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mr. gutierrez spectacular much, mr. green. ms. smith, we have conflicting testimony here. you've never worked for hud? >> no, sir i never worked for hud's spanky work for an organization that received hud funds, did you not? >> yes, sir. >> that's why you are here, to tell us about how you stole those hud funds and how in the future we could stop hud funds from being stolen. yes, no? >> was that a question of? >> that is a question. is that your purpose year, to tell us how you stole the hud funds? >> i'm here to tell you have hud funds were mismanaged and -- >> were stolen and embezzled. is that not correct? >> were mismanaged, yes or spent mismanaged. did you pay off a car, did you pay off a car debt with those mismanaged funds? >> no, sir, i did not spent did you increase your salary with those mismanaged funds? >> did i do what? >> did you increase your salary with those mismanaged funds? >> yes, sir, i get. >> so you increased your salary with those mismanaged funds. which we agree the came from hud. >> no, sir. again, no, sir, those funds did not come from hud. that

mr. gutierrez for five minutes. . mr. gutierrez: mr. speaker, i've come to the floor on sfrl occasions this year -- several occasion this is year to denounce the abuses of the current government in puerto rico and discuss where the government has taken actions to conduct business in secret, cutting the people out of the process of governance. i have discussed the current regime, push for a dangerous and environmentally risky 92-mile natural gas pipeline. the violations of civil rights and human rights of workers and protesters, the firing up to 30,000 government employees. closing the legislature to the press and public and conducting their business in secret. the violent treatment of students who oppose a fee increase whose protest was broken up with billy clubs and pepper spray. the civil rights abuses revealed in the devastating report by our own u.s. department of justice about the systematic abuses by the puerto rican police department. the attempt to destroy the puerto rican bar association, one of the most important independent o

mr. gutierrez. >> do you yield for 10 seconds? >> i would be happy to yield. >> i would say this. the gentleman talked about my objection to my original bill. yes, it was a commission. the biggest difference is not the commission. it is the republican bill to put the bank regulators back in charge. overrule the bureau. that was never in my bill. the power to overrule in any case was the heart of my objection to their approach. >> will the gentleman yield? >> it is time for the johnson and of illinois to make his opening statement. >> -- it is time for the gentleman from illinois to make his opening statement. >> i hope they received warmly in the senate for your confirmation hearing. i know that at least on this side we are receiving warmly. it's -- it astonishes me what can happen a year later after we pass the bill. i do not remember a single one of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle voting for the bill that created the consumer protection. i remember being there working day in and day out, and i do not remember anybody saying, we are for the consumer. as a matter of f

mr. chaffetz: we have no additional speakers. i thank chairman smith and i want to recognize the good work and working relationship i have with ms. lofgren of california and luis gutierrez, i think it does demonstrate that we can work in a bipartisan way to pass legislation that will have an important effect on businesses, jobs, the economy and a lot of families. i urge support of 3012 and yield back the balance of my time. spero: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass 46r789 r. 3012 as amended? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- >> i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and raise a point of order that a quorum is not present. spero: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. chaffetz: i move hat house suspend the rules. spero: -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: qualifying members of the reserve components of the armed forces and members of the national guard who, after seventh, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activi