an actual head count, not a guess, not an estimate, but a physical head count. statistical sampling, however, simply recrates profiles and assumes how many people live in various parts of our country. and it does not actually do any counting. in other words, sampling makes

mr. schiff. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. schiff: i thank the chairman and i want to talk about the program to have nasa participate in d.o.d. programs. it represents a valuable source of expertise to d.o.d. they have performed research for d.o.d. for decades. this closely parallels an amendment to assure the same function for the department of energy. we have made sure that this does not interfere with nasa's most important job to build spacecraft for nasa. the chair: the gentleman from california. the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the yes on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia, those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the chair: i ask -- mr. connolly: i ask for a recorded vote on this matter. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia will be postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amend

mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 572, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, and a member opposed, will control five minutes each. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself 1 1/2 minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. mcgovern: mr. chairman, this amendment is identical to the amendment approved by the house last year. its purpose is quite simple. for over 40 years the names of students and instructors at the former u.s. army school of the americas and now the western hemisphere institute for security cooperation were available to the public. all you had to do was make a phone call, write a letter, file a request and the names were provided. suddenly in august of 2006 the names became classified. the on reason cited by the defense department for denying the names was the list includes personal information. but nothing about the request had changed. no one had asked for new informati

mr. berman: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: i urge support of this amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield the remaining time to the gentleman from california, mr. farr. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. farr: thank you. mr. berman: before i yield may i ask how much time the gentleman has? the chair: the gentleman has 4 1/4 minutes. mr. farr: thank you, chairman berman, and ranking member, ileana ros-lehtinen. i want to rise not on this amendment but to make a comment on the peace corps because i was just thinking as i was hearing about the amendment that had we fulfilled john f. kennedy's dream in the 1960's to have 100,000 peace corps volunteers serving overseas throughout the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's this decade we might have avoided this disaster in sudan. i want to commend the committee because they have on the anniversary of the 50th anniversary of the peace corps which is 2011, we now

mr. dicks of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 578, the gentleman from washington, mr. dicks, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: thank you. this is a good amendment. it's the so-called manager's amendment. it does three important things, but they're modest. first as chairman rahall of the natural resources committee pointed out, this amendment restores the interior department's authority to assist cooperative watershed projects that restore streams destroyed by acid mine drainage. it was inadvertently discontinued after the law amendments of 2006. this amendment aids citizens' groups and states that are restoring streams damaged by previous coal mining. second, this amendment adds $10 million to the national park service state grant program. this program provides grants for acquisition of park and recreation lands by state and local communities and was proposed by mr. mcgovern. there is tremendous demand for more parklan

the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. issa: thank you, madam chair, i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from louisiana, a member of the energy and commerce committee and someone who knows about the challenges people face in the work force today. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. >> madam speaker, some of the greatest joys of my life for the births of my daughter and son, two years ago my daughter madison was able to be there for the birth with my wife, one of the great joys of my life, and then four weeks ago tomorrow, the birth of my baby boy harrison and i was there as well, just wonderful, wonderful times that every family should spend together. those opportunities already exist today in law. there's nothing in this bill that either takes away or gives the ability for parents to do that. they already have that right today. as they all should. why i rise in objection to this bill is it adds an extra $938 million in new entitlements, in new debt, money that we don't have in this country to an already growing defic

the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: i thank the chair and i hesitate to challenge this earmark. it was secured by my colleague from arizona, mr. pastor, for whom i have great admiration and we have a great friendship. but this amendment would remove funds from the rechargeable battery system. according to the earmark table, the recipient of this earmark is global solar is a quote, privately held company that was incorporated in 1996, that has evolved into a major producer of solar cells, unquote. the certification letter says the money will be used, quote, for the acquisition of man packable solar chargeable battery systems for use by the u.s. border patrol. my concern is not with the technology, nor with the needs of the border patrol, nor with this company in particular. my concern lies with why a specific for-profit entity was designated to receive this earmark funding. the president referred to earmarks for for-proven tits, a corrupting practice. the p.m.a. scandal that ha plagged the house of representatives

the chair: the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: madam chair, i yield so much time as he might consume to the ranking member from kentucky. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the gentleman and i support it fully. the administration's new policy on work site enforcement, from my point of view, amounts to de facto amnesty. the raid that was made in seattle after this administration took office where the 24 or so illegal aliens who got their job by false papers were seized and arrested and then turned loose and on top of that given a work permit, that's the new policy of this administration. so that an illegal ilyen knows that if he or she -- an illegal alien knows that if he or she works in a place that is raided, they'll get a permit to go back to work which makes them legal. so as far as i'm concerned, the new policy of the administration is de facto amnesty. and the gentleman's amendment reaches a part of that answer and i absolute him for it -- salute him for it. but i hope and trust that the administ

mr. hastings of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 474, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i thank my colleagues, ms. jackson lee of texas and mr. rogers for co-sponsoring this very important amendment. highly trained canine teams have been trained in the united states since 1973. dogs are extremely reliable in their mobility and makes them invaluable in screening all types of cargo quickly and effectively. as we approach the august, 2010 deadline to screen cargo transported on passenger airlines, it is critical that t.s.a. is prepared to deal with all types of cargo without unnecessarily slowing down. within my district, cherry growers transport half of the cherries they export on passenger airlines. my amendment would increase the number of canine teams specifically dedicated to air cargo by a minimum of 100 dogs. the need for additional canines is clear. the seattle-tacoma ai

mr. lynch of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522 the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. limple, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. lynch: thank you, madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lynch: before i begin, madam speaker, i'd like to thank foreign affairs committee chairman berman foring can my amendment and i congratulate the committee for drafting a bill that i think will truly strengthen our foreign affairs profile overseas. as well as strengthen our capabilities. i rise in support of my amendment which will direct the state department to assess and report to congress on the special immigration visa program for certain iraqi and afghan nationals employed by or on behalf of the united states in both afghanistan and iraq. as a member of the house oversight committee and a member of its national security and foreign affairs subcommittee, i've been to iraq and

mr. campbell of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 578, the gentleman from california, mr. campbell, and a member owes posed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. campbell: thank you, madam chair. this amendment would remove $150,000 in funding for the terry town music hall restoration to be received by the friends, and i'm sure i'm going to butcher the pronunciation of this, but the musical arts conservetory and would reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commence rat amount. the intended purity of -- purpose of this earmark is to conserve an historic landmark which would provide tourism economic benefits. according to the terry town music hall's website, it was built in 1885 by william wallace. it is the oldest operating theater in westchester county, having been designed by the same architect who designed new york city's grand central stages and -- station and macy's building. today it is a fully operating theeter with a capacity to seat an 843-seat

mr. faleomavaega. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. faleomavaega: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: i rise in strong support of h.r. 2410 and thank the gentleman from california, the distinguished chairman of the committee on foreign affairs for his leadership and his ability to bring this bill before the floor. although there are several portions of the bill that my subcommittee had a part in introducing several portions of the legislation, i am especially appreciative of the -- for the inclusion of one of the provisions to rename the south pacific scholarship program in honor of one of the distinguished late members of this institution, the late congressman phil bhurton, chairman of the subcommittee on territories and affairs. the late congressman phil burton who served in the u.s. congress from 1964 to 1983 worked every day of his life to ensure that social justice and human dignity for all the people and the people of the pacific are especially grateful for his s

mr. price of north carolina. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 573, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. price, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from north carolina. mr. price: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. my amendment, i believe, is noncontroversial. it includes a number of amendments put forth by other members that we believe would be good additions to the bill. including first additional funding for the firefighter grant program, that draws on proposals from representatives ult mire, pascrell, austria, peter king and biggert. additional funding for nonprofit security grants, representatives cohen and weiner. additional funding for the metropolitan medical response system, representative kosmas. additional funding to implement the western hemisphere travel, representive mitchell. d.h.s. employees can use personal protection equipment without negative personnel action. a prohibition on funds in this bill being used for first cl

mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia rise? mr. mollohan: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. mollohan: i thank the chairman. mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to this amendment which would essentially probability any funds -- prohibit any funds to be spent with the implementation of the executive order, requiring the closure of the detention facilities at guantanamo bay. i believe that the closing of guantanamo is the right policy decision. the president believes that and the president has acted on that. it's an embarrassment to the country, it's a symbol that has really foemented a lot of opposition to the united states around the world. the continued existence of gitmo is a basic assault on our values and it undermines the success in our counterterrorism programs. president obama and i are not the only ones that believe this. secretary gat

mr. latourette: i thank the chair. mr. dicks: i yield back. reserves. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from idaho is recognized. mr. simpson: i now yield three minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. broun. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. mr. broun: madam speaker, the house is now considering the department of interior, environmental, and related agencies appropriations act of 2010. appropriations bills have traditionally been brought to the floor under an open rule. where all relevant amendments are allowed to be offered to the bill. sadly the majority has decided to reject precedent. where once again operating under a structured rule on an appropriations bill. what is the reasoniven for silencing the representatives of millions of americans? time. in their push to get through massive spending bills, the leadership in this house have decided that doing so quickly is more important than having a quality debate on how the taxpayers' money is being spent. not allowing votes o

mr. chairman. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia rise? mr. mollohan: i ask unanimous consent that page 101, line 20 be considered as read, printed in the record and open to amendment at that point. the chair: is there an objection? without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. lewis: i rise to attempt to be of some service to the obama administration and ores in the house who may be concerned about a decision made not too long ago, i ask unanimous consent that we put the executive order 13492 in the record at this point. the chair: does the gentleman seek to offer an amendment? mr. lewis: yes, i do. the chair: will the gentleman specify the number of the amendment he wishes -- mr. lewis: amendment number 118. the chair: the clerk will designate that amendment. the clerk: amendment number 118, printed in the congressional record offered by mr. lewis of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 55 , the gentleman from california and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chai

mr. campbell of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 578, the gentleman from california, mr. campbell and a, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. thchair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. campbell: thank you, madam chair. you know, this amendment would strike $2 million that is currently in the bill in funding to install a municipal water line to the good fellow lodge at the indiana dunes national lake shore in porter, indiana. the good fellow youth camp was operated by u.s. steel from 1941 to 1976. the only one of its kind ever operated by u.s. steel and the facility offered summer camp opportunities for children of u.s. steel employees who worked in the nearby gary work steel plant. the national park service purchased this camp in 1976 for inclusion within the national lake shore. and given this historic background involvement with the community, i can understand why the gentleman from indiana has a desire to preserve the good fellow lodge. in fact, madam chair, you know, in t

mr. campbell: madam chair, i rise as the designee of the the gentleman from arizona, mr. flake, with his amendment number 25. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: part b, amendment number 4 printed in house report 111-184 offered by mr. campbell of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 578, the gentleman from california, mr. campbell, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. campbell: madam chair, this amendment would remove $150,000 of funding for the historic fort payne and lower the cost of the bill by a commensurate amount. the local paper reported on june 9 of this year that the fort payne coal and iron building will be renovated into the fort payne cultural heritage center. it reveals that the city of fort payne received a $90,000 grant in order to begin construction on this project, which starts this fall. rehabilitation of the coal and iron building into a cultural and heritage center is the kind of thing that ought to be paid for at a state level or at a loc

mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from new hampshire. mr. hodes: thank you understand i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. is there a member in opposition? with no member in opposition, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new hampshire. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from indiana. the gentleman from texas. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new hampshire will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 63 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. nunes of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from california, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the gentleman from california. mr. nunes: thank you, mr. speaker.

the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i thank the chairman's response in support of this amendment. i yield back the balance of my time. and ask for the adoption thereof. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 27 printed in part c of house report 111-143. for what purpose does the gentleman from delaware rise? mr. castle: thank you, i rise to the purpose of offering an amendment number 27. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 27 printed in part c of house report 111-143 offered by mr. castle of delaware. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from delaware, mr. castle, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from delaware. mr. castle: thank you, i yield my

mr. flake: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 further proceedings will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona arise? mr. flake: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 91 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: the gentleman from arizona and member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. . mr. flake: this would strike a $4 million amendment for the jason project and lower the bill by a commensurate about. it was started in 1989, it's been around 18 years. the purpose is to design science curriculum for fifth to eighth grade classrooms. we all know science is important for any child's education and if local schools wish to supplement their science curriculum with service prossvided by the jason project, i believe they should have that choice. however this earmark is going to the jason project organization, not to the sch

the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wolf: i have no objection and yield back the balance of the time. the chair: the gentlelady from guam. >> will the gentlelady yield for purposes of accepting the amendment? the chair: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. >> we have no objection to the amendment and accept the amendment. the chair: does the gentlelady yield back? ms. bordallo: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the motion by the gentlelady from guam. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. mr. wolf: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from virginia. mr. wolf: a recorded vote. the chair: further proceed option the amendment offered by the gentleman from -- gentlewoman -- the gentleman from virginia will be postponed. the clerk will -- mr. wolf: mr. chairman, striking the requisite number of words. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. wolf: i feel the obligation to make a comment to put thin

mr. burton of indiana. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from indiana and a member owes posed will each control five minutes. the gentleman from indiana. mr. burton: mr. chairman, this amendment is very straight forward. it simply says that, quote, none of the funds made available in this act may be used to relocate the office of the census or employees from the department of commerce to the jurisdiction of the executive office of the president. in february of this year, after senator judd gregg, a republican was nominate by -- nominated by president obama to be the secretary of commerce, the white house announced a control of the census bureau and the 2010 census will be removed from the commerce department and placed in the hands of the white house staff. senator gregg eventually withdraw -- withdrew his name from consideration in part because of his concerns about taking control of the next census out of the hands of the commerce department and putting it into the hands of political operat

the chair: amendment number 7. mr. flake: $1 million predisaster mitigation for harris county flood district. the chair: amendment number 5. is that the amendment the gentleman is offering? amendment number 5? mr. flake: i believe so. i'm prepared for whichever. i'm sorry? number 29. does that -- number 5. number 5. the chair: the clerk will designate amendment number 5. the clerk: part c amendment number 5 printed in house report 111-183 offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 573, the gentleman from arizona, mr. flake, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. the gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry. >> could we ask the clerk to please read the text of the amendment so we can be sure which amendment is before the house? the chair: without objection, the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following, section, none of the funs provided in this act unde

in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is -- mr. broun: i ask a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york will be postponed. the clerk: $226 billion. state and local law enforcement assistance, $1,312, 500,000. weed and seed program fund, $15 million. juvenile justice programs, $385 million. public safety officer benefits, $5 million. community-oriented policing services, $802 million. general provisions, department of justice, section 201, not to exceed $75,000 from funds appropriated and this entitle shall be available to the turn general for official expenses. none of the funds shall be available to pay for an abortion except for the life of the mother would be endangered. section 203, none of the funds shall be used to require any person to perform any abortion. section 204, nothing in the proceedings -- preceding section shall remove the obligation to provide escort services necessary for female inmate to receive such service outside the

mr. berman of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from california, mr. berman, and a member opposed each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. berman: mr. chairman, my amendment makes a number of changes. many of these are minor or technical amendments. others address issues raised by other committees that have a jurisdictional interest in the bill. however there are a number of other changes in my bill that are more substabive -- substantive. the amendment takes care of requests by members that are generally unobjectionable even though substantive. for example the bill adds a provision that would allow the state department's growing civilian response corps to enhance its capability by drawing on locally employed staff who have significant expertise in unstable environments. it includes provisions to assist in the compensation for victi

mr. hastings. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, i thank my friend from kentucky for yielding and i rise to engage in a colloquy with chairman price. mr. chairman, as you know, we are quickly approaching the august, 2000, deadline to screen 100% of the cargo transported on passenger airplanes. i commend you and ranking member rogers for your work to provide adequate fuppeding to help t.s.a. meet the important requirements without slowing commerce. the cargo screening requirement has already gone into effect at the seattle-at that comba airport and other major west coast airports. cherry growers who travel via aircraft will only be able to ship their fruit in a timely manner this season because t.s.a. has committed to bring in resources from other parts of the country. this will not be possible once the 100% requirement goes into effect nationwide. as you know, mr. chairman, perishble items like cherries can be harmed by screening equipment and even delayed in getting to market. k-9 teams have been identified as

mr. hunter of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from california, mr. hunter, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. hunter: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. and i broke the podium. the amendment i'm offering today to h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act is straightforward. it simply adds the secretary of defense to the task force on prevention of illegal -- illicit small arms trafficking in the western hemisphere that's created under this legislation. the stated purpose of this task force is to develop a stratjeend integrated federal policies to better control the export of small arms and light weapons in a manner that furthers the foreign policy and national security interests of the united states in the western hemisphere. while this task force is comprised of the secretaries of state and homeland security, the attorney general, all of whom should be members of th

mr. speaker. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: i yield three minutes to my colleague and my friend, the distinguished the gentlewoman from on the subcommittee of military personnel, the gentlelady from california, ms. davis. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. mrs. davis: i want to salute mr. skelton and thank him very much for his support. mr. speaker, i join my colleagues on the house armed services committee in support of h.r. 2647, the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2010. as chairman of the military personnel subcommittee, i'm proud of the provisions in the bill that improve the quality of life for our service members, their families, retirees and military survivors. i want to recognize my colleague and ranking member, the gentleman from south carolina, joe wilson, for working with me and supporting these very important initiatives. mr. speaker, service members and their families are bearing the burden of multiple deployments after nearly eight years of conflict. it is our res

the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. kirk: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kirk: i thank chairman berman and ranking member ros-lehtinen for their bipartisan work on this for a good underlying bill in my view as well. this amendment will assist in our fight against terrorism across the globe, especially in pakistan and afghanistan. currently, the terrorists reward program run by the state department assists in our hunt for terrorists by promising a cash reward or other type of assistance for information leading to the arrest of some of the world's most deadly terrorists. the rewards for justice program established by the 1984 act to combat international terrorism has now paid over $77 million to more than 50 people who have provided credible information to put terrorists behind bars and prevent acts of trim. as a staff member, i helped write the amendment that president clinton asked for when we wanted to offer rewards for persons indicted for war crimes. we also pass

the chair: the gentleman from utah is recognized mr. bishop: thank the chairman and ranking member and the wonderful bipartisan bill. i ask unanimous consent to extend my remarks and submit a prepared statement for the record. the chair: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: i yield now to the the gentleman from ohio, mr. latta, one minute. the chair: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. latta: i rise in support of the tricare continuity of coverage for national guard and reserve families act of 2009, which i'm a co-sponsor as amended into the national defense authorization act. members of our national guard and reserves are eligible for tricare health insurance during their service and after the age of 60, but not during the time in between. time in between they retire until the age of 60 is referred to as the gay area. they are reserve component retirees under the age of 60 with more than 20 years of faithful service who have qualified retirement at age 60. the legislation fills

mr. hensarling: i request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. chairman, i rise as the designee of the the gentleman from california, mr. lewis, to offer amendment number 105. the chair: the gentleman is the designee of mr. lewis of california. and the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 105 plinted in the congressional record offered by mr. campbell of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from california and a member opposed will each have five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. campbell: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, as the gentleman from texas before me pointed out, this nation right now is awash in debt. the federal deficit is around $11 trillion. i think at last count, but it's going up so fast, about $2 trillion a year. that it's probably larger than that

the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. mckeon: thank you, mr. chairman. i think mr. hunter stated it very clearly. the exit strategy should be to win and then bring our forces home. it was stated earlier that general petraeus made a statement that afghanistan has been known over the years as a graveyard of empires. we cannot take that history lightly. that was part of the speech that he made. i'd like to say some other things that he mention approximated in that same speech. we have a hugely important interest in ensuring that afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for transnational terrorists. and to compliment and capitalized on the increased military resources, more civilian assets, adequate financi resources, close civil military cooperation and comprehensive approach that encompasses regional states will be necessary. our objectives are of enormous importance. we all need to summon the will and the

mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia rise? mr. mollahan: i rise in opposition to the the gentleman's amendment. mr. chairman, i first point out to the gentleman that i'm not sure this is the -- for the gentleman to make his arguments against a national climate service. it is true that there is considerable discussion within the administration, within the constituency community outside of government, and there is some consideration of a national climate service i understand in the authorizing committees here in the congress. it's also true we have some money in this bill, research some satellite money, that would be useful, that would -- one might consider and we do consider it actually in anticipation of the creation of a national climate or legislative authorization of a national climate service. that money's also perfectly needed with regard to weather service. of course the gentleman understands we fund the national weather service through the commerce department

the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chaffetz: madam speaker, i rise today in support of this important resolution recognizing asian pacific american heritage month. asian pacific american islanders play an important fabric of the life since the first japanese americans arrived on may 7, 1845. asian americans worked as coal miners and laborers. it's estimated that 14 million americans, if not more, can trace their ethnic heritage to asia or the pacific islands. establishing may as asian pacific american heritage month affords them the opportunity to teach the history of asian americans and pacific islanders during the school year. observing asian american and pacific islanders contributions highlights their importance of building our america. for example, chinese immigrants played a significant role in construction of the first transcontinental railroad which was completed on may 10, 1869. asian am

mr. berman: i -- the chair: the gentlewoman from california. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to mr. burton, on the subcommittee on the middle east and south asia. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. burton: i want to thank the ranking member and i want to compliment her opening staff, you covered just about everything and did it well. i want to compliment your staff for working hard on it. i'm perplexed by this bill. there is some language in there i like. for instance, the commitment to israel giving them support for their missile defense system. i think that's a positive. but there's so many negatives in this bill that it's going to make it very difficult for those who would like to support it to not be table. let me give you a couple of examples. the ranking member just mentioned that. north korea should be called a terrorist state. they're launching missiles and stretening the security of the entire region as well as giving nuclear technology to other countries. in addition to that, there's money in he

mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield the remainder of my time to the gentlelady from nevada, ms. berkley. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. berkley: i'm pleased to speak in strong support of this resolution. i think it's an important one, one that needs to be stated in this piece of legislation and stated far more often. the fact of the matter is that iran poses an existential threat to the entire civilized world. it is as much a threat to the united states and europe and the arab countries in the region as it is to israel. a nuclear iran cannot be allowed to happen. the only difference is that the president of iran, ahmadinejad, has singled out israel for particular hatred and contempt and has threatened to wipe israel off the map. we have learned after adolph hitler that when a -- adolf hitler that when a leader of a country threatens to exterminate you or wipe you off a map, you should take them seriously. off president of iran desperately attempting and rapidly attempting to acq

mr. duncan of tennessee. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 573, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. duncan, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. duncan: thank you, madam chairman. madam chairman, former congressman suny callahan, a very respected former subcommittee chairman on the appropriations committee, told me that we have done all we needed to do on airplane security when we secured the cockpit doors. whether you agree with him or not that very inexpensive action took away the ability to hijack and use planes the way they were used on 9/11. now we are about to appropriate $860 million for the federal air marshal service, and i believe this money could be much better spent in any one of hundreds of other ways. however, my amendment does not eliminate this agency even though i do believe it is a needless, useless agency and my amendment does not even cut its funding. all it does is freeze this agency in the current level of funding $819 million. air marshals arrest a little over four people each year. even af

the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. issa: thank you, madam chair. i would like to yield three minutes to the the gentleman from indiana, mr. souder. the chair: the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. souder: i thank my friend mr. issa for his time and leadership here. in an earlier life of mine when i was with the children and family select committee back in the 1980's, my then boss dan coates was one of the members that supported the family medical leave bill which i didn't degree with. he told me i could sit in on all the meetings, people said it will never be paid, this is just to cover people for unpaid. you are a paranoid conservative because you hear talk about becoming paid. we watched this in the government arena and my daughter just had our second grandchild. she is a school teacher. the struggle was how was she going to deal with the time she was going to take off, was it going to be paid, during the school year, what happens when you have grants and she has two little kids, how do you this. what's fair? my oldest son and his wife bot

mr. flake: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceed option the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: i have an amendment at the desk, designated as amendment number 86. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 86 printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: the gentleman from arizona and a member opposed each will have five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: this amendment would remove $500,000 for the innovative science learning center in florence, south carolina and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount. according to its website, science south is a nonprofit institution established in 2000 that seeks to advance scientific understanding and increase the competitiveness of future generations. it offers program for schools and families and summer camp sessions and h

the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 2847 directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 2847, and has come to no resolution thereon. for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia rise? mr. mollohan: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on appropriations, i present a privileged report for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany h.r. 2918, a bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the union calendar and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 21, points of order are reserved. pursuant could clause 12-a of rule 1, the house will stand i