mr. denham: mr. speaker, i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess for a period less than 15 minutes. >> the single most talked about problem was too many regulations. all that produced a kind of caution that's keeping the private sector from growing and ex-opinioning. with that, i'll see if anybody else would like to -- >> we don't hold the president responsible for problems he inherited. but we do think he ought to be responsible for making the economy worse by throwing a big, wet blanket over job creation. we're ready to work with the president to make it easier and cheaper for job creators to create private sector jobs. a good way to sta

mr. denham: mr. speaker, i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2943. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2943, a bill to extend the program for block grants to states temporary assistance for needy families through december 31, 2011. the speaker pro tempore: 3ur sunt to the rule, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. davis, and the get from texas, mr. doggett, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their re

mr. denham: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on s. 846. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. -- mr. denham: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. denham: senate bill 846 would designate the newly constructed federal courthouse at 80 lafayette street in jefferson city, missouri, as the christopher s. bond united states courthouse. i'd like to take this opportunity to thank senator blunt of missouri for introducing this legislation. i want to thank his colleague, senator mccaskill, also of missouri, for co-sponsoring this bill. senator bond has honorably served the state of missouri and this nation for many decades. he was born in st. louis, missouri, and went on to pursue his undergraduate degree at princeton university and his law degree at the university of virginia. after law school, he cl

mr. denham. mr. denham: mr. speaker, thank you, and thank you to the gentleman from nevada for yielding. in the midst of our nation's pressing economic troubles and our political disputes, let us all pause for a minute to take a moment and reflect on what happened to our great nation 10 years ago on september 11. americans experienced the most horrific attack in the western world. on the 10th anniversary of september 11, let us remember the great heroism that came out of this horrible tragedy, the brave first responders, the men and women that serve in the police departments, men and women that serve in our fire departments, those brave men and women that quickly responded at that horrific time. let's also think of the original passengers of flight 93. those passengers that showed bravery at a very difficult time, the extraordinary action that they took. let's think of the same service men and women that put their lives on the line every day and put their lives on the line after those attacks and continue to put

mr. denham: the question is why are our jobs leaving? why aren't we making things? and this bill will help us to define that. here today in support of the train act are jennifer frazier and jeff rose up here in the gallery from advantage data centers, a nextgen data center and a small business from my home state of california. this has become an industry leader in performance efficiency and environmental stewardship. since its inception in 2010, advantage has sought to minimize electricity consumption at their data centers as electricity is far and away their greatest cost. the price of electricity has caused many companies in their industry to flee to other countries with a more welcoming business climate and cheaper electricity prices. despite this existing competitive disadvantage for the united states, the e.p.a. proposes new utility mact standards, will raise electricity prices and will have an adverse effect on even the environmentally friendly center like advantage and force more jobs overseas. the e.p.a. has proposed regulation after regulation that will sti