mr. moran: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kansas reserves. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. inslee: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from connecticut, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for two minutes. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i thank the gentleman from washington, and i rise in support of this bipartisan legislation that will protect american jobs and ensure competitiveness fairness in the contract bid for the next aerial refueling tanker. in may the house voting 410-8 on a similar amendment to the defense authorization bill to require the pentagon to take into account the illegal subsidies that have distorted this competition from day one. the choice for the next generation tanker contract is clear. we can give the contract to an american company, boeing, and support an estimated 55,000-plus good, high-skilled jobs across this country. or we can give the contract to a european company, airbus. thus, creating

president vietor: maybe the commission secretary can do that, unless, mr. moran, you are comfortable? commissioner moran: what was distributed to the calendar, amended in three respects, one dealing with option 5, the second to delete a final resolved clause, and then there's the isg transfer. commissioner: that would help east palo alto? commissioner moran: it does not help them today, but, frankly, that problem is been there for decades. president vietor: but i think in that light, the record should state the conversation we have had in regards to east palo alto and the acknowledgement that there may be other equity issues involved. so i will call the vote. all of those in favor? opposed? the motion carried. thank you, commissioners, and think you all for coming to speak. we appreciate it. mr. secretary, next item, please. secretary housh: madam president, item number 11, a discussion and possible action to authorized. approve the amendments dealing with irrigation, clarifying definitions and terms of compliance. ritchie will present. >> it went to the board of

i completely agree with mr. moran observation that the qualification that we intentional tuck in there gives you the discretion to go ahead and wait until it is appropriate. seems to me you wait until you are convinced there's a problem and you've come up with a solution to that problem that isn't going to unnecessarily burden the rest of the market. >> mr. chilton, with regard to the massive passives, dodd-frank, after we wrestled with this a lot, gave additional discretion to the commission to distinguish among classes of traders and imposing position limits and also gave additional discretion of the commission with regard to exemptions. i kind of understand that y'all are now thinking about we're going to distinguish bona fide hedgers, and then call everybody else specklators. but within that everybody else class of specklators, there's the massive passives, and there are a bunch of other people. there are traditional large market traders that take both sides. there are market makers, hooks like that. have you give

mr. moran: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank my very good friend and extraordinary leader on the judiciary committee, congressman scott. i appreciate your principle, congressman scott. and i'm not surprised he has strong backing nor am i of the fact that representatives maloney and smith offered this. this is bipartisan. there is no reason to oppose this. and every reason for this entire congress to get behind it. you know, it could happen to anyone really that has a family. we're talking about adolescent girls, girls who are growing up and sometimes they have a challenging family environment, but oftentimes it's the challenge of being an adolescent, lots of emotional issues and all. and sometimes, they'll run away trying to prove something to their parents. oftentimes they go to the mall. the mall closest down. they are afraid they don't want to give up to their parents or whatever, and a predator starts scling the mall, an older guy, someone who suggests will get them food, find them a place to stay and they trust

madam speaker, first of all, i want to thank the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. manzullo, for providing us this opportunity to recognize the contributions of the national council for international visitors, particularly on this 50th anniversary, and the importance of citizen diplomacy to the united states. while taking the person-to-person contacts, madam speaker, when they have an opportunity to live and work alongside americans is often more than opinion change gsing, they can be life changing. the diversity, industry of our people can shatter stereotypes and shatter prestigious far more effectively than press statements and media campaigns. for these reasons, citizen diplomacy is an important tool for increasing global understanding of american values. one significant component of our public diplomacy activities has been the international visitor leadership program, a state department program that brings thousands of current and emerging professional leaders to the u.s. every year for carefully designed short-term visits.

mr. moran from kansas. merchandise woolsey from california. -- ms. woolsey from california. mr. diaz-balart from florida. mr. grayson. ms. ros-lehtinen. mr. franks of arizona. under think speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. it's been an interesting day here on the floor. as always, it's an honor to have a chance to speak here. what we have just witnessed was not a pleasant event. it's terribly sad. tragic when anybody in congress, especially a leader, a chairman, is found to have engaged in conduct inappropriate to such a degree as a member of congress, particularly as the chairman of the tax code writing committee. we've heard some things that were a little bit surprising. i heard chairman rangel say there was no self-enrichment. i heard people talk about the lack of precedent for something like this to have such a horrible sentence as to have to stand before the speaker and be told to pay the taxes that were actually due

with that, i yield to the gentleman from maryland, mr. moran, the balance of my time. mr. moran: i thank migrate friend, mr. langevin from rhode island. madam speaker, no one has brought more passion to the floor of this congress than patrick kennedy. patrick has never hesitated to speak out for the poor and the powerless, those who faced mental and physical disabilities , those who needed someone on their side. the kennedy family has always been about bringing the marginalized out from the shadows. and so the entire kennedy clan should be so proud of this man, patrick kennedy and this nation should be as grateful for his presence in this congress. and let me emphasize, madam speaker, the fact that mental health parity would not have become law if it had not been for patrick kennedy. that is a legacy for which this nation should always be grateful. patrick kennedy's legacy will continue for generations to come. we can't thank him enough for his service to this nation and this congress. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. smith from new jersey. mr.

mr. moran: they don't bend over and pick it up and drop it in a trash can they keep kicking it. that's what we're going to dwosme knew in 2001 and fwee, when we were told these tax cuts would expire in 2011, they weren't going to expire. and they're not going to expire either in an election year. our president is going -- isn't going to run on a platform that he's going to raise your taxes. with regard to social security, do we really think that next year we're going to increase payroll taxes by what will amount to a third? from 4 to 6 1/4%? we aren't going to do that. we are going to take money out of the general revenue fund. you know, what we're talking about is not $900 billion. it's really about $4 trillion. that's what we're committing ourselves to. and yet, back in 2001, president bush inherited a surplus, imagine, think about that because it's not going to happen in our lifetime or our children or grandchildren after this vote is taken tonight, but we had a projected surplus of $5.6 trillion. at the end of 010, we were going to have our debt paid off, instead of $12 tril

mr. moran, kansas. mr. defazio, oregon. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. klein: madam speaker, i rise today to thank all my colleagues here in the house and especially my constituents back home in south florida. the opportunity to serve in this body has been the privilege and honor of a lifetime. i truly have been honored and feel honored to have been entrusted with the responsibility of fighting for families, businesses, seniors and veterans in our community every single day. and fight we did. when i came in four years ago we were challenged with a war. we were challenged with a lot of other things. as those years have passed there have been new challenges, the economy and others. together we fought to take on skyrocketing homeowners insurance costs in florida and other places. we wrote a commonsense solution that makes insurance look and work like its supposed to. it wasn't easy but we brought together every single member of florida's de

moran. >> the deputy superintendent, mr. carranza, is going to be sending something out. we hope to talk to you as a committee as a whole, but that is not happening. parents are already approaching board members and different parent groups, and people are anxious to get involved in the process. we thought it would be good to give the information at least in writing, and then we have something schedules. unfortunate, i think the next meeting is not until the 18th or a little further into january, but we did want to get that information out to you, and we would like to bring you progress reports. we would like to bring you are thinking as we go through the project, so we just want to think about how we do that, so you will receive something tomorrow. chair wynns: ok, any member of the public wishing to speak? commissioner mendoza? all right, thank you for coming. we appreciate's everybody attendants and work. the meeting is adjourned. -- everybody -- we appreciate every's buddy -- everybody's attendance and work. the meeting is adjourned. don't say at. that's n true. leftan

mr. obey for working with us and his staff and my good friend, the chairman of the subcommittee, chairman moran, for working with us for a bipartisan solution to a real problem. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from wisconsin continues to reserve. the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, for my last speaker, i believe, i'm pleased to yield one minute to mr. turner of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. turner: i rise in strong opposition to this c.r. specifically because of section 2142. the democrats are holding hostage the funding necessary to sustain our nuclear weapons and nuclear facilities until the senate ratifies the new stark treaty. the administration opposes this provision. in fact its offered its unequivocal commitment to recapitalize and modernize the enterprise. for important issues that must be resolved. russian intentions, missile defense limitations and nuclear modernization. just yesterday, myself and incoming armed services committee chairman mckeon and 14 others

mr. crowley: on september 11, my cousin john moran was in tower two and said i want to make a difference.de a difference in the lives of these people we are saving. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's remarks will appear in the record. a member asking to insert remarks may include a simple declaration of sentiment toward the question under debate but not embellish the request with extended remarks. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. burgess: i yield to the the gentlewoman from new york for a unanimous consent request. ms. slaughter: i rise in strong support of this bill. a lot of us are going to sleep a lot better now knowing this bill has been passed and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. rangel, for the purpos

mr. obey for working with us and his staff and my good friend, the chairman of the subcommittee, chairman moran, for working with us for a bipartisan solution to a real problem. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from wisconsin continues to reserve. the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, for my last speaker, i believe, i'm pleased to yield one minute to mr. turner of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. turner: i rise in strong opposition to this c.r. specifically because of section 2142. the democrats are holding hostage the funding necessary to sustain our nuclear weapons and nuclear facilities until the senate ratifies the new stark treaty. the administration opposes this provision. in fact its offered its unequivocal commitment to recapitalize and modernize the enterprise. for important issues that must be resolved. russian intentions, missile defense limitations and nuclear modernization. just yesterday, myself and incoming armed services committee chairman mckeon and 14 others

mr. obey for working with us and his staff and my good friend, the chairman of the subcommittee, chairman moran, for working with us for a bipartisan solution to a real problem. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from wisconsin continues to reserve. the gentleman from california. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, for my last speaker, i believe, i'm pleased to yield one minute to mr. turner of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. turner: i rise in strong opposition to this c.r. specifically because of section 2142. the democrats are holding hostage the funding necessary to sustain our nuclear weapons and nuclear facilities until the senate ratifies the new stark treaty. the administration opposes this provision. in fact its offered its unequivocal commitment to recapitalize and modernize the enterprise. for important issues that must be resolved. russian intentions, missile defense limitations and nuclear modernization. just yesterday, myself and incoming armed services committee chairman mckeon and 14 others