mr. davis: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. davis: and now, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: mr. speaker, the office of management and budget recently reported that the federal government made $98 billion in improper in overpayments last year. this is a staggering amount and completely unacceptable. no family or business in america would tolerate being charged twice or overbilled for anything and neither should our government. we need to do everything we can to ensure that the government spends every tax dollar in the most responsible way possible. in fact, we have an obligation to the taxpayers to fight waste, fraud and abuse and to ensure that if the government overpays for something it has the means to recover those precious tax dollars. the bill we're now consider

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. people all over illinois and all over america are waiting with baited breath and they're waiting to pay utility bills, to pay house notes, to make mortgage payments, to catch up on their rent, to pay college tuition, to buy food for their children. but they're also waiting to say, thank you, nancy pelosi. they want to say, thank you, harry reid. they're waiting to say, thank you, united states congress. they want to say, thank you, barack obama. because the action that you just took this day means to us that you are working for us. you have reinforced our confidence in our government. you have said to us that we do matter and i know that the people of illinois will be saying, thank you, our government. i urge passage and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. boustany: thank you, mr. speaker. i have to respond to my friend from the state of washington. and i would say that i would not have the audacity t

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. people all over illinois and all over america are waiting with baited breath and they're waiting to pay utility bills, to pay house notes, to make mortgage payments, to catch up on their rent, to pay college tuition, to buy food for their children. but they're also waiting to say, thank you, nancy pelosi. they want to say, thank you, harry reid. they're waiting to say, thank you, united states congress. they want to say, thank you, barack obama. because the action that you just took this day means to us that you are working for us. you have rnforced our confidence in our government. you have said to us that we do matter and i know that the people of illinois will be saying, thank you, our government. i urge passage and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. boustany: thank you, mr. speaker. i have to respond to my friend from the state of washington. and i would say that i would not have the audacity to

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. people all over illinois and all over america are waiting with baited breath and they're waiting to pay utility bills, to pay house notes, to make mortgage payments, to catch up on their rent, to pay college tuition, to buy food for their children. but they're also waiting to say, thank you, nancy pelosi. they want to say, thank you, harry reid. they're waiting to say, thank you, united states congress. they want to say, thank you, barack obama. because the action that you just took this day means to us that you are working for us. you have reinforced our confidence in our government. you have said to us that we do matter and i know that the people of illinois will be saying, thank you, our government. i urge passage and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. boustany: thank you, mr. speaker. i have to respond to my friend from the state of washington. and i would say that i would not have the audacity t

mr. davis: there is a chart showing deficits. the first 30 days of his term, he had to renew $1 trillion. if john mccain, he would have had to renew $1 trillion. when he was elected president on january 20, 2009, the next 30 days, we had about $12 trillion in total national debt. that is $1 trillion a month that we have to renew and pay interest. please, america, yeah, we need to reduce the deficits and that is called pay-as-you-go and performance-based programming in our budget. i want to remind you that eight million jobs lost on january 1, 2008, america and the current president, regardless of who it is, barack obama, whether john mccain had $1 trillion every month to renew and pay the interest on. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you for your leadership. to close our hour, we have the duo from the great state of pennsylvania, both of them are freshmen. the gentlelady from pennsylvania was particularly pleased i know when her colleague from pennsylvania was elected recently in a special election because that made her not the most

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1722, the telework improvement act. this legislation is similar to a bill i introduced last congress that passed the house with bipartisan support by voice vote. unfortunately the senate never acted on that bill so i'm pleased we once again have the opportunity to move telework legislation forward with the leadership of representative sarbanes. we currently know that telework continues to be underutilized by federal agencies and improvements are needed to allow more federal employees to participate in telework programs. telework provides numerous benefits including increased flexibilities for both employers and employees. plus we have heard the tremendous cost savings that exist as well as the anti-pollution measures that take place. i have been very fortunate in my office to have had individuals who have effectively used telework i guess to the nth degree, and it has proven to be not only cost savings but it also has provided them the opportunity to

mr. davis of illinois. mr. burton of indiana. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. schiff of california. mr. mchenry of north carolina. mr. defazio of oregon. mr. paul of texas. under pe the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from missouri, mr. akin is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. akin: thank you, mr. speaker. we'll take just a moment to get a few charts up here. mr. akin: thank you, mr. speaker. we're going to talk about an interesting subject here this evening, one that might seem a little boring to start with but actually has tremendous ramifications and that is the question and the subject of budgeting. now, budgets are always kind of an unpleasant thing because there's a natural requirement of a budget to balance a couple of things. balance spending, and how much money you take in. so when a family works on a budget, it may be a hard time because you have to make choices between what are you going to spend your money on and how much money do you have to spend? budgeting is one of those tough thi

mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. social security benefits make a significant contribution to the well-being of many americans. today 83,545 persons in the seventh district of illinois rely upon these payments to sustain their monthly living expenses. 59% of them are elderly and 11% are children. these persons receive an average monthly benefit of $996 a month, but the cost of living for rent and utilities in illinois being $957 per month, equating to 96% of their social security income. while we celebrate social security for the last 75 years, the american aged, disabled, and survivor population and their children, i encourage my colleagues to make sure these funds are sustained without further impact on the economic well-being of our most challenged population. thank you social security. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objecti

mr. davis: thank you, mr. chairman. you know, i've been told that if you don't want to do something, any excuse is good enough. and every time i hear my colleagues talk about paying for this and paying for that, i'm reminded of frederick douglass who used to say that he knew one thing if he didn't know anything else and that is that in this world you may not get everything that you pay for, but you certainly will pay for everything that you get. and if way you're going to pay another way. well, i can tell you that the people wh are unemployed have already paid because they've already worked. they've already paid into the system, and i can wonder how we're going to feel when we go to our parades on the fourth of july, when we're singing patriotic songs, my country 'tis of thee, my country liberty, we have 1.7 million people who are free to be broke, who are free to be unemployed, free to be hungry, free to be living in misery, wondering where their next meal is going to come from, how do they pay the rent, how do they ke

mrs. susan davis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for such time she may consume. mrs. davis: i rise in strong support of house res. 1538. i want to thank chairman berman for bringing my resolution to the floor. as the world watched, the world cup finals on july 11, the suicide attacks against innocent men and women in the city of kampala, uganda. at least 70 people died in those blasts. one of whom was a 25-year-old american, nate oteka. this resolution condemns the terrorist attacks in kampala. recognizes the important role uganda plays in the african-american mission and somalia, and sends a mission to our allies that the united states stands by our strategic partners. it also highlights the urgent need for the united states to work with international community to address the root causes of extremism and terrorism in east africa. and finally, this resolution honors nate and all of the victims of this tragedy. mr. speaker, nate was a committed volunteer for invisi

the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. davis of illinois for today, mr. young of florida for today and the balance of the week and mr. poe of texas for today until 7:30 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: i thank the individuals who are waiting to speak as well. the national media have been quick to blame for the firing of agriculture department official shirley sherro dn and points to fox news. the article says the network is in pursuit of sherro did, however they did not air any stories against her until she resigned. the "new york times" have largely ignored the truth. the rush to judgment came from the obama administration, not conservative media outlets. "the times" article is the media giving the white house a free pass. media outlets should be more honest if they want the trust of the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. >> i ask unanimous consent that today following legisla

mr. davis' centered on the issue of manufacturing in america. it's the co-founder and co-chair of the house manufacturing caucus, i can't overstate the importance of manufacturing to america. one in six jobs in america is directly related to manufacturing and one in four in the congressional district that i represent. manufacturing drives innovation by conducting nearly half of all research and development and creating the bulk of technology in our nation. nearly 60% of exported goods are manufactured goods. every $1 in final sales in manufactured goods, supports $1.40 which is higher than any other economic sector. if we don't make things in america that even those service jobs, however, would disappear. i spent probably 2/3 of my time in congress studying and working on manufacturing issues from raw materials and minerals all the way through to export controls. in fact, within the past congress working with congressman blumenauer, crowley, and sherman, all democrats, we were able to amend sec

host: mr. davis? guest: i did not vote for commodities futures modernization act but it was an overwhelming vote for it in the house. at least that part of the bill was a mistake. what we have gone through -- on the tarp issue, it was a tough vote. we knew it would not be popular vote. what was the alternative? when the house turned it down the first time, the market fell 700 points in about an hour. it was only when the senate said it we could fix this that we sent some confidence to the market. i do not know where this economy would have been had we not done that. i have not heard anyone who was critical of that come up with a better idea. these are tough votes. in office you have to make tough decisions. and those of us make that -- if he did not like it, throw us out. there is nothing wrong with losing in politics if you do it for the right reasons. but i think sometimes political leaders are afraid of making tough votes. i did not hear any alternatives. you are right, the language was generally e

mr. davis: thank you so very much. i extend accolades to ms. waters to has done an excellent job on this bill. mr. speaker, you know nothing is more devastating or heartbreaking than for individual families to lose their homes. and if there ever was a time that the role of government plays its most important role, it is to come to their rescue immediately, quickly, and help them to recapture their lives as quickly and to make sure that they have the insurance that is needed. mr. scott: nowhere has that been more devastating in terms of flooding than in my own district. as you-all recall many of you sent out prayers and best wishes. as you know in my district about a year ago we had a tremendous flood, the worst flood in georgia in this century. especially in the cobb county, douglas area. this amendment which will help to provide people the opportunity that don't have to pay that insurance on one lump sum but will pay it in installments will go a long way. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from west virginia. mrs. capit

bright, mr. davis, dr. griffith, and mr. rogers, as well as our two united states senators from alabama, senator shelby and senator sessions, i'm extremely proud to rise today in support of house resolution 1525, honoring the 50th anniversary of the publication of the a truly great american novel, "to kill a mockingbird," and madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman. mr. bonner: it was 50 years ago this month when nell harper lee of monroeville penned what is today considered one of the most beloved american stories of all time. before i speak further about ms. lee and her masterpiece, however, i'd like to take a minute to thank chairman towns and ranking member issa of the oversight and government reform committee and their staffs for working with my staff and me to get this resolution brought to the house floor before congress breakers in august district work period. if approved, i hope to present a copy of this resolution to the people of monroe

mr. panetta said davis, and you've read the testimony but let me quote for the record, we have seen no evidence they are truly interested in reconciliation where they would surrender their arms, they would denounce al qaeda, where they would really try to become part of that society. my whole view is that on less they are convinced the united states is going to win and that they are going to be defeated i think it is difficult to proceed with a reconciliation that is going to be meaningful. that is as far as i will quote. this present cia director and i ask you to respond. you may feel that the president's position on the july, 2011 beginning of withdrawal is clear as you said, but i would submit to you, mr. ambassador, that it is not clear to everyone who listens and it's not clear to the taliban and it's not clear to the people who feel threatened by the taliban. i agree with you. the vast majority, overwhelming majority of afghan people do not want the taliban back, but they are legitimately worried about who would fill the vacuum is indeed they are interpreting the president's position in a

mr. chairman. >> thank you so much. miss davis. >> thank you both. i appreciate mr. secretary you're serious attention to this matter. i wanted to clarify the funding issue and perhaps you addressed to but i wanted to be sure that it was clarified for the public as well. the funding for arlington cemetery operations is appropriately -- appropriated separately on the military construction of va and other agencies appropriations act. this is dod appropriation. >> that is correct and what does that legally preclude the army from using army funds to augment the funding? >> it does. >> if so, then what legislative assistance do you need from the congress to provide a remedy for this limitation and is that the issue or is it something else? >> i am glad you asked. it is an important part of the desperate it does not in any way explant the other shortcomings that have nothing to it -- to do with funding. >> i would agree with that but in terms of the appropriations -- >> the army is severely restricted from quick fixes or immediate needs to install an infusion of money. we

animals and the uc- davis is demanding in a review of the procedures for handling all animal incidents in once a plan to prepare large venues to deal with an escaped large animal and mr. day's incident happened before the fair opened to the public. >>> a fire continues to burn tonight and they say they have the best buyer 25% contained. it burned more than 2500 acres about 75 miles north of los angeles bid at least 25 buildings have been destroyed. the fire is one of two burning that force about 2300 people to evacuate. >>> a federal judge today throughout the major provisions of arizona's controversial immigration law and opponents say they are thrilled all supporters say this is just the first legal ground. samantha has reaction from washington. >> this the day before arizona's controversial law goes into effect, temporarily blocking the most contentious provision of the lot arizona governor jim brewer who signed the law in naples says the preliminary injunction will be appealed. >> we knew regardless that one side or the other side was going to appeal so this is against the progress. >> the judge blocked a provision allowing local police officers to check the immi

mr. gerson said this-- have become so entangled, you can't even criticize president obama without it being... coming off as, you know, you coming off as racially suspect. ( talking at the same time ) >> archer davis could not say... running for governor in alabama could not say "i oppose the obama health care" without jesse jackson saying he's not a real black man. i want to say one in response to john fund, who is an old and dear friend of mine. look, the poll workers who testified, they were democrats that were working for republicans. and they had affidavits. they said themselves, they were not afraid. and the issue here, of course, is voter intimidation. they were not voters. but even if they were intimidated, they said they were not afraid. we have no evidence that anybody was afraid. >> schieffer: we're going to have to break here because we have to pay some bills here. we'll be back in one minute. announcer: this is a baby. a baby generating data in a neo-natal ward. every heart beat, every breath, every anomaly... from over a thousand pieces of unique information per second. helping doctors find new ways to detect life threatening infections up to 24 hours sooner. on a smarter planet... a

davis-bacon. great concepts there. i'm sure you'd like to speak to some of those and the needs, the importance of balancing a budget here in the united states congress. mr. gohmert: i appreciate my new friend for yielding. and going back to a comment from good dr. gingrey from georgia about the $862 billion stimulus package, because i know he recalls and others recall that c.b.o. told us that it was a $787 billion stimulus package. and lo and behold we get here a year later and they say, oh, you know what? we blew it by about 15%. we just blew it. most statistical analysis say, it's within the margin of error, 2% to 4%. not with c.b.o. here. we can boil it 25% in this case, 15% or so. whoops. in a year's time we were $100 billion off the mark. . . 10:45. 10:45. that points out how irresponsible things have gotten and you look at the numbers and find out that c.b.o. has been a willing ally, complicit in what's going on. they told the country, ok, this ridiculous health care bill that's going to bankrupt the country, we are finding they are starting to tell people we are going to ration your care and by the way, it's going to cost $250 billion. we misplac