mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may coon soum. -- consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cummings: i rise today to urge passage of senate amendments to h.r. 3360 the cruise vessel security and safety act of 2010. the house passed h.r. 3360 on november 17, by a vote of 416-4. on june 10, 2010, the senate passed this legislation with an amendment which is now before us for consideration today. i applaud my distinguished colleague, congresswoman doris matsui, the author of h.r. 3360, for her hard work on this legislation and for her tireless work on behalf of her constituent, ms. lawyeree dishman, and of all victims of crimes on cruise ships. the chairman of the subcommittee on coast guard and maritime transportation, i've convened two hearings examining the issue of crime on cruise ships. i applaud ms. dishman and so many other victims and family members of victims for testifying before my subcommittee and for their long effort to support the developme

mr. cummings from my by proxy to aye aye mr. cummings. no by mr. cummings, i'm sorry. my fault. clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on that roll call, they ayes are eight and eight nays are 14 -- and the nays are 14. >> that amendment is defeated. there is a great deal of debate. members are free to speak as much as they want. my evening is shot, so i'm going to be here for the rest of the night with my proxy's and with or without my colleagues, so members are invited me to -- invited to join me or not. i do not mean to be unfair. the debate has been thoughtful and on point. we can continue that without excessive conversation, and i think we will be okay. i now recognize mr. baucus. clerk will designate the amendment. >> offered by mr. backus. >> i ask unanimoos consent the amendment be addressed. gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. we have heard that we are going to have one fund of $150 billion or that could borrow up to 90% of consolidated assets of the largest company -- >> hold on the ccnversation. i apologize. the gentleman is recognized. >> whether that

mr. cummings: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. cummings: every single member who voted no yesterday should be ashamed of themselves. people are suffering. they are hurting. they are in pain. they cannot make ends meet. and too many, just too many on the other side of the aisle turn a deaf ear. mr. lewis: i asked my republican colleagues, can't you hear, can't you feel, can't you see? where is your heart? where is your compassion? where is your concern? extend unemployment benefits and extend it now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker -- ms. lee: mr. speaker, the wars in iraq and afghanistan will burden our children and grandchildren with the debt the republicans created. the wars have cost over $1 trillion, and

mr. cummings: thank you very much. thank you for yielding, mr. chairman. first ofll following up on what the chairman just spoke abou we just got an email from the coast guard saying that b.p. has assuredthem tt th near $70 million they have been build for will be paid by the end of next week. we will ld their feet to the fire. as chairman of the subcommittee onoast guard matime transportation, i rise today in strong support of s. 3473. this legislation to amend the oil pollution act of 1990 to authorize advances from the oil spill liability trust fnd for the respon to thengoing deepwater horizon oil spill. the oil spill liability trust fund consists of two fund one is an emerncy fund as was described, the emergency fund is in essen the operating fund from which we take money necessary to pay for the operation of 27 federal agencies responding to deepwater crisis. onay 3 the emergency fund received a authorized advance of $100 million. discounting no such athority for any more advances to be made. furthermore as of june 1, obligation from the fund totale $

mr. cummings votes aye. ms. velasquez votes aye by proxy. >> the clerk will go to the republicans. >> mr. bacccus votes no. mrs. kapatow votes no. mr. garrett votes no. mr. lucas votes no by proxy. mr. barton votes no by proxy. mr. smith votes no by proxy. mr>> madame clerk, i do have a proxy for mr. schuler. he votes aye. the clerk will report the tally. >> there are 20 ayes and 11 nays. >> i am pleased to be able to report to you that we send you the approval of the financial reform bill. >> we congratulate you on a terrific job. house members will now vote on the senate side. the ayes will have it. [laughter] i asked the clerk to call the roll. >> mr. chairman, aye. mr. johnson, aye. mr. schumer, aye. ms. lincoln, aye. mr. leahy, aye by proxy. mr. harkin, aye by proxy. mr. shelby, no. mr. corker, no. mr. gregg, no. >> the clerk will report. >> the votes are 7 aye, 5 nay. the bill is passed. >> i thank my colleagues, immensely. [applause] >> will the house and senate conferees in favor of passage of the bill, i

mr. cummings: i want toothank the gentleman for yielding and my appreciation also goes out to chairman towns for moving this resolution recognizing national men's health week through the oversight and government reform committee. this past sunday, many of us celebrated father's day which also marked the end of national men's health week. it is celebrated from june 14 through june 20. the need for this legislation could not be more evident. despite advances in medical technology and research, men+ continue to live an average of more than five years less than women, and african-american men have the lowest life expectancy of all groupss further, nine out of the 10 leading causes of death, as de find by the centers of disease control and prevention, affect men at a higher percentage rate than women. men are simply not getting the care that they need. women are twice as likely as men to visit the doctor for annual examinations and preentive services. and by the way, the research shows that most men who get -- are the beneficiaries of rerl diagnosis and treatment with regard to many, many disease