mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, as a part of the opening remarks i will explain and i hope answer the question of the gentleman from washington. this morning for the first time in the history of the house of representatives, we are read allowed the full text of the constitution of the united states. we hope this will inspire many more americans to read the constitution. the text we are reading today reflects the changes to the document made by the 27 amendments to it. those portions superseded by amendment will not be read. in order to ensure fairness for all those interested in participating, we have asked members to line up on a first come, first served basis. i will recognize members based on this guidance in order to assure relative parity and fairness, i may recognize members out of order to ensure bipartisanship and balance. two members, one from each party, will be recognized out of order. each member will approach the podium and read the passage laid out for him or her. the speaker and two members o

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, as a part of the opening remarks i will explain and i hope answer the question of the gentleman from washington. this morning for the first time in the history of the house of representatives, we are read allowed the full text of the constitution of the united states. we hope this will inspire many more americans to read the constitution. the text we are reading today reflects the changes to the document made by the 27 amendments to it. those portions superseded by amendment will not be read. in order to ensure fairness for all those interested in participating, we have asked members to line up on a first come, first served basis. i will recognize members based on this guidance in order to assure relative parity and fairness, i may recognize members out of order to ensure bipartisanship and balance. two members, one from each party, will be recognized out of order. each member will approach the podium and read the passage laid out for him or her. the speaker and two members o

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, as a part of the opening remarks i will explain and i hope answer the question of the gentleman from washington. this morning for the first time in the history of the house of representatives, we are read allowed the full text of the constitution of the united states. we hope this will inspire many more americans to read the constitution. the text we are reading to reflects te changes to the document made by the 27 amendments to it. those portions superseded by amendment will not be read. in order to ensure fairness for all those interested in participating, we have asked members to line up on a first come, first served basis. i will recognize members based on this guidance in order to assure relative parity and fairness, iay recognize members out of order to ensure bipartisanship and balance. two members, one from each party, will be recognized out of order. each member will approach the podium and read the passage laid out for him or her. the speaker and two members of thle

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, as a part of the opening remarks i will explain and i hope answer the question of the gentleman from washington. this morning for the first time in the history of the house of representatives, we are read allowed the full text of the constitution of the united states. we hope this will inspire many more americans to read the constitution. the text we are reading today reflects the changes to the document made by the 27 amendments to it. those portions superseded by amendment will not be read. in order to ensure fairness for all those interested in participating, we have asked members to line up on a first come, first served basis. i will recognize members based on this guidance in order to assure relative parity and fairness, i may recognize members out of order to ensure bipartisanship and balance. two members, one from each party, will be recognized out of order. each member will approach the podium and read the passage laid out for him or her. the speaker and two members o

mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee. mr. kildee: to coin money, regulate the value of there, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures, to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting, the securities and current coin of the united states, to establish post offices and post roads. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling. mr. hensarling: to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limit times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

mr. goodlatte for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, under the previous order of the house, the following members are permitted to address the house for five minutes each. the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. >> i'd ask unanimous consent to exchange times with mr. poe and mr. barton be allowed to do the five-minute special order right now and mr. poe be given my time later in the cue. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection. without objection, mr. barton is recognized for five minutes. mr. barton: first off, let me thank the gentleman from texas, judge poe, for letting this happen. one was part of the house of representatives from december 1982 to 1984. he was defeated for re-election in 1984 by dick army, moved back to texas, switched parties from the republican party -- from the democrat party to the republican party and in 1990 was elected county judge which he served from 1990 to 2007. he passed away on december 30, 2010. his memorial service is tomorrow afternoon at the uni

mr. goodlatte, we will be having a bipartisan reading of the constitution. and, madam speaker, our founders undetood better than anyone the importance of restraining federal power. i think that thomas jeffern put it best when he said in questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution. madam speaker, in the coming congress, this congress,e will focus. we will refocus our efforts on fulfilling our constitutional duties in a transparent and responsible way. we will be reform-minded and accountability-oriented. and we will be driven by the number-one concern of the american people, getting our economy back on track. madam speaker, form dictates function and these new rules will set us on the path toward greater economic growth and confidence for the american people. and with that i urge support of this very important resolution d reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlen reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: madam sp

mr. goodlatte, we will be having a bipartisan reading of the constitution.and, madam speaker, our founders understood better than anyone the importance of restraining federal power. i think that thomas jefferson put it best when he said in questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution. madam speaker, in the coming congress, this congress, we will focus. we will refocus our efforts on fulfilling our constitutional duties in a transparent and responsible way. we will be reform-minded and accountability-oriented. and we will be driven by the number-one concern of the american people, getting our economy back on track. madam speaker, form dictates function. and these new rules will set us on the path toward greater economic growth and confidence for the american people. and with that i urge support of this very important resolution and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter

mr. goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. goodlatte: i thank the chame for yielding. i rise in strong support of this legislation, which repeals the sweeping health care reform law rammed through congress last year. this new law amounts to a big government takeover of our health care system, one that will lead to fewer choices, higher prices and rationed care and creates more than 150 new government agencies and programs at a cost of well over $1.2 trillion. it includes over $560 billion indefinite stating new tax increases and cuts medicare by over $500 billion. americans are frustrated by rising health care costs. we must repeal the new health care law that kills jobs, raises taxes and causes seniors to lose the coverage they have and increases the costs of health care coverage. we must replace it with commonsense reforms that lower health care costs and empower patients. for those who argue that somehow this is going to save the taxpayers' money, think of the mandates that are not covered by the federal government. think of

mr. goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. goodlatte: i thank the chame for yielding. i rise in strong support of this legislation, which repeals the sweeping health care reform law rammed through congress last year. this new law amounts to a big government takeover of our health care system, one that will lead to fewer choices, higher prices and rationed care and creates more than 150 new government agencies and programs at a cost of well over $1.2 trillion. it includes over $560 billion indefinite stating new tax increases and cuts medicare by over $500 billion. americans are frustrated by rising health care costs. we must repeal the new health care law that kills jobs, raises taxes and causes seniors to lose the coverage they have and increases the costs of health care coverage. we must replace it with commonsense reforms that lower health care costs and empower patients. for those who argue that somehow this is going to save the taxpayers' money, think of the mandates that are not covered by the federal government. think of

mr. goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. goodlatte: i am shocked and saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred saturday against representative girds and her constituents. just days before this attack, representative giffords joined me and many others to join the constitution on the floor. it was my hon no to yield to her to read the first amendment and on saturday, those who gathered with her at her congress on the corner event were prktiesing their first amendment rights. our thoughts and prayers are with gabby, her family, her staff and others affected by saturday's tragic events in tucson. while this tragedy serves as an unfortunate reminder of evil actions, it must also remind thousands of good in people as we hear the stories of the people of to -- of the heroes of that day, people who gave their lives and saved other lives. we cannot allow this act of violence that occurred against congresswoman giffords to deter us from our jobs or deter the american people from exercising their precious freedom. i read a

mr. goodlatte. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. goodlatte: i thank the chame for yielding. i rise in strong support of this legislation, which repeals the sweeping health care reform law rammed through congress last year. this new law amounts to a big government takeover of our health care system, one that will lead to fewer choices, higher prices and rationed care and creates more than 150 new government agencies and programs at a cost of well over $1.2 trillion. it includes over $560 billion indefinite stating new tax increases and cuts medicare by over $500 billion. americans are frustrated by rising health care costs. we must repeal the new health care law that kills jobs, raises taxes and causes seniors to lose the coverage they have and increases the costs of health care coverage. we must replace it with commonsense reforms that lower health care costs and empower patients. for those who argue that somehow this is going to save the taxpayers' money, think of the mandates that are not covered by the federal government. think of

mr. goodlatte, we will be having a bipartisan reading of the constitution.and, madam speaker, our founders understood better than anyone the importance of restraining federal power. i think that thomas jefferson put it best when he said in questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution. madam speaker, in the coming congress, this congress, we will focus. we will refocus our efforts on fulfilling our constitutional duties in a transparent and responsible way. we will be reform-minded and accountability-oriented. and we will be driven by the number-one concern of the american people, getting our economy back on track. madam speaker, form dictates function. and these new rules will set us on the path toward greater economic growth and confidence for the american people. and with that i urge support of this very important resolution and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter

mr. goodlatte knows me and he knows the spirit which i am approaching this. given the struggle of african-americans, given the struggle of women, given the struggle of others to create a more perfect document while not perfect a more perfect document to hear that those elements of the constitution that have been dedakotaed by amendment are no less -- dedacted by amendment are no less serious to improve the country and to make the country better and our sense in our struggle in whom we are at the congress of the united states at this pnt in american history and our desire to continue to improve the constitution, many of us don't want that to be lost host: was there a loss? guest: no. there was not a loss. they read the constitution as it exists today as amended. the parts that are left out are the parts that are no longer law. the point of the objection, it seems to me, and it was brought out yesterday in a very nasty "new york times" editorial, is that the left wants us to wallo in the since of the past. we all know about the since of the past. slavery. jim c