mr. doggett: do you have another 30 seconds? mr. cardoza: i yield the gentleman another 30 seconds. mr. doggett: any money that gos for teachers and public education in texas goes to improve our schools and the lives of our school children. earlier this month statewide groups representing teachers, principles -- principals, school boards and school administrators joined about 40 superintendents from across the state to endorse this approach. through this bill today was specific language for texas, we can assure that our goals of last year are achieved and we do something at this difficult time to dreals the needs of our texas teachers and our texas school children. i hope this rule can be adopted in order to approve this important language. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: jearlt. the gentleman from california. mr. cardoza: mr. speaker, how much time is remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: seven minutes for the gentleman from california. and 4 3/4 for the gentlelady f

mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. doggett: republicans do indeed have a moratorium. it's a moratorium on cooperation. it's a moratorium on voting for good bills they say they are for. it's a moratorium on reality. they never miss an opportunity to let their rigid ideology get in the way of us doing something for america. that's what's happening here today. we reach out a hand on a bill they say they are for and they slap it back. let me say just a word about openness and government which has a lot to do with earmarks and this bill. because it's too often good talk but little meaningful action. in the past, this very piece of legislation to suspend or reduce hundreds of individual tariffs for specific businesses has been a troubling example of government in the shadows. as in previous congresses when i first attempted to learn more about what was in this bill, i found an impenetrable process. even as a member of the committee of jurisdiction to determine specifics about this bill were initially thwarted. true to its nam