mr. kline: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this >> c-span gets its funding through taxes. >> public funding? >> maybe. i do not know. >> how is c-span funded? cable companies treated c-span as a public service. no government money. >> now, former prison reformer president clinton talks about his foundation and the american heart association did -- dedicated to preventing childhood of the city. he spoke today at a conference hosted by the centers for disease control. this is about 40 minutes. others in the organization as they address the media. that's live just before 11:00 a.m. eastern on our companion network c-span. a look at the u.s. capital where the house -- >> thank you, thank y

mr. kline: mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: mr.speaker, this amendment should have been made in order during this debate. it is germane. it's all about priorities in education funding. as mr. tiahrt said, this a motion to reconsider is laid on the table would increase -- this motion to recommit would increase funding by $1 billion. we have for over 35 years fallen short of our commitment, the government's commitment to fund special education and provide relief to every school in america. this bill would provide relief to every school in your districts. even with the one-time spike in idea funding provided by the stimulus bill, we fall short of reaching the 40% threshold that mr. tiahrt discussed. what we are -- what this motion to recommit would do would increase that percentage of funding from the 17% where it sits to 18.3% in the base. my colleagues, we need to get that base up and let our superintendents, our principals, our teachers, our families know that that money is going to be there for the long term. we take money from so

gentleman, the ranking member of the education and labor work force, the distinguished gentleman, mr. kline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized for how long? three minutes? mr. sessions: three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: three minutes. mr. kline: i thank the speaker and i thank the gentleman for yielding. and i rise in strong opposition to this rule. yet again this congress is stifling debate and limiting opportunities for members on both sides of the aisle to have a say in how we fund vital and some not so vital spending programs. unfortunately, this time it comes at the expense of some of our nation's most vulnerable citizens. mr. speaker, i'm here because i had hoped to debate an amendment that would benefit every school in america. . this amendment offered by mr. tiahrt of kansas and myself would have provided critical support for the individuals with disabilities education act. idea. this act was created in 1975 to help states provide a free, appropriate public education for children with disabilities. at that time, congress told the states congre

mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to honor the actions of two brave men from my district, mr. harlan stokes and his son, charlie. last august harlan, an eagle scout himself, and charlie, who was well on his way to earning the eagle scout rank, set out to concur longs peak in the rocky mountain national park. little did they know they would need all of their scout training before the day was done. as the two reached the top of the mountain a powerful storm hit bringing rain and hail. harlan and charlie quicking headed down the mountain, but as they went down they found other less prepared hikers. bravely staying to help, they gathered those they had found and found them shelter in a nearby cave. and over the next two hours, the father-son duo selflessly cared for 23 hikers while they themselves began to suffer from hyperthermia. as a result of their courageous actions, all 23 hikers made it off the mountain safely. to honor their heroism, the two were awarded one of the boy scouts most prestigious awards,

i now recognize mr. kline for two minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman for holding this important hearing and we should have a lot more press coverage and a lot more attention to the fact we are having a pleasant discussion about the t.a.r.p. in this scenario where not only are large banks that were probably putting a more solid position after what happened in september, but the consideration now is not only thing that the initial capital, but what is going to happen with the bonuses. if those people aren't familiar with warrants that is obviously the outside we have been talking about all along so there is a very positive discussion going on here today and i'm glad that members of both sides of the aisle can recognize that. that does not mean things are moot for everyone but this is a silver lining to the fact that the taxpayers of the united states to put all this money on the table are not only going to get the money paid back but will share the upside. in my opinion and i appreciate the witnesses today and it had a chance to meet with many o

was his fondness for richard nixon, and boston globe chief wrote in the "washington post" in 1980 "mr. kline was intensely loyal to his fellow californian and later criticized the nixon administration for its obsession with public relations but never turned his back on the president. herbert chine is dead at 91. next up is wes tersefield, new jersey, and beth on our line for republicans. go ahead. caller: i think it is the classic battle between good and evil, and i think sarah palin represents the good and the hopefulness. believe it or not, there is wholesome conservatives left in the northeast that were really looking to her, so i certainly hope that she stays in the public eye, but i think evil is winning in this world, the george soroses, the acorn, the michael jackson pornographic society that we have become. good is losing, unfortunately. host: beth, in the sub headline in the baltimore sun this morning, they say that she has been silent on a presidential bid, but she is taking her fight in a new direction. what kind of a direction would you like to see her take that fight? caller: we

mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. people are asking, why are the jobs? -- where are the jobs?as my friend from indiana said a moment ago, we came out from amending the bill in the education and labor committee where we wiped out the private sector in the student lending business. tens of thousands of jobs erased. as all of my colleagues know, this house, this congress passed a stimulus bill which was supposed to create jobs. instead we've been losing millions of jobs. i find it interesting that the republicans offered an alternative to that stimulus bill which would have cut taxes and created twice as many jobs. and now christina romer, the president's economic advisor, when she's been pressed on news interviews in may and again in july about what -- where are the jobs and why isn't the stimulus working, she said, well, the tax cuts in the stimulus bill are working. how ironic. we should have done it right the first time. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> to addre

kline and his medical care and personal relationship with mr. jackson. >> okay. we will stop. i want to move on to the child that may or may not be michael's. the kid move inside neverland ranch after 1997 and lived there until 2005. ever since he has been seen in various birthday and holiday celebrations with the jackson family. is oh mer omir bati really the biological child of the king of pop? >> what's up, everybody. >> geraldo: goes by the name of o.b. and now says he may be the illegitimate love child of michael jackson. ♪ >> geraldo: his real name is omir badne. the son of tia, a norwegian hygienist and long time jackson ememployee. ob dresses like michael jackson and certainly has some of michael's moves. >> i started off dancing when i was eight years old and performing ever since. ironically he was eight years old when met michael jackson in norway. he began impersonating the pop king's dress and mannerisms. he also became a regular guest at the neverland ranch and was there in 2003 when authorities raided the home in the jackson child molestation investigation. >> t

silver smith kline of maryland and mr. adam jones of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material, mr. poe, july 15, five minutes. mr. gingrey, today, july 10 -- 9 and 10, five minutes. mr. jones, july 15, five minutes. mr. gohmert, today, july 9, five minutes. ms. fox, today, july 9, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. poe of texas. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from north carose d gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: permission to address the house for five minutes

mr. president. >> woodruff:he amount of money is also raising some eyebrow educaon secretary arne duncan has more to spend on ts rogram than all of the discretionary spending ball of his predecsors combined. john kline minnesota, raing republican othe house educatn and labor committee, says it's a bad idea. >> woodruff: he toldhe "post": "we st took a big old checkbook and handed it to t secretary and sa, 'write a whole nch of checks'. i'm uncomftable that we're doing that." ill, secretary duncan says t program is alady making a diffence. i spokeith him this afternoon at the department of edution. >> secretary arne ncan, thank youery much for talkinwith us. >> thanks for giving m the opportunity, i apprecie it wses "the shington post" oday describe was are you doing as using a promise and a thrt to try to strong-arm the educatn establishment. how do you scribe it? >> i beg to dier a little bit. what we're do somethi putting unprecedented incentives out to stas and distcts that want to awa excellen that want to push a very strong reform agea andake the states to very differentevel. wee never had this level of discretionary dollars, $4.35 billion and we want stat to lead the country whe we need to go.

kline, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignation is accepted. without objection, the resignation may appear in the record immediately before conversation of house resolution 640. mr. broun: mr. speaker, i move now that the how do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question son the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. mr. broun: mr. speaker. i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring the nays and -- yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient numbering are vizen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] @ members will please remove their conversations from the chamber. for what purpose does the gentlelady from guam rise? ms. bordallo: i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1044 as amended. th

mr. calvert's newsletter by the commission. the following people have had censorship of their language recently. representative herger, representative lamar smith, representative lamborn, bonner, westmoreland, always ston, shuster, gingrey, fleming, boustany, brady, conaway, price, culberson, garrett, kline and lee, all have been in some form or fashion censored in their freedom of speech. now, folks, if they'll take the freedom of speech from members of congress, when will they take it away from the press? when will they take it away from the people? when will they take it away from you? and your children? and the next generation of americans that we pass this great freedom on to, the right of americans to stand up and speak their mind. and yet this party in control of this house is starting to interfere with the freedom of speech of american citizens who are elected by other american citizens to represent them on the floor of congress. i have talked a long time, but i'm upset by what's going on. i'm joined by some of my colleagues and let my friend, judge poe from texas, judge, i'll yield to you whatever time you need. mr. poe: thank you, judge carter. i appreciate the time to address this issue. you have brought forth an excellent argument and concern. and as you have mentioned, a big