mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: and i rise in opposition to h.r. 3797. once again, this house is using valuable time to consider a bill that has no chance of becoming law. h.r. 3797, the saving energy needs and saving the environment act, or the sense act, is an unnecessary bill that undermines public health and the environment. unfortunately, this is no surprise. throughout this congress and the previous one, house republicans have brought many bills to the floor that undermine the clean air act, which also undermines public health and environmental protection. but this bill deserves special recognition because it also undermines states' authorities and picks winners and losers in the emission reduction effort. h.r. 3797 denies the state's right to decide which tradeoffs to make and allocating emission credits among different facilities in its jurisdiction. it allows waste coal burning facilities to generate mor

mr. pallone. let's work together to ebb sure passage of this legislation on the floor of the house today. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. tonko: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. bucshon: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 3716, the ensuring access to quality medicaid providers act. recent report by h.r.s. inspector general found that more than one in every 10 medicaid providers who were terminated for fraud, integrity or quality in one state, were still participating in another state's medicaid program. to ensure that medicaid patients are receiving care from a qualified, licensed doctor, h.r. 3716 provides that disqualified reporters be -- providers be reported within 21 days to c.m.s. and each medicaid providers must be enrolled

mr. pallone, of new jersey. >> thank you, mr. chairman and also ranking member eshoo here and thank you to all five commissioners were testifying today. anyone who thought the fcc would slow down this year certainly underestimated the agency. the commission has teed up an impressive number of important issues including incentive auction set to launch next week. the auction count as one of the most ambitious efforts the agency is ever undertaken. the airwaves that can be freed up both licensed and unlicensed will ensure consumers feel the full power of the mobile revolution. as important as it is to help consumers of mobile services, the auction can be considered successful if it works for broadcast viewers as well. in new jersey we understand the importance of a seamless transition after the auction because disasters like hurricanes and he can strike at anytime. when they do, use depend on their local broadcasters. fortune all that is -- fcc commissioners -- did not lose signal as a result of the week packing process. that's why

mr. pallone from new jersey. >> thank you, mr.hairman and thank you to all five commissioners for testifying today. anyone who thought the sec would slow down this year underestimated the agency. the commission has teed up an impressive number of issues including the incentive auction set to launch next week. the auction counts as one of the most ambitious efforts the industry has ever taken. the airwaves that can be freed up both licensed and unlicense willed ensure consumers feel the full power of the mobile revolution. as important as it is to help consumers of mobile services, the auction can be considered successful if it works for broadcast viewers as well. back in new jersey we understand the importance of a sooermless transition after the auction because disasters like hurricane sandy can strike at any time. when they do, viewers depend on their local broadcasters. fortunately all five sec commissioners have committed to ensuring viewers do not lose signal as a result of the repacking process. that's why i drafted the view

mr. pallone, and mr. upton for working in such collaborative manner to get these bills to the floor today. and the individual sponsors of the bills, mr. griffith, again, with two important pieces of legislation for his district. mr. speaker, this specific piece of legislation was reported again unanimously by the energy and -- energy and commerce committee. i know of no objections to the bill. i urge its passage and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. whitfield: i also urge passage of h.r. 4412 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 4412. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the

mr. pallone has a letter for me. i look forward to working in a continuous base to have hearings and this is not the first step. and i know that we're all truly very interested in this. i intend to make sure that that happens. i just want to quickly say that i visited with my trauma center in kalamazoo, michigan a couple weeks ago in february at bronson hospital. and one of the quotes that we took down what is, is this what we have identified as simple concussions are not quite as simple as they seem to be. that underscores what we're facing. we want to learn more. we want to listen and i yield back. thank you. >> mr. pallone, ranking member of the full committee. >> thank you. i just wanted to thank all of our participants for joining us today. concussions are a critical public health issue affecting millions of people each year. we have strong indications that the effects of repeated brain trauma even those reby received during youth can accumulate with consequences that are long-term and even life-threatening. the

mr. pallone: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 231, the nays are 183. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chairill now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? please rmove conversations from the floor. >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thomps

mr. pallone has a letter for me. working in ad to continuous space and this is not the first step. i know that we are all truly very interested in this and i intend to make sure that this happens. iwant to quickly say that worked with my promise center in michigan at bronson hospital. one of the quotes we took down identified asve simple concussions are not quite as simple as they seem to be. that underscores what we are facing. i yield back. thank you, i just want to thank all of our participants for joining us today. concussions are critical public health issues affecting millions of people each year and we are strong indications that the effects of repeated brain trauma, even those received during one day could accumulate with consequences that are developed -- debilitating. these consequent is could stem from injuries once considered as sub concussive hits. recent study showed that athletes exhibit evidence of significant brain damage due to hits to the head even when they don't suffer concussions. the work of a group of researchers out of purdue university found significant st

mr. pallone, four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for four minutes. mr. pallone: thank you. i rise in opposition to the brick act. i agree with my colleagues that the brick, clay, and tile industries are in a tough position. the bush administration issued final brick and clay emission standards, or brick and clay mact standards in 2003. three years after they were supposed to be completed. unfortunately, the rule was flawed and when challenged the court vacated those standards as unlawful. as a result, the e.p.a. administrator was ordered to redo the brick and clay rule. i'm sympathetic to the fact that the brick, clay, and tile industries have been facing some real challenges since 2007 when the housing market began to decline. but some proponents of this bill will have you believe that all of the challenges are a result of the improvements the industry must make to meet the 2015 brick and clay mact rule. what they refuse to acknowledge are the real health benefits