mr. murtha, before that i had to work temporary jobs. two days here, nights here, i needed to do that to pay the build. my wife and i were young, we had bills to pay. that's the type you have thing that we need to protect again. when small business creates jobs that you can work one job and support your family and buy your home and maybe get the go on vacations. that's a livable wage. that's the american dream. that's what i support. [applause] >> gentleman, thank you for your candor tonight. we're going to deviate just a bit. we are going to allow three minutes or a statement. there was a mix up in challenging that caused him to be late tonight. to be fair, we did agree to be here. he will have three minutes to in effect give his opening and closing statement. then we will go in the prescribed order as we choice before with the closing statement. mr. gores, three minutes. >> i'm the liberty candidate. i'm for lower taxes and the way to do it recontain the out of control government. it's totally outside the bounce of our constitution. an

mr. murtha all those had one single focus. he said it is always about the work. let me tell you something, that is exactly right. it is about the work. it is about jobs and economic development. on, i developed a jobs plan that included eliminating tax breaks companies that ship their jobs overseas [applause] that includes an unfair trade deals that ship our jobs overseas [applause] giving some tax breaks to small businesses that create jobs and energy. voal, we have wind power, we have solar power. western pennsylvania could world. go to work and make that future for western pennsylvania. [applause] this deep into the campaign, most of you have seen the advertisements and attacks that have come at me. i have to be truthful with you. i believe my opponent is somewhat confused because i have seen his commercials and he mentioned nancy pelosi way more than he ever mentions me. [laughter] should move to california if he wants to run against nazi policy and i support that. [applause] we need to send the message to tim berne said the republican party. this election is

mr. murtha that i work on temporary jobs. there were times that i had to work five or six jobs in a week. you would work two days here and nights there and days here, because i needed to do all of that to pay the bills. my wife and i were young. we had some bills to pay. that is the type of thing that i think we need to protect against. when small business creates jobs, you can work one job and support your family and you can buy your home and maybe get to go on vacation. that is a livable wage. that is the american dream. that is what i support. [applause] >> gentleman, thank you for your candor tonight. we're going to deviate from our format just the bedford we're going to allow the libertarian candidate three minutes for his statement through there was a mixup in scheduling that caused him to be late tonight. but he did agree to be here so he will have three minutes to an effective his opening and closing statements, and then we will go in the prescribed orders as we chose before with our closing statement. you have three

mr. murtha that i work on temporary jobs.here were times that i had to work five or six jobs in a week. you would work two days here and nights there and days here, because i needed to do all of that to pay the bills. my wife and i were young. we had some bills to pay. that is the type of thing that i think we need to protect against. when small business creates jobs, you can work one job and support your family and you can buy your home and maybe get to go on vacation. that is a livable wage. that is the american dream. that is what i support. [applause] >> gentleman, thank you for your candor tonight. we're going to deviate from our format just the bedford we're going to allow the libertarian candidate three minutes for his statement through there was a mixup in scheduling that caused him to be late tonight. but he did agree to be here so he will have three minutes to an effective his opening and closing statements, and then we will go in the prescribed orders as we chose before with our closing statement. you have three mi

-- my entire family and mrs. murtha for their support. also want to thank the people of pennsylvania's 12th congressional district who i am honored to are. today i begin your work. this moment is bittersweet for me because i wouldn't be here right now if jack murtha hadn't left us too soon. i thought about the many lessons congressman murtha taught me. he always said to me it's always about the work. it is. and i'm going to work tirelessly every day in congress for the families of concern pennsylvania. the people of western pennsylvania just like so many across the country are struggling right now. the challenges we are facing are unprecedented. my priority is to put western pennsylvanians and families across the country back to work. and i am going to fight every day moving forward to do my part to help create good-paying jobs. good-paying american jobs. i know all of us share this commitment of giving our country back to work and i'm optimistic we can all come together to make this a reality on behalf of all of our constituents. jack mu

-- my entire family and mrs. murtha for their support. i also want to thank the people of pennsylvania's 12th congressional district who i am honored to are. today i begin your work. this moment is bittersweet for me because i wouldn't be here right now if jack murtha hadn't left us too soon. i thought about the many lessons congressman murtha taught me. he always said to me it's always about the work. it is. and i'm going to work tirelessly every day in congress for the families of concern pennsylvania. the people of western pennsylvania just like so many across the country are struggling right now. the challenges we are facing are unprecedented. my priority is to put western pennsylvanians and families across the country back to work. and i am going to fight every day moving forward to do my part to help create go-payingobs. good-paying american jobs. i know all of us share this commitment of giving our country back to work and i'm optimistic we can all come together to make this a reality on behalf of all of our constituents. jack murt

mrs. george murtha. >> thank you. i am sorry jack is not here to see you. he would love it.g a regular visitor to the area. whhe was here less than two yeas ago for the 2008 campaign. we won that one. there is a good chance we will win this one. he was here in february. he is back again and to make sure that mark continues jack's work. [applause] jacko and bill clinton were friends and golfing buddies. you should hear some of their stories. i am especially pleased and proud to welcome back to johnstown and the 12 congressional district, my friend, jack's friend, and your friend, president bill clinton. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you so much. thank you joyce and mar, thark. i am here for three reasons. i just like it here. this district roderick for me in 1992 and 1996. i have been over the district and i got to come back to -- again for hillary and for jack murtha and i enjoyed that. and i feel at home here. i have come from morgantown, west virginia. like i am home. arkansas where i grew up and lived and served as governor. i am grateful to you. th

murhat -- mrs. murtha for their support. [applause] >> are you confident in bp? >> the law and trusted this. >> debate on the underground coal mine safety measure is coming up in the u.s. house. coming up in the senate in 10 minutes, both on cloture, ending debate for the financial regulations bill set for 2: 30 p.m. you can follow that on c-span 2. we will take you back to the white house with live coverage of the news briefing with robert gibbs. the speaker pro tempore: members, please clear the well. and the center aisle and the side aisles. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 1363 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 197, house resolution 1363, resolved, that the committee on education and labor is granted the authority provided under clause 4-c-3 of rule 10 of the rules of the house of representatives in furtherans of the investigation by su

mr. speaker. this is a critically important program. it's critically importanto keep competition in the engine program. and i will close with a quote from our former member, jack murtha, who fought for this competitive engine for years and years and years. we are going to build thousands of joint strike fighters, and when you look back at problems we have had in the past with large aircraft procurement programs, you realize why it is essential to build two different engines. an alternative engine will provide cost savin through competition as well as provide greater reliability down the road in case we have problems with one engine that could potentially ground our entir tactical aircraft complete. -- fleet. that is from congressman jack murtha, july 16, 2009. i would ask my colleagues to support the competitive engine program and defeat the amendment. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio yields back the balance of his time of the the gentleman from new york. mr. arcuri: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from maine reserves the balance of her time and she has 10 1/2 minutes remaining. the