mr. holt: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment comes from both sides of the aisle. i'm joined by mr. murphy, mr. bass mr. gerlach mr. dingell, mr. kind and i see mr. dold of illinois here. almost five decades ago, the land and water conservation fund was created on a sound and fair principle. oil companies who drill on public lands and are therefore taking a resource that belongs to all citizens of the united states should in return, out of fairness give americans the protection of land so that as they take this resource and refine it and sell it, they preserve these resources, parks, recreation, direct preservation of cultural and land resources. the bill before us today aims to increase the amount of oil and gas production in federal waters as a means to raise revenue for transportation funding. these oil fields belong to all americans. just as the revenues generated fromoff shore oil drilling must be shared with all americans a portion of those rev lieu -- revenues should be used toward conservation and preservat

. >> okay, to the gentleman from new jersey mr. holt>> gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. >> i thank my friend from california. here, i join the new jersey president's council that represents all of the institutions of higher education in new jersey. join in support of this legislation. as well as the american council on education, which represents 1600 college presidents around the country, in support of this bill. clearly there have been abuses in some businesses and some institutions. and those abuses have to be addressed. but, this legislation, i think, makes sure that we go about it in the right way. i would like to quote one of my constituents, she writes, quote, unlike many nations elsewhere in the world the united states has nurtured a vigorous respect for higher education, under such a system america higher education has flourished. but if recent trends continue, they seek to substitute their own judgments about what mission and institution should pursue and how that institution can best achieve that missi

i yield four minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. holt: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from maine. this is a simple notion, we want to ensure that unemployment funds are used for those who are unemployed. we want to make sure that unemployment funds, as promised, are given to those who are unemployed. it shouldn't be a partisan issue. there are unemployed republicans, there are unemployed democrats, there are unemployed independents. our motion says to them, we're not turning away from you. but evidently, it sooms to be a partisan issue. now let me repeat in clear english, what this means when they talk about waivers. in clear english, it means, this bill, the house republican bill, would allow states to divert unemployment funds for other purposes. now, states already have ample flexibility. they say they need flexibility. but flexibility is a euphemism for denying benefits. it's an invitation to deny ben fit -- benefits. states are right now required to spend

mr. holt. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. holt: madam chair, i thank my friend from california and here i join the new jersey president's council which represents all of the institutions of higher education in new jersey in support of this legislation. as well as the association of independent colleges and universities in new jersey, who support this bill. as well as the american council on education which represents 1,600 college presidents around the country in support of this bill. clearly there have been abuses in some businesses and some institutions and those abuses have to be addressed. but this legislation i think makes sure that we go about it in the right way. i'd like to quote from one of my constituents. president tillman of princeton university. she writes, quote, unlike many nations elsewhere in the world, the united states has nurtured a vibrant and vigorous respect for academic freedom. under such a system, american higher education h

and i yield to the the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt. mr. holt: i thank my friend from new york. this is an important subject. as previous speakers have made clear, birth control is fundamental to women's health, just like cholesterol testing and any number of things and evidence shows that planned births produce healthier babies and healthier mothers. anyone who is working as a health care aide or a nurse or working in a religiously-affiliated social service agency would want health care provided to them that is not discriminatory, that includes the range of services that provide for good health. religious -- purely religious organizations would be,r has been, will be exempt. but when an institution, even affiliated with a religion, chooses to accept public money, they must follow public employment practices and not discriminate. and now under the affordable health care act, they must not discriminate against women, and women services in providing health care benefits. that's what we're talking about here. it's really quite straightforward.

mccollum: i yield a minute to mr. holt of new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. holt holt i thank the gentlelady. you heard from representative mccollum. the dimensions of this how close it is to an existing large bridge and why it is a boondoggle and how this fits in the national picture of wild and scenic rivers. this will would waive the requirements of the wild and scenic rivers act a law that has protected the lower st. croix for nearly 30 years and protect 12,000 miles of rivers in 38 states and puerto rico and the delaware river in my home state of new jersey. these are special rivers designated under the wild and scenic rivers law. when the resources committee marked up the legislation before us now, i offered a simple amendment. my amendment would have ensured any bridge authorized under this bill be designed and located in a way to minimize the direct and inversus environmental effect. it was defeated. . this bridge is far too large. it is far too expensive. and should

mr. holt: madam speaker, let's put this in the category of actions have consequences. last year the city of trenton was forced to lay off nearly 1/3 of its uniformed law officers. my state's capital now has the same number of police officers on the rolls as it did in 1932. the city had hoped to reduce the number of layoffs through a grant from the community oriented policing services, the cops program. that grant would have allowed trenton to hire back 18 officers. unfortunately because congress failed to fund properly the cops program, trenton got no money to rehire laid off officers. in the last year almost 150 people have been shot within the city of trenton, compared with only 60 the year before. street robberies, aggravated assaults, and burglaries are up alarmingly. trentons tell me these trends are continuing. clearly we need more money to hire police, we need it now before more americans lose their lives and suffer injury and property loss. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise. mr.

i want to associate myself with the comments of mr. holt. i can appreciate it is not an easy task. r is it an easy task for this committee. the first chart up there, mr. chairman, we have heard a lot about some people could take 15% tax rate, up 10% at 30% lower than firefighters, teachers, or police officers, as an example. particularly in north jersey. i understand you can use a 15% rate on investment income rather than the higher 35% top rate on wage income. we have been told that increasing the rate on capital gains will discourage investment. warren buffett said that he had worked with investors for 60 years and he has yet to see anyone, not even when capital gains rates were 39.9% in the midst 1970's, he has never seen someone shy away from a sensible investment because of the tax rate on the potential gains. people invest to make money. potential taxes have never scared them off. according to the national income and product account tables, the top tax rate on investment income significantly changed of the past 80 years. in produce big about it. it was -- i heard you speak abo

mr. rush my last 13 seconds. >> with this holt amendment and to the essence of what you might call specials. is this a special privilege for one corporation to do whatever it wants to do? is it a special privilege to direct the administration to within 30 days make a decision, and if they don't, then this matter will automatically be approved? of thisat the essence special privilege? the whole thing, i might add, is about the special privilege of one company, keystone, transcanada. the special privileges of transcanada. if this is not about a soul corp.'s special privileges, -- a soul corp's special privileges despite the fears of american citizens, then i don't know what is special privileges. i yelled back. -- i yield back. >> it is only to point out that back in 2005, the supreme court brought down a case called kilo vs. city of new london. in that case, they upheld the use of eminent domain to transfer one private land to another for further economic development. now, the majority's response was quick and furious. it publicly condemned the decision and they brought a revolution to the