mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, again, i want to urge my colleagues to vote yes on this motion to consider so that we can debate and pass this important piece of legislation today. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. all time for debate has expired. the question is shall the house now consider the resolution. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the question for consideration is decided in the affirmative. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one hour. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. and for the purpose of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. dreier. all time for consideration is for debate only. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on house resolution 961. the s

mr. mcgovern mentioned, was called to st. patrick's cathedral in new york by the cardinal to receive the title of dama malta. one of the catholic church's highest honors. moreover, mrs. blute also served as a dedicated board member of various community organizations, some which have been mentioned, including the nazareth home for boys in massachusetts and the muster seed home in worcester, massachusetts. she was the trustee of the shrewsbury library as well as her membership in the shrewsbury guard club, the lady's ax ilry of st. vincent's hospital and part of the medical society. mrs. blute spent several years volunteering for aid to incarcerated mothers. as so eloquented stated by her beloved husband, robert, mrs. blute's lifelong ambition was to, quote, perform each of the works of mercy, to feed the hungry, to help the poor, to visit the prisoner and give aid to the sick and the stranger. mrs. blute's striving purpose was evidence time and time again through her many good deeds. among them was the kindness and generosity t

mr. mcgovern: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to claim the time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: thank you, madam speaker. first, i want to commend president obama for thinking long and hard about the course he believes the united states should take in afghanistan. that kind of deliberation is a welcome change from the previous administration. i also want to commend him for making it crystal clear that the united states of america condemns torture. unfortunately, on the issue of troop levels in afghanistan i believe the president has reached the wrong conclusion. sending 30,000 more u.s. troops to afghanistan will make it 30,000 times harder to extraindicate ourselves from this mess. if our fight is truly with al qaeda, then we're in t

mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. ms. woolsey of california. ms. edwards of maryland. mr. nadler of new york. mr. denazzo of oregon. mr. polis of colorado. ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. doggett of texas. mr. holt of new jersey. and mr. grayson of florida. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. moran: 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. gingrey today for five minutes. mr. murphy today for five minutes. mr. mcclintock today for five minutes. and ms. foxx today and december 16 for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. young of florida for today until 3:30 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced p

mr. mcgovern of massachusetts, mr. defazio of oregon, mr. langevin of rhode island, mr. murphy of connecticut, ms. dahlkemper from pennsylvania, ms. woolsey of california, mr. is a plan from the northern marianne nass islands, ms. kaptur from -- northern marianas islands, ms. kaptur, and mr. stupak of michigan. the chair: without objection. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. . ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, i rise today to reinforce the call to action by the american people. as we watch the recovery grow and wall street strive, the american people need an answer to unemployment. i will be introducing legislation to provide one year training for those individuals out of work and be allowed to keep their unemployment and keep a stipend. i believe as a member of the new jobs caucus that is led by members from chicago and from ohio and members from around the nation, that we need to expand our domestic energy resources by exploring natural gas. i also believe it is important to address those individuals who have been chronicically unemployed. in addi

mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: thank you, madam speaker. i thank my colleague for yielding, and i rise in support of this rule and specifically i rise in support of the jobs for main street act, which was made in order under this rule. this bill will provide $48 billion for highways, transit and other infrastructure projects. $27 billion to hire teachers, police, firefighters, and for other job training programs. that's $75 billion for job creating programs that are proven successes and will help put americans back to work. on top of that, the jobs for main street act provides $79 billion in emergency relief funding that will go to critical safety net programs like unemployment benefits, health insurance for unemployed workers, federal matching funds for medicaid, and funding for the child tax credit. all told, madam speaker, the jobs for main street act is a good bill, one that will build on the success of the recovery act that was signed into law earlier this year and one that will put people back to wor

mr. jim mcgovern of massachusetts. he spoke these exact words on the floor over two years ago regarding what he eloquently and accurately called a martial law rule. which is what we are being asked toer consider here today. we are being asked to consider this outrageous process on the house floor today and yet the democratic party knows it's not the right thing to do. it was not right then. and it's not right now. my friends on the other side of the aisle know it's not right, and that's why they spoke up at the time, and i agree with them. last month the democrat majority warlede barreled a 2,037-page health care bill through congress forcing government-run health care on every single american. today in similar form they are considering a 1,300-page federal takeover of the financial services industry. 1,300-pages. this is simply another example of the government overstepping its boundary into the private market courtesy of the democratic party. this monstrous financial reform package include provisions to extend tarp,