mr. hoyer: piece of legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from maine reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. miller: we have just been told this is knee-jerk reaction to a crisis. it's the only action to a risis. for three weeks said nothing until today. he still has not said anything. the secretary has not been involved. we have to take care of the veterans that we have fighting for our freedom every single day. nothing in this bill, nothing in this bill takes away the recruitment process through s.e.s., and if the secretary does fire somebody or demoats somebody because of this law, they have to provide notice to congress within 30 days. if you don't do your job, you get fired. mr. kelly, i recognize him for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kelly: i thank the chairman, mr. speaker. let me say when i first got here people say kelly, you expect government to work as a business. no, no. that's not true. b

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from virginia -- the gentleman from maryland. mr. hoyer: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield to my friend, the majority leader, mr. cantor. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman for yielding, the democratic whip, for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house is not in session in observation of memorial day. on tuesday the house will meet in pro forma session noon. on wednesday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30. on thursday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on friday the house will meet at 9:00 for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. mr. speaker, the house will consider a few suspensions ne

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for his comments. i would say that the rationale he uses, however, is applicable to the sustainible growth rate for doctors who are serving medicare patients. we do that every year as well. and the republican side of the aisle demands that be paid for. we do -- mr. cantor: mr. speaker. mr. hoyer: we do unemployment insurance. mr. cantor: if the gentleman will yield? mr. hoyer: i'll be glad to yield. mr. cantor: the difference in the s.g.r. is we have consistently offset the expenditures on s.g.r. this tax credit is a tax credit. it is allowing businesses who invest to keep more of that investment, to plow it back into research. the precedent is not there as it is on s.g.r. and the other items that perhaps the gentleman would point to. this is important to growth. this is important to manufacturing. we should all join together and support the permanent extension of what has been in place over 30 years on extension over a dozen times. i yield back. mr. hoy

mr. hoyer: i'd just as soon everybody stay on the house floor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i rise . th a great deal of sadness we're punting. "usa today" said house action on tax extenders forefets credibility on deficits and national debt. they are right. the distinguished chairman of the ways and means committee who is my friend, offered a real bill on tax reform. the problem with that real bill is, it had tough choices to make. congratulations to mr. camp for having the courage to suggest those tough choices. this vote today requires absolutely no courage. at all. it gives the ice cream and says forget about the spinach. it is the reason that we have trillions of dollars in debt today on our national debt because we didn't pay for the 2001 or 2003 tax cuts. mr. camp will tell me that i r&d tax cut six times that were temporary, that were annual. that were not a permanent change in the base. that's what they want to do. that's what you did in

mr. hoyer: piece of legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from maine reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. miller: we have just been told this is knee-jerk reaction to a crisis. it's the only action to a risis. for three weeks said nothing until today. he still has not said anything. the secretary has not been involved. we have to take care of the veterans that we have fighting for our freedom every single day. nothing in this bill, nothing in this bill takes away the recruitment process through s.e.s., and if the secretary does fire somebody or demoats somebody because of this law, they have to provide notice to congress within 30 days. if you don't do your job, you get fired. mr. kelly, i recognize him for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kelly: i thank the chairman, mr. speaker. let me say when i first got here people say kelly, you expect government to work as a business. no, no. that's not true. b

mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. if this is a precedent, it is a bad precedent. it is a dangerous precedent. it is a precedent that we ought not to make. read the constitution, i heard, over and over and over again. i've read probably the opinions of 25 lawyers whom i respect from many great institutions in this country. none of whom, as i'm sure the ranking member has pointed out, none of whom believe that the precedent supports this action. mr. speaker, what a waste of the people's time. for congress to spend this week on politics and not policy. we are about to vote on a resolution that is really a partisan political message. everyone here agrees. everyone. that the i.r.s. should never target anyone based on anything other than what they owe in taxes. not their political beliefs or any other traits. other than their liability and their opportunities to pay the fair share to the united states of america. and in fact, during the exhaustive investigation into the i.r.s., chairman issa's committee, interviewed 39 witnesses, analyzed more than 530,000 pames and cou

mr. hoyer: mr.aker, in just a few short minutes, we will demonstrate whether this house does or does not have fiscal responsibility. we ought to extend the research and development tax credits to help businesses invest in innovation and do iment permitly. but republicans are asking us to do so without paying for it which would add $155 billion to the deficit. once again, once again, they are ignoring fiscal responsibility when it comes to tax cuts. n 1981, 2001 and 2003, republicans passed tax cuts without paying for them and the outcome every time was predictable and increase in our debt. under president reagan, 189%. under president bush, 86% increase in the national debt. economists agree that tax cuts do not pay for themselves. in 2010, david stockman said this, this debt explosion has resulted not from big spending by the democrats but the republican parties embrace of the insidious doctrine that deficits don't matter if they result from tax cuts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time h

mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. if this is a precedent, it is a bad precedent. it is a dangerous precedent. it is a precedent that we ought not to make. read the constitution, i heard, over and over and over again. i've read probably the opinions of 25 lawyers whom i respect from many great institutions in this country. none of whom, as i'm sure the ranking member has pointed out, none of wm believe that the precedent supports this action. mr. speaker, what a waste of the people's time. for congress to spend this week on politics and not policy. we are about to vote on a resolution that is really a partisan political message. everyone here agrees. everyone. that the i.r.s. should never target anyone based on anything other than what they owe in taxes. not their political beliefs or any other traits. other than their liability and their opportunities to pay the fair share to the united states of america. and in fact, during the exhaustive investigation into the i.r.s., chairman issa's committee, interviewed 39 witnesses, analyzed more than 530,000 pames and could

the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, for five minutes. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary life, to an extraordinary individual, to a dear and good friend of mine for many, many years. the el raymond lewis was librarian emeritus, the last and longest serving librarian of the u.s. house of representatives, a prolific author, archivist, educator, humorist, historian, illustrator, psychologist and recognized expert on military and naval history. he died on may 14. he was the husband of my former chief of staff, eleanor lewis, an extra individual in her own right who had been geraldine ferraro's chief of staff as well. ray lewis was a man of great intellect, ever great warmth and of great contributions to this institution, to his ountry, to his family and to the intellectual education of so many. ray lewis was a man of the house and so much more. he lived a life of vast experience. he was, as eleanor observed, a genuine renaissan

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, first let me briefly say i rise to speak on this bill which directly impacts our economy, our competitiveness and our ability to create jobs that pay well and open doors for opportunity. while there are many positives to this bill, not limited to strong support of nasa, the space flight cent for the my district as well as robust funding for the national science foundation, this bill nonetheless makes two deep cuts to vital programs to protect against crime, promote innovation and facilitate exports. but the reason i wanted to come to the floor is because i wanted to take a moment to congratulate my friend, representative frank wolf of virginia. the chairman of the subcommittee who is managing this bill on the republican side. frank was elected in 1980, i was elected a few months laettner a special election in 1981. we served together for 23 years on the appropriations committee. we served all of the time until i left when i was elected majority leader. we served on the helsin

miller: i think mr. hoyer was going to speak but he's not here. ok. germ going to close for debate. mr. miller: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from minnesota. i see mr. polis is ready to spring into action. mr. kline: it has been a pleasure to work on this legislation. we have heard compelling stories here today from around the country and transformation of entire cities and school systems and lives being changed and we have legislation here today and tomorrow, which will make that federal charter school law better and make the opportunities more available and give more kids a chance for success and opportunity. this should be an easy vote. i urge my colleagues to lend their support to h.r. 10 and i will yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from minnesota has yielded back. all time for germ debate has expired. the gentleman from -- all time . r general debate has expired does the gentleman -- does the gentleman wish to move to rise? mr. kline: i move to rise. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the moti

mr. steny hoyer whocome he and i have worked on human rights issues for more than 30 years to great to have here as well, as other members. were here today to psalm remember the 25th anniversary of tiananmen square. last night the house of representatives in a totally bipartisan vote and debate passed house resolution 599, in a series expression of respect and solidarity and to honor those who struggle for democracy and human rights in china and to honor those who continue to put their lives at risk on behalf of those fundamental freedoms. were in remembers what would begin our program within invocation followed by a moment of silence to give occasionally given by a tiananmen square massacre witness and survivor who is now serving as chaplain in the united states army. the chaplain's involvement as a student leader led to his arrest and imprisonment for 19 months. like many others he came to the united states as a political refugee in 199250 joined essays army's army in 1994 and was commissioned in 2003. he served in iraq. used to be stationed in fort gordon, georgia. please welcome chaplin

before the house adjourned today majority leader eric cantor and steny hoyer spoke on the floor about the agenda. >> mr. speaker, on monday the house is not in session. on tuesday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative visits. voted will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on friday the house witness meal at 5:00 a.m. for the legislative business. mr. speaker, the house will consider a few suspensions next week, in addition, the house will consider hr4438, the mesh resource and competitiveness act of 2014, sponsored by representative kevin brady. this bill will provide american businesses with the certainty they need to invest in good-paying middle class jobs and develop the technologies of the future. the house is also scheduled to consider resolution finding lois g. lerner, former director, exempt organizations in internal revenue service in contempt of congress for refusal to commie with the subpoena issue -- supply with the -- comply with a subpoena. lastly consider hr10, the quality charter schools act. mr. speaker, america does not work if our children are trapped in

subpoena a letter that steny hoyer and i wrote to the speaker we might not have a democratic vote so that legitimizes the call for a subpoena. he said no. so then we said what mr. cummings just said and what mr. smith said, if there's going to be a subpoena there should be consultation and if that's consultation does not produce concurrence than if it's controvercontrover sial than there should be a vote of the committee. it doesn't say nine boats, a vote of the committee. it means that they have the votes 7-5 in the committee to pass what they have but that vote would have to take place in a business meeting which is an open session and that is what i think they are afraid of. so i come back to the word transparency. transparency, fairness balance in all of this. i would like steve to hear from either of you before we go. >> we are very proud of our entire committee. we think we have strength in terms of knowledge and understanding of what the challenges and also shall we say experience leaders at hearings in congress. >> thank you. i'm congresswoman linda sanchez. i serve on the ways & means committee and the ethics committee so as somebody who is in a posit