mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minuter to the -- for the purposes of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield to my friend, the majority leader, mr. cantor from virginia. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from maryland, my friend, the democratic whip, for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. -- mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. i can't hear the gentleman. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. mr. cantor: thank you, mr. speaker. on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon nor deathive business. on thursday the house will meet at 9:

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. first of all, the issue here has been raised by a case that is not yet concluded. let me state that again. the issue raised in this legislation is reference to a case that is not yet concluded. and seeks to either pose our judgment for the finder of fact and law's jument judgment. normally we believe -- judgment. normally we believe that's a bad practice, in a nation of laws not of men. secondly, this bill shows clearly a basic difference between many of us on this side and many on that side of the aisle.

you going to -- and that's it -- i yield 3 3/4 minutes to mr. hoyer of maryland. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, this is a legislative arena, not a colosseum to attack one another. it is a legislative arena to try to come together to come together and do what the american public expect us to do. there are two cries sees confronting the american people and perhaps three. first of all, they are concerned about the fiscal posture of this country. they're right. we need to address that. secondly, they're concerned about jobs.

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that information. i certainly hope that we can do so and i'm pleased to they're that we're having discussions so that -- hear that we're having discussions so that will not be a matter of contention. as you know with had 4,000

mr. steny hoyer from the proud state of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for four minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. the previous speaker voted to go deeply into debt. frankly, i voted for some of those programs myself. two of which were to support the efforts in afghanistan and iraq. we didn't pay for them. as has been said, i didn't vote for it initial, but i think it's a -- initially, but i think it's a good program. we made it better. the prescription drug program, the gentleman wasn't here when we passed that, but we didn't pay for it. and he's correct, it doesn't matter which side didn't pay for it. we haven't paid for it. this bill is about whether or not we're going to stand up and say, yes, we voted to pay for it but, guess what, we have our fingers crossed. we're not going to do it. we said we were going to do this. we took some tough action.

mr. hoyergentleman for the information that's given to us. can i inquire, as the gentleman knows when we left for the august break, there was a very substantial issue with respect to the f.a.a.. does the gentleman know whether there will be any policy writers on the f.a.a. bill? i know there's a reduction in authorized levels but are there any policy writers -- riders in that bridge bill? mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i'd say to the gentleman that we are still in discussions with the other body and the other side of the capitol as well as the committee on exactly the construct of that bill. but i do intend to bring that forward next week. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that information. i certainly hope that we can do so and i'm pleased to they're that we're having discussions so that -- hear that we're having discussions so that will not be a matter of contention. as you know with had 4,000 f.a.a. employees and 7,100,000 or so contractors, private sector employees who were laid off for peard

mr. hoyerryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. first of all, the issue here has been raised by a case that is not yet concluded. let me state that again. the issue raised in this legislation is reference to a case that is not yet concluded. and seeks to either pose our judgment for the finder of fact and law's jument judgment. normally we believe -- judgment. normally we believe that's a bad practice, in a nation of laws not of men. secondly, this bill shows clearly a basic difference between many of us on this side and many on that side of the aisle. and that is whether or not you believe that working men and women have the right to come together, to organize and to bargain collectively for their pay, their benefits and their working conditions. in fact, it is my belief that the overwhelming majority of working americans, whether or not they have joined such an organization, find their workin

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for the purposes of enquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. toipped without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield to the majority leader, the gentleman from virginia, mr. canton. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman from maryland, the majority whip. on monday the house will meet at noon for pro forma. on tuesday 12:00 for morning hour and 2:00 for legislative business. on wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 and thursday at 12:00. on friday at 9:00 a.m. the house will consider a few bills under suspension. a complete list of suspension bills will be announced for the close of business tomorrow afternoon. the house will also consider a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government and members are advised that the rule of the debate for that measure may take place on tuesday. i do not expect the resolution itself, ho

mr. hoyer: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: i yield myself the balance of the time. mr. rogers: this is a simple bill. this is a bridge to get us until november 18 to continue the government basically as is until that time to give us time to work with the senate to put together the funding for all of fiscal 2012. norm dicks and i started out this year agreeing that we wanted to restore regular order to the appropriation its committee and the process. and we have worked in that regard. the committee has dealt with 11 of the 12 appropriations bills. six of them you have had a chance on the floor to amend and pass, which you have. unfortunately, our brethren across the capitol have been a little bit slow. and they passed one bill. which necessitated that we do something to continue the government while we try to work with them to bring them along on their bills and fund fiscal 2012. this bill started out as a bipartis

both mr. hoyer and mr. clyburn were talking about both of these basics, but we believe, again, the entrepreneurial spirit, keeping america number one, putting people to work are very well served by addressing the trillions of dollars in deficit in our infrastructure. broadband, water system, bridges. mr. clyburn will elaborate. and c, community recovery core. as you have seen in the past few months whether it's joplin, missouri, east coast, fires in texas, the storms in louisiana and the gulf coast, there's a lot of rebuilding that needs to be done. and many of our members have told us that they think -- hire youth employment. it might even be senior citizens young at heart who can help in the rebuilding of communities. and we think it's important, it can be an economic boomlet for these communities to have jobs created where people are hired from that community to do some of the recovery. and so in that spirit more to come from our distinguished democratic whip, mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much, madam lea

mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank the gentlelady as well. while i would prefer us to be addressing a re-authorization of no child left behind, today's legislation reflects bipartisan support for innovation and public schools and improving educational opportunities for students who still lack access to a high quality education. i know this rule that we are dealing with deals with both bills. i'm for the rule. i think it's a rule that provides for two pieces of legislation that enjoy bipartisan support. the chesapeake public charter school, k-8 school, located in my district, has developed a year-round school model which invents the art and environmental studies throughout its curriculum. this school hopes to one day expand its successful model through its existing charter with our local school system and will be able to do so with fund interesting this bill. as we consider this b

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, this week the joint select committee on deficit reduction began work on a road map to bring down our nation's deficit and restore our fiscal health. they heard from doug, the director of the congressional budget office, who reiterated once again what we already know -- our nation's current fiscal position is not sustainable. we also know that from the problem we're facing stems in part from buying things without paying for them. including two wars, tax cuts for the wealthiest in america and a prescription drug program. but what matters now is taking action. over the month of august we heard very clearly from the american public that they want us to work together on the issues they are most concerned about, jobs and the deficit. action on one issue will directly impact on the other. creating jobs and growing the economy is one of the most important things we can do to bring down the deficit. and getting a handle on our fiscal situation will give confidence to encourage economi

mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for three minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. first of all, the issue here has been raised by a case that is not yet concluded. let me state that again. the issue raised in this legislation is reference to a case that is not yet coluded. and seeks to either pose our judgment for the finder of fact and law's jument judgment. normally we believe -- judgment. normally we believe that's a bad practice, in a nation of laws not of men. secondly, this bill shows clearly a basic difference between many of us on this side and many on that side of the aisle. and that is whether or not you believe that working men and women have the right to come together, to organize and to bargain collectively for their pay, their benefits and their working conditions. in fact, it is my belief that the overwhelming majority of working americans, whether or not they have joined such an organization, find their working ple sa

mr. hoyer: will my friend yield? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. hoyer: my friend won't yield? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i now yield three minutes to the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas for -- is recognized for three minutes. three minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. chairman, and i think we've already sat the parameters for this discussion. we can see by the throngs that are on the floor of the house how keenly important this is to the american people. the reason why i say that is important discussions draw members even away from their duties elsewhere, but we know that the reason why we are speaking to empty seats is, one, because the other body has resoundingly denounced and voted this particular provision down because we reached a compromise, respectable compromise that we realize we have to pay our bills. but, of course, those who believe that they are not in the people's house, they can put this resolution on the floor because if th

mr. hoyer, known you forever. you are a meat and poteat ohs democrats, down the middle most of the time, and i have to ask you this question -- do you think the president has it in him to go after the bad guys tonight? to go after the eric cantors and the people rooting for his failure? >> i think the president has it in him to put forth a flam he thinks is going to help, and if mr. cantor or somebody eggs lse opposes it, he's going to be strong in proposing a solution to jobs and the deficit. those are the two messages we heard. people are very afraid. they're fearful that this double dip recession you were just talking with rocn reagan about might occur in their own lives. if their house is under water, they've lost a house, they're in a depression and know something's got to be done. the issue here, they also know about the deficit. jobs is think number one priority and i expect the president to talk -- ron's probably right -- medium long, not necessarily long, but immediate yum lomedium long about creating job

mr. hoyerl elaborate on that. it is important to our spirit for the the blood of our small businesses and to -- it is important economically to our national security that we are self-reliant, that we have the tools of production to defend the american people. building america's infrastructure very important. mr. cliburn will talk about that. that would be building america plus interest charges come and they will be talking about both of these basics, but we believe the spirit of keeping america number one of not putting people to work, will be well served by addressing the trillions of dollars invested in our infrastructure. c, community recovery corps. that you had seen in the past few months, east coast, fires in texas, storms in louisiana and the gulf coast, there is a lot of rebuilding that needs to be done, and many of our members have told us they think it will be very important for us hire youth, and people, it might be senior citizens who can help in the rebuilding of communities. we th

dicks: i yield four minutes to the distinguished democratic whip, my good friend, mr. hoyer from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for four minutes. mr. dicks: make it in america. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in opposition to this bill. now, all of us are for a continuing resolution which keeps the government in business. in the past on both sides of the aisle we have talked about clean c.r.'s. clean c.r.'s in the short-term that's going until november 18, to keep government running. i was hopeful we would have such a c.r. this time. so that we would not continue to give to the american public the feeling that we can't come to agreement. i was not in the appropriations committee, the gentleman, my good friend from idaho says this was an amendment that was not opposed in committee. i don't know whether mr. price would agree with that. i don't know what the facts on that were. but let me say this, this is a pay-for that is extraordinarily controversial on our side of the aisle. because the message we got from

mr. hoyer: will my friend yield? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. hoyer: my friend won't yield? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i now yield three minutes to the gentlela from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas for -- is recognized for three minutes. three minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. chairman, and i think we've already sat the parameters for this discussion. we can see by the throngs that are on the floor of the house how keenly important this is to the american people. the reason why i say that is important discussions draw members even away from their duties elsewhere, but we know that the reason why we are speaking to empty seats is, one, because the other body has resoundingly denounced and voted this particular provision don because we reached a compromise, respectable compromise that we realize we have to pay our bills. but, of course, those who believe that they are not in the people's house, they can put this resolution on the floor because if they

dicks: i yield four minutes to the distinguished democratic whip, my good friend, mr. hoyer from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for four minutes. mr. dicks: make it in america. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in opposition to this bill. now, all of us are for a continuing resolution which keeps the government in business. in the past on both sides of the aisle we have talked about clean c.r.'s. clean c.r.'s in the short-term, that's going until november 18, to keep government running. i was hopeful we would have such a c.r. this time. so that we would not continue to give to the american public the feeling that we can't come to agreement. i was not in the appropriations committee, the gentleman, my good friend from idaho says this was an amendment that was not opposed in committee. i don't know whether mr. price would agree with that. i don't know what the facts on that were. but let me say this, this is a pay-for that is extraordinarily controversial on our side of the aisle. because the message we got from

the gentle woman from california, miss pelosi, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyerr. clyburn. the gentleman from connecticut, mr. larsen. the gentleman from california, mr. becerra. the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen, and the gentle woman from new york, miss opal. >> the president appoints the following senators as members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort the president of the united states into the house chamber. the senator from nevada, mr. reid. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin. the senator from new york -- >> they're introducing the delegation that's going to escort the president of the united states, the leaders of the senate, the leaders of the house, democrats and republicans. they will bring the president in. he'll be obviously warmly received, and then he'll deliver his remarks, some of which won't necessarily be warmly received especially by the republicans in the house of representatives and the senate. gloria, i interrupted you, but go ahead, finish your point. >> well, you asked about john boehner's relationship with the

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentlelady for yielding and for her leadership.nk the congressional black caucus which has raised this issue to a new height of not only visibility but of hope. emanuel cleaver, chairman of the congressional black caucus told a wonderful story in our caucus the other day. he said there was a little by boy and his dad and his dad was reading the paper and the little boy scratched his hand and as he did so, it obviously hurt and he went in front of his dad, shaking his hand, shaking his hand, he walked to and from his father and his father kept reading the paper. and finally his father put down the paper and said, son, i know you scratched your hand. but there's nothing i can do about it. and the little boy looked at his dad and said, you can say ouch. you can understand the pain i'm experiencing. you can understand the pain that losing a job is causing me. you can understand the pain of a home that is lost because the mortgage cannot be paid. you can understand the pain of a family living in a home who has seen the value of that mos

it's no secret, i'm sure the democrats will acknowledge that the minority whip, mr. hoyer, ranking member of the appropriations committee, mr. dicks from seattle, they both had indicated earlier support. they acknowledge it and they're on the record having done that. they said they had changed their mind. i respect that. members have a right to change their mind. we all have the right to change our mind. that decision was made and we went to the vote and the votes were not there. madam speaker, i think there is clearly a bipartisan understanding that ensuring that resources get to our fellow americans who are suffering due to these disasters, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, the disasters that have hit, is a priority that we all share. personally, personally i'd like to see the federal government get out of being the place of first resort for the american people to look to when there is a time of disaster. in fact, the acting speaker's late husband, with whom i was elected in 1980, led an effort going back decades when he served here, that was working on proposals for us t

jackson lee: i want to acknowledge the whip of our caucus, mr. hoyer, who has been persistent and joined him like a choir because it is important. i want to hold this up. when we had the helm in the 1990's, since i'm talk ping patriotic and proud to be an american, we understood one economic factor and even politically, some of us suffered, but under the clinton administration, if i might say, it was an investment and revenue and we turned the economy around and we weren't down in the soup. we knew we had to tighten our belt. and did a budget reform in 1997, but 20 million jobs were created. i don't want to hear -- i know there are a lot of pundits and economists who say we are on our less leg. don't tell that to the american people. we are resilient because we are going to help you. you might have thought that manhattan and new york were on its last leg in 2001. that might have been our assumption and conclusion when we were so overwhelmed with grief. look at them now. why? because we put federal government, public-private partnership together and are