mr. cummings: we have no additional speakers, so i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey. >> we have no additional speakers, mr. chairman, so i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i urge the members of the house to vote for this very important bill. this is one that our committee and subcommittee has worked on for a long time. it is overdue and it's an outstanding bipartisan effort. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1665 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> i object to the vote on the ground that the quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempo

mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1665, as amended, the coast guard acquisition reform act of 2009. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1665, a bill to structure coast guard acquisition processes and policies, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.r. 1665. the speaker pro tempore: if there's no objection, so ordered. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record an exchange of letters between chairman oberstar and chairman thompson regarding h.r. 1665. the speaker pro tempore: if there's no objection, so order

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mr. cummings of maryland on june 23, 2009 and reported out of the oversight committee on june 18, 2009, h.con.res. 142 enjoys strong bipartisan support. mr. speaker, according to the centers for disease control and prevention, nine of 10 of the leading cause -- causes of death in america including heart disease and cancer affect men as a significantly higher percentage than women. in addition, the c.d.c. has reported that women are 100% more likely than men to seek annual medical examinations and preventive health care. plfer, health statistics indicate that despite advances in medical care, men continue to live an average of approximately six fewer years than women. with african-american men having the lowest life expectancy. including prostate cancer and testicular cancer are treatable upon early detection. specifically, the use of prostate cancer specific antigen exams with coupled with self-testing for testicular cancer can lead to earlier detection and increase survival rates to nearly 100%. accordingly, we must do more to encourage healthy behavior within america's male population. a more c

mr. morgenthau did and that is she ended up graduated summa cum laude and that's about numbers and grades not affirmative action; correct. >> i wish she was giving a message that she was able to do it and overcome adversity and because she applied herself and working hard and put in the hours studying to be able to succeed and that is not the message. >> and she was valedictorian in class and when i went to high school it was nothing and grades and nothing to do with anything else. is that true? >> i'm only quoting what she said herself. i have no idea what her test scores were. i don't think anyone -- but she does but she has said she got into princeton and also yale based on the affirmative action programs of those universities. >> okay. mr. morgenthau, it's just an honor to meet you. when i was district attorney i hired a number of attorneys that learned everything from you in your office. thank you for that. and when i did my open the, i talked about a quote you gave once about how you hired people and you say we want people with good judgment because a lot of the job of a prosecutor

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mr. specter: i have sought recognition to discuss, first of all, the pending nomination of judge sonia sotomayor for the supreme court of the united states. judge sotomayor comes to this nomination with impeccable credentials: summa cum laude at princeton. yale law school, on the "yale law journal." a distinguished career in private practice. an assistant district attorney with d.a.morganthal in manhattan. service on the united states district court, trial court. and now serves on the court of appeals for the second circuit. the conventional wisdom is that judge sotomayor will be confirmed. but not withstanding the convention wisdom, under the constitution it is the responsibility of the senate on its advice and consent function to question the nominee to determine how she would approach important issues. it also presents a good opportunity to shed some light on the operations of the supreme court of the united states in an effort to improve those operations. it has been my practice recently to write letters to the nominees in advance, as i discussed it with judge sotomayor during the so-called courtesy visit i had with her, and she graciously consented to respond, or to receive the letters, and was appreciative of t

mr. chairman, i would deal the back. >> with the gentleman from ohio il to lee brice. >> by all means. >> i think the gentleman for yielding cummingssays on live forever your eminence, nothing in this title shall change current prohibitions against federal medicaid in payments under the title. what verification system do you have to make sure that these individuals are lawfully present in the united states? document this amendment does not provide any new verification system, is simply applies the existing verification system. >> what is that existing irrigation system? >> i would refer your question to castle. >> search if you refer the question to me, counsel i do ask that question. what is the existing verification? under this h.r. 3200? >> under current law not of the bill before you, and the crown on already in place in the medicare gramm is a citizenship documentation requirement and that was recently extended to the legislation that passed this year. >> -- counsel for that and in regard to the language in this bill would be the verification blacks meant there is no new verification system in this bill >> there is no verifica