mr. ellison: mr. speaker, i yield the balance of the time to the ranking member from california, ms. maxine waters. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. waters: thank you very much, mr. ellison. i want to thank you for spending the time that you have spent with us today opposing this legislation. your history is such that everyone understands that you represent the least of these, that you represent working people, that you represent poor people, and whenever there is an opportunity to speak up for them you always do and i thank you. and so, mr. chairman, i think we need to remember what this is all about, so let me state the facts. data allows us to identify underserved communities and populations to combat discriminatory lending. this data was determined what many expected during the subprime bubble, persons of color, particularly african-americans, received predatory subprime loans than white borrowers and received these loans even when they loans.ave gotten prime showed violations of th

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mr. ellison. well done. and now i'd like to yield two minutes to the distinguished epresentative from -- sheila jackson lee from texas. and you talk about a fearless fighter, mr. speaker, ms. sheila jackson lee. for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from georgia for his leadership and galvanizing all of us and i thank my colleagues for very eloquent messages on the floor of the house regarding janice vs. afscme, counsel 31. let me acknowledge lee sanders and the afscme family who have been champions in fighting for the rights of all of labor. and that is why we are on the floor of the house today. because we wanted to in our way as legislators join in this magnificent fight for constitutional rights, first amendment. and let me take issue with the 1977 supreme court case, aboud vs. detroit board of education, and turn the fourth amendment back to supporting those workers who in fact want to associate and participate in unions. let me also thank my colleagues chairman of both the c.b.c., chai

mr. ellison: i come before this body with a heavy heart, a friend of mine, mr. paul booth, we lost him 10 days ago to lieu chemoyasm he dedicated his life to fairness, fairness for workers, fairness in all aspects of life. paul booth was a leading advisor to nearly every union president over the last several years at the american federation of state, county, municipal employees. he also worked hard to lift up dignity in all aspects of his life. he was a student organizers and brought attention to the follow of the u.s. involvement in the vietnam wash and he had been active in making americans' lives better his entire life. he understood the very simple idea that working people have dignity and that they must be treated to reflect that dignity by their government. he also understood that the linkage between hard work and prosperity should always be close and tight and he recognized that in our country today you can work very hard and still only make it. that's why he was one of the first people to work for a living wage policy in this country. he was fighting for

mr. ellison of minnesota. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 representatives.] . the yeas are 191 and the nays are 236. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in thepinion of the chair the ays have it. >> i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of the vote will rise. members will record their votes by electronic device. members, this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any

mr. ellison: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, this legislation we are talking about today, the home mortgage adjustment act has to be looked at in the light of the history that this country has had. our country has a home mortgage disclosure act because of years literally centuries of discrimination and racism, which has allowed for americans to be excluded from the hope of home ownership. and when people say that look, i have been the victim of mortgage discrimination, they have been very difficult and hard-pressed to prove it because the people who issue mortgages, well, that wasn't the reason. i know your credit score is just like other people. but that's not the reason. the truth is, it's the data that the home mortgage disclosure act provides for that puts people in a position where they can say look, i have been discriminated against, how come there is wide disparity? and justice has been yielded to people who have been victims of discrimination seeking nothing more than than the american dream of home ownership. t

mr. ellison doesn't run. if he does, he loses.g i to not believe and i think is wrong about the democratic party and, indeed, people of his world view. stuart: there's still time to cross over to the the other side, doug. >> i understand. but, you know what? i'm firmly in the middle. i remain a democrat, i remain a capitalist, i remain in florida. stuart: doug schoen, you're all right. >> if doug is flying back anytime soon to jfk, because they just shut it. temporarily closed and expected to reopen at 3 p.m., at least that's what they hope. so that's going to create a huge backlog of flights. stuart that's that bomb cyclone for you, no joke when you close jfk. how about this one, too? the san francisco bay area rattled by an earthquake, struck early this morning near berkeley. no significant damage, but remember we did tell you yesterday that scientists expect more earthquakes this year because the earth -- the equator has slightly. >> is reduction. >> why? stuart: how about that? more "varney" after this. ♪ ♪ my "business" was g