mr. holt: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, this is another great example of legislation in search of a problem. driven by ideological fervor of its sponsors rather than by any practical approach to safety, h.r. 822 would amend existing federal law to establish a national standard for carrying concealed firearms. as the sponsors well know, these matters have long been the province of the states. it's fascinating how quickly the majority ignores the 10th amendment when the gun the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 161, the nays are 263, the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: on that i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their vo

mr. holt: is the gentleman seeking to yield time? mr. mchenry: yes or no. mr. holt: if this is such a noncontroversial amendment, i ask the gentleman to accept it. mr. mchenry: reclaiming my time. i ask my colleagues, do you want to allow small businesses that are starved for capital to raise capital? do you want to allow that to happen? vote this down and get to final passage and get this economy moving. we can't wait. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. without objection, the previous question is ordered. the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. mr. holt: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded voit will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9, rule 20, this is a 15-minute vote and will be followed five-mivent vote on the passage of h.r. 2930 and adoption of h

secretary, we had as close a hard time as 12:30, but we have mr. holt came in, and mr.-- [inaudible] has been sitting very patiently. with your indulgence, those will be the last two questions, we should get you out of here as close to that time if that's okay. well, it's going to be okay because we have to do it that way. mr. holt's recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. mr. secretary, good to see you. it was good to see you at the, in patterson, new jersey, at our new national park in the new jersey. thank you for coming. several different questions. first of all, wanted to really hook at this question of -- look at this question of whether the energy extraction industry is our best place to look for jobs. you know, with exxonmobil and chevron and shell and bp and so forth having over the last half dozen years earning hundreds of billions, between five and six hundred billion in profits, over that same period their work force shed 11,000 workers. the bureau of labor statistics and the department of labor says, quote, employment in oil and gas extr

mr. holt: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, this is another great example of legislation in search of a problem. driven by ideological fervor of its sponsors rather than by any practical approach to safety, h.r. 822 would amend existing federal law to establish a national standard for carrying concealed firearms. as the sponsors well know, these matters have long been the province of the states. it's fascinating how quickly the majority ignores the 10th amendment when the gun lobbying comes calling. why needlessly create a conflict or should i say a shootout between the second and the 10th amendment? passage of the law enforcement officers safety act of 2004, which i voted for and which permits qualified law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across states, makes this essentially redundant and unnecessary. the bill before us would have the effect of overriding new jersey's own laws in this area which police officers and hunters and other citizens tell me works well and keeps our citizens safe. ask our law

mr. holt is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. secretary, good to see you. it was good to see you at the, at in paterson, new jersey at our new national park in new jersey. thank you for coming. several different questions. first of all, wanted to really look at this question of whether the energy extraction industry is our best place to look for jobs? you know with exxonmobil and chevron and shell and bp and so forth having a, over the last half dozen years earning hundreds of billions between, 5 and 600 billions dollars in profits over that same period their workforce shed 11,000 workers. the bureau of labor statistics and the department of labor says, quote, employment in oil and gas extraction is expected to decline by 16% through 2018. now, your all on record and in practice promoting production. in fact production is up along with these profits but it also seems to go alongwith a loss of jobs. are we looking in the wrong place or are some people here looking in the wrong place? >> will the gentleman yield? will the gentleman yield? >> i -- >> right her

mrs. holt as a person who decided to drive downtown in her church finery from her neighborhood on the south side, pay for parking, take a bus, then walk on a damp, chilly november day to stand in line for the wake. mrs. holt said that maggie daley -- quote -- "built connections to the city's people with her commitment to charities assisting children as well as her public poise in the face of cancer that would claim her life." she then went on to say, the reporter, "i just love this lady. i wish i had one-quarter of her grace. she was a role model for a lot of us." that's a feeling shared by many of us in chicago and beyond. upon hearing of maggie's death, nancy brinker, founder and c.e.o. of the susan g. komen foundation for the cure, said we've lost a real general. we were blessed to have known maggie personally and rich has been my friend, my colleague, even my boss for decades. yesterday morning i attended maggie's funeral at the old st. patrick's church, our neighborhood parish in chicago.

mr. holt: i thank the gentleman. today the majority is showing the american public again that the majority doesn't think we have a jobs crisis in america. getting americans pack to work is not their top priority. getting the american economy back on track and creating jobs is my first, second, and third priority. and until the majority gets to work, we're not going to move this country forward. democrats remain committed to creating jobs immediately and expanding educational opportunity for all americans. and rather than bringing to the floor legislation to help create jobs, we're wasting time with this attempt to undermine workest' right the right to organize, to have safe working conditions, fair wages, you know, on monday night, i had a town hall and not one person, not one, wanted to talk with me about the nlrb or its rule making. many wanted to talk about job creation. wanted to make sure we were investing in our children's education. i offered an amendment to this bill to help keep teachers in the children's cl

mr. farne holt and the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. farnehold: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. farnltehold: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the bill under considerationful the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. farenthold: this bill would redesignate the united states post office located at 10 main street in east rockaway, new york, as the john j. coobling post office. this bill was favorably reported out of the committee on november 3. john j. cook served the community of east rockaway, new york, for 60 years. he went above and beyond to serve his neighborhood and exemplified the professionalism and courtesy each and every day on the job. mr. cook delivered mail on the same route for nearly all his 60 years on the job and according to many in his community, he continually touched the lives of many people, spanning generati

mr. rush holt from the state of new jersey. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: i thank my friend and colleague from ohio and i'm pleased to come to the floor tonight to talk about a serious issue. whether the voice of the people will be heard. as citizens of this nation, the voting franchise is not just our constitutional right. it is the right through which all other rights are secured. you know, our primary voice in how this country is run. and right now, around this nation, there are people who are working actively to disenfranchise specific sectors of our citizenry. how is this happening? this year in 38 states, there's legislation being considered or in some cases already approved to make it more difficult for citizens to register to vote, making it impossible to vote early, and to require identification that serves to eliminate or restrict voting for large numbers of people. restrictions on voter registration have placed such burdens on groups organizing community-based voting drives such as the league of women voters, that several organizations have

mr. holtman. mr. holtman: please join me in reaffirming our allegiance to this great nation. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute 1350e67s. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, in june, the national labor relations board proposed a new rule to accelerate the process for unionization. union workers would be forced into memberships without having a reasonable time for managers to fully explain the advantages and disadvantages of membership. this afternoon, under the leadership of education and work force chairman john kline, congress will vote on the work force democracy and fairness act, legislation that limit

mr. holt: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, this is another great example of legislation in search of a problem. driven by ideological fervor of its sponsors rather than by any practical approach to safety, h.r. 822 would amend existing federal law to establish a national standard for carrying concealed firearms. as the sponsors well know, these matters have long been the province of the states. it's fascinating how quickly the majority ignores the 10th amendment when the gun lobbying comes calling. why needlessly create a conflict or should i say a shootout between the second and the 10th amendment? passage of the law enforcement officers safety act of 2004, which i voted for and which permits qualified law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across states, makes this essentially redundant and unnecessary. the bill before us would have the effect of overriding new jersey's own laws in this area which police officers and hunters and other citizens tell me works well and keeps our citizens safe. ask our law

should be a paper trail and the gentleman from new york and i are in conceptual agreement on that, mr. holt. and i appreciate that push. i do think it's out of the right spirit of his head and his heart but it might also be from suspicion that the people who produce the electronic voting machines may be republicans, they may be democrats, and that seems to color our judgment. mine is, don't give anybody a chance to cheat, and don't let the electronic voting machines be offered in such a way that some programmer can jigger the machine to give an advantage to either party. i think of the election situation that took place in florida in the year 2000. i spent 37 days focusing on that. . it was my job to see that iowa didn't become florida. i chased through all the way through the internet, everything i could find, all the research i could come up with on the process. and after that, i followed through on legislation that passed through the iowa senate. and i discovered a significant amount of election fraud in this country. this is in the year 2000, well before we had the american public had h

mr. farn holt to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 298 on which the the yeas and nays are ordered are ordered. the clerk: h.r. 298, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 5 hucks east whitestone boulevard in cedar park, texas as the army special lift matthew troy morris post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device and 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 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 388 -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 391, the nays are zero, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspened, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished busin