mr. murphy: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. murphy: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. murphy: this is a re-authorization and improvement on the 811 housing program. passing this program today would send the legislation to the president's desk. i think this is the third time we've had this bill over the house in the past four years and it would pave the way to provide thousands of more affordable housing units each year across this country to low-income persons with physical and mental disabilities. and importantly, the bill before us today costs the same amount as the existing 811 program. just makes some very important efficiencies to expand the use of these important dollars. that's why i want to first just thank all the people who have brought this bill before us today. senators men

mr. murphy's bill. he and the house leadership behind him bring to the floor to -- in complete disregard for the testimony of the three service chiefs and their warning that implementing repeal now will have a negative impact on combat readiness. let me repeat that. thee of the four of the joint chiefs, service chiefs warn that implementing repeal now will have a negative impact on combat readiness. this is something we all ought to pay serious attention to when we're fighting two wars. beyond that, mr. murphy brings this bill to the floor in complete disregard for the concerns of those actually in the combat arms. as we now know, the percentage of the overall u.s. military that predicts negative or very negative effects on their unit's ability to work together to get the job done is 30%, the percentage for the marine corps is 43%, 48% within the army combat unit and 58% within the marine combat units. if there's any doubt about where the service chiefs stand, here's what they told the other body. gener

mr. murphy's bill. he and theouse leadership behind him bring to the floor to -- in complete disregard for the testimony of the three service chiefs and their warni that implementing repeal now will have a negative impact on combat readiness. let me repeat that. thee of the four of the joint chiefs, service chiefs warn that ilementing repeal now will have a negative impact on combat readiness. is is something we all ought to pay serious attention to when we're fighting two wars. beyond that, mr. murphy brings this bill to the floor in complete disregard for the concerns of those actually in the combat arms. as we now know, the percentage of the overall u.s. military that predicts negative or very negative effects on their unit's ability to work together to get the job done is 30%, the percentage for the marine corps is 43%, 48% within the army combat unit and 58% within the marine combat units. if there's any doubt about where the service chiefs stand, here's what they told the other body. general casey

mr. murphy is not here today. this is an opportunity for members of the public to address the board on matters that are within the board's jurisdiction and are not on today's calendar. there will be a two minute time limit set. there are several minutes -- several members of the public starting with james rathbone, barry toronto, and howard strastnor. >> i am charles rathbone with the cab company. we are preparing the semiannual dispatch reports. the results should be before your next month. in the meantime, i want to share with you the opinion of luxor tabs management that we could handle an additional 50,000 trucks per month -- trips per month if we had more camps. we have a high customer demand for dispatch service but are constrained by the number of calves in our fleet. in response to the concerns raised by directors oka and heinicke, looks or is prepared to boost our service. we can provide significant door- to-door service if we can get more cabs in our fleet. >> you are preparing a written report. if you c

mr. murphy, others on other side and of course mr. boucher for this bill. the primary reason that i am speaking, though, is that i want to say some heartfelt words about mr. boucher. sooner or later this congress is going to measuresfully adjourn and i hope sooner rather than later. so i don't know how many more times we're going to be on the floor but i wanted to say in his presence what an honor it has been to serve with him. he is a work horse member, he is not a show horse. he doesn't get involved in many, many issues, but when he does get involved he is meticulous in his preparation and in his understanding of the issue and his detail, his word is gold, it's always good. on the rare occasions that i have disagreed with him, i have always been impressed by the merit of his argument. and he will be missed. he is one of the members that makes the institution work, he does it behind the scenes, he is always thoughtful and prepared and just a joy to work with. i had the privilege to work with him when i was subcommittee chairman and he was my ranking member

mr. murphy, a paratrooper and army veteran, who served in the iraq war, the first iraq war vet to serve ins, he chose to spend some of his political capital in washington working very hard to repeal don't ask, don't tell. and it worked. with his dogged leadership, the house voted decisively twice now to repeal the policy. the log cabin republicans, a gay republican group, rewarded congressman murphy for his indefatigable leadership against don't ask, don't tell by endorsing his opponent in the last election. his opponent was former congressman mike fitzpatrick, who spent the campaign cocooned in the understanding that he'd consider repealing don't ask, don't tell some day, maybe, hey, what's the rush? in november, after republicans won control of the house by defeating people like patrick murphy, the log cabin republicans issued a statement welcoming the new republican majority, made up of people like the replacement for the gay rights hero and champion who they worked to defeat. if you have ever wondered how it is that the american public keeps getting more and more positive about gay rig

mr. murphy of connecticut. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker. the more that i learn about the department of defense's procurement policies and procurement policies of other agencies, the more angry i get, the more angry that congress should get, and the more angry that the american citizenry should get. my home state of connecticut, we pioneered america's shipbuilding and aerospace industries. huffer, today, as more and more of u.s. taxpayer dollars go overseas to buy equipment and parts and machinery for the u.s. military, shows shops, once bustling with workers, are you silent. we have example after example of how our procunalt policy has gone wrong. you have big ticket, high profile examples like the air force ckx tanker which went to airs be bus rather than an american-based bid. you have the 21 helicopters that we are supplying to the afghan military today that we are buying not from an american manufacturer but from a russian manufacturer. then you have the thousands and thousands of smaller examples on seemingly a daily basis in which ame

mr. murphy. mr. murphy: my constituents are willing to support this but only if the money is all targeted to saving jobs. we're going to give $140,000 in tax cuts to somebody who makes $1 million. we're going to reduce the estate tax so only 3,500 families pay it next year. sure there are important provisions in this bill that pep the -- that help the middle class like extending tax cuts and unemployment benefit bus the benefits will be greatly outweighed by the crushing debts those same family -- families will have to carry in order to finance those tax cuts. my constituents want a bill that's 100% focused on jobs. unfortunately, 20% of the money goes to almost 1% of americans. not a deal to create jobs. not a deal we can afford. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. camp: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. buyer: we are not voting simply on whether to keep tax cuts

mr. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker. our country continues fighting a deadly and determined terrorist enemy. agencies such as homeland security and the t.s.a. work hard to keep us safe and protect us. stiller american citizens are concerned with the newly implemented security measures that are both revealing and personal. concerned passengers and even t.s.a. workers feel violated, confused, and uncomfortable. no one is sure what to expect. the american public rightfully wants answers from questions like what is the training, accountability, and selection process for the t.s.a.? two, what can we learn from other countries' security measures? three, can we prevent body scan photos from public release? four, how do we identify who actually is at risk and isn't there another more accurate way to do this rather than treating everyone as a suspect? people do not have after dense in the federal government's ability to protect their privacy and t.s.a. must explore other screening alternatives because national security and the li

president murphy: thank you, mr. morales. >> we have to work together. president murphy: any further public comments? seeing none. >> seeing none, we move on to item number eight, discussion about d.b.i.'s statement of incompatible activities. >> yes. in your package you will see agenda item number eight this is d.b.i.'s statement of incompatible activities as designed by the ethics commission of the city of san francisco. this is the current statement of incompatible activities. the staff and commissioners and board members are required every two years to take an update training on the statement of incompatible activities and submit it. we also in d.b.i., every staff member is required to file a form 700 whether they're a clerk in the finance department or an inspector. every single staff member is required to form, file a form 700 which would also list any gifts or anything that would be remotely connected with the statement, might be considered as incompatible activity. we also right now have in four requests from staff members just so that the commiss

president murphy: do you have any questions for mr. paxton? none. >> thank you, commissioners. president murphy: any further public comments? three minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm heidi seek. i serve as the program director of the resilient s.f. initiative and i'm excited to be here talking about this initiative and its relationship to capss. i hope there's an opportunity to come and do a presentation about resilient s.f. because i think it is an internationally unique program looking at all of the possible ways the city and county of san francisco as a government entity can make sure we can do ast many projects as possible. it is sponsored by the general services agent under the director of ed lee our city and the director of d.e.m. it is based on a harvard kennedy school acting in time initiative and it is a neat program. we have enjoyed working with the capss group because they have given us the data the we needed to be able to determine and assess the areas that the city and county of san francisco need to work on and projects we need to work on to implement t

mr. murphy: when they play political games, that's going to make the front pages.hat you don't hear about is the genuine friendships and respect we have for each other. let me tell you, ike, i can't think of anybody in this house that i have more friendship and respect for than what you've taught me. with more friendship. the people of missouri have to be proud and i'm proud to have to serve with you, a man i can always call my friend. god bless you. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for the purpose does gentlewoman from new hampshire rise? no objection. ms. shea-porter: there is a button from an old presidential case that says i like ike. in this case, i love ike. i arrived in the house four years ago and i met ike skelton and recognized immediately that friend of the generals and a friend of the powerful, he was a friend to had the great pleasure of traveling to him and i saw the way he treated some very, very young soldiers and having been married to a young my life, i ime in recognized how overwhelming it was when anybody above the rank of sergeant spo

mr. murphy: smaller ones can be added to the grid and shipped into place. to rebuild our economy we need products built in our factories and sold all over the world or we can keep sending our dollars to opec. this year the u.s. will buy $350 billion in foreign oil. and for roughly one day's of oil purchased from a foreign country this bill invests in the technology that produces these new plans. if we couldn't do this in the u.s.a. other countries can and will ship them here. let's support u.s. jobs for u.s. energy and i urge the senate to quickly adopt h.r. 5856. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. ms. schwartz: this morning i rise in support of middle-class americans. as americans continue to face economic challenges, the deadline looms for extending middle-class tax cuts that provide relief where it's most needed. but congressional r

mr. murphy from connecticut. mr. fattah from pennsylvania. ms. kaptur from ohio. mr. defazio from oregon. under the speaker's announced policy january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: it's an honor and a privilege to address thr house especially when you know the history of this place. i would like to comment about our friend across the aisle who was talking about the 9/11 first responders. those were heroes. they are here oorsloost. they are -- they are heroes. and they are true test taments to the good in america. so many as first responders were going up the stairs to rescue people as most everyone else was fleing, they are true heroes. what is not as heroic, in fact, not heroic as all, is to bring a bill before the floor and say here is a bunch of heroes we need to help. we're not going to cut spending in any other areas. we know there's massive waste, fraud and abuse all over the place. we know there are entities that really have not been able to show any real benefit

mr. murphy. >> yeah, i went to refer to something and if they would comment a little more. when we withdrew the dodd-frank process, worried about making sure we found the right balance that are clearing houses for out there allowing things to be clear that could be, but we didn't or regulatory pressure to take products you can price and therefore create additional risk. this "new york times" article is troubling because this was -- was talking about secrets in a way that i think is theatrical. but i think there's a fundamental underlying issue that i'm curious how you guys approach this, which is unique people that are clearing house members that are solid if there's a problem they can help solve that capital cost and other things. but at the same time, it seems like there's a possibility people could something so high that only a handful of people could participate in you do create anti-competitive place. how do you guys approach finding that balance? mr. duffy come he talked about being open, but i don't know what that means. it seems like a critical one to finally get th

mr. murphy: when they play political games, that's going to make the front pages. what you don't hear about is the genuine friendships and respect we have for each other. let me tell you, ike, i can't think of anybody in this house that i have more friendship and respect for than what you've taught me. with more friendship. the people of missouri have to be proud and i'm proud to have to serve with you, a man i can always call my friend. god bless you. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for the purpose does gentlewoman from new hampshire rise? no objection. ms. shea-porter: there is a button from an old presidential case that says i like ike. in this case, i love ike. i arrived in the house four years ago and i met ike skelton and recognized immediately that friend of the generals and a friend of the powerful, he was a friend to had the great pleasure of traveling to him and i saw the way he treated some very, very young soldiers and having been married to a young my life, i ime in recognized how overwhelming it was when anybody above the rank of sergeant s

mrs. kim bocce. former giants managing general partner, peter mcgowan. clubhouse manager mike murphy is here with his wife carol. also with us today, the giants' training and medical staff, the clubhouse staff, the front office staff of giants executives, and the players' families are here as well. i would like to introduce the of the giant broadcast team. tito puentes. dave flemming. mike cruco and dwayne kriker. hall of fame broadcaster jon miller. and finally, two giants living legends, hall of famer mr. willy makati and hall of famer, the greatest mr. willie mays. [applause] how about a big hand for all of our special guests, everyone? [applause] we would like to thank the city and county of san francisco and our community partners, bank of america, caw, levi's, coors and miller, sales force.com, diamond foods, and charles schwab who helped make this possible. we would like to recognize broadcast partners knbr 680, the sports leader, comcast sports net bay area and nbc bay area, who bring giants baseball to our fans all season long and who have made it possible for today's event