mr. gosar: thank you, mr. chair. i rise in support of my amendment that would cut $100 million from the billion dollar food for peace program and redirect it to the rural american communities, specifically the rural business loan program. this $100 million will provide resources to rural businesses and the developmental loan programs. small, rural businesses and indian tribes and community organizations can use these loans to jump-start businesses in our devastated rural communities. give you one example. the bennett freeze. in the 111th congress,, we lifted this part on the navajo nation last year. this prohibited any type of improvement to any homes, businesses and the livelihood and as a result the bennett freeze resulted in an area that is worse than any third world nations. what we're trying to do is address this need and try to provide some resources this this group of folks. we need to empower our rural communities. please vote in favor of this amendment. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields whack.

mr. gosar. mr. gosar: i'd like to thank the gentleman for yielding the time and i thank the chair. i rise in support of the -- the chair: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman from new york must remain on his feet. the gentleman will continue. mr. gosar: i rise in support of the amendment proposed by mr. gibson and mr. owens'. as i think it is exactly what the american people want us to do here in washington. the people expect us to be responsible with their tax money. the people have made it clear, more than clear, that the federal government is too big. our job is to look for waste, inefficiencies and bloat. the gibson-owens amendment has found such blode and seeks to remedy it. there's no doubt that the usda does good work and that the agency should have suitable workspace to conduct its work. indeed as mr. gibson has pointed out, the usda has three million square feet of prime office space on the national mall in a beautiful building that contributes to the architectural beauty of the n

an amendment by mr. gosar of arizona. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on an amendment offered by the gentleman from michigan, mr. clarke, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. clarke of michigan. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote 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-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 chair: an amendment offered by mr. gosar of arizona. at the thoached bill insert the following. no part of this act may be used under the code known as the davis-bacon act. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. go sar: i rise in support of my amendment that would exempt all construction projects from the inflationary and unwise davis-bacon act. as members of congress, we are stewards of public treasury. we have an obligation to spend taxpayer money wisely. the government does not earn money, the government does not generate wealth. the government takes money from those who work hard for a living. in order to justify that act, we have an obligation at a minimum to spend this money wisely. the davis-bacon act adds unnecessary costs. research shows that the davis-bacon act imposes costs 22% above market wages. every dollar wasted is a dollar we can't use on other projects. in most city the davis-bacon act proposes wages that bear no resemblance to market wages. i ask for everyone's support on this measure and i yield back my time. the chair: for what purpose

. -- mr. gosar of arizona. the chair: those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 183. the noes are 234. the amendment is not agreed to. the committees will be in order. -- the committee will be in order. the committee will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? mr. aderholt: mr. chairman, i move the committee do now rise. the chair: those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the committee rises. mr. speaker, the committee of the c

mr. newell two months ago stated the agent in this case should get an award. still thinks it is an outstanding investigation. i find it personally appalling. >> my colleague, dr. gosar, brought up, made analogy between "a few good men" and this situation. but with "a few good men" there was an order in place. there was a this is what everyone followed, this was the policy. but my sense is and i would like to ask the three agents today, what happened in this situation was not the ordinary course of business, and so if you could each comment. >> i can tell you as recently as three weeks ago we had intradiks of a gun dealer. that individual showed up to pick up the rifle with cash, probably drug money. he was not a resident of the united states but had false id. we had three trackers, two on the gun, one on the package, and air support, the whole nine yards. once we got to a point where we realized we could not safely monitor that weapon, that individual was stopped and the weapon seized and he was arrested. that's how we normally do business. i can tell you as a supervisor, no agents under my watch would have let a gun walk. i wouldn't have allowed it. >> special agen

mr. newell two months ago stated the agent in this case should get an award. still thinks it is an outstanding investigation. i find it personally appalling. >> my colleague, dr. gosar, brought up, made analogy between "a few good men" and this situation. but with "a fewood men" there was an order in place. there was a this is wh everyone followed, this was the policy. but my sense is and i would like to ask the three agents today, what happened in this situation was not the ordinary course of business, and so if you could each comment. >> i can tell you as recently as three weeks ago we had intradiks of a gun dealer. that individual showed up to pick up the rifle with cash, probably drug money. he was not a resident of the united states but had false id. we had three trackers, two on the gun, one on the package, and air support, the whole nine yards. once we got to a point where we realized we could not safely monitor that weapon, that individual was stopped and the weapon seized and he was arrested. that's how we normal do business. i can tell you as a supervisor, no agents under my watch would have let a gun walk. i wouldn't have allowed it. >> special agent cosa

mr. newell two months ago stated the agent in this case should getn award. still thinks it is an outstanding investigation. i find it personally appalling. >> my colleague, dr. gosar, brought up, made analogy between "a few good men" and this situation. but with "a few good men" there was an order in place. there was a this is what everyone followed, this was the policy. but my sense is and i would like to ask the three agents today, what happened in this situation was not the ordinary course of business, anso if you could each comment. >> i can tell you as recently as three weeks ago we had intradiks of a gun dealer. that individual showed up to pick up the rifle with cash, probably drug money. he was not a resident of the united states but had false id. we had three trackers, two on the gun, one on the package, and air support, the whole nine yards. once we got to a point where we realized we could not safely monitor that weapon, that individual was stopped and the weapon seized and he was arrested. that's how we normally do business. i can tell you as a supervisor, no agents under my watch would have let a gun walk. i wouldn't have allowed it. >> special agent