mr. mccotter of michigan. mr. mccotter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. just two quick inquiries of the distinguished gentleman from ohio. first, i was wondering if you have considered the response from mr. munchus to be ndic -- to be indicative of the most transparent administration in history. and the question mark signifying the poor staffer who will be blamed if we continue this, unless of course someone confesses or the media actually looks into the matter, because i remember growing up and i watch reruns of "star trek" whenever captain and bones or spock would get on that transporter platform, there would always be somebody you didn't recognize. and you knew they weren't coming back. so when i see that question mark, i just think of the poor staffer that at the direction of someone else actually utilized the pen because if this inquiry continues as it will, you know that they may not be coming back. i yield. mr. latourette: i thank the gentleman. the answer to your question, first part, is clearly this is not indicative of transparency. all we want

mr. mccotter: yes. through the speaker, the gentleman from ohio first, i caution you if you continue to quote mr. feldman you may get a pg-13 rating for your special order. i would also like to point out many of us in detroit have grave concerns when the membership of the auto task force was announced because of the absence of the understanding of the auto industry and manufacturing. and to be quite honest with you the absence of some of the members owning cars. i yield back. mr. latourette: i thank the gentleman. that's where we were going to go next. there was a hearing here on capitol hill about three weeks ago and the judiciary committee and the witnesses were asked by a colleague of ours who joined us the last time we did this, mr. jordan of ohio, do any of of these individuals on the automobile be task force, have any expertise in how cars manufacturing our car dealership businses operate? the witness indicated the answer is none. they have no experience. and went on to say that the "wall street jo

mr. mccotter, a member of our leadership. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. mr. mccotter: i thank the gentleman. i rise in opposition to the conference report. precisely because it is about our troops. the bill that left this chamber with broad bipartisan support was 100% about our troops. and it is precisely now why it is only 80% about our troops and should not allow that 20% reduction die lute us. i had the opportunity to read that the treasury department had said that $10 billion in loan guarantees to auto manufacturing suppliers was a nonstarter. i come here tonight. i hear we have $108 billion for the i.m.f. this isn't only about our troops but about the hard men and working women that put money into the federal government not only to defend our country and make sure it's here when they get back. the $108 billion to the i.m.f., i didn't hear anyone losing their job or being asked to take a reduction in their health care benefits. i did not see anyone lose anything from t

mr. mccotter for today, mr. mcclintock for today and mr. mccotter for june 26. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair lays before the house a message from the senate. the clerk: i, nancy ericson, having custody of the seal of the united states senate, hereby certify that the attached record is a true and correct copy of a record of the united states senate, received by the united states senate sergeant at arms from samuel b. kent on june 24, 2009, and presented to the senate in open sessi o

mr. mccotter: thank you. today we will debate a bill by raising your taxes, taking your job and dictating your life. in my state of michigan with a 15% unemployment rate we know we cannot afford this cap and tax bill.

mr. mccotter: her name was neda, in far see it means the voice. true to her name she loved music, sought freedom and she's dead. shot down in the streets by an iranian regime, state-sanctioned murderers. she must not have died in vain. today, iranians and americans face a generational chance for freedom, one that assures a rogue regime's implosion prevents a confrontation. regret -- regrettably, our president is not following up on this. the president vapidly opined, it is up to iranians to make decisions about who iran's leaders will be. we respect iranian sovereignty. then as the crisis escalated, the president optimistcally noted, you've seen in iran some initial reaction from the supreme leader he understands the iranian people have deep concerns about the election and my hope is that the iranian people will make the right steps in order for them to express their voices, express their aspirations. tragically, the supreme leader's deep concern drove him to step on the throats of pro-democracy protesters like neda. next, the president said the r

mr. mccotter for june 23. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. . ms. kaptur: i ask that any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes revise and extend their remarks and include ex train material. ms. woolsey, mr. schiff, ms. kaptur all for 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, ms. woolsey from california. ms. kaptur: i ask to use ms. woolsey time. last sunday, treasury secretary geithner and the president's economic adviser, larry summers, both wall street men, wrote an editorial, laying out their case for financial regulatory reform or at least that's what they called it. it fell far short of the mark. they stated the basis of their proposal is the theory, and i quote, the financial system failed to perform its function as a reducer and distributor of risk. let me repeat that. their fundamental principl

mr. mccotter: i thank the speak speaker. from the streets voices rise to pray for deliver rans of liberty. others argue for apiecement and neutrality. we must choose wisely between these voices and visions, less we betray our allegiance to liberty. support of iran and democracy harms their cause and strengthens the regime, increases the repression and once the freedom seekers are slaughtered precludes quote good relations. their song is wrong. despite pronouncements america has not intervened. the illegitimate puppet ahmadinejad demands our pros tration at the regime's feet and all the while the regime butchers innocents. cnn recorded a call from a terrified girl who said dem administrators were being shot or thrown from bridges. she pleaded, quote, you should stop this. he should help the people of iran who demand freedom. you should help us. it's time to act. she was pleading to america. she was pleading to us. once another generational chance was seized, i quote, we developed our own language to communicate with each othe

mr. mccotter: there is a question of health care for americans. we have heard about how important it is our fellow americans to have access to quality affordable health care. and we hear that government is the answer. we hear if we spend $1 trillion we may be able to ensure 1/3 of our fellow citizens, extrapolate interesting that that means to insure all of the uninsured it would cost $3 trillion. we hear this must be done by august. government hayes -- haste makes taxpayer waist. we must do this properly and correctly. we cannot do it properly or correctly with an arbitrary deadline set by people who have to date passed bills they have not read, that have yet to work for the american people whose number one concern right now is keeping a job or finding one. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs obj

mr. mccotter, who represents plymouth, michigan. mr. mccotter: i thank the gentleman. i grew up in carl's district. we watched as he went from a wayne county commissioner to michigan state senator and then into this illustrious body. and as a young person growing up getting interested in politics, carl's example was an inspiration. it showed that a fine and decent gentleman could come from the smalltown of plymouth, retained his main street dues and do the people's business in the people's house. the last several years had not been kind to carl. he is in a far better place, and we are all diminished. our best goes out to his family, and we'd appreciate it if we keep him in your prayers. i yield back. mr. upton: mr. speaker, i ask for a moment of silence. the speaker pro tempore: members will rise. members in the gallery will rise for a moment of silence. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the question is on passage of the bill. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the bill is passed. >> i ask for a