mr. moran: i would ask the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. moran: thank you very much. mr. president, i have visited hospitals in my state many times. in fact, there are 128 community hospitals in kansas, and i have visited each and every one of them once and in many instances two or three times. in fact, just last weekend when i was home in kansas, i visited my hometown hospital mercy in manhattan, kansas, and it's a very useful exercise. i would encourage my colleagues to spend time with health care providers. in the case of hospitals, it gives you the opportunity to visit with hospital administrators, the c.e.o.'s, the opportunity to visit with nurses and patients, with physicians and get a feel for what's going on in the delivery of health care in your state. i certainly know how valuable that is to me. one of the interests i have in serving in congress is a belief that the way we live our limes at home in kansas is something very special, and it's something that is worth trying to make certain is around for many years to come. in fact, fo

mr. moran's last appropriations bill. i'm happy to know my friend will be leaving this body that he loves on a high note. enthusiastically supporting the subcommittee. jim, we're grateful for you and your service and we salute you. also want to thank chairman rogers for his incredible support and leadership and his role for bringing this omnibus bill forward. lastly, i want to thank the scorers of appropriation committee staff who has been working day and night and weekends on this package for many weeks and even worked through their thanksgiving holiday to produce this legislation. the staff of the appropriations committee deserves our appreciation and gratitude. this is a good bill, mr. speaker. i urge members on both sides of the aisle to support it. with that, merry christmas, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentlelady from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i am very pleased to yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, our min

mr. moran: mr. president, thank you very much. i'm on the floor this afternoon to speak briefly about the american savings promotion act. this is house resolution 3374. my understanding is that this bill may soon pass the senate. it was passed by the house of representatives in september. i wanted to speak just briefly about its value to our country, to its citizens and to our country's future. this is a really pretty narrow kind of circumstance, i think with brought consequences. i think we as american citizens if there is a primary responsibility we have in being a citizen of this country is to make sure, among other things, that we pass on to future generations of americans the opportunity to pursue the american dream, to be able to have an idea to pursue a business plan, to save for your family's children's education, to save for your own retirement, to prepare for yourself a bright financial future. unfortunately, many americans struggle to do that. certainly, one of the aspects of that circumstance is that there is very litt

mr. moran's last appropriations bill. i'm happy to know my friend will be leaving this body that he loves on a high note. enthusiastically supporting the subcommittee. jim, we're grateful for you and your service and we salute you. also want to thank chairman rogers for his incredible support and leadership and his role for bringing this omnibus bill forward. lastly, i want to thank the scorers of appropriation committee staff who has been working day and night and weekends on this package for many weeks and even worked through their thanksgiving holiday to produce this legislation. the staff of the appropriations committee deserves our appreciation and gratitude. this is a good bill, mr. speaker. i urge members on both sides of the aisle to support it. with that, merry christmas, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentlelady from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i am very pleased to yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, our min

speaker i am pleased to yield one minute to mr. moran, a distinguished ranking member of the appropriations committee who was planning to retire and we will miss him greatly and wish him good luck. >> the jammin from virginia is recognized for one minute. the house will be in order. jammin from virginia. >> thanked -- gentleman from virginia. forhank you mr. speaker, 200 years this government has functioned on behalf the american people and it has functioned for the art of compromise. conservatives, liberals and democrats and republicans have decided what was in the best interest of the nation. this appropriation bill is in the best interest of this nation. it does reflect a compromise that i would say to my colleagues in the democratic side that this is a good bill. this reflects our priorities and this is our last chance to have those priorities reflected in an appropriations bill. me thatur staff told for 2.5 weeks she has not seen her children before they had to go to bed and the reason is that she has been working night after night

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mr. chairman, ranking member moran, members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to testify and the opportunity to be called an expert at something. because that is cool. i do not know if he know who i am at all. you probably never saw "knocked up," mr. chairman -- >> i want the record to note, i wager this is the first time at any congressional hearing in history the words "knocked up" have been uttered. >> you are not going to like the rest of this been -- then. [laughter] and i met met my wife my mother-in-law and she admitted to herself and then to me something off was -- something was off with her mother. her mother had alzheimer's disease. at 55y after the strip years old, lauren's mother was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's. at this point, my impression of alzheimer's was what i assume impression is. i thought it was something that only really, really old people got. and it meant them wearing mismatched shoes and being us to the same question over and over. this time, the only way i saw alzheimer's depicted on television,

mr. chairman, ranking number moran. thank you for the opportunity for me to testify today, and the opportunity for me to because an expert on something, because that is cool. i don't know if you know me at all. you told me you never saw "knocked up," so that is a little insulting. [laughter] >> i want the record to note that this is the first time in any congressional hearing in history that the words "knocked up" ever -- [laughter] >> you're not going to like the rest of this. [laughter] answer theuld question -- i am aware this has nothing to do with the legalization of marijuana. [laughter] if you can believe it, this concerns something i find even more important. i started dating my wife nine years ago, when her mother was almost 54 years old. the first time i met her parents, being the mensch that i am, i was excited to spend time with them and make her think i was the kind of guy i should continue dating. this trip, when i first met my now mother-in-law, lauren admitted to myself and then something to me that some

mr. moran: thank you, mr. speaker. it is my honor to introduce and welcome reverend aaron mcenress, from the unitarian universalist church of arlington which is in the heart of my congressional district. the reverend is an accomplished religious leader who thrives on collaboration and draws his energy from working with people. he has led a life of service and generosity, caring for his neighbors and working to protect his flock. i'm proud to share his views as a passionate supporter of marriage equality, of addressing the disparity in wealth and income throughout the country, of workers' rights, and addressing the growing problems caused by global climate change. he has spent years trying to improve the daily lives of the neediest among us. he holds a masters of beginity from this immediateville theological seminary, and a bachelor of science in labor studies. he is well able to lead a well-informed and politically active congregation. i'm proud to call him a valued constituent and thank him for opening our day with su

mr. moran: since you commend doc hastings for his career in congress, we joined in that. mr. miller: we battled over california water when he came to the congress and when i came to the congress. the last days of our legislative action, we were once again be discussing california water. that's the twist and the turns that this -- that this place takes with legislation, but i want to thank him for his service and leadership of the resources committee. he know house dear those issues are to me. my many years of service on that committee. i thank you for your fairness in dealing with a lot of the issues and as mr. defazio pointed out, it's not about whether we always agree, it's about whether you can work out and where you could get on particular issues. thank you for yielding. mr. defazio: reclaiming my time. directly to the legislation before us, mr. speaker, you know, for too long, firl policies have unfairly disadvantaged -- federal policies have unfairly disadvantaged western oregon and obviously elsewhere around the country. after signing many treaties with the western ore

elizabeth moran urged her colleagues to join her in opposing the rollback of the financial rules. officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: mr. president, yesterday came to the floor to call on house democrats to withhold their support from the omnibus spending bill until one provision is removed. the provision was slipped in at the last minute to benefit wall street. in fact, it was written by lobbyists for citicorp. that provision means big money for a few big banks. it would let derivatives traders on wall street gamble with taxpayer money and when it all blows up require the government to bail them out. just to be clear, i want to read the title of the part of the law that will be repealed if this provision is not stripped out of the omnibus. the title: "prohibition against

moran and the entire kansas delegation. join me in supporting senate bill 1434. thank you, mr. speaker, and i resevere. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from illinois. mrs. bustos: i rise today in support of s. 1434 which designates the commune-based outpatient clinic as lieutenant general richard j. sites community-based outpatient clinic. he served in the army for 37 years. among the medals, silver star, two bronze stars and the purple heart. was awarded and given france's highest distinction, legion of honor. in world war ii, general seitz was in command of a batallion of paratroopers who won two attacks during the battle of the bulge. he was only 28 years old at the time. he served after world war ii, earning his first general star in 1963. second star in 1967 and finished his career in 1978 as a three-star general. following his retirement, general seitz stayed dedicated to those who served. and frequently visited fort riley to greet returning and deploying units. as a native of kansas, general seitz returned to kansas in