ryan, and the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lucas, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on house resolution 379. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. ryan: madam speaker, with this i'll yield such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ryan: first of all, i'd like to thank chairman lucas for his work on passing a farm bill through the house. it was not an easy task. and the farm bill got a lot right in my judgment. it eliminated direct payments.

mr. lucas: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lucas: i'm overjoyed to be at this point in the farm bill process where we are on the verge of setting down with my friends in the other body and beginning to put the final bill together. this has been a long and challenging process for both myself, the ranking member, mr. peterson, and all members of the house agriculture committee. we have touched on many subject matters. we have had the most amazing open markups in committee with amendments almost beyond galore. twice we have been across the great floor of this body in an open process considering iterally 100-plus amendments almost every time it seems. from that process, we are now with a product ready to go to conference with the other body. this motion and the next two senses of congress resolution address several things that were decided on the floor of this house. while i appreciate the opportunity to reassess the judgments of

mr. lucas: i have no additional speakers. i realize my colleague has the right to close and reserve until just before he closes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma yields -- mr. ryan: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from maine. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognize for two minutes. ms. pin fwree: thank you, chairman ryan, for yielding me this time. i'm pleased to be on the floor for this bipartisan issue and i'm happy to be here along with the chair of the agriculture committee who i've had the privilege to work with though we don't agree on this issue. i was pleased to offer a similar amendment in the farm bill process and was glad to see mr. hanna speak on that earlier, this amendment was called the hanna-pingree amendment, i digress for a minute because i was particularly sentimental about that amendment because my daughter is named hanna pingree. i'm pleased to see we're back here scutsing this important topic. the sense of congress is a very small step toward a basic, commonsense ref

and before we started, mr. lucas and i were talking about the loss of 70,000 head of cattle and northern plains due to a snowstorm. i'm sure you all know about that. they have no theme help -- theme help and the farm service offices are shut. and i must tell you that this is gigantic thing but there are small things at her as we'll. i saw two groups of high school kids touring the capital today. and it's appeared, i know how many bake sales and how many carwashes it takes to raise the money to come to washington, to visit your national capital. and it broke my heart this morning, they can't even get into the capital and let somebody here, some member of congress is willing to give them a tour of the capitol because there's no one to do that. so before we start this come it's very important and we've looked forward to this, always about the pricing going up and what farmers are facing. i would like come if you could tell me, please, when you expect we will be dealing with the c.r.? do we have some idea? do you suspect

. >> also on the video shot by mr. lucasw through the same stop sign. >> something about the stop sign. >> it's right around a school, drives got to slow down. stop.t to stop at the stop sign. s >> when we come back remember best-selling author tom clancy? >> you know the name. na the month long trial pitting michael jackson's family against a. e. go. the jury's ruling and we'llll have reaction right after the break. time now is 4:52. very relaxing. are you sure you can't make it? but you come every year! you could be playing bingo right now! woooo! and there's movie night -- you love movies! [ laughs ] sorry honey, can't hear you -- bad connection. love you! [ laughs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] bold flavors for the bold hearted -- progresso heart healthy soup. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigge

peterson, and the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lucas, each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. peterson: thank you, mr. speaker. i will yield myself such time as i may consume. this motion contains two instructions for the farm bill conferees. one is to support the permanent law provisions in the senate farm bill and what we currently have and have had for years and years. the second is to support the senate position of a five-year re-authorization. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order. he house will come to order. the gentleman from minnesota may continue. continue.on: mr. peterson: the second is to support the senate amendment of the five-year supplemental nutrition assistance program. to be clear, this motion keeps intact the long standing alliance needed to pass a strong farm bill. america's two largest farm organizations, the american farm bureau federation and the national farmers administration, both wrote in opposition to h.r. 2642, the farm only farm bill. the farm burea

danny davis of illinois for today, mr. lucas of oklahoma for today and for tomorrow, mr. poe of texas for today and mr. rush of illinois for today and the balance of the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced the of january 3, 2013, gentleman from nevada, mr. horsford, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. horsford: thank you, mr. speaker. i would first ask for five legislative days to extends and revise legislative remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. horsford: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the congressional black caucus comes to the floor now entering the second week of the house republican-led government shutdown. instead of allowing a simple yes or no vote on a bill that funds the government, republicans continue to play irresponsible games that are hurting our country. the shutdown's impact on our already fragile economy as previously predicted is already beginning to take shape and is negatively affecting millions of americans. there is a

effec >>> also on that video shot by mr. lucas, there were cars that blew through that stop sign, too. >> he is watching. >>> 7:13 on this thursdayis morning. if you are a furloughed federal worker, if so, it's time for yor to start applying forfo unemployment. we have what you need to know aw our shutdown coverage continues. >>> we have details on a frightening attack on a new york city street that was caught on camera, the one involving dozeng of motorcyclists. who police just let go free. >>> as we head to the break, wee have a live look outside, julie wright will have the latest traffic, and tucker barnes the latest weather. coming up on severn 14:00. we wil7:14.we will be right bac. o february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. t

mr. chairman. i appreciate that very much. chairman lucas and chair stabenow, ranking member cochran, ranking member peterson, all my other colleagues, it is indeed a privilege to be here with you today to begin this farm bill conference committee. we've all worked very hard to get to this point, and that's probably the understatement of my statement, and have already made significant strides, i think, in achieving necessary reforms. for example, both bills do eliminate the direct payments and our commodity and disaster programs. we have heard consistently from producers in all regions, from ann arbor, michigan, to wichita, kansas, that crop insurance is their number one priority. our producers are willing to put their own skin in the game to protect themselves from disaster. the full house of representatives and the senate have made the commitment through the supplemental coverage option and other provisions that crop insurance is the most responsible farm safety net for farmers and the taxpayer. however, i do have concerns with several sen

mrs. d'amico? it was an accident! dude, she is totally hot. hey, luca, upstairs! get ready for school. hey, hey, hey! (sighing) i don't even remember getting out of bed. okay? it won't happen again. yeah, i know i said that last time, but this is different. how? how's it going to be different? i don't know, okay? but i'll talk to dr. bloom. maybe there's something we haven't tried yet. we've been to half the specialists in the city. the other half won't even take our insurance and now dr. bloom's telling me that... it doesn't matter. i'm sorry, i shouldn't have... is that why you're taking the extra shifts? to pay for my shrink? honey, i can handle the extra shifts. but this? this is driving me... crazy? yeah. runs in the family. (sighing) luca: quit jerking it, we're going to be late. coming! see you after school. hey, just keep your head down. don't make eyes at anybody unless you want to get shivved. (laughing) by the way, thank you for ignoring all of my texts last night. sorry, i wasn't home. no? i woke up at my neighbor's place again. it's getting worse. not just the sleepwalking

mr. chairman, i yield back. >> thank you, chairman lucas. i'd like to take a quick moment to wish a belated happy birthday to our colleague, marcia bunch. >>> the district i represent has part of lincoln's presidential suute. president lincoln did a lot. in fact, in the span of three months, abraham lincoln signed into law to create the department of agriculture, the land grant university system and the homestead act. now, if our predecessors can do all of that in three months, we augu ought to be able to take october, november and december and pass this bill. >>> crop insurance. i come to this table adds a staunch defender. earlier this year, just two floors above us, the secretary testified that crop ininsurance is working. this is a crucial risk management tool that requires our farmers to purchase a policy and experience a verifiable loss before collecting a dime. that's called having skin in the ganl. and it's far preferable than tens of billions of dollars woth of ad hoc disaster bills. we should be encouraging participation in this pr

lucas, be designated as chairman of the conference. if there is no objection -- there is a second. so ordered. mr. chairman. >> thank you, madan senate chairman. i think that's a good way to start the day, as a unanimous consent motion. most assuredly, you're exactly right. we're very fortunate to be at this table, to have an opportunity not only to try and move agricultural policy forward in this great nation, but to make sure that the tools are there for our farmers and ranchers, to make sure the safety net is there for farmers, ranchers, and consumers in this country and around the planet. you alluded a moment ago to the opportunity to work together with some very wonderful people at this table. rarely do you get the chance to work in this fashion as you and i have with the very people who were our mentors when we arrived and who are our partners now as we craft this policy together. i would just say to all my colleagues, i know that we face some daunting challenges, that we are working in a very complicated environment to craft a very technical bill that touches so many important parts of our

mr. coppola. those cost like $70,000. (narrator) in january 1973, with box office earnings of over $81 million, "the godfather" became the biggest grossing film of all time. francis and george lucasteven spielberg did become the dominant force in hollywood for a number of years. and still are the dominant force in hollywood within one way or another. it was a generation that had its finger on some very specific pulse. but i'd differentiate francis from lucas and spielberg who really were just kind of tapped into the american psyche. with spielberg, you see, it was a different thing. he comes from television. and we met in the early 70s. but he was a very different kind of person. when i turned 19, i made a movie in 35-millimeter called, "amblin." and that movie was seen by the then-head of t.v. at universal studios, sid sheinberg, who is now head of the studio. he saw the film, was impressed, asked me to come to his office. and he sort of bedazzled me by offering me this seven-year term contract and attempted to put me to work directing professional television shows. bill, step back this much. (steven spielberg) if i did learn one thing from t.v., it taught me to think quickly on

lucas, king of iowa, neugebauer, rogers of alabama, conaway, thompson of pennsylvania, austin scott of georgia, crawford, mrs. rovi, -- robey, mrs. noem, mr. sten ham, rodney davis of illinois, mcgovern, cintyre, mrs. dell bennie, from the committee on foreign affairs for consideration of title 3 of the house amendment and title 3 of the senate amendment, and modifications committed to the conference, messrs. royce, marino, and engel. from the committee on ways and means, for consideration of sections 1207 and 1301 of the house amendment and sections 1301, 1412, 1435 and 4204 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to the conference, messrs. camp, sam johnson of texas and mr. levin. for consideration of the house amendment and the senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference, messrs. southerland and ms. fudge. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members will take their conversations from the well. and take their conversations from the floor of the house. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. van hollen: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 4 of rul

mr. chairman. i appreciate that very much. chairman lucas chair stabenow, ranking member cochran, ranking member peterson, all my other colleagues, it is indeed a privilege to be here with you today to begin this farm bill conference committee. excuse me. we've all worked very hard to get to this point, and that's probably the understatement of my statement. and have already made significant strides, i think, in it achieving necessary reforms. for example, both bills do eliminate the direct payments and our commodity and disaster programs. we have heard consistently from producers in all regions, from yarn arbor, michigan, to wichita, kansas, that crop insurance is their number one priority. our producers are willing to put their own skin in the game to protect themselves against disaster. the full house of representatives and the senate have made the commitment to the supplemental coverage option and other provisions that crop insurance is the most responsible the farm safety net for farmers and for the taxpayer. however, i do have concerns