mr. holt: i follow on the remarks of our colleague from connecticut. the snap program is in jeopardy, which means children's health is in jeopardy and we should extend the a.r.r.a. benefits as well as to fully fund, not cut, the snap program. she referred the article in "the lancet." allow me to quote. many studies have shown positive association from reset of snap d reports of child abuse and leg elect. children have better academic outcomes and less obesity than children this none participating families. the program was implemented, i'm continuing to quote here county by county, thus allowing for comparison across counties that differed only by snap vale built. in -- availability. in snap there was significant increase in mean birth rate. that is an important measure associated with infant health. in mean birth weight for black and white americans compared to those counties where snap was not available. available counties were less likely to have metabolic syndrome like diabetes in adulthood. these are children -- i depart from the text, these are ch

mr. holt: if the gentleman would yield. mr. tonko: absolutely. mr. holt: mr. speaker, i want to make sure that all of our colleagues understand that when my friend from new york talks in the details about new energy systems, he's talking about human welfare. he's talking about addressing the human costs that we're talking -- that we were speaking of earlier. in other words, it is not just a matter of providing energy for people to power our economy and provide comfortable daily lives, it is also a matter of doing it in a way that avoids this enormous human cost from climate change. the way we produce and use energy is the greatest insult to our planet. and it is changing our very climate and we must address that. the sooner we address it, the more effective we will be in addressing it, the more of these costs we can avoid. it is unmistakable, unequivocal that global warming has taken place and is taking place. the -- last -- just in the past month, the intergovernmental panel on climate change came out with their fifth very carefully prepared report. it says t

mr. holt: mr. speaker, i want to join my friend from colorado in lamenting the lack of legislative action on immigration and so many other issues. of course, the number i'm sure he doesn't want to leave the impression that members of congress do nothing when we're not actually in session. however, the lack of number of days in session, the small number of days in session is really systematic of the problem. the an unwillingness to deal with the great issues of the day, be they immigration, appropriations and funding for government activities, re-authorizing the elementary and secondary education act, to replace no child left behind, providing workplace training and job creation. the transportation legislation and nutrition programs, it's worth pointing out that only now -- i mean, right now we are about to lose 13% in the snap program, the food stamp program . for all of those reasons we should be working here in the chamber and in committee and elsewhere. but mr. speaker, i rise today in oppositio

mr. holt: i thank the ranking member of the subcommittee. now why the republicans say are we not eagerly endorsing their plan. suppose comes in your neighborhood and builds a fence around your fence and won't let you in. two days later and come to you and say, we've modified your house and let you into one room and they can't understand why we don't embrace that deal. that's what you are offering here. of course we should be funding the national park service. of course we should be funding the c.d.c. and food inspections. around your fence and won't let bring up the clean c.r. and we will do it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from virginia. mr. moran: i yield 30 seconds now to the distinguished gentleman from new mexico. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lujan: the house republicans aren't fooling anyone. with hunting season in new mexico, the republican bill does nothing to open federal lands on the b.l.m. or forest service. they are turning a blind eye to the small business

mr. holt: mr. speaker, i thank my friend from florida. despite some merits in the wrda bills that the republicans have proposed, they fail to address the number one reason why corps of engineers projects are delayed. a serious lack of federal funding. the bill before us perpetuates a myth that the problem is environmental review of engineering projects and not inadequate funding. in my congressional district, the green brook project has been funded at $11 million per year. if this funding level continues, it will take more than 30 years to complete the project which will eventually protect several flood-prone communities frequently at risk from extreme weather and save lives. until then the green brook residents remain under threat. now every water resource project has effects on the environment and should have good environmental review. streamlining environmental review will not save money or expedite construction. limiting the national environmental review limits public participation, prevents identification of potentially costly proble

the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey, mr. holt, for five minutes. mr. holt: thank you. mr. speaker, the health care mr. speaker, the health care marketplaces are finally opened. the only complaint is people are so eager to learn more about their options to sign up that too many people logged on yesterday. to hear my colleagues from across the aisle describe this day, you might expect to look out the window and witness the beginning of, as ghost busters once put it, 40 years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes, the dead rising from the grave, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria. perhaps these warnings were overblown. the start of the affordable care act resulted in exactly zero people locked out of their offices with their paychecks on hold. by contrast the republican shutdown has furloughed 800,000 federal employees. exactly zero people yesterday were deprived of their annual flu shots because of the affordable care act. in fact, obamacare has made preventive care for things like vaccines free without co-pay to insured patients nationwide. by co

serrano spick recognize for unanimous consent request mr. holt of new jersey. mr. holt: i thank the gentleman. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up senate amendment to h.j.res. 59, the clean c.r. and go to conference on bauget so we can end this republican government shutdown. the speaker pro tempore: as the chair previously advised that request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance. the gentleman from new york. mr. serrano: i recognize for unanimous consent request the gentleman from new york, mr. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. maloney: i ask unanimous consent to help the hundred at west point and stewart air national guard base we bring up the crean c.r. and stop this reckless -- the speaker pro tempore: that request cannot be entertained absent propes clearance. mr. serrano: i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from the district of columbia, the representative, ms. holmes norton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for three minutes. ms. holmes norton: i thank the gentleman for yield

mr. holt: i thank the ranking member of the subcommittee. now why the republicans say are we not eagerly endorsing their plan. suppose comes in your neighborhood and builds a fence around your fence and won't let you in. two days later and come to you and say, we've modified your house and let you into one room and they can't understand why we don't embrace that deal. that's what you are offering here. of course we should be funding the national park service. of course we should be funding the c.d.c. and food inspections. bring up the clean c.r. and we will do it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from virginia. mr. moran: i yield 30 seconds now to the distinguished gentleman from new mexico. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lujan: the house republicans aren't fooling anyone. with hunting season in new mexico, the republican bill does nothing to open federal lands on the b.l.m. or forest service. they are turning a blind eye to the small business owners and guides that depend on

rangel, mr. holt and mr. cohen, and working with chairman kline, mr. rokita's staff to clarify several provisions from the original bill that i introduced in may, including the states must periodically repeat and update background checks on employees based upon state and local policy that is publicly transparent. school districts may share background check results with each other for the same employee. school employees could appeal the results of a background check if it's inaccurate or incomplete and establish their ploit eligibility if the check -- employment eligibility if their check was corrected. congressman ellison and congressman bobby scott have introduced legislation that seeks to support this goal and i will work to ensure if this bill moves forward in the senate. i want to thank again chairman kline for his working on the sensible solutions that will protect children across the country and i also want to thank the respective staffs for their diligence and thoughtfulness in moving this legislation. i ask my colleagues to support this bill. i

holt green and retail protection act. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i appreciate that information. i would simply observe, mr. speaker. i have a couple of questions of the majority leader that last week, we did something that i think was critically important and we did it in a bipartisan fashion. we made sure the government was open and we made sure that america pays its bills. today, overwhelming bipartisan fashion we passed a water resource development act as i heard the majority leader saying and i said as well, will be helpful in growing our economy, growing jobs and investing in america's growth. i would simply observe that there are other things, mr. speaker, that i think we could act on in a bipartisan fashion as well and be successful in seeing enacted, which would make a real difference on behalf of our country. i would ask the majority leader whether or not there is any thought about bringing to the floor before the end of the year the immigration bill. and i would yield to my friend for the purp