mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, mr. keating, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. keating: thank you, mr. speaker, i hope the previous question is defeated so i can offer an amendment along with my colleagues to really correct something that, frankly, is outrageous. it's not only outrageous, but it is exhibit a of what's wrong with this congress. the underlying bill to do away with the 3% withholding, i met with my local businesspeople, had discussions, and this is a great opportunity for bipartisan efforts to help create some jobs, help small businesses go forward. we are actually in agreement with something that's going to do all those things and i'm proud to support that and i'm proud to reach across the aisle and support that, but i got to tell you, you just can't mess things up more than you are messing things up here, because the offset that was taken by t

mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. i'm pleased to yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, this is nothing more or less than an attack on poor women. i stood beside the bed of a couple of women in the buffalo general hospital in 1963 and watched them die because of back alley abortions. i was in the state legislature in 1970 when we in the state of washington granted by referendum, a vote of all the people, the right of women to have an abortion. now the question is, how do you get it paid for? when it came to seattle, if you wanted an abortion you went down and bought a ticket to japan, flew to japan, had an abortion, had a day of shopping in tokyo while you made sure you were ok medically, and then you came home. rich women never had any problem. but the women that i stood next to, as they died, and left 12 kids without mothers, were poor. and that's what this is really all about. i

mr. hastings: mr.speaker, mr. chairman, how much time on both sides? the chair: 11 1/2 and six. mr. hastings: mr. chairman, i have another speaker coming to the floor so i'll yield myself as much time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. hastings: mr. chairman, we have heard some curious arguments on the other side as my colleagues on this side have pointed out a w times, but let me just talk about a couple of them where there is a charge that this will cost the taxpayers. we measurehat the costs are to the taxpayers of this country by the congressional buet office c.b.o., the congressional budget office in looking at the land exchange aspect of this and the other costs associated, have concluded that the costs to the taxpayer is effectively zero. now, that's official agency that we go by. so when we hear that there are a whole nch of costs associated with that to the taxpayer, that's simply not so. but what is even more ironic, mr. chairman, when they make that argument, they

mr. hastings: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. holt: i thank my friend. i rise in strong opposition to the so-called protect life act. our first priorities now here must be helping to foster job creation and support middle class families. we're 280 days into this congress without passing, without even having, a jobs plan from the majority. instead the republicans have chosen to continue their radical assault on women's health and health care in the guise of preventing the use of federal funds to pay for abortion procedures this bill is as unnecessary as it is offensive and inhumane. it would penalize private insurers who offer comprehensive plan, allow hospitals to refuse life-saving care to women, would prevent act stose birth control including providing emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors. instead of debating how to put americans back to work, the majority party is spending our time on socially divisive bills that are going nowhere. i yield

mr. hastings: i would yield. mr.bishop: i want the sponsor to respond specifically to that in just a second but the answer is clearly, we have a desire for copper, we have a demand for copper, the concept of free enterprise and the balance of trade that we need will demand that the majority of that copper will be used here. if you want to try to come up with amendments to try and mandate that, there are some potential amendments that will be debated on this floor in this very good, fair, structured rule. however, you have to be very careful that sometimes when you try and make these mandates and put them in law it makes it very difficult to enforce those particular mandates. and i will tell you that one of the amendments that will be debated here on the floor has wonderful intention but is almost impossible to force. so, will it happen? of course it will happen because we have that need, we have that desire right now. mr. hastings: i appreciate the answerer and i'll take that as a -- answer and i'll take that as a no

mr. hastings: i would yield. mr. bishop: i want the sponsor to respond specifically to that in just a second but the answer is clearly, we have a desire for copper, we have a demand for copper, the concept of free enterprise and the balance of trade that we need will demand that the majority of that copper will be used here. if you want to try to come up with amendments to try and mandate that, there are some potential amendments that will be debated on this floor in this very good, fair, structured rule. however, you have to be very careful that sometimes when you try and make these mandates and put them in law it makes it very difficult to enforce those particular mandates. and i will tell you that one of the amendments that will be debated here on the floor has wonderful intention but is almost impossible to force. so, will it happen? of course it will happen because we have that need, we have that desire right now. mr. hastings: i appreciate the answerer and i'll take that as a -- answer and i'll take that as a n

mr. hastings -- >> put mr. hastings back in his chair until we are concluded. >> or? old on until i'm done -- >> i thought you said they weren't supposed to react? >> sit down! >> judge wulle warns hastings his behavior could hurt him later. >> you're really hurting your case in front of the court of appeals. they're going see your record, they're going to see how you're running your mouth, your honor. bye-bye, we know how to handle kids like you, son? okay, yeah, they're going to see that too. remember, you're on record, just like me, pops. >> finally, the judge gets in the last word, sentencing hastings to the maximum, 120 years in prison. >> all right, thank you, gentleman. in my world, i deal with nothing but ugly features of the human personality. i have to find ways to not let that affect the work i'm doing, so i can provide the next person coming into the courtroom with a fair environment. >>> coming up, a lawyer is shot. a defendant goes for a gun. and there are cries of shock and horror in the courtroom, when "caught on camera: chaos in the court" continues. a

mr. hastings. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i guess it's my prerogative to assist in correcting a couple of measures. i kind of wish my good friend and he is, he's going to be a real asset to our institution, as an institutionalist, i'm referring to my friend, mr. woodall, from georgia. he and i enjoy quite a tete-a-tete in the rules committee. it's when he puts forward his proposition, i wish he had that same fervor with all the closed rules that we have had now in the house up to this time. one half of all the rules we promulgated until today have been under closed rules. this one is a modified open rule, and, yes, you're correct. members can come down and they can go forward if yesterday they knew today that they had to meet by the close of business the amendment process. i see my friend would like for me to yield. i would be happy to yield. mr. woodall: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the rules committee sent out a dear colleague a week ago warning them they had until tonight. i say to my friend i

mr. hastings: further parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: that declarative statement, am i correct that it could include a sentence? the speaker pro tempore: a simple declarative statement is acceptable, an embellishment, because ta-da-ta-da, would be embellishment. mr. hastings: i yield to the jeament from california. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in opposition to this bill because americans need us to focus on jobs right now n >> votes are scheduled for later this evening. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that the proceedings had during the recess be printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts, seek recognition? mr. pitts: mr. -- madam speaker, i ask that members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pitts: madam speaker, i seek recognit

mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i thank my friend for yielding the time and i rise today in opposition to the combined rule for h.r. 674 and 2576. the underlying bill, h.r. 674, repeals the 3% withholding for taxes on payments to government contractors. and h.r. 2576, it will make health care unaffordable for 500,000 americans, and that's not according to me. that's according to c.b.o. leaving them with no choice but to drop their coverage. this bill will also increase the costs or reduce the coverage for many more americans, including individuals with severe disabilities. the pairing of these two bills is not in my considered opinion an appropriate use of our nation's tax code and in my opinion does nothing to create jobs. it is part of the same old all-or-nothing majority strategy that led to the debt ceiling standoff earlier this year. the republicans have taken a bipartisan idea, a

mr. hastings. mr. hastings: thank you very much, mr. speaker, and i thank my friend, colleague and fellow floridian for yielding the time. i rise today in opposition to the rule for h.r. 2250. in my considered opinion both these bills is yet another effort by the republican leadership to demonize the environmental protection agency while doing nothing to create jobs for the millions of americans who are unemployed. my colleague, mr. nugent, my friend cited to the letter, the authors being walter, robert, g.k. butterfield and john shimkus. we expressed ourselves -- i was not the author of the same. i would have and i do not deny any of its particulars, specifically the fact there should be flexible approaches to address the diversity of boiler operation, sectors in fuels that could prevent severe job loss. i would remind my friend that the measure that we were speaking of is under a stay and therefore the implementation of the provision will continue, i believe, to allow for the needed flexibility. and i think you referred, and i refer a

mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of the pending trade agreements, all three trade agreements, with colombia, south korea, and panama. in my home state of washington where one in three jobs is dependent on international trade, we understand the importance of expanding foreign markets for economic success. there is no question, mr. speaker, that these agreements will increase jobs. let me give you an example on a parochial basis on my district. today potato growers and processors face an 18% tariff when sending their product to south korea. this agreement will end that tariff immediately, allowing our growers to fairly compete in this very important market. it is critical to my constituents that we act now on all three of these trade agreements. let me be parochial again, mr. speaker. apple sales in colombia dropped 48% last year because chile had duty free access to the colombia market while my growers in my state did not. in fact they had a 15% tariff. the passage of this agree

mr. ambrose you are recognized for five minutes. >> chairman hastings, other members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to be appear a pair appear before a panel today. my name is bill ambrose. in the managing director for north american division of transocean off chart drilling deep water inc.. i also led transocean's internal investigation into the condo incident. of april 20, 2010. the findings of that investigation were published in june of 2011. i'm grateful for the opportunity to highlight some of those the committee today as the committee reviews the final reports of ballmer and the u.s. coast guard's joint investigation team. first and foremost let me say the last 17 months have been a time of great sorrow and reflection for a company. nothing is more important to transocean than the safety of our people. and our crewmembers. our thoughts and prayers continue with the widows, parents and children of the 11 that we lost. this period has been one of intense effort on the part of our company and numerous investigative bodies and oversight entities including this committee t

mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. long leong. this will be a five-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 speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 251. the nays are are 172. the resolution is adopted. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 253. the nays are 172. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion from the gentleman from new mexico, mr. pearce shes to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2527 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2527, a b

mr. marky and chairman hastings that we look somewhere in between. maybe we will split the difference between florida and louisiana. feinberg, if you would come with us and we could hear directly from before we put you up, we will give you the benefit of the doubt and put them up and listen to them and bring you on and somewhere in the middle we will find what the truth is. >> i have received since we took over last august sixty million pieces of paper. it is conceivable. i would suggest if there are particular constituents who claim lost the arguments you get me their name and claim number i will personally get back to you with the status board of those claimants who claim losses documentation. the other thing i want to mention before you depart, i checked during the break and i have an answer for you. if somebody files their claim with the gccf, they are protected by the federal statute of limitations. >> thank you so much. that is important. thank you so much. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. next is mr. holt for five minutes. >> thank

mr. marky and chairman hastings that we look somewhere in between. maybe we will split the difference between florida and louisiana. feinberg, if you would come with us and we could hear directly from before we put you up, we will give you the benefit of the doubt and put them up and listen to them and bring you on and somewhere in the middle we will find what the truth is. >> i have received since we took over last august sixty million pieces of paper. it is conceivable. i would suggest if there are particular constituents who claim lost the arguments you get me their name and claim number i will personally get back to you with the status board of those claimants who claim losses documentation. the other thing i want to mention before you depart, i checked during the break and i have an answer for you. if somebody files their claim with the gccf, they are protected by the federal statute of limitations. >> thank you so much. that is important. thank you so much. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. next is mr. holt for five minutes. >> thank

mr. marky and chairman hastings that we look somewhere in between. maybe we will split the difference between florida and louisiana. feinberg, if you would come with us and we could hear directly from before we put you up, we will give you the benefit of the doubt and put them up and listen to them and bring you on and somewhere in the middle we will find what the truth is. >> i have received since we took over last august sixty million pieces of paper. it is conceivable. i would suggest if there are particular constituents who claim lost the arguments you get me their name and claim number i will personally get back to you with the status board of those claimants who claim losses documentation. the other thing i want to mention before you depart, i checked during the break and i have an answer for you. if somebody files their claim with the gccf, they are protected by the federal statute of limitations. >> thank you so much. that is important. thank you so much. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. next is mr. holt for five minutes. >> thank

mr. marky and chairman hastings that we look somewhere in between. maybe we will split the difference between florida and louisiana. feinberg, if you would come with us and we could hear directly from before we put you up, we will give you the benefit of the doubt and put them up and listen to them and bring you on and somewhere in the middle we will find what the truth is. >> i have received since we took over last august sixty million pieces of paper. it is conceivable. i would suggest if there are particular constituents who claim lost the arguments you get me their name and claim number i will personally get back to you with the status board of those claimants who claim losses documentation. the other thing i wanto mention before you depart, i checked during the break and i have an answer for you. if somebody files their claim with the gccf, they are protected by the federal statute of limitations. >> thank you so much. that is important. thank you so much. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. next is mr. holt for five minutes. >> thank yo

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hastings regarding this particular bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bishop: i urge adoption of this measure and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from the mariana islands is recognized. mr. sablan: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sablan: i ask unanimous consent to yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sablan: this has not kept base of the development of year round activities in the states. legislation is needed to authorize activities such as rock climbing, mountain biking and other seasonal recreational activities. h.r. 765 will permit nonsports events in the bill while specifically prohibiting things like tennis courts, swim really pools and golf courses. the legislation would provide this expanded authority while ensuring that only activities which encourage outdoor recreation and in harmony with the environment is permitted. representative d

mr. filner: there are some good provisions in this bill. the hastings provision is especially proper but we all -- we owe the american people better than just ideological legislating because i made this promise and this is constitutional right. i believe in the second amendment. but we can regulate the conditions of that amendment. and this is an especially egregious one. the v.a. has said that someone cannot manage their own affairs. and yet we write in a provision that says, go buy a gun anyway, until a judge says not to. let's have the judge's decision first then if they are judged mentally sound, they can buy a gun. that would be their constitutional right. they don't have a constitutional right to be a mentally imbalanced and buy a gun that kills dozens or even hundreds of people. that's what we've seen in this country for decades. let's do a better job. i yield back the plans of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: what we owe the united states people is the truth. the truth

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