mr. levin, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. nunes. mr. nunes: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 4414. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. nunes: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nunes: mr. speaker, the bill before the house today comes down to one simple question -- mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is right. the house is not in order. he house will be in order. the gentleman will continue. mr. nunes: mr. speaker, as i was saying, the bill before us today comes down to one simple question -- will we allow american companies to offer expatriate plans or will we be forced to offshore these plans? will we support employment in america or stimulate employment overseas? mr. c

mr. levin, each will control 90 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.r. 2575. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. the gentleman is recognized. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. camp: mr. speaker, today i rise in support of restoring americans work hours so they can see bigger paychecks and more opportunities. obamacare places an unprecedented government regulation on workers. changing the definition of full-time from 40 hours per week to 30 hours. as a direct result, americans across the country are having their hours cut at work and seeing smaller paychecks. at a time when the cost of groceries, gas, and health care keep increasing, -- mr.

mr. levin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. on the n: my colleagues republican side in the house, they are so blinded by their ideology that they will not or cannot see reality or hear other voices. so here's the reality. seven-plus million people have n rolled in private plans through the a.c.a. marketplaces. the a.c.a. is working. millions have new coverage under medicaid. up to 129 million americans with pre-existing health conditions, including 17 million children, in longer have to worry about being denied coverage. or being charged higher premiums due to their health status. 3.1 million young adults have gained health coverage because they can now stay on their parents' health plan up to age 26. that's the reality of a.c.a., and there's more. there's also the reality of what this legislation would do, and i want to emphasize this because i don't think it has been accurately stated today. it would force one million people out

mr. levin: several of us have come together now to talk about unemployment insurance. the majority leader said to accept the senate bill is to accept the status quo, and that is simply not correct. it's not accepting the status quo, it's whether we will penalize over two million long-term unemployed looking for work who have lost their unemployment insurance because of the overall economic situation in this country that is getting better, but for them, not nearly good enough. so don't raise the issue of the status quo as a reason to penalize over two million americans. mr. speaker, two months ago, a number of us invited unemployed workers to be our guest at the president's state of the union address. we wanted to give a voice to the over two million americans who have not -- who have had their unemployment benefits cut off. when these job seekers told their stories, one by one, i thought to myself, this is america. these young folks who come from every walk of life, who have worked hard, very h

mr. levin: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. young: mr. speaker, i would like to also indicate the fact that i, too, have read the congressional budget office's estimate of this legislation. they indicate that $75 billion in wages will be lost as a result of the affordable care act. if something like the save american workers act isn't implemented. so effectively i hear some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle making the case that we ought to be funding the affordable care act, essentially, on the backs of these hourly workers. i don't think that's a position anyone wants to find themselves in. mr. speaker, i yield two minutes the gentleman from arizona, mr. sad lynn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. sad lynn: it's interesting as we throw these numbers around, i guess they mean a lot on the floor debate. but to the real people that are suffering, they don't mean anything. there is an old adage that says there are you lies, lies and

mr. levin: mr. president, i hope for and expect a strong bipartisan vote today for legislation to extend emergency unemployment benefits through the end of may, and applies retroactively from the point that emergency benefits expired in december. this is an important victory that i wish had come much, much sooner. sooner for the 80,000 michiganians who have gone without unemployment benefits and the thousands more who stand to lose them if congress fails to act. these benefits keep food on the table and a roof overhead for families affected by job loss through no fault of their own. the idea that some of our colleagues have advanced that unemployment insurance gives workers an excuse not to find a job is as inaccurate as it is insulting. for all but a handful of recipients, unemployment benefits are not a free pass from working, but the economic lifeline that keeps them going while searching for the job they so desperately want and need. i want to commend senators on both sides of the aisle who have

mr. levin's recognized. [laughter] >> okay.we've talked privately, and i think a lot of us wanted to say something publicly -- >> with i really appreciate it. thank you very much. >> the noticed a vising this hearing focused on trade promotion authority, specifically the tpa legislation introduced in january by you, mr. chairman, and former senator baucus. i believe that legislation is deficient. but let me suggest that the focus today should not be on tpa, but on the critical, ongoing negotiations with tpp countries. the tpp represents both opportunities and major challenges. the opportunities stem from the dramatic economic growth in asian-pacific nations. we are at a critical stage in the those negotiations. but the outcome of a long list of fundamental issues, that outcome remains uncertain. some of these challenges reflect that this is the most complicated multi-party negotiation this 20 years in terms -- in 20 years this terms of the issues involved and the number of countries that individually present negotiating challen

>> i absolutely agree with mr. levin. these are great things, they help advance our lifestyles and technology moving forward is something we want and love. we're always at risk. gerri: to your point and underlying your perspective. the pew research says 59% of us say we believe technology developments will make our lives better in the next half century. we're optimistic but i think we should be critical. >> cautiously optimistic, we should be. gerri: great job. todd and adam, thank you so much. now we want to know what you think. here's our question tonight. log onto gerriwillis.com, i'll show you the results at the end of the show. you can just talk to somebody, you don't have to text or e-mail them. there are other ways. >>> well, new developments on the keystone story. another delay for the pipeline. the state department announcing today it is extending the comment period for the keystone xl pipeline. the department maintains the review process is not starting over but simply giving regulatory agencies to weigh in on w

mr. levin: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for a recorded vote? mr. levin: yes. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-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.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 248. the nays are 179. the bill is passed. and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the house will be in order. he house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to remo

and the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, will control the time of the gentleman from new york. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas. mr. griffin: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. griffin: madam speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 2575, the save american workers act. this act would restore the traditional 40-hour definition of a full-time job. washington may think that it knows best, but that's simply not true. this provision of obamacare is a perfect example of how the law hurts the very people it was intended to help. in arkansas, we try to apply a little common sense. we all know 30 hours isn't full-time, but that's what obamacare says. no one seems to know why. we had a hearing in ways and means committee and many of those who testified were puzzled as to why 30 hours was chosen. even in france a full-time job is 35 hours a week. because of obamacare's mandates and taxes, employers are cutting workers' hours and replacing full-time folks with part-time folks. this is real. we h

mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. mr. levin: today marks the 100th day that unemployed americans have been cut off the federal unemployment insurance program. let me give voice to how they have spent the last 100 days. a woman from pennsylvania wrote, and i quote, it's scary, mr. levin, not knowing what will happen from day-to-day. my landlord has tried to be as patient as he could, and now he had no choice but to serve me an eviction notice. it's scary to think that my america is this cruel. carol from new york, i've been in the medical field for over 25 years and unable to find work. i can't pay my rent or electric bill, phone bill, no money for gas, no money for food. i can't even print out my resume for a job because i can't afford to buy ink for my printer. this is the first time in my life i had to go to a food pantry. i was a

mr. levin. >> thank you. mr. chairman, you raised japan, and i think it illustrates the work yet to be done. i think it illustrates the need for continuing and major congressional involvement. it's often said that congress sets the terms of negotiations, and that's been done in tpa. there is no tpa. tpp is in the middle of its negotiations, and i think that means that there has to be a way found to be sure that this congress, this committee and broader are deeply involved in the negotiations, this the discussions. i think that's the only way an agreement can be passed here, and i think our involvement will send a signal to our trading competitors and those we're negotiating with that as you proceed, there will be support from this congress. it's only that intimate relationship between the congress and the administration that will really work here. and i think japan is a good example, because -- and we've talked about this -- much of the work remains to be done. what was agreed to was kind of conceptual. japan, th

small group of people who were being supported by funding let me put things in perspective for you mr levine was three hundred twenty times the way you are going to do any parlays list you could get a stronger mandate for it please please listen i'm sure there are twenty eight members we are going to reach let me clearly state that those who are foreigners those of iranians see these weren't there were i don't know where i got there and if you're already the free press knows you're lying. it was intended as a fun campaign to boost the new york police department said the edge but it's ended up as a publicity dissolve the fools have taken to twitter people to share any pictures there how would their offices but as he's a marine a partner and i explained they didn't get quite what they were hoping for. twitter has empowered millions blazed revolutions and generated successful brands but for america's largest police department hash tag activism has turned into an embarrassing epic failure ah. on tuesday the n.y.p.d. invited citizens to upload pictures with police officers tagging the photos my a

small group of people who were being supported by funding let me put things in perspective for you mr levin was three hundred twenty times the way you are and your grammy department is less a crowd than a stronger man paper than it please please listen i promise we have worked well but it matters we are going to restart group of people go ahead i told you i know your group is going to empower you guys here to my point go ahead scott i totally agree that he was corrupt i had although i have no qualms with that let me let me clearly state that in ukraine people make about four thousand dollars a year if you work for n n g o and you're working for one of these organizations that was there to make influence on the ukrainian government as well as ukrainian people you were making as much as twelve thousand dollars a year a lot more money than you could make working for the ukrainian government so that's why i want you there was a horse after the integration individuals let me finish please mark let me finish please a lot of these you're not going on our show are from outside the country if you lo

mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent during the adjournment or recess of the senate on friday, april 11 through monday, april 28 senators levin, rockefeller, reed of rhode island and gillibrand be authorized to sign joint resolutions. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent not withstanding the senate's recess committees be authorized to report executive matters on friday april 25 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 2:00 p.m. monday, april 28. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. on that date following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. that following any leader remarks the senate proceed to morning business until 5:30 with the time equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. with the senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each during that tim

mr. bill eichman has to say about allergan. i would urge everyone to read matthew levine.rific writer. we're going to look at the economy. ellen sittner will join us from morgan stanley with her optimism on april job permission. james glassman will join us with jpmorgan. we will talk not only about investment in america, but a .etter tone to the economy let's see if the good news in the united kingdom translates -- a lot of people said we are going to have sea salt growth in the next couple of years. >> it is an interesting time. you have quite in the market, central bank stew. within that, you have some tangible signs of a better u.s. growth. real mystery is, where will you be in the summer and the autumn? that is the major ministry as we close out april. let's stay in the united states. department store chain aiming to be operating in the northeast toward the end of next year. joining us now, charles allen. why the move to the states? >> i think it is the next up and growth. sort of the international business you may be looking at. >> the opportunity is how big? this is

mrs. coretta scott king. i introduced the house bill and my good friend, senator levin, sponsored the senate companion. the legislation passed in the house and senate by voice vote. unfortunately, a couple of years later, my good friend, coretta scott king, passed away. she was a beautiful and strong spirit, and like her husband, a national treasure. they were heroes, breaking down barriers, opening doors, fighting injustice across our country and building bridges around the world. it is only fitting that this congressional tribute is an exhibit to the world and a permanent national memorial. again, mr. speaker, i'd like to thank the bipartisan leadership and staff for all of their good and great work and support of this commonsense legislation. i yield back the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. green: mr. speaker, i am so honored to be a part of this and i will thank again the honorable john lewis for his accord the t only congressional gold medals to dr. king and mrs. king, but make sure they're properly cated so they can be displaye

mr. quinn you're going to present the pricewaterhousecoopers testimony. your mic is not on. >> thank you. good morning, chairman levin, ranking member mccain, and members of the subcommittee, i'm going to make some brief oral remarks but ask my written statement be placed in the record. >> it will. >> i am thomas quinn, cpa and partner at pricewaterhouse coopers. i ban any career with pcw in 1948 and have been advising companies for over 30 years. i'm joined by james bowers, also a cpa and partner in the pwc tax practice. having joined pwc in 1976, mr. bower has been advising clients with respect to tax obligations for over 37 years. i'm also joined by steven williams, managing director with pwc. mr. williams is an economy exist holds a masters degree with concentration in international economics. he has been we pwc since 1982 and specializes the transfer pricing for 28 years. understand that today's hearing relates to the tax implications of a business reorganization that caterpillar gap 15 years ago. i was one of the pwc partners who provided advice in connection with the matter. mr. bowers is a tax partner who ass

mr. quinn you're going to present the pricewaterhousecoopers testimony. your mic is not on. >> thank you. good morning, chairman levin, ranking member mccain, and members of the subcommittee, i'm going to make some brief oral remarks but ask my written statement be placed in the record. >> it will. >> i am thomas quinn, cpa and partner at pricewaterhouse coopers. i ban any career with pcw in 1948 and have been advising companies for over 30 years. i'm joined by james bowers, also a cpa and partner in the pwc tax practice. having joined pwc in 1976, mr. bower has been advising clients with respect to tax obligations for over 37 years. i'm also joined by steven williams, managing director with pwc. mr. williams is an economy exist holds a masters degree with concentration in international economics. he has been we pwc since 1982 and specializes the transfer pricing for 28 years. understand that today's hearing relates to the tax implications of a business reorganization that caterpillar gap 15 years ago. i was one of the pwc partners who provided advice in connection with the matter. mr. bowers is a tax partner who ass

mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. senator king has graciously yielded to senator hagan. >> thank you. thank you, chairman levin and senator king. i too want to express my deep concern, my heartfelt prayers and condolences to what's taking place at ft. hood now, and particularly to all the families and all the service members, men and women and families on that base. and all of north carolina is wishing those same thoughts and prayers. i did want to make one statement on the 440th air lift wing. i am deeply concerned with an air force proposal would remove all of the c-130s stationed at pope army airfield at ft. bragg. the airborne mission is probably the best example of the importance of joint operations, and it's critical to ensure input from all stake holders before significant decisions are made. i want you to know that i'm committed to ensuring the readiness of the 82nd airborne, which is the heart of our global response force and our special operations forces and our other units at ft. bragg, and we can chad about that later. but my first question i wanted to ask about maintaining our technological superi

levin gets the scoop. this is a very, very sad story. >> according to tmz this morning, donald, it says apparently mr. talk to my lawyer. there are at least 100 hours of this guy on tape because apparently he told her, tape me because i'm forgetful and i want to remember what i had to say. that kind of sounds like part of a defense. i'm a little forgetful. i don't know what i'm doing. >> i think he could be out of it. frankly, based on his actions. he could be pretty much out of it in terms of his whole mentality. the whole thing is so crazy and the way she led him along, she should -- he should know if he were there, if he was with it, he would know after one or two of those questions that she was asking that there is something going on here. you look at the way he's being baited, just constantly being baited. i read part of the transcript and it was ridiculous. you sort of pick that up very quickly. so whether he's out of it or not, what he said was despicable and everybody i think agrees with that. i think probably very strong action is going to have to be taken by the commissioner. >> right. you h

senator levin and the senate armed services committee and to this house and its armed services this tee for rectifying residents,ght to our the ones who have given the most to their country. mr. speaker, i read an honor simply a few of the very distinguished washingtonians who have served in the armed forces because some them stand out with great particularity. had was a city which segregation, racial segregation imposed on it by the congress of the united states until the 1960's. that is even though, until that time, the majority of the population of the district of columbia was not african-american, but was white. yet even during that period, that period of segregation, when african-americans were entering the armed services from every part of the country, the first african-american army general, born in this city. the first african-american air force general, born in this city. the first african-american naval academy graduate, born in this city. the first african-american air force academy graduate, born in this city. this roster continues to this very day. the first deputy commandant of the u.s. coast guard, serving as i speak, admiral manson brown, born in this city an

mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: mr. president, i hope for and expect a strong bipartisan vote today for legislation to extend emergency unemployment benefits through the end of may, and applies retroactively from the point that emergency benefits expired in december. this is an important victory that i wish had come much, much sooner. sooner for the 80,000 michiganians who have gone without unemployment benefits and the thousands more who stand to lose them if congress fails to act. these benefits keep food on the table and a roof overhead for families affected by job loss through no fault of their own. the idea that some of our colleagues have advanced that unemployment insurance gives workers an excuse not to find a job is as inaccurate as it is insulting. for all but a handful of recipients, unemployment benefits are not a free pass from working, but the economi