mr. murphy, i have a lot of respect for him. he's an iraqi veteran. he's done a lot of wonderful things for his constituents, but i have to con have i to mr. murphy that we're going to watch his vote today and i ask and plead as most of our constituents in that area, we ask them please, patrick, please vote no and kill this bill. >> reporter: richard rogers from pennsylvania. that's the message you hear near this tea party rally and then there will be back out here some of them will organizers say around five o'clock where they're going to circle the capital and what that means depends how many people come back out at five o'clock. kelly, back to you. >> we understand that the tea party has been calling their members of congress as well. now, on the other side of the coin, president obama or the white house has put out a message to its supporters to call the capitol as well. >> good job, thank you, i know it was quick, but thank you very much. >> i think that molly is caught in the crowd. can you hear me there? all right. apparently molly's been talki

mr. murphy is next. >> thank you. you mentioned that you were nervous serving as cochair.am sure you were nervous as an 18 year-old infantryman are paratrooper. we're not going to be asking you to jump out of any airplanes now or in the future. we appreciate your service to our country. this is an issue that the american people deeply value. i want to echo that what we are talking about is that this is a hearing not to discuss if we're going to repeal don't ask, don't tell. it is clear that secretary gates and barack obama are going to repeal the law. the question is how the services implement the repeal to make sure there is no disruption to the force. i am grateful that you volunteered to co-chair this working group. we should move forward with care. we should also understand that this review cannot be an excuse for july. a repeal must be a dual track process. the working group of the services must figure how to implement the changes but it is the duty of congress to change the law. there is no reason why these things cannot happen simultaneously. the 2010 defense author

mr. murphy. >> think you for that open statement, i could not agree more. it was a great honor to also teach what the constitution stands for for the next generation of military leaders when i taught at west point for a few years, and i deployed with those young people in the deployment after 9/11. i know there are going to be a lot of facts and studies thrown your way as you go about your due diligence. i am praying for you as everyone else in the country is, because it is important work. i'm sure ther n doubt -- the joint force quarterly, it talks about don't ask, don't tell. and for those that are not aware, the national defense university, the colonel spoke and gave a balanced view of the debate. i encourage everyone to read that article that i thought was very well done. i also want to point out some striking croak -- " that i thought were interesting. there were potential < -- lessons to learn from other countries. there was no mass exodus of heterosexuals. 62% refused to shower with the king soldier. 2/3 said they would not willingly serve in the mil

mr. murphy manson the problem. it was some of the joys and sorrows. i was talking with a lesbian colonel a week or two ago. she described a situation genus that as happened where somebody was serving in iraq and on skype was able to watch the birth of his child. sitting in right next jam was a lesbian woman who had a partner back home who was pregnant and she knew to not be able to do the same thing. she put herself at risk for losing her job and the ability to support her family. those are the kinds -- the risks that gays and lesbians feel. i do not see how you gather the information and exchanges you want. describe that for me. >> i expect to guard have people coming up to you, heterosexual, that have expressed views. my guess is you have not had full colonels come to you and say, someone he to know that i am a lesbian or gay. >> how are we going to do this together? >> i consider it a readiness issue. that woman will not be able to view the birth of her child. >> we do not have a great answer for you. >> we must find a way for the views of homosexu

mr. murphy: during the vietnam era, but my father was a world war ii marine veteran who had his knee shot out in the south pacific. my brother frank, who is now deceased, served in combat in vietnam and came home with post-traumatic stress. changed his whole life. my brother gary, vietnam-era veteran. my sister beth ann, army veteran. nephew iraq veteran. i come from a family who believes in service. the american family, large family of our nation believes in service to our country. yet, it is true that the death toll as the "washington post" reports in afghanistan is at least at 1,000. and we have to have this debate tore either recommit to continuing the war and giving the reasons to the troops why we're doing that or to suggest that maybe this is the opportunity for us to take a new direction. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, madam speaker. i yield three minutes to the the gentleman from illinois, mr. kirk, a member of the committee on appropriations. the

mr. murphy mr. blunt is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have remorse for the record and in addition, i would like to say that from the comments i made another maids in our hearing on this last year, about on served purses under- served areas continued to trouble me as we go into defining what on served areas are -- unserved areas, because you complete a competitor in an area that can barely handle one provider. i am concerned by that and concerned by net neutrality as in this plan, that might lead to needless regulation. i do believe that universal service reform and the spectrum planks of the new plan probably keep us away from the regulation if we focus on them than the others. thank you for holding this hearing and i hope that we become vigorous and active partners with the commission as you now look at the work product put before us and we do not make the kind of mistakes to slow down the great expansion that we have had in broadband over the last few years. and i yield back, mr. chairman. the gentleman from north carolina, mr. butte

mr. murphy, why shouldn't she catch heat? she left her son, a defenseless 4-year-old, alone with a man that nearly beat a 14-month-old to death. >> it could turn out to be, you know, if it turns out to be that he's the one that did this or somehow involved, or she should have known better, then fine. but right now, nobody really knows anything. it's -- i mean, they call it -- newburgh here, they call it news-berg, because rumors spread so fast through the streets. it's rampant. these are tough streets here. if people make up their mind on something, it can be tough on someone. >> to clark goldband, our producer on the story. clark, here's the reality. the mom left the 4-year-old. i'm talking to clark goldband, elizabeth. the mom left the 4-year-old with a man that nearly beat her 14-month-old to death in 1998. now, either he killed this child, the 4-year-old, or he didn't watch the child and he went outside and got murdered. those are the two choices. >> yes, nancy. those questions were actually brought up at a press conferen

mrs. murphy's, i don't care if it's a corner store that only sells the tomatoes they grew out back.ust sell those tomatoes to anybody who comes in the door. you must sell them. so you understand the strength of the interstate commerce clause as invoked by the courts in the past. and accepted by the courts. you understand that? >> absolutely. so if an insurance company turned down someone because they were black or because of their gender, that wouldn't be allowed. but this is not the case, this is where the federal government is saying you have to buy this. you can't be a cash payer for health care. you can't make private arrangements with your health insurance company, have you to buy this. >> you think hospitals should have to take care of a person who is injured in a traffic accident, right? they must take care of them, right? that's a law. >> that's a federal statute. yes. >> okay. thank you. i'm looking at it the other way. you have to help contribute to the cost of your medical care, if you expect it in extreme cases to always have somebody pay for it. whether there's a traffi

mr. murphy: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in opposition to this flawed health care bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. barton: madam speaker, i'd like to yield for one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. stearns. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. stearns: this incredibly expensive, $1 trillion health care bill will hurt many that simply currently have insurance. the bill will hurt veterans because it does not accept tricare as a qualified medical plan. it will hurt seniors by cutting medicare advantage to fund these new government programs. mr. stupak, no lawyer, will argue that an executived orer is law so the senate bill starts us on a path of government-sanctioned abortion on demand, paid for by taxpayers. the u.s. has a $1.5 trillion deficit and now we're adding $1.2 trillion over 10 years. the president pledged no family making under $250,000 would face tax increases, yet there are 12 new tax increases violating that pledge and 46% of families making less than $66,000 will be forced to pay the indiv

mr. murphy: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in opposition to this flawed health care bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. barton: madam speaker, i'd like to yield for one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. stearns. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. stearns: this incredibly expensive, $1 trillion health care bill will hurt many that simply currently have insurance. the bill will hurt veterans because it does not accept tricare as a qualified medical plan. it will hurt seniors by cutting medicare advantage to fund these new government programs. mr. stupak, no lawyer, will argue that an executived orer is law so the senate bill starts us on a path of government-sanctioned abortion on demand, paid for by taxpayers. the u.s. has a $1.5 trillion deficit and now we're adding $1.2 trillion over 10 years. the president pledged no family making under $250,000 would face tax increases, yet there are 12 new tax increases violating that pledge and 46% of families making less than $66,000 will be forced to pay the indiv

mr. murphy? -- merkley? mr. bennett? mr. shobi? -- shelby? mr. crapo? >> no. >> mr. vedder? mr. joe hand? mrs. hutchison? >> no by proxy. >> the vote is 13 ayes. 10 opposed. the measure is passed. >> let me thank my colleagues. if any members would like to make opening comments. senator schumer? i would be happy to do that. in the morning if you would like, i would be happy to do it then. if anyone else would like to be heard, we have got a few minutes. any members want to be heard bowman -- to be heard? senator corker bowma? anyone else? heard tonight. >> anything else? if not, i thank all the members. the committee will stand ad [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> secretary of state hillary clinton urged israel to make concessions in the peace process. her remarks are next. then we will hear from the israeli prime minister, and later, vice president joe biden on the economic stimulus package. tomorrow morning, we will get some historical perspective on the passage of the health care bill. george wa

mr. murphy is next. >> thank you. you mentioned that you were nervous serving as cochair. i am sure you were nervous as an 18 year-old infantryman are paratrooper. we're not going to be asking you to jump out of any airplanes now or in the future. we appreciate your service to our country. this is an issue that the american people deeply value. i want to echo that what we are talking about is that this is a hearing not to discuss if we're going to repeal don't ask, don't tell. it is clear that secretary gates and barack obama are going to repeal the law. the question is how the services implement the repeal to make sure there is no disruption to the force. i am grateful that you volunteered to co-chair this working group. we should move forward with care. we should also understand that this review cannot be an excuse for july. a repeal must be a dual track process. the working group of the services must figure how to implement the changes but it is the duty of congress to change the law. there is no reason why these things cannot happen simultaneously. the 2010 defense aut

mr. murphy: but above all, we have to make sure this is not a moment that divides america. to use the words of abraham lincoln, we must end this debate with understanding that we must have malice toward none with charity toward all and to bind up the nation's wounds that will include working together in the future to make sure we have real health care reform and help take care of those in need. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon rise? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. blumenauer: today we have a chance to set a record for establishing health care reform. we have some of the finest health care in the world, but too many are unable to get it, hundreds of thousands going bankrupt each year from medical costs. people with health insurance. today, the house will enact landmark legislation to save medicare, improve quality, not just fully paid for, but actually help reduce the deficit. the americans will enjoy benefits, not just into the future, but this year. more tax credits to help small busi