mr. kingston: i have heard that. i understand there are 150 other economists who signed a letter to that effect led by a john taylor an economist as well. mr. rogers: and cutting spending and reducing the deficit will give confidence to the business community to hire people and put people to work? mr. kingston: i thank the gentleman -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee, one of our distinguished members. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the appropriations committee. let me thank the chairperson, sometimes have a slip of tongue, mr. dicks, and call you chairman, but i thank you very much for this opportunity. i want to just try to give a procedural class here today. the procedural class is that this document is a placeholder. i would hesitate to call it a fake do

mr. kingston: i have heard that. i understand there are 150 other economists who signed a letter to that effect led by a john taylor an economist as well. mr. rogers: and cutting spending and reducing the deficit will give confidence to the business community to hire people and put people to work? mr. kingston: i thank the gentleman -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee, one of our distinguished members. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. let me thank the ranking member of the appropriations committee. let me thank the chairperson, sometimes have a slip of tongue, mr. dicks, and call you chairman, but i thank you very much for this opportunity. i want to just try to give a procedural class here today. the procedural class is that this document is a placeholder. i would hesitate to call it a fake do

mr. kingston: thank you, mr. speaker. what is the budget battle about? it is about our country, it is about our kids, and it is about our freedom. imagine if you were borrowing 40 cents for every $1 that you spent in your household, you would change your purchasing habit. that's what this battle is about. do we want to leave to our children a legacy of billions and billions of dollars in debt which they owe to china? that's what this budget battle is about. this is very important stuff. we have to put the politics of spend and positioning and about being democrats and republicans, we have to put that aside. we've got to do what's best for the next generation. not the best election. we need to come together and come up with commonsense solutions because you and i as americans, we can do better, and we deserve to give our children better than what we are doing right now. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are there further one minute requests? the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leaves of absence reques

mr. kingston: in his case what would his town have been like? i ask the question we 345 members of congress have to answer, what would congress be like if you were not serving? would you go on spending money right now, borrowing 40 cents for every dollar we spend? a national debt of 96% of g.d.p.? a deficit right now of $1.6 trillion. what if you had not served? would it make a difference? that's what the debate is about right now. 87 new members who came to congress to change this spending habit to say no and democrats and republicans had their fingerprints on overspending but it is now time for changing. there's another popular movie called "the blind side" in which the main character was drafted by ole miss university to protect the quarterback on his blind side. that's what these members need to do, mr. speaker. is protect the blind side of the taxpayers from absolute disaster. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> ask to address the hous

mr. kingston: could you imagine that and not changing your buying or spending habits? that's what we're doing. we've had a debate of a spending reduction on less than 2% yet the way some people are screaming and hollering, you would think we're cutting spending in half. this isn't about protecting programs and the status quo. this is about the next generation. sit down and tell your children that, you know what, we've got a deficit of $1.6 trillion and we decided the tough decisions necessary to balance the budget aren't worth it for the next generation. that's not the america that you and i know and love. we deserve better. we can do better. it's time for democrats and republicans and independents to come together and do what's best for the united states of america. and not worry about the next election, but worry about the next generation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> than

mr. farr. we are joined by chairwoman emerson. she's got another committee she's chairing. the floor is yours. >> okay, well thank you, chairman kingston. i appreciate this opportunity to present this year's fiscal year 2012 budget for the food and drug administration and discuss our priorities for the coming year. this hearing comes at a critical moment for our country and for our agency. we must be prepared to meet and capture the scientific challenges and global realities of our modern world, and the stakes for patients, consumers, our economy, and our global economic competitiveness have never been higher. our agency is charged with an extremely difficult task to promote and protect the health of the american people. this includes ensuring the safety, effectiveness, and wholesomeness of products that the american people rely on in live saving ways, drugs, vaccines, food supply, and more, but it's also working proactively to foster science innovation to create tomorrow's new products. both roles deliver progress to the american people, and both roles impact our economy by encouraging consumer confidence, growing key industries, and