mr. cuellar of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from texas and a opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. cuellar: thank you, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cuellar: i want to thank mr. mollohan on the leadership he offered on this bill. rise in support of my amendment to edge sure long-term taxpayer savings. it makes sure no light bulbs will be purchased that do not -- by federal funds that do not meet energy star standards. this amendment, -- this amendment will ensure the federal government makes a long-term investment on lowering costs on inefficient technology. energy star bulbs are proven to use electricity and last longer, saving money. regular light bulbs generate heat instead of light, energy star light bulbs provide the same light as a standard bulb but use 75% less energy and last eight to 12 times longer. i know this amendment was approved in th

mr. cuellar. mr. cuellar: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the leadership that you did on this committee. mr. bilbray, thank you for your the work that you've done and served in a bipartisan way in the oversight committee. i rise in support of h.r. 2325 to name the post office at 1300 matamoros street in laredo, texas, as the laredo veterans post office. as you see in laredo, you will see in that history virps have played an important role. the veterans of laredo, texas, have served in a very distinguished way in many of the wars that we had. many of them have sacrificed from world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war, korea and in other conflicts that we had up to the most latest war that we had. i think it's only appropriate that we name the post office which is in front of a plaza or it's also recognized as way that we recognized the veterans. it plays an -- it is in an appropriate place. i ask you to join me in support of h.r. 2325 where we name the laredo post office at 1300 matamoros after the brave men and women that we ha

mr. cuellar, for two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cuellar: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in strong support of this bill and chairman price's management amendment which includes an amendment i co-authored with martin hendrick to prevent government waste and abuse of efficiency makes sure that no taxpayer dollars will be used to purchase first class tickets for the employees of agencies funded by this bill except in special circumstances as allowed by law. madam speaker, it goes without saying that the federal government should never use taxpayer dollars for luxuries and excessive spending. to say that these are difficult economic times is an understatement. there's never been a more important moment for the federal government to demonstrate that the a careful steward of taxpayer dollars and won't engage in frivolous excesses. just as every american household is gathering around its kitchen table finding ways to reduce cost and cut waste, the federal government has the responsibility to do the same. fiscal re

mr. rush. i mean so many members, including members off the committee, like henry cuellar from the state of texas who worked with us on natural gas-related issues. we will not be here unless we had the cooperation of so many members across the full spectrum of the house. during this process we have received valuable input and expertise from other leaders in the house like chairman rangel on trade issues, chairman peterson on agriculture issues, amongst, again, many others. the legislation we have before us today is the most important energy and environment legislation to ever have been considered in the history of the united states. the consequences for our country are great unless we act to deal with these issues. this legislation sets a new course for our country creating millions of new clean energy jobs while reducing our dependence upon imported oil. and when it becomes law and it will, for the first time in the history of the united states congress, for the first time in the history of our country we will put enforceable limits on global warming pollution. at its core, however, this is a jo

mr. cuellaof texas. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on adoption of the cuellar amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. >> mr. speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? mr. chaffetz: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 338, the nays are 74, the amendment is is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. hensarling: mr. spe

mr. cuellar, amendment number 98 by mr. hodes of new hampshire. amendment 63 by mr. nunes of california, amendment number 111 by mrs. blackburn of tennessee, amendment number 71 by mr. burton of indiana, amendment number 97 by mr. price of georgia, amendment number 100 by mr. jordan of ohio, amendment number 114 by mr. reichert of washington, amendment number 59 by mr. broun of georgia, amendment number 79 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 76 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 105 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 104 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 107 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 87 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 86 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 85 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 91 of mr. flake of arizona and amendment number 84 by mr. flake of arizona. es us as the bailout nation. second of all, i believe, as do many economists, that the federal reserve ought to be concentrated on military policy, tied to inflation -- on monetary policy, tied to inflation target

mr. speaker, i demand a separate vote on the following amendments, mollohan number1, schock number 8, bordallo number 19, moore number 3, boswell number 41, nadler number 31, bernice johnson number 35, cuellar number 102, hodes number 98, and reichert number 114. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman will put the question on the remaining amendment. the question is on the amendment. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the noes have it.