mr. kingston: i yield the gentleman 30 seconds. mr. burton: i commend the appropriations committee chairman chairman rogers and chairman kingston for crafting a bill that's $0.401 billion less than the president's fiscal year 2012 budget request. and $2.67 billion or 13.4% less than the fiscal year 2011 enacted level. however, i believe the financial catastrophe facing our nation requires us to do even more so i hope my colleagues will realize this and do what's necessary to get our fiscal house in order. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california. mr. farr: how much time do i have remaining? the chair: the gentleman has 2 1/2 minutes remaining and the gentleman from georgia has 2 1/2 minutes. mr. farr: madam chair, we've heard a lot today, a lo -- we've heard a lot about spending because that's what this bill is, an appropriations bill. but to talk about spending is wrong because it's not putting in the priorities of what's really important. our service to the people of this country. we don't need to be

mr. kingston. mr. kingston: i thank the gentleman and wanted to point out to my friend from california, the number of people keep speaking about the delauro amendment. we accept the delauro amendment. i'm not sure the folks over there who are speaking for the delauro amendment have read the delauro amendment. if they would, they would know it does nothing to restore the funding. and i'll be glad to yield to my friend from california, i understand your speech all right but that's not what the amendment did. the chair: the gentleman from florida controls the time. >> i reclaim and will yield. mr. garamendi: the underlying bill does not provide the necessary money for the commodity futures trading corporation commission to conduct the necessary oversight and regulations to adequately control the derivative market. are we in agreement on that? mr. kingston: we're not in agreement with that and i did not support the dodd-frank bill. the gentleman sounds like he's studdied the cftc, but as you know, on the ma

mr. kingston: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: at the end of the bill before the short title, insert the following, section, each amount made available by titles one through eight other than an an amendment to be made is hereby reduced by 0.87%. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. kingston: this amendment reduces certain accounts in the bill by.78% and fulfills the commitment which the minority and majority discussed earlier and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. farr: we accept the amendment. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from georgia, those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.

mr. kingston: mr. chairman, i reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. the chair: a point of order is reserved. the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, for some families, many too many, as a matter of fact, the meals served as school may be the only decent meal their children get that day. especially during this current economic downturn with many americans barely getting by. more people are relying on school meals to keep their children fed and ready to learn. why, then, is the republican majority trying to turn back the clock of school nutrition. d nutrition? why are they trying to undermine the quality of school meals by gumming up a regulatory process designed to ep sure our kids are eating healthy? mr. chairman, i'm offering this amendment because it will stop the majority's attempt to block the implementation of scientific standards for school meals. here's the back story. since the truman administration, congress and the

mr. kingston: yes. the chair: i recommend perhaps to the gentleman from georgia that he actually reads the names. without objection, the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on the amendments on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order -- an amendment by ms. pingree of maine, amendment number 2 by ms. foxx of north carolina, amendment by mr. kind of wisconsin, amendment by mr. dingell of michigan, an amendment by ms. jackson lee of texas, amendment number 23 by mr. gibson of new york, an amendment by mr. blumenauer of oregon, amendment number 1 by mr. king of iowa, amendment number 2 of mr. king of iowa, amendment number 29 by ms. jackson lee of texas, an amendment by mr. scalise of louisiana, amendment number 28 by ms. jackson lee of texas, amendment by ms. hire oweno of -- hirono of hawaii, an amendment by mr. campbell of california, amendment by mrs. blackburn of tennessee, amendment number 1 by mr. flake of a

mr. kingston: if the gentleman from california will yield. mr. farr: certainly. mr. kingston: i want to say, the concern that i have just again, not doing all the -- not having the advantage of being able to research things thoroughly, but we're taking $1 million out of a $3 million account and putting it into a $77 million account and it just seems disproportional at this point. i'm wondering if during the process there might be an opportunity to emphasize that we want the ag marketing service to really be sure that they're following the e. coli situation, that would be helpful, it certainly would be interested in doing that, working with them, but i want to continue to oppose the amendment at this point. and yield back your time. mr. farr: i share your concerns but i'd like to see what we can do to accommodate my colleague. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from michigan. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the ame

mr. kingston. mr. kingston: i thank mr. womack for yielding and i wanted to make a couple of points that i think are very important, mr. chairman. number one, the only budget that has passed is the ryan budget. the democrats, have -- the democrats have not passed the budget. the democrats are the majority party in the senate. the majority party in the senate, the democrat party, rejected president obama, another democrat, they rejected his budget by a vote of 97-0. now, what did harry reid and president obama do after that? nothing. that was it. went to the house, no problem. where's the leadership? i guess it's the same place the jobs are. we're still looking for it. if the democrats were concerned about balancing fiscal responsibility and so many of these vital programs which we're all trying to work through, then why are they working on a budget? point number one. point number two, this bill increases food stamps $5.6 billion in the school lunch program $1.5 billion. it also increases from the committee mark w.i.c. $147

mr. kingston. mr. kingston: i move to strike the last word. i want to thank my colleague from north carolina for putting this discussion on the table because i think that it is important for us to look at the w.i.c. program, make sure that we're doing everything as efficiently and as effectively as possible and that we're putting the money in the right direction. we have a very thorough, about a six-hour debate about w.i.c. yesterday. we're trying it to balance it. i think the more sunshine we have, not just on w.i.c. but on other federal feeding programs, i think the better product we're going to come up with. she and i have had some discussions on this. we are going to continue to have discussions on it. i wanted to say i think it's a good debate to be having, although that i am not supportive of the amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. who seeks time? the gentleman from georgia. dr. broun. mr. broun: i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. m

mr. kingston: mr. speaker. i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to's journ. sthafere. those opposed, no. the m inside, returning house and senate members with contact information including twitter dresses, district maps, and committee assignments and information on the white house. supreme court justices and governors. order online at c-span.org. >> president obama has requested $553 billion for the defense department in fiscal year 2012. $20 billion more than this year's budget. robert gates and joint chiefs chairman admiral michael mullen testified about the budget and military operations around the world. senator inouye cheers. this is one hour 40 minutes. i would like to welcome brigades and admiral mike mullen -- robert gates and admiral mike mullen. it is my privilege to welcome you back to the last testimony before this committee and to thank you for your many years of admirable and dedicated service to our nation. you entered your positions during the tumultuous period when we were los

mr. kingston: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2112. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 300 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 2112. will the gentleman from michigan -- will the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. miller, kindly resume the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h.r. 2112 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for agriculture, rural defment, food and drug administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman f

mr. kingston: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is then recognized for five minutes. mr. kingston: i thank the speaker and i want to point out, i want to start off by saying, if this was a serious amendment, if this was a serious proposal, we have had 25 hours of debate. it would have been out on the house floor and we could have taken a look at it. but let me say this. there's absolutely nothing in this bill that prohibits the cftc from looking at oil speculation with respect to supply or the cost of oil. this amendment is not needed because of that alone. but let me also quote the democrat commissioner on the cftc, michael dunn, a democrat member of the cftc. there has been a suggestion by some that once we set position limits, that's speculative limits, on physical derivatives that the price we pay will inevitably drop. i believe this is a fallacy. . today the staff has been unable to find any reliable economic analysis to support the contention that excessive speculation is affecting the m

mr. kingston: i move to strike the last word. my friend -- the chair: you may speak to the point of order but not strike the last word. the gentleman is recognized. mr. kingston: the gentleman from massachusetts says if not now, when and it is our intention to inrestore it in the proper place in the bill and we discussed that and intend to follow through with that. the chair: the chair finds that this section addresses funds in other acts. the section therefore constitutes legislation in violation of clause 2 of rule 21. the point of order is sustained and the section is stricken from the bill. the clerk: page 79 line 3, -- the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma rise? mr. lucas: i rise for a point of order against section 744 and ends on page 79 line 10 in that it violates house rule 21, clause 2 which inserts legislative language in an exropingses bill and i ask for a ruling. the chair: the chair will rule. the chair finds that this section addresses funds in other acts. it constitutes legislation in violat

mr. kingston: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia. mr. kingston: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourns to meet at 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, june 7, 2011, when the house adjourns on that day it adjourns to meet at 10:30 a.m. on june 9, 2011, and when it adjourns it meets on 2:00 p.m. on june -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman's report is referred to the union calendar and ordered printed. all points of order are reserved. for what purpose does the gentleman from -- >> i ask unanimous consent to remove steve stivers from house con.res 58. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to 2-u.s.c., 285, and the order of the house of january 5, 2011 the chair announces to the speaker's approval of law revision counsel for the house of representatives effective june 2, 2011, ralph. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. members, please take your coveringses off the floor. the house will be in order. the house will be i

mr. kingston:00 thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the cole amendment. i do think there are questions about what are the motives, why should you have to tell the federal government absolutely everything in our society today when you just bid on a contract. i see some good in it. the gentleman mentioned the "l.a. times" article. i think it made some good points. i also see how there is the devil that there's too much information out there. the other thing is this is a major change and possible encroachment on your constitutional right of first amendment freedom of speech as to who you get to. so if we are going to make this the law of the land, public policy, it really should go through legislative process. hearings and testimony, let everybody have something to say about it instead of just one more executive order from the administration. so i think we should adopt the cole amendment and i would be glad to yield back my time unless mr. cole wants any of it. with that i yield back. thank you. the chair: the gentleman from georgia yields back. for what pur

kingston in washington. the estate in washington. mr. bartlett is one of the congressman who is filing the lawsuit against president obama. he argues that this is not a war and does not need approval by congress. >> we are calling it a war. he is using our planes and missiles to kill people. those who are being affected by our plans and our missiles would believe this is a war. there is a lot of misunderstanding of the war powers act. what it requires is that there are only three conditions under which the president can commit our troops. one of those is we have declared war. the second is if we have given him legislative approval. the third is if we are under attack or attack is imminent. none of those three things occurred. the minute he started the war in libya, he was in violation of the war powers act. under any of those three conditions, he can commit our troops. if he has not had our permission, which is the third one, he has 60 days to get our permission. if he does not get our permission, he has to pull out within the next 30 da

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