mr. deutch: thank you, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. deutch: mr. chairman, the gentleman from washington, i respect a great deal, but to say this is a redundant of current law is just incorrect. the gentleman knows and in fact told us that the requirement that he referred to is in regulations. mr. chairman, for anyone who's watched what's gone on in this body, in this congress, it's been this house of representatives that has brought to the floor bill after bill after bill to give this congress the ability to appeal really lakeses, to block regulation. mr. -- appeal regulation, to block regulation. if we believe in american jobs, and the suggestion to say that this is more important than the people in tourism, the people in shrimpers, the ability to provide for their families because of the beautiful pristine coastline we have in florida and because of all that surrounds that environment in the other states in the gulf, to suggest that those are somehow less important than energy jobs is inappropriate but more than that. i don't want to have to rel

mr. deutch of florida and amendment number five by mr. deutsche of florida. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee and which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in the congressional record offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-fint vote. -- this will be a 15-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 prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 161, the nays are 263. the amen

mr. deutch of florida. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. deutch: thank you, madam chair. although i regret that this congress is considering the full repeal of a promising effort to address the looming long-term care crisis in this country, i have to admit i am not surprised. this is the action of a congress deserving of america's low opinion of us. we know the facts. a vote against this amendment is a vote for increased medicaid spending. no one is immune from becoming disabled or growing old. yet just 10% of americans over age 50 can afford long-term care insurance. as a result, a staggering 90% of americans rely on long-term care provided by medicaid. it is no wonder that over a third of medicaid spending is on long-term care. not on checkups for impoverishes children, not on prenatal care for poor expectant mothers. no, it is the expensive, institutionalized long-term care funded by medicaid. the goals of the class program represented an alternative to this system on which we all could have agreed, a fully solvent, affordable, premium fi

mr. deutch: i commend president obama for his executive order, freezing the assets of the central bank of iran and making it impossible to do business both with iran and with the united states. i thank our asian allies for reducing purchases of crude oil and slashing trade with iran and i commend our european allies as well for banning the import of iran an crude. the iranian economy is in shambles as a result of these international efforts, its currency is plummeting, inflation is skyrocketing. i urge my colleagues, our friends across the way in the senate, to pass tighter sanctions still to tighten the economics into on the ayatollahs and to -- economics into -- economic noose on the ayatollahs and we must stand with the iranian people, even as their human rights are crushed by the revolutionary guard in their quest for democracy, we stand with them. our efforts are paying off, madam speaker, we cannot let up. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. all time for one-minutes has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> madam spea

mr. deutch had been disposed of. it's now in order to consider amendment number 13 printed in part a of house report 112-398. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number a 13 printed in part a of house resolution 547 offered by mr. thompson of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 547, the gentleman from california, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: this would clarify that h.r. 3408 would not open drilling along the northern california coast. proponents of h.r. 3408 claim that northern california does not meet the minimum production potential to be eligible for offshore drilling. however, i do not simply want to take the house ma