mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: i have no disagreement with the gentlelady from north carolina in terms of trying to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in government. i think we all -- are all for a leaner government, but we're not for a meaner government and that's what the republican policies is about, a meaner government. there is a story i'll submit for the record that -- g.o.p. medicare plan could lead to rationing. making it more difficult for our senior citizens to get health care by basically obliterating medicare. you can save a few short bucks in the short term but not help them in the long term. i don't know how that's right. i didn't talk about the past in my opening statement. the gentlelady did. i want the record clear about the past and how we got in this mess. when bill clinton left office we had -- we eliminated the deficit and we were paying down the debt. we had all-time high job growth. geo

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mr. mcgovern, controls the time. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, at this time i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. andrews: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, madam speaker. we need to work together to change america, to stop borrowing so much money and jeopardizing the future of our country. we agree on that. but it's important that we understand that it's not the way to do that to end medicare. and here's what ending medicare means to the seniors and disabled people of this country. today if a person on medicare has a medical problem, they choose their doctor. the doctor and the patient decide what should happen nens next and med care -- what should happen next and medicare pays the lion share of the bill. this is a system that works for america's seniors and works for america's di

mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: thank you. madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this closed rule and to the ridiculous, meaningless, and unconstitutional underlying legislation. today the republican leadership has brought forward a bill that they call without any apparent trace of irony, the government shutdown prevention act of 2011. this bill was introduced on wednesday and rushed to the floor without the 72 hours of notice that the republicans promised. even though the bill was referring to four different committees, not a single hearing has been held. not a single markup has taken place. where is the openness, where is the fairness? this process is lousy. this bill would not only -- this bill would not only have no practical effect, it's not even remotely constitutional. if my friends on the other side of the aisle want to put out a press release or series of talking points, hey, it's a free contry.

mr. mcgovern: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this closed rule and to the underlying bill. and i want to re-enforce the comments of the gentlelady from new york when she said that the issue of defunding planned parenthood or what your opinion is about the affordable care act really has no place in this debate. it shouldn't be tied to anything, and the fact of the matter is that they're intentionally injecting these kind of polarizing issues and obviously all of my friends on the democratic side, that's the reason why you should vote against this rule. i'm pleased that the republican leadership of the house decided that it was not in anyone's interest to shut down the government. i'm also pleased th the leadership ignored the chance of shut it down coming from the most extreme elements of their party. but i'm not pleased, madam speaker, with this so-called compromise. this bill cuts the wrong things too deeply and ignores some of the things that could stand to be cut. the cuts target t

mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: i rise in strong opposition to this rule an the underlying legislation which is an assault on science and reason. indeed it is an assault on the very air we breathe my republican friends continue to bury their heads in the sand. last night in the rules committee, along with my colleagues, earl blumenauer and peter welsh, i offered an amendment to end taxpayer funded subsidies to big oil, something the republican leadership refused to do. these subsidies have helped b.p., chevron, conoco phillips, exxonmobil and shell make a combined profit of nearly $1 trillion over the past decade. that's trillion with a t. give me a break. our amendment would have raised $40 billion that would have gone straight toward deficit reduction. unfortunately, but not surprisingly, our amendment was defeat odden a party line vote. that shows exactly where the republican priorities are, madam speaker. a radical redistribution of wealth from the middle class and the poor to the wealthiest people and

mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this closed rule and to the underlying bill. and i want to re-enforce the comments of the gentlelady from new york when she said that the issue of defunding planned parenthood or what your opinion is about the affordable care act really has no place in this debate. it shouldn't be tied to anything, and the fact of the matter is that they're intentionally injecting these kind of polarizing issues and obviously all of my friends on the democratic side, that's the reason why you should vote against this rule. i'm pleased that the republican leadership of the house decided that it was not in anyone's interest to shut down the government. i'm also pleased that the leadership ignored the chance of shut it down coming from the most extreme elements of their party. but i'm not pleased, madam speaker, with thi

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker. on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [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 gentleman from oregon. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. members will please take their conversations from the floor. the speaker pro tempore: members, take your conversations from the floor. members will take conversations from the floor. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from oregon. mr. walden: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker. the house is still not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members will please take their conversations from the floor. mr.

mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this closed rule and to the underlying bill. and i want to re-enforce the comments of the gentlelady from new york when she said that the issue of defunding planned parenthood or what your opinion is about the affordable care act really has no place in this debate. it shouldn't be tied to anything, and the fact of the matter is that they're intentionally injecting these kind of polarizing issues and obviously all of my friends on the democratic side, that's the reason why you should vote against this rule. i'm pleased that the republican leadership of the house decided that it was not in anyone's interest to shut down the government. i'm also pleased that the leadership ignored the chance of shut it down coming from the most extreme elements of their party. but i'm not pleased, madam speaker, with thi

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, it is hard to believe but in less than 12 hours the government will shut down unless congress acts. the republican leadership should bring a clean c.r. to this floor free of all their controversial riders so that we can keep the government running for another few days so negotiators can continue their talks and get a deal. but it is outrageous that today we are not doing that. we are bringing a net neutrality bill to the floor which has nothing to do with anything and we should be spending our time talking about how -- instead how we should save the jobs of hundreds of thousands of people in the balance if this government shuts down. how we should save the social safety net because it's gone if this government shuts down. the republicans should stop holding this government hostage and stop using these controversial social riders as ransom. we need to keep this government going. we need to get a deal. take this net neutrality bill off the floor today. instead bring a clean c.r

mr. mcgovern: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, the hunger fast of 2011, the efforts by anti-hunger leaders to highlight the draconian cuts to important lifesaving programs included in h.r. 1, the house republican budget proposal, continues to expand. every day the number of hunger fast participants increases, every day awareness of these cuts to those programs that provide a circle of protection rises. every day the resolve to fight these cuts grow. i am thankful and proud of these brave americans who are giving up food to fight against these harmful cuts to programs like w.i.c. as well as other programs. this weekend more joined this effort, including the heads and members of scei, moveon, and others. budgets are moral documents and the cuts in h.r. 1 cross that line. i stand with the participants of the hunger fast in opposition to the h.r. 1. instead of cutting programs that help people get access to food and nutrition, we should commit ourselves to ending hunger in america. i yield back the balance of my

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, last week usaid administrator testified before the house subcommittee on foreign operations. in his testimony he said, and i quote, these are conservative estimates, that h.r. 1 would lead to 70,000 kids dying, end quote. this means conservatively speaking that the g.o.p. budget cuts could result in the deaths of 70,000 children around the world from disease, from hunger, from lack of basic immunizations, mosquito nets and food. these brutal cuts are not only a stain on the moral conscience of this house, they directly undermine our national security and our economic future. over 23,000 people from faith groups and other organizations are fasting in protests to these draconian cuts. join them at hungerfest.org. i ask my colleagues to restore funding for these humanitarian and developmental organizations. the lives of our children are at stake. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does

mr. mcgovern. i mean, for me it would be amazing to see how we are able to make those producers sustainable. that they can have prices that not only meet some people here making big bucks can afford so we can have small farmers who come for the food so that the lower segment can afford it. talking about national securities, we see what happened in the bank industry. we see banks very much put us on the edge of economic meltdown and still i have no clue what happened. >> jose, before -- >> you can start a revolution. [laughter] >> yeah, i know that -- >> yeah but -- >> i'm american now. [laughter] >> talk about american security. we don't have to be regulating government. good for car gil and their investors and to have good companies like this and to have the sources of us and it's really put for thought. and it's such a company to agree so large and they said. and now you're happy to feed your children. i can give you 100 answers but sooner or later we're going to see that having the foot producti

mr. mcgovern: americans from all walks of life are saying enough. over 23,000 people, mes of churches, mosques, synagogues, clergy and lay people are fasting in opposition to the budget cuts. democrats stand with those fasting in opposition to the cuts to programs that make up the circle of protection. the programs that protect the hungry and the most vulnerable both here at home and around the world. we can and should and we must do better. i urge my republican colleagues, stop your assault on the floor -- on the poor, top your assault against the poor. you can read more at www.hungerfast.org. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: the united states is engaged in a new concept of war. no longer will the united states go to war only when it's in our national security interest. the oba -- obama doctrine is war in the name of humanity. secretary gates said military intervention in liby